Do You Like Blends With Big Billows Of Smoke?

[plugugly]

I seem to remember tobaccoreviews.com had a "volume of smoke" search term but I just looked and can't find it. I LIKE to see a lot of smoke! I just do. I'll name Molto Dolce. Anyone found any other consistent big producers?
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[aldecaker]

If you smoke straight Captain Black White like a freight train, it will give fabulous volumes of billowy white smoke. Unfortunately, it's not very good for the tongue.

 

[huntertrw]

I don't know about "big billows of smoke," but I do like a pipe-tobacco which yields smoke with body (e.g., a thick, creamy smoke). Most recently I have experienced that with a vintage sample of Gold Block Plug Cut (courtesy of Forum member klause), Frog Morton's Cellar, and Heine's Blend.

 

[beezer]

I too like to see a lot of smoke when I puff my pipe! As a matter of fact I thought of this last when puffing some ODF in my Savinelli Oom Paul. Man, does ODF generate a lot of full bodied smoke! It was marvelous.

 

[prairiedruid]

Sutliff Creme Brulee and PS Nougat can billow the smoke

 

[pipesmokingtom]

According to my Savinelli instruction manual about how to properly smoke a pipe, while smoking, the whisps of smoke should be barely visible.

 

[mso489]

I associate Cavendish with producing a lot of heavy tactile smoke, and up to a point, this is a good thing. It enables you to roll the smoke around in your mouth and feel its seeming weight. Cavendish by itself can be a pleasant smoke, but I prefer it as part of a blend, adding that billowy aspect to other flavors as well. The billows aren't a regular requirement for me, far from it. But on occasion, it's nice to have some heavier smoke to play with. I find it pleasant.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

As far as I know the volume of smoke is more dependent on how you smoke than what you smoke.
As mentioned, less is better.

 

[hawke]

Agreed frozenchurchwar,

The dryness of the tobacco and packing technique are most of it. However the cut is a huge factor, as in ribbon cut verses flakes or coins.

 

[huntertrw]

"...less is better..."
To each his (or her) own.

 

[captainprophesy]

Shortcut To Mushrooms seems to make some big ass creamy white clods for me.

 

[maxx]

Smoke in the dark and discover how or if seeing smoke adds to the enjoyment.

 

[philobeddoe]

As stated above, I enjoy creamy smoke, not so much heavy smoke.

 

[stickframer]

Man, does ODF generate a lot of full bodied smoke! 

Agreed! Ashton Artisans Blend is another where I thought 'wow this is smoky!' during the bowl. Like you could almost chew that tasty, tasty smoke.

 

[petes03]

Who doesn't?

It doesn't have to produce large volumes of smoke to be a good blend, but there's just something relaxing and satisfying about seeing those slow moving, fluffy white clouds rolling away in a gentle breeze.

 

[Snow Hill]

I don't care for huge plumes of smoke, nor thin. I like a medium smokey plume. To each his/her own.

 

[sablebrush52]

With the blends that I smoke, more Virginia flakes than anything else these days, I get the most flavor from gentle sips that result in mere wisps of smoke. Big bellowing clouds would cause a lot of heat to build up, damaging my pipes and giving me a far less delicious smoke. Perhaps there are blends that allow great clouds of smoke without heating up, maybe burley blends? Not the stuff I smoke, for sure. Of course, some smokers don't care about incinerating their pipes, but I can't afford to trash mine.

 

[petes03]

Yep Sable, OTC Burleys such as Carter Hall or Half & Half usually do produce a good amount without stoking the furnace.

As do some of the English and Balkans I smoke. No need to move air like a bellows into a forge!

Just sip and watch the clouds roll away.

 

[sablebrush52]

Good to know. I've largely stayed away from Burley due to the nic. It doesn't take much to set my head spinning.