18 bucks too expensive for a 2 oz. tin of quality tobacco??? That’s less than a dollar a bowl. A bottle of Bud Light costs more than that! Man, I’m glad I’m not a tobacco blender. I would feel insulted!
Do what gives you the most enjoyment. If that is to smoke them, then smoke them! If that is to stare on them on the shelf until the next owner smokes them, then do that!
I have one Moretti Morta and it is a great pipe. I only smoke Lat blends out of it because Morta has a unique taste that adds to the flavor of Latakia.
Nic-hit is when you smoke too many consecutive bowls of Gawith Black XX, go to stand up, get the sweats, spins, and nausea, and feel compelled to rip off your shirt and lay face down on the driveway in the middle of winter.
Keep it simple and fun, and don’t overburden them with vast “knowledge.” Not all pipe smokers will want to nerd out on the hobby like some of us do. Teach them the basics of packing and tamping and field questions as they come. And maybe dry their tobacco out a bit beforehand so it’s easier...