Absolute Mildest Nicotine With Latakia and/or Orientals

[ahouston]

Hi,

I can't take nicotine anymore -- it gives me anxiety. I haven't smoked the pipe or cigars for months because of it. But I miss the pipe so much, I am willing to try a last effort at finding a blend that doesn't give me a panic attack.

What is the absolute mildest blend in terms of nicotine (strength of flavor doesn't matter, indeed I like flavor) that at least contains either latakia or orientals, or both.

Thanks

 

[Cotton1]

I want to follow this thread because I have to be careful myself. I don’t get anxiety but have high bp lately.

I don’t remember for sure but want to say straight Va is the lightest nicotine. Maybe put another way the sweetest tobacco has the lowest nicotine.

I believe dark fired and perique are the heaviest hitters of vitamin n. Maybe burly is in the middle?

I’m wrong a lot so maybe we both learn something here.

 

[Sigmund]

Lat isnt high in nicotine so go from there.

 

[jpberg]

Presbyterian.

 

[ahouston]

Presbyterian.

Unfortunately I find this has almost no flavor. Got anything richer in taste?

 

[AJL67]

From the inter web.

Oriental tobacco, including Latakia, typically contains the least nicotine. "It's not uncommon to see nicotine levels below one percent, which is really low." Nicotine is measured as a percentage of weight.

Looking for Lower Nicotine Pipe Tobacco Blends? Some Tips!

This blog was inspired by a YouTube viewer of mine who was looking for advice in finding tobacco blends that wouldn�t knock his socks off with Nicotine!

thepipenook.com

Also if you use the search feature here there are several long old threads along the lines of looking for low nicotine.

Good luck!

 

[burleybreath]

Use the tobacco finder on Smoking Pipe's site would be my suggestion. Your take on Presbyterian seems odd.

 

[LOREN]

Lane Limited HGL may work for you.

 

[jpberg]

Unfortunately I find this has almost no flavor. Got anything richer in taste?

Ten Russians.

 

[andrew]

Ten Russians.

Ten Russians people say is a nic bomb. I would recommend star of the East by corniel & Diehl. Also plum pudding by SPC for low nic rich flavour

 

[jpberg]

Ten Russians people say is a nic bomb. I would recommend star of the East by corniel & Diehl. Also plum pudding by SPC for low nic rich flavour

It’s all Latakia. I think interweb lore has confused big flavor with big nicotine.

 

[jpberg]

I remember reading reviews of Old Ironsides - “MASSIVE NIC HIT!”
No, dumbass, massive flavor.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

I have some HGL and some C&D Pirate Kake on order for 2 reasons. Low nic and a the pirate Kake is lat bomb. Maybe I can taste that.

 

[tobakenist]

I have been smoking pipes for over 50 years, if it doesn't agree with you just pack it up.

 

[ahouston]

I have been smoking pipes for over 50 years, if it doesn't agree with you just pack it up.

I love the taste, smell and experience but can't stand the nicotine. Are you saying there's no compromise? That I won't be able to find a blend that will not give me anxiety?

 

[ThermionicScott]

Good post from the SP blog: Nicotine And Pipe Tobacco Blending | Smokingpipes.com - https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/nicotine-and-pipe-tobacco-blending

My takeaway was that an English/Balkan blend should have lots of flavor, but low nicotine, as long as no burley or perique was added.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

Bright virginias, orientals, and latakias have the lowest nicotine levels. Seek out blends with a high percentage of those.

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/lane/mv-1000/product_id/133004

 

[ThermionicScott]

I love the taste, smell and experience but can't stand the nicotine. Are you saying there's no compromise? That I won't be able to find a blend that will not give me anxiety?

It helps to eat something beforehand. Have a sugary drink handy if the nicotine starts to hit too hard during the bowl.

 

[bullet08]

Velvet. Add Lat and Oriental as needed.

 

[Lumbridge]

I love the taste, smell and experience but can't stand the nicotine. Are you saying there's no compromise? That I won't be able to find a blend that will not give me anxiety?

Ignore the self-proclaimed gatekeepers, and do what you find suits you best, even if others think it's "wrong" or whatever. If you like low nic blends, there's nothing wrong with that. Tobacco Reviews has a "strength" metric that allows users to rate the nicotine strength of a blend, and that can be a helpful guideline when choosing blends. The tobacco finder on Smokingpipes can be used to filter blends by components and other attributes.
Cavendish processed tobaccos lose much of their nicotine through the process. As stated above, orientals and latakia are often low in nic as well, as are some (but not all) virginias. This is a generalization, of course. I would avoid non-Cavendish processed burley, dark fired, perique, cigar leaf, and rustica, as these tend to be higher on the nic scale.