Welcome from Central Texas. Your tastes sound a bit more refined than mine, but I like all the tobacco you have mentioned.
Lady piper from NY
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Welcome from Nashville. I've slowly drifted away from Aros but smoked nothing but for the first year on the pipe. The aro that hooked me was Sutliff Panna Cotta. It's vanilla forward and easy on the tongue. Wilkes Butterscotch is an incredibly decadent smoke if you're into butterscotch.
Welcome @nerdgirlpipes from Sydney Oz.
Peterson's Connoiseur's Choice and Erinmore are my two go-to aromatics.
Sillems Green is another I like, as is the much-maligned Mixture 79.
Like many here, I started with aromatic blends, then discovered English/Balkan and Virginia/Vapers.
I now smoke aromatics for a change of pace rather than as the main event.
When it comes to pipes, the choice is limitless. Clues as to your preferences will help eg size of pipe/ how long you like a smoke to last, straight vs bents, which shapes are you attracted to, price range, new vs estates, etc.
Please feel free to pose any questions that come to mind.
Peterson's Connoiseur's Choice and Erinmore are my two go-to aromatics.
Sillems Green is another I like, as is the much-maligned Mixture 79.
Like many here, I started with aromatic blends, then discovered English/Balkan and Virginia/Vapers.
I now smoke aromatics for a change of pace rather than as the main event.
When it comes to pipes, the choice is limitless. Clues as to your preferences will help eg size of pipe/ how long you like a smoke to last, straight vs bents, which shapes are you attracted to, price range, new vs estates, etc.
Please feel free to pose any questions that come to mind.
I'm a card-carrying member of Mensa. I am in an all-druid raiding guild in World of Warcraft (that I have played for 17 years). I go to the Renaissance Festival every year and dress up for it. I make custom fountain pens on a wordworking lathe. Take your pick, I'm lots of kinds of nerd.
Well I won't get into my opinion of Mensa. O.k. I will a little bit which is it's alright if viewed as a club for people who consider themselves smart. Wow W.O.W. one game I never really got into, I like my gaming much more in person or solitary. Ren Faires can be fun especially when people get really into their get ups especially in my opinion if they go for historical accuracy. Show us pics of the pens! Please!
Oh and all Druid do you mean class or spiritual practices? You could mean either or both.
Welcome from CT ! Try Country Squire Old Toby ... a vanilla/maple/molasses mild aro. I would also recommend PS Blend which is a Latakia forward (mildly aro) but super mild and flavorful. Rivendell has some floral note as well as mild chocolate. All the best !
I have been experimenting with some different pipe sizes and types. All of them new. I'm not opposed to estate, but I'd prefer to buy an estate in person and there aren't that many B&Ms near me. The two pipes I mentioned in my intro are my regular pipes - a Dunhill County straight prince (3107) which is an ideal size for me since I usually only have time for "shorter" 30ish minute smokes during the week days. My new Castello opera looks tiny but is more of a 45 minute smoke for me. On a whim, I got a Vauen Auenland Almar which is really fun, but more of a weekend novelty pipe. I have some cobs, too, but prefer my briars. I gravitate toward straight vs. bent but lately I've been drawn to the funkier shapes like skater, horn, and tomato.
I have 1 oz samplers of both Old Toby and Rivendell standing by. I've been smoking my way through one sample bag at a time before formulating an opinion on the tobacco and am excited for those. I think Old Toby will be next. Thanks!
could have been both though. Not too late to change that either
