Can anyone suggest some strong (meaning high nicotine) baccies that are VA-, particularly burley-based, not Latakia or Oriental blends, and non-aromatic, that would appeal to someone coming from roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes?
I am following the advice in an article written by Steve Fallon, "Good-Bye Cigarettes, Hello Pipe", an article that was originally published in The Pipe Collector, the North American Society of Pipe Collectors newsletter (see http://www.pipedia.org/index.php?title=Good-Bye_Cigarettes,_Hello_Pipe!). He gives lots of tips on making the transition, and I hold a great deal of credence in much of what he says because I actually thought of many of the same things on my own in my process of transition before I read the article, which seem to be working for me.
He suggests trying to find blends that are high in nicotine yet light enough for all-day puffing. He suggests Dunhill's Royal Yacht and Orlik's Golden Slices, which I haven't tried yet, and the drugstore brands Prince Albert and Half & Half, both of which I've tried. He was right about the latter, it is strong, but I like it so-so. PA is OK, but I think it is mild. In fact, it is so mild, it was actually one of the first pipe baccies I used for RYO after the SCHIP law made the RYO baccies I smoked prohibitively expensive. I actually liked it better as an RYO baccie, so that's not a good one for me either!
What do people here think about Latakia, Oriental? He thinks these are too heavy on the palette to be enjoyed as an "all-day" smoke, and too low in N. I loved Stokkebye's Proper English, which has some Oriental, but it was kind of low in N., I thought, so maybe he was right.
What about Perique? One that I love, which was also one I experimented with as a RYO, is McClelland's 2015 (VA Flake), which is a VaPer blend. I love it in a pipe or cigarette, and it seems to have enough N. for me.
I am following the advice in an article written by Steve Fallon, "Good-Bye Cigarettes, Hello Pipe", an article that was originally published in The Pipe Collector, the North American Society of Pipe Collectors newsletter (see http://www.pipedia.org/index.php?title=Good-Bye_Cigarettes,_Hello_Pipe!). He gives lots of tips on making the transition, and I hold a great deal of credence in much of what he says because I actually thought of many of the same things on my own in my process of transition before I read the article, which seem to be working for me.
He suggests trying to find blends that are high in nicotine yet light enough for all-day puffing. He suggests Dunhill's Royal Yacht and Orlik's Golden Slices, which I haven't tried yet, and the drugstore brands Prince Albert and Half & Half, both of which I've tried. He was right about the latter, it is strong, but I like it so-so. PA is OK, but I think it is mild. In fact, it is so mild, it was actually one of the first pipe baccies I used for RYO after the SCHIP law made the RYO baccies I smoked prohibitively expensive. I actually liked it better as an RYO baccie, so that's not a good one for me either!
What do people here think about Latakia, Oriental? He thinks these are too heavy on the palette to be enjoyed as an "all-day" smoke, and too low in N. I loved Stokkebye's Proper English, which has some Oriental, but it was kind of low in N., I thought, so maybe he was right.
What about Perique? One that I love, which was also one I experimented with as a RYO, is McClelland's 2015 (VA Flake), which is a VaPer blend. I love it in a pipe or cigarette, and it seems to have enough N. for me.
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