Straight Cigar Leaf

I'm probably the straight cigar leaf guy you're refering to, otherwise there's another one lurking about.
I find it to be an excellent spice when added to a boring blend, but I do smoke it straight as well. Deal is, it's good quality tobacco at a very accessible price.
I just picked up a pound last week for less than $8, and that's quite a bit of smoke for the price.
Now for the reason: I live in Mexico, which means I have all the leaf and cigars I want for a steal, but pipe tobacco is scarce.
I decided long before I started smoking a pipe that I wanted to smoke quality tobacco and discover the true flavor of the leaf, so I went straight for the cigar leaf rather than picking up a pouch of overpriced OTC aro.
I've managed to get some proper blends now but my favorite blend of all is equal parts of Exclusiv Royal, Irish Oak and Cigar Leaf. I just smoked a bowl a short while ago and it was spectacular. Thirty-three percent cigar leaf is quite high, but I love my in house blend.
I just read about a recipe by woodsroad that included 10% cigar leaf, and that's probably more reasonable.
Congrats on your purchase and happy smoking!

i didnt even know this was any option, that would be great. thanks for the idea. the search is on for me. :puffpipe:

so im looking on the sponsor sites and only found one so far that has cigar leaf and its a dud page with no items. any ideas where i can look online...
holy smokes batman, looked on 4noggins and found it and its $34 for a pound.

Straight Cigar Leaf...by any other name.... A Cigar :rofl:
I like C&D's Billy Budd which has come cigar leaf in the blend, but stick to a nice cigar for pure leaf myself

Robert McConnell - Pure Caribe
However, keep in mind with this one that it has about the biggest Nicotine punch I've ever experienced.

I would love to try cigar leaf in a pipe, as I love cigars. In addition to Cornell and Diehl's Billy Budd, I believe G. L. Pease Key Largo has some cigar leaf in it.

i like what i have smoked in the real cigars, most of the cheap stuff like white owl and so on are horrid by comparison. But what i think makes them so good is the different blends that go into them. I have tried only one type of pipe and 2 kinds of pipe tobacco and while pleasant in there own right i have to say i like cigars more. i am getting back into the pipe smoking aspect because i dont do anything half assed and feel i need to dig into a nice pipe/baccy and get the fullest picture possible.