HI all. New pipe smoker here. I quit smoking cigarettes 23 years ago but just started on pipes a week ago. I got a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe and in the last week, I have tried Captain Black White, Half & Half, Carter Hall, and two bulk tobaccos from a tobacco a store. I think one or both may have been some type of Captain Black.
Thoughts:
Half & Half and Carter Hall both reminded me of smoking cigarettes. I don't want to smoke anything that reminds me of cigarettes. I believe both are mixtures of Burley and Virginia tobaccos that would be considered non-aromatic? As I try better blends, I feel like I should save my money and not try other, even if "better" versions, of similar tobacco. If there was one quality of these tobaccos that I did like, it is that they burned cooler than the three aromatics that I tried.
The aromatics that I mentioned tasted much better than other two that I mentioned above. That being said, they aromatics bothered my tongue where the (I presume) non-aromatics did not. Not that I have much to compare with, but if continuing to smoke aromatics, These tobaccos also leave an ashy aftertaste in my mouth that lingers for a long time - even after drinking coffee with with cream. Is this a feature of all tobacco? I would like recommendations on blends that burn cooler than Captain Black and that would have a richer flavor and hopefully don't leave an ashy aftertaste in my mouth.
When at the tobacco shop, I smelled done tobaccos that smelled like leather. I didn't find this scent enticing at all. If this tobacco creates a mouth taste or a room note that smells similar, be sure that it is one that I would prefer to avoid. What leaf typically smells like leather? Maybe it would be ok as a minor player in a blend, so maybe I shouldn't blow it off completely.
I would be interested in tasting something floral - cased or uncased based on what I've mentioned so far.
Lastly, I want to get another pipe. I think that a churchwarden or semi-churchwarden would be appealing but the ones in tobacco shops have been way too expensive. I'm too new at this and don't know how long I will do this for and just don't want to make a big investment yet. I have seen some churchwardens on Amazon for 20-30 USD. Some of them have lots of good reviews but then there are a few terrible reviews that seem to outweigh the numerous good ones. I don't know if I'm getting spooked too easily. I also saw that the Missouri Meerschaum company has a line of corn cob churchwardens/semi- based on the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings universe. Personally, I think the Dwarf Cobbit pipe is cool looking and if in stock, the price is good too.
Thoughts?
Thank you,
Jangles
Thoughts:
Half & Half and Carter Hall both reminded me of smoking cigarettes. I don't want to smoke anything that reminds me of cigarettes. I believe both are mixtures of Burley and Virginia tobaccos that would be considered non-aromatic? As I try better blends, I feel like I should save my money and not try other, even if "better" versions, of similar tobacco. If there was one quality of these tobaccos that I did like, it is that they burned cooler than the three aromatics that I tried.
The aromatics that I mentioned tasted much better than other two that I mentioned above. That being said, they aromatics bothered my tongue where the (I presume) non-aromatics did not. Not that I have much to compare with, but if continuing to smoke aromatics, These tobaccos also leave an ashy aftertaste in my mouth that lingers for a long time - even after drinking coffee with with cream. Is this a feature of all tobacco? I would like recommendations on blends that burn cooler than Captain Black and that would have a richer flavor and hopefully don't leave an ashy aftertaste in my mouth.
When at the tobacco shop, I smelled done tobaccos that smelled like leather. I didn't find this scent enticing at all. If this tobacco creates a mouth taste or a room note that smells similar, be sure that it is one that I would prefer to avoid. What leaf typically smells like leather? Maybe it would be ok as a minor player in a blend, so maybe I shouldn't blow it off completely.
I would be interested in tasting something floral - cased or uncased based on what I've mentioned so far.
Lastly, I want to get another pipe. I think that a churchwarden or semi-churchwarden would be appealing but the ones in tobacco shops have been way too expensive. I'm too new at this and don't know how long I will do this for and just don't want to make a big investment yet. I have seen some churchwardens on Amazon for 20-30 USD. Some of them have lots of good reviews but then there are a few terrible reviews that seem to outweigh the numerous good ones. I don't know if I'm getting spooked too easily. I also saw that the Missouri Meerschaum company has a line of corn cob churchwardens/semi- based on the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings universe. Personally, I think the Dwarf Cobbit pipe is cool looking and if in stock, the price is good too.
Thoughts?
Thank you,
Jangles
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