For years I never considered buying any of the $10-12 a pound RYO grade “pipe tobacco” in the smoke shops.
But the makers of the stuff have put one ounce “sampler packs” for just over a dollar, and I bought a few.
If the package is red, it tastes like a good cigarette.
If the package is blue, it’s milder, mostly burleys.
If it comes in yellow package it’s mostly North Carolina bright leaf and mmmm mmmm delicious!
The red and blue blends seem flavored, but not the yellow blends.
Risk a dollar and try some.
My favorite are the yellow label blends. They remind me of the classic cloth sack tobaccos like Our Advertiser and Bull Durham,
You can buy five pounds for sixty bucks.
But a six ounce package for five bucks is plenty, to have on hand for blending or smoking the stuff straight up.
But the makers of the stuff have put one ounce “sampler packs” for just over a dollar, and I bought a few.
If the package is red, it tastes like a good cigarette.
If the package is blue, it’s milder, mostly burleys.
If it comes in yellow package it’s mostly North Carolina bright leaf and mmmm mmmm delicious!
The red and blue blends seem flavored, but not the yellow blends.
Risk a dollar and try some.
My favorite are the yellow label blends. They remind me of the classic cloth sack tobaccos like Our Advertiser and Bull Durham,
You can buy five pounds for sixty bucks.
But a six ounce package for five bucks is plenty, to have on hand for blending or smoking the stuff straight up.