I have retaken up pipes after a very long layoff. I started with a dozen or so pipes I smoked 45 years ago, and have added another bunch, mostly estates. By now I have cleaned up most of the crud I deposited back then, got rid of most scorch marks, sweetened almost all bowls, deep cleaning of mortises, etc.. When I bought years ago, I got mostly unfinished pipes, and a few mid quality finished ones. I smoked Burlington Arcade, a long ago discontinued sort of English blend, said to have Latakia and Perique, don't know if Virginias or Burleys were there - probably were, but couldn't guess the percentages. If it gave me trouble, I've forgotten it!
Now to date I have been dealing with a lot of variables— moisture content, small samples of tobacco, pipes new or foreign to me, including my own—and over the past month, smoking 3-8 bowls a day, using tobaccos found at my local pipe stores. But I decided to buy in bulk, and got a pound of Comoy's Cask 11, Pegasus, and Billy Budd. But I have no idea of the nicotine content, or if I am now sensitive to Latakia or Perique, or something else. I get occasional nausea, even when I think I am smoking carefully.
Are any or all of the above high in nicotine? I've searched but find no guidance on that. I am at sixes and sevens right now, as a small bowl put down for an hour and relit gassed me completely. I love smoking and now collecting, so I hope I might get some advice- or at least sympathy!
Now to date I have been dealing with a lot of variables— moisture content, small samples of tobacco, pipes new or foreign to me, including my own—and over the past month, smoking 3-8 bowls a day, using tobaccos found at my local pipe stores. But I decided to buy in bulk, and got a pound of Comoy's Cask 11, Pegasus, and Billy Budd. But I have no idea of the nicotine content, or if I am now sensitive to Latakia or Perique, or something else. I get occasional nausea, even when I think I am smoking carefully.
Are any or all of the above high in nicotine? I've searched but find no guidance on that. I am at sixes and sevens right now, as a small bowl put down for an hour and relit gassed me completely. I love smoking and now collecting, so I hope I might get some advice- or at least sympathy!