Hello there my name is craig im mid 20s a Brit and been pipe smoking for around 2 1/2 years.
One of the things that always intrigued me as a youngster was pipe smoking, although i never had any relatives that i actually saw smoking a pipe i am well informed that a number of them did smoke a pipe on occasion and that they only ever smoked one tobacco whether it be condor or st bruno.
When i first started pipe smoking the thought of smoking one tobacco only puzzled, obviously now we have the internet it really does open the flood gates for tobaccos you can try And for the first two years i used this advantage to hoard up a pretty impressive amount.
But the day came, and the penny dropped with a very loud clang, that while a sizeable amount of tobacco to me looked impressive to me, given i only smoke one or two bowls a day the amount of tobacco i had was either going to go dry on me or it simply wouldnt get smoked.
And then another penny dropped.
Why not have a tobacco blend or two around that you know is consistent, enjoyable every time and easy to get hold rather than having so.many different tobaccos lying around.
The answer to that question for me was undoubtably condor.
The quintessential british tobacco, beautiful aromas, strong but good for most times of the day and a short trip into town anf i can have as much as i want.
Then came along borkum riff bourbon.
I got a pouch of this in a trade as i was pretty much egged by the legendarily terrible reputation it had garnered and i wanted to see if it was justified.
In short i found it was exactly the opposite.
To me it was impeccably behaved, cool sweet smoked to the last shred and would be the ideal companion to condor when i wanted something that was still flavourful but need less strength in a smoke.
And that was that it was decided that borkum bourbon and condor where going to be my smokes.
I smoked what was left of my menagerie of tobacco and stuck to my two exclusive smokes.
Its been around about three months since i have done this and i find it has worked a treat.
I know what i am getting for each smoke and my pallet isnt getting blitzed with loads of different flavours and now them two tobaccos are now two very good and cherished friends.
I still buy the odd different tobacco now and then as a treat if i am out and about and it catches my gaze and interest but my two smokes are never off the menu for long.
When i first started i did the typical newbie thing and went for the tobaccos everyone raved about and yes i will admit these are very nice (well most of them !) But do i really want to go through with the hassle of trying to source them?
Yes in the early days it was nice when i did and i got hold of some but now i just found it a hassle.
All the time they were two smokes sat there waiting for me that were perfect for me, sure they might not be as fancy or well regarded as the likes of stone haven and penzance but to me they satisfy and when im sat in my shed relaxing with one of my two go to smokes there is nothing else better to me and i wouldnt trade them for all the stonehaven and penzance in the world.
One of the things that always intrigued me as a youngster was pipe smoking, although i never had any relatives that i actually saw smoking a pipe i am well informed that a number of them did smoke a pipe on occasion and that they only ever smoked one tobacco whether it be condor or st bruno.
When i first started pipe smoking the thought of smoking one tobacco only puzzled, obviously now we have the internet it really does open the flood gates for tobaccos you can try And for the first two years i used this advantage to hoard up a pretty impressive amount.
But the day came, and the penny dropped with a very loud clang, that while a sizeable amount of tobacco to me looked impressive to me, given i only smoke one or two bowls a day the amount of tobacco i had was either going to go dry on me or it simply wouldnt get smoked.
And then another penny dropped.
Why not have a tobacco blend or two around that you know is consistent, enjoyable every time and easy to get hold rather than having so.many different tobaccos lying around.
The answer to that question for me was undoubtably condor.
The quintessential british tobacco, beautiful aromas, strong but good for most times of the day and a short trip into town anf i can have as much as i want.
Then came along borkum riff bourbon.
I got a pouch of this in a trade as i was pretty much egged by the legendarily terrible reputation it had garnered and i wanted to see if it was justified.
In short i found it was exactly the opposite.
To me it was impeccably behaved, cool sweet smoked to the last shred and would be the ideal companion to condor when i wanted something that was still flavourful but need less strength in a smoke.
And that was that it was decided that borkum bourbon and condor where going to be my smokes.
I smoked what was left of my menagerie of tobacco and stuck to my two exclusive smokes.
Its been around about three months since i have done this and i find it has worked a treat.
I know what i am getting for each smoke and my pallet isnt getting blitzed with loads of different flavours and now them two tobaccos are now two very good and cherished friends.
I still buy the odd different tobacco now and then as a treat if i am out and about and it catches my gaze and interest but my two smokes are never off the menu for long.
When i first started i did the typical newbie thing and went for the tobaccos everyone raved about and yes i will admit these are very nice (well most of them !) But do i really want to go through with the hassle of trying to source them?
Yes in the early days it was nice when i did and i got hold of some but now i just found it a hassle.
All the time they were two smokes sat there waiting for me that were perfect for me, sure they might not be as fancy or well regarded as the likes of stone haven and penzance but to me they satisfy and when im sat in my shed relaxing with one of my two go to smokes there is nothing else better to me and i wouldnt trade them for all the stonehaven and penzance in the world.
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