First time poster, hello to all you beautiful, glorious leaf lovers!
First off, I would like to point out the obvious by saying there are a lot of discerning pipe smokers on this forum. A lot of experienced palates that know EXACTLY what they are looking for in a blend. A lot of "this tobacco will make you see god" and also quite a bit of "I wouldn't smoke this trash if it was the last combustible plant matter on planet Earth" and "you'd be better off literally rubbing out a dried cat turd and stuffing that in your pipe rather than this OTC blend of tobacco". I think a lot of this is down to plain snobbery, as well as almost all human being's tendency to make bold statements on the internet.
I will be the first to say, I am not a baccy aficionado. In fact, I'm fairly new (like 6 months of piping, preceded by 10 years of cigar smoking). I have tried every different type of blend available in many various forms, strengths, consistencies, flavors etc. etc...
What prompted me to post this is the fact that I seem to enjoy every single solitary one of them, to varying degrees of course.
Fancy English blends? Delicious though I wouldn't want them every day all day.
Cheap OTC Burleys like Prince Albert or Carter Hall ? Yummy! Especially in the morning with a cuppa! (I really want this phrase to catch on in the states...because it's adorable)
Vaper and Va flakes are my favs so far especially Escudo and Bullseye Flake.
I've tried and loved many different Oriental and Baltic blends like bijou and plum pudding and loved them, though I would put them in the same "not all the time" category as English blends.
My least favorite (no surprise) would be Aromatic blends, but I find some enjoyment in them, especially of sipped really slowly.
The point I'm attempting to make is that I have mostly enjoyed and found something to like about pretty much every single pipe tobacco I have ever tried. I have never even considered giving up on a bowl and dumping it early. I think I just like to smoke stuff lol.
Am I alone? Is there anyone else out there that likes em all??
**sorry for the long ass post..and I'm sure I forgot several subcategories of tobacco**
First off, I would like to point out the obvious by saying there are a lot of discerning pipe smokers on this forum. A lot of experienced palates that know EXACTLY what they are looking for in a blend. A lot of "this tobacco will make you see god" and also quite a bit of "I wouldn't smoke this trash if it was the last combustible plant matter on planet Earth" and "you'd be better off literally rubbing out a dried cat turd and stuffing that in your pipe rather than this OTC blend of tobacco". I think a lot of this is down to plain snobbery, as well as almost all human being's tendency to make bold statements on the internet.
I will be the first to say, I am not a baccy aficionado. In fact, I'm fairly new (like 6 months of piping, preceded by 10 years of cigar smoking). I have tried every different type of blend available in many various forms, strengths, consistencies, flavors etc. etc...
What prompted me to post this is the fact that I seem to enjoy every single solitary one of them, to varying degrees of course.
Fancy English blends? Delicious though I wouldn't want them every day all day.
Cheap OTC Burleys like Prince Albert or Carter Hall ? Yummy! Especially in the morning with a cuppa! (I really want this phrase to catch on in the states...because it's adorable)
Vaper and Va flakes are my favs so far especially Escudo and Bullseye Flake.
I've tried and loved many different Oriental and Baltic blends like bijou and plum pudding and loved them, though I would put them in the same "not all the time" category as English blends.
My least favorite (no surprise) would be Aromatic blends, but I find some enjoyment in them, especially of sipped really slowly.
The point I'm attempting to make is that I have mostly enjoyed and found something to like about pretty much every single pipe tobacco I have ever tried. I have never even considered giving up on a bowl and dumping it early. I think I just like to smoke stuff lol.
Am I alone? Is there anyone else out there that likes em all??
**sorry for the long ass post..and I'm sure I forgot several subcategories of tobacco**
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