Looking for simple

[peter]

Ever walk into a Starbucks, ask for a cup of coffee and have the cashier stare blankly at you before launching into a litany of options? Half soy latte, full grande maciado with amaretto cream, etc, but all you really want is just a simple, honest cup o' joe?
Anyone have any pipeweed like that to recommend? Too many options are driving my OCD up the wall. hehe Need to get back to basics, me thinks. Thanks!

 

[admin]

Denis Leary said it best about the coffee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQxgv4QtKM8
I'm smoking some da Vinci right now and it tastes delicious.

 

[cortezattic]

A sampler pack from tobacconistas and micro-blenders would seem to be the best bet. Or try some of the time-honored high profile brands.

 

[python]

I agree that a sampler would be the best way to go. But if your trying to go for some really basic blends, I would have to go with the following:
Captain Black

Prince Albert

Carter Hall

Sir Walter Raleigh
I don't think you can get more basic than those.

 

[peter]

Thanks, folks!
Its funny that Bob should mention those brands. It was the Captain Black review on the front page that got me to thinking about all of this. I've honestly never tried any of those blends. Not sure how I missed 'em. Time to go back to the beginning. =) Merry Christmas, y'all.

 

[python]

They all should be pretty easy to find.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 

[python]

Phil Said: but way to much for me to smoke before it went bad.

Pipe tobacco doesn't go bad. It can be stored for years and some blends actually get better with some age on it. Read the following articles for more information on storing tobacco and re-hydrating it if it dries out.
Pipe Tobacco Storage
Pipe Tobacco Re-Hydration

 

[python]

Oh, lol. I guess it did go bad!

 

[maxpeters]

I used to keep track of what blends I smoked, and what I thought of them. If I liked them or not, etc.

I got up to over 200 and quit keeping track. Unfortunately I was listing them in the back of Richard Hacker's The Ultimate Pipe Book, autographed first edition.

I loaned the book out, and never got it back. I have since tried many others, and have more or less settled on four that I keep going back to.

1- Middleton's Cherry Blend- aromatic

2- Middleton's Walnut- all day smoke

3- Esoterica's Tilbury- virginia

4- S. Gawith's Perfection- english