Hi, everyone. I'm a new member of this forum, and need help looking a brand of strong or dark tobacco. All the brands available at my local tobacco shop are mild to my taste. Since I'm also a new pipe smoker I don't know what kind of pipe tobacco would be strong enough for me, I would like something similar to the french "Galousies" cigarettes (or stronger) but in pipe "format". Anyone knows if such pipe tobacco is readily available on the States? If so, would you please be kind enough of point to some links where I can buy it online? Does not need to be imported tobacco. Thanks for your help!
Where to buy strong, dark or black tobacco?
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Hello Art, and welcome to PipesMagazine.com!
I am not familiar with the French "Galousies" cigarettes, but I am always happy to recommend some tobacco. When you say "strong", I am not sure if you mean as far as nicotine kick, or flavor, or both.
Here is my opinion on some recommendations with the caveat that your tastes may be different than mine.
Full Flavored:
G.L. Pease Maltese Falcon
Mac Baren HH Vintage Syrian
McClelland Frog Morton
Samuel Gawith Commonwealth
Stokkebye Proper English
Full Flavored & Strong:
Samuel Gawith Bracken Flake
Samuel Gawith 1792 (I haven't tried this one, but hear it is strong)
Peterson Irish Flake - makes the room spin for me.
I am not familiar with the French "Galousies" cigarettes, but I am always happy to recommend some tobacco. When you say "strong", I am not sure if you mean as far as nicotine kick, or flavor, or both.
Here is my opinion on some recommendations with the caveat that your tastes may be different than mine.
Full Flavored:
G.L. Pease Maltese Falcon
Mac Baren HH Vintage Syrian
McClelland Frog Morton
Samuel Gawith Commonwealth
Stokkebye Proper English
Full Flavored & Strong:
Samuel Gawith Bracken Flake
Samuel Gawith 1792 (I haven't tried this one, but hear it is strong)
Peterson Irish Flake - makes the room spin for me.
Kevin, thanks for your response. Unfortunately I don't know well how to explain what I mean by "strong", it may be a combination of high nicotine content and full flavor, but I guess it is related to the tobacco variety, I guess it is known as "black tobacco", I'm sorry I'm so ignorant in this matter. By instance, I think this kind of tobacco is used in the "little cigars", those cigarettes that come with dark paper, which taste almost like cigars.
If you're looking for something that tastes kind of like a cigar, try Cornell & Diehl Kajun Kake. I don't think it has cigar tobacco in it, but it taste like it.
There are also some pipe tobacco blends out there that have actual cigar tobacco in them.
There are also some pipe tobacco blends out there that have actual cigar tobacco in them.
PS Amsterdam shag is dark flue cured Virginas ,fire-cured Kentucky ,it is also available in pipe cut but with less strength . The shag is very strong and makes a stout cigarette .Deep rich and complex and very smokey taste . This is stronger than any American mass produced cigarette .
Artmustel, let me extend my welcome to the forums.
Most folks say Five Brothers is very strong (nicotine and flavor); but it is a medium brown color.
Picayune by Daughters & Ryan is much darker, and many times stronger. It is the strongest tobacco I have ever smoked -- overwhelming. Fasten your seatbelt.
Both are shag cuts, which develop quite a volume of smoke, and no doubt contributes to the kick they deliver.
If you're going to be shopping around, consider sampling tobaccos described as "stoved", for those will tend to be blacker and richer.
Most folks say Five Brothers is very strong (nicotine and flavor); but it is a medium brown color.
Picayune by Daughters & Ryan is much darker, and many times stronger. It is the strongest tobacco I have ever smoked -- overwhelming. Fasten your seatbelt.
Both are shag cuts, which develop quite a volume of smoke, and no doubt contributes to the kick they deliver.
If you're going to be shopping around, consider sampling tobaccos described as "stoved", for those will tend to be blacker and richer.
Gawith and Hoggarth Dark Birdseye is both dark and strong. It too has that sharp spicey/smokey element to it almost like a peat fire. It is a very stout very tastey and very buzzy tobacco experience. I smoke little 1/4 full bowls of it from a group 2 sized pipe and that is about as much as I can take in one sitting.
I forgot to include a good pipe tobacco resource, Jon Tillman's Tobacco Reviews Search Page.
There, you can search for a whole range of blend strengths and other subjective attributes.
For example, on the basis of strength alone I found 37 blends that were rated from "Very Strong" to "Overwhelming." Hope that helps.
(While at TR.com, you might also want to read the one extant review of the blend, Picayune, that I suggested earlier. I think it's spot-on.)
There, you can search for a whole range of blend strengths and other subjective attributes.
For example, on the basis of strength alone I found 37 blends that were rated from "Very Strong" to "Overwhelming." Hope that helps.
(While at TR.com, you might also want to read the one extant review of the blend, Picayune, that I suggested earlier. I think it's spot-on.)
I love the flavor of the Stokkebye Proper English. Does anyone know one that tastes like it, but is higher in nicotine?
I was going to reccomend two potent funky blends that have been compared to Galousies more than once, but Cortezattic beat me to it.
Five Brothers and Picayune for sure for sure.
Picayune should come with its own particular warning label. When rolled into a cigarette, I havent found anyone who could finish one and stand up straight. "Overpowering" is the word that comes to mind.
Five Brothers and Picayune for sure for sure.
Picayune should come with its own particular warning label. When rolled into a cigarette, I havent found anyone who could finish one and stand up straight. "Overpowering" is the word that comes to mind.
ahah! another potential la-tak-ia addict.
love that proper english and sure you will too. love those strong flavored tobaccos.
take the advice you get here, its worthy.
ive heard that perique offers some nic. its really a condiment you add to tweak more to suit your taste.
will mix perique, oriental, burley and la tak ia. tend to over do it though.
love that proper english and sure you will too. love those strong flavored tobaccos.
take the advice you get here, its worthy.
ive heard that perique offers some nic. its really a condiment you add to tweak more to suit your taste.
will mix perique, oriental, burley and la tak ia. tend to over do it though.
Try Billy Budd by Cornell & Diehl...if love a strong full bodied smoke - that one will set you free.
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