How Do You Explore Tobacco?
- Thread starter maxx
- Start date
SmokingPipes.com Updates
Watch for Updates Twice a Week
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
Site Sponsors
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
- Status
I go for Latakia based blends as well. I guess I go for blends regardless of brand for the most part. I've been through a number of the big name lat blends and now am going through the ones from smaller blenders, to further explore the lat genre. When I took up the pipe I stuck pretty much with Dunhill, Peterson and McClelland but lately I've been expanding my horizons with the same style blends from different blenders.
I tend to go the opposite direction. When I first tried OGS, it made me want to try out a whole bunch of other VaPers, regardless of brand. I think it paid off, too. When I fell in love with Lat heavy Dunhills, it pushed me to explore further. I discovered Star of the East, which has become an enduring favorite for me.
I sampled somewhat randomly at first till I found one I really liked. I then searched on the tobacco reviews for others who like what I did and for the same reasons I liked it. Then it was a matter of following what those people liked. This has proven to be quite successful. Every once and a while I'll randomly sample and not like it, but when I follow the reviews it works every time. Find those of a similar taste and smoke what they do.
When I began to get into astrophotography, picking out my equipment was hard. There aren't any telescope stores around nor could I find other astrophotographers locally. Any mistakes are expensive for its very seriously expensive equipment. I ended up seeking out the photos I wished I could take and learned which equipment they used and bought that. It's worked out well for both smoking pipes and astrophotography
When I began to get into astrophotography, picking out my equipment was hard. There aren't any telescope stores around nor could I find other astrophotographers locally. Any mistakes are expensive for its very seriously expensive equipment. I ended up seeking out the photos I wished I could take and learned which equipment they used and bought that. It's worked out well for both smoking pipes and astrophotography
I explore by brand and also by ingredients/cut/cure, and recommendation. I have written off whole brands due to not liking something about their casing, this is good for narrowing down the selection by a margin... its fun exploring though.
Isaac
Isaac
The brands for which a sole blender is responsible are few and far between. As a result I try to identify qualities I appreciate and explore within that domain. For example, I found early on that I am very sensitive to chemical additives. I try to limit my pool to blends that are either known to be free or highly likely to have received minimal chemical enhancement after harvesting. Blends that come from England are my natural defaults.
That said, when a new blend stands out to me, I definitely take a look at what else they have to offer. When I first tried Butera's Golden Cake, I was blown away and that led to an investigation of both Butera and McClellands.
That said, when a new blend stands out to me, I definitely take a look at what else they have to offer. When I first tried Butera's Golden Cake, I was blown away and that led to an investigation of both Butera and McClellands.
I use this forum and tobaccoreviews. For example, I know I like VaPers, so I take advice here and also go to the reviews site and select blend type: VaPers, minimum reviews: 100 Then I sort by rating.
That got me the following in rank order:
1) Reiner Long Golden Flake
2) Escudo Navy Deluxe
3) Rattray Old Gowrie
4) Solani 633
5) SG St Jame Flake
7) H&H Anniversary Kake
10) Rattray Hal O' the Wynd
12) Orlik Golden Sliced
15) GL Pease Haddo's Delight
That got me the following in rank order:
1) Reiner Long Golden Flake
2) Escudo Navy Deluxe
3) Rattray Old Gowrie
4) Solani 633
5) SG St Jame Flake
7) H&H Anniversary Kake
10) Rattray Hal O' the Wynd
12) Orlik Golden Sliced
15) GL Pease Haddo's Delight
I look more to blends than brands, and lots of good methods for exploring noted.
But I am also starting my second Tobacco Crawl, which I'd heartily recommend. Even though it's started, 4noggins ships very fast, and you can be up to speed in no time.
I know that you believe you understood what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
But I am also starting my second Tobacco Crawl, which I'd heartily recommend. Even though it's started, 4noggins ships very fast, and you can be up to speed in no time.
I know that you believe you understood what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
- Status