I started smoking pipes only 3 weeks ago, so it may sound funny! I started with Lane 1-Q, as most pipe smokers do. I do enjoy aromatics occasionally, and I am still to find my taste profile, but it overwhelmingly points to Perique / Latakia rich English blends (Ashton's Rainy Day, Dunhill's NightCap), and occasional aromatics. (I have ordered a bunch of virginia in my next rotation to see if I like Virginia)
In fact - it seems to me, that the best way to enjoy aromatics, is when someone else is smoking it in the room! And while I still enjoy occasional Lane 1-Q, my favorite style of aromatics is very similar to Amphora Black Cavendish, and other Amphora blends!
And the worst aromatics I now have in my collection is Ashton's Rainy Day - very interesting tin note, but not a pleasurable smoke, and very bad tongue bites!
In fact - it seems to me, that the best way to enjoy aromatics, is when someone else is smoking it in the room! And while I still enjoy occasional Lane 1-Q, my favorite style of aromatics is very similar to Amphora Black Cavendish, and other Amphora blends!
And the worst aromatics I now have in my collection is Ashton's Rainy Day - very interesting tin note, but not a pleasurable smoke, and very bad tongue bites!
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