Flavored Tobaccos for a New Smoker?

[ykw5264]

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"Are there any famous lighter-flavored tobaccos you would recommend for new pipe smokers?"

Thank you for your recommendation!

 

[verporchting]

Prince Albert, Carter Hall, Lane BLWB.

All solid but mild blends that stood the test of time.

 

[Fralphog]

Your question is going to yield more questions than answer Initially.
For example, what have you smoked already? Without knowing what you have tried, it’s hard to tell you what is a “lighter flavored“ tobacco.
There’s a lot of pipe smoking knowledge on this forum and everyone has something to offer when it comes to recommending good tobacco.
if possible, provide a little more information on your interest in tobacco flavors, strength and anything else that would help us steer you in the right direction.

 

[Streeper541]

Peterson University Flake.

 

[FurCoat]

Presbyterian
PS41

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

As a previous post said, there's many questions that could be replied to your question. What have you tried? What didn't you like? Etc.

One thing that helped me early on was trying best sellers, and buying bulk blends by the ounce. Start small - 5 ounces, 5 different blends. Get a feel for what you like and don't like. It's also a cheap way to discover what leaf you prefer.

 

[ashdigger]

My favorite lighter flavored tobacco has a topping that brings out the essence and it extracts the flavors AND burns to a fine ash.

 

[Western Isles]

In the English vein -
Samuel Gawith's Skiff
Peterson/Dunhill Early Morning Pipe

 

[jerry]

Check out the great variety from Wilke. I particularly recommend their Peanut Butter, and Peanut Butter and Chocolate blends.

 

[Chasing Embers]

If you're still fairly new, few months to a year, flavored blends my not be to your liking.

 

[Swiss Army Knife]

As a fellow newbie I'd recommend trying some of the Gawith blends, a lot of them are topped to various degrees with flavor but still have pretty robust tobacco to back it up. Basically if you can smoke burleys and virginias well enough you can probably tip toe towards something resembling aromatics through their stuff.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I’d go with tobaccos that have a lighter topping rather than straight goop. Full blown aros are much better once you’ve nailed down your technique.

PS Luxury Twist Flake
4th Generation 2012
MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cake
Comoy’s Cask #2 Portwood
Peretti Cuban Mixture
Sillem’s Black (if you are ok with Latakia)
Esoterica Dunbar or Dorchester
Low Country Santee
Ken Byron Bright Side
HU Makhuwa
Peterson Royal Yacht
Watch City Old Black Magic

Among others

 

[JOHN72]

St. Bruno, Capstan, and C&D: Byzantium..................

 

[OldWill]

I would add Granger. A simple, no-nonsense, mild barley that tastes nutty and won't bite.

 

[cshubhra]

Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist
Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake
Gawith Hoggarth and Company Dark Flake Aromatic

All of them lighter than Samuel Gawith Brown No 4 or Macbaren Rustica

All of them flavored

 

[chopper]

Title edited for caps and brevity. Old title:

"Are there any famous lighter-flavored tobaccos you would recommend for new pipe smokers?"

Thank you for your recommendation!

As others have already suggested, it would help if you gave us an idea of what you already like.
The main consideration when I'm looking to purchase a blend that's new to me is the nicotine levels.
Since switching from a cigarette addiction over 12 years ago, I'm careful to choose blends with mild Vit N.

The blends that Cshubhra suggested ^^^ would turn me green but if you like heaps of nicotine, go for it.
Before ordering an untried blend, check out www.tobaccoreviews.com
I pay particular attention to fellow member JimInks reviews.

Burley blends like Carter Hall, Prince Albert and Sir Walter Raleigh are all mild and tasty.
Sutliff Sunrise [Early Morning Pipe Match] is a tasty mild slightly sweet introduction to English blends.
Jesses Own from 4noggins is a very tasty mild blend that would be a perfect introduction to Latakia and Perique which are both added with a light hand.
Orlik Golden Sliced is a very good Virginia blend with light flavouring.
One mild 'semi-aromatic' that I'm enjoying right now is Covered Bridges from 4noggins.

These are just some of the "lighter-flavoured" blends that I'd recommend that I'd recommend to those who prefer mild blends with mild nicotine.
If one prefers stouter blends with enough Vit N to choke a horse then follow Cshubhra's recommendations.

 

[chopper]

Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist
Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake
Gawith Hoggarth and Company Dark Flake Aromatic

All of them lighter than Samuel Gawith Brown No 4 or Macbaren Rustica

All of them flavored

Are you trying to kill the poor guy? Seriously, you're a cruel man.

 

[anotherbob]

ashton gold rush fits the bill. University flake is great an ironically comes in a blue and white tin. At least at one point both where available at that cigar shop in calder alley

 

[JimPM]

Flavored I interpret as aromatics. Light ones IMO are typically the Lane Limited products. Famous ones, of course 1Q and RLP-6, both a characteristically very mild.

 

[sleepy57]

never cared for Aromatics sold in America