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Greetings, Gents...
I introduced myself in the introduction thread (ironic, no?) a couple of days ago, but wanted to share my experience and ask a question or two in the process. I finally gave into a long time desire, and have been puffing on a pipe for around 6 months, now. I think I did the right thing and started with a MM Country Gent and one of their tobacco blends (Great Dane... a very mild, vanilla flavored aromatic that I would heartily recommend to any newcomer). Since then I have fought a losing battle with PAD and TAD almost daily. I've purchased several small quantities of various aromatics, because that's what I thought I would like the most, and I was looking for that "classic" pipe tobacco aroma that always tickled my nose and attracted me to the hobby... like the animated smoke in an old Warner Bros. cartoon. I sampled several blends that I've enjoyed... Erinmore Flake, Dan Tobacco's SVH and PS Luxury Twist Flake being way up there on my list... and learned much about pipe smoking from each of these blends. Dan's SVH, for example, quickly taught me the importance of slowly sipping, especially those VA blends. Last week, though, I decided to expand my horizons and bought some Frog Morton (orig. and Cellar). THIS was what I had been looking for all this time. I'm assuming it's the Latakia. I was hooked on my first charring light. Now, rather than having a bowl or two at night after the kiddo has gone bed, I find myself craving the stuff all day long... and I haven't had a desire to touch any of my aromatics in days. So I need to reassess my tobacco stock.
Which brings me to my first question. Other than the Frogs, what mild-medium strength English/Latakia blends would you fine folks recommend to a fairly new smoker? I'm not looking for a big nicotine punch, at all, and I'm not that into burleys.
My stuff, so far...
I introduced myself in the introduction thread (ironic, no?) a couple of days ago, but wanted to share my experience and ask a question or two in the process. I finally gave into a long time desire, and have been puffing on a pipe for around 6 months, now. I think I did the right thing and started with a MM Country Gent and one of their tobacco blends (Great Dane... a very mild, vanilla flavored aromatic that I would heartily recommend to any newcomer). Since then I have fought a losing battle with PAD and TAD almost daily. I've purchased several small quantities of various aromatics, because that's what I thought I would like the most, and I was looking for that "classic" pipe tobacco aroma that always tickled my nose and attracted me to the hobby... like the animated smoke in an old Warner Bros. cartoon. I sampled several blends that I've enjoyed... Erinmore Flake, Dan Tobacco's SVH and PS Luxury Twist Flake being way up there on my list... and learned much about pipe smoking from each of these blends. Dan's SVH, for example, quickly taught me the importance of slowly sipping, especially those VA blends. Last week, though, I decided to expand my horizons and bought some Frog Morton (orig. and Cellar). THIS was what I had been looking for all this time. I'm assuming it's the Latakia. I was hooked on my first charring light. Now, rather than having a bowl or two at night after the kiddo has gone bed, I find myself craving the stuff all day long... and I haven't had a desire to touch any of my aromatics in days. So I need to reassess my tobacco stock.
Which brings me to my first question. Other than the Frogs, what mild-medium strength English/Latakia blends would you fine folks recommend to a fairly new smoker? I'm not looking for a big nicotine punch, at all, and I'm not that into burleys.
My stuff, so far...
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