A friend suggested that I consider switching to an e-pipe, so I've been researching the subject. My main concern was to find an e-tobacco flavour close to Condor, and that's how I came to stumble across this forum.
I started smoking my first pipe at Christmas 1960, not long after my 19th birthday. My father, a pipe-smoker, had discovered that I'd started smoking cigarettes - not good for an aspiring athlete - I was quite good at football (soccer) in those days. He bought me a Peterson briar pipe and two ounces of Condor to get me off the cigarettes. He explained that light pipe tobaccos burn the tongue, whereas strong tobaccos such as Condor provide a much cooler and more satisfying smoke. However, he cautioned that my stomach wouldn't like it for a couple of weeks - and I'd have to persevere. He was right - my skin was a pale green colour for several days until I got used to it.
I've now been smoking Condor for some 54 years and it's one of the delights of my life. Before I retired I used to travel abroad frequently, and, in the early days I used to buy other tobaccos in the airport tax-free shops. None of them came close to Condor, and I now have umpteen pouches and tins of unsatisfactory tobaccos (for use in emergencies) in drawers and cupboards around my house.
I've been fascinated by the views of some of the other contributors. It is quite remarkable that a taste which I consider to be divine is likened to burning rubber by other smokers.
Meanwhile, I'll get back to my search for a Condor substitute.
PS: Thanks for reminding me of the old Condor Moment TV ads.
I started smoking my first pipe at Christmas 1960, not long after my 19th birthday. My father, a pipe-smoker, had discovered that I'd started smoking cigarettes - not good for an aspiring athlete - I was quite good at football (soccer) in those days. He bought me a Peterson briar pipe and two ounces of Condor to get me off the cigarettes. He explained that light pipe tobaccos burn the tongue, whereas strong tobaccos such as Condor provide a much cooler and more satisfying smoke. However, he cautioned that my stomach wouldn't like it for a couple of weeks - and I'd have to persevere. He was right - my skin was a pale green colour for several days until I got used to it.
I've now been smoking Condor for some 54 years and it's one of the delights of my life. Before I retired I used to travel abroad frequently, and, in the early days I used to buy other tobaccos in the airport tax-free shops. None of them came close to Condor, and I now have umpteen pouches and tins of unsatisfactory tobaccos (for use in emergencies) in drawers and cupboards around my house.
I've been fascinated by the views of some of the other contributors. It is quite remarkable that a taste which I consider to be divine is likened to burning rubber by other smokers.
Meanwhile, I'll get back to my search for a Condor substitute.
PS: Thanks for reminding me of the old Condor Moment TV ads.
