When I first took up the pipe when I was 19, it was a heavily varnished Chinese made pipe made from some exotic (and apparently mildly toxic) wood, and some super chemically generic cherry tobacco.
I got online, discovered the plethora of other blends (and pipes), and never went back to the aromatics.
Then I joined the Army, where I picked up the cigarette habit... recently returning back to my pipes in hopes of snuffing the habit. So far, I have gone from a pack a day down to a pack a week, in a couple of weeks time.
However, with the spring season (somewhat) arriving... I find myself in the mood to try something sweeter than my normal pipe blends (latakia blends, burley kake, and Virginia flake.) I've done some research on aromatic reviews, and find myself thinking I was pretty ignorant to be so traumatized by that cherry stuff to never want to check out aromatics again. I can still taste the chemicals when I think of it - it was like smoking red plastic.
So, I could use a little help! What can I look into for an aromatic that is sweet, not chemically tasting, and a room note that will work a bit better for the girlfriend?
I'm on a somewhat tight budget, too. Maybe one of the Lane blends?
I'm also unwilling, as of yet, to entertain anything cherry related. Sorry if there is a glorious cherry blend out there, but I'm still traumatized![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I got online, discovered the plethora of other blends (and pipes), and never went back to the aromatics.
Then I joined the Army, where I picked up the cigarette habit... recently returning back to my pipes in hopes of snuffing the habit. So far, I have gone from a pack a day down to a pack a week, in a couple of weeks time.
However, with the spring season (somewhat) arriving... I find myself in the mood to try something sweeter than my normal pipe blends (latakia blends, burley kake, and Virginia flake.) I've done some research on aromatic reviews, and find myself thinking I was pretty ignorant to be so traumatized by that cherry stuff to never want to check out aromatics again. I can still taste the chemicals when I think of it - it was like smoking red plastic.
So, I could use a little help! What can I look into for an aromatic that is sweet, not chemically tasting, and a room note that will work a bit better for the girlfriend?
I'm also unwilling, as of yet, to entertain anything cherry related. Sorry if there is a glorious cherry blend out there, but I'm still traumatized