Hello all, I'll leave the main question up top with extra information down below for those that care to read.
Thanks in advance for any guidance and please pardon greenhorn mistakes.
Question: Does anyone have recommendations for aromatics "with a little extra"? Blends that are primarily aromatic
but have a little latakia, a punchy burley base, a virginia twang, etc. I've found stuff like Two friends chocolate English
and Edward G. Robinson's blend, but I figured I'd ask here to see what you all think.
Background: I'm one year into my pipe journey. For starters I was smoking various blends from an amphora sampler
pack purchased online and OTC stuff I found around town. Last fall we took our yearly trip to Gettysburg, but on the
way we made a detour to Chambersburg to visit J.M. Boswells shop. I asked the very kind and knowledgeable shopkeeper
the same question I've posed above, and he pointed me to their "bear blend". It's a cherry / caramel aromatic with a touch
of latakia. It quickly became my favorite blend in my collection to the point I'm rationing it like it's the last drops of water
in the desert!
An embarrassing story: I had spent hours online reading about pipes and tobacco in the months before this trip,
but when I walked into the store I became what I can only describe as "star struck". I had never been in a real pipe
shop before and I was suddenly surrounded by all the things I had been obsessively reading about. I asked the
attendant "do you have any recommendations for uhhhh... beginner wood pipes?". I had forgotten what briar
pipes are made of! After quietly processing my stupidity for a few moments he politely suggested I was looking for
briar pipes, and very kindly helped me pick out my first briar.
Thanks in advance for any guidance and please pardon greenhorn mistakes.
Question: Does anyone have recommendations for aromatics "with a little extra"? Blends that are primarily aromatic
but have a little latakia, a punchy burley base, a virginia twang, etc. I've found stuff like Two friends chocolate English
and Edward G. Robinson's blend, but I figured I'd ask here to see what you all think.
Background: I'm one year into my pipe journey. For starters I was smoking various blends from an amphora sampler
pack purchased online and OTC stuff I found around town. Last fall we took our yearly trip to Gettysburg, but on the
way we made a detour to Chambersburg to visit J.M. Boswells shop. I asked the very kind and knowledgeable shopkeeper
the same question I've posed above, and he pointed me to their "bear blend". It's a cherry / caramel aromatic with a touch
of latakia. It quickly became my favorite blend in my collection to the point I'm rationing it like it's the last drops of water
in the desert!
An embarrassing story: I had spent hours online reading about pipes and tobacco in the months before this trip,
but when I walked into the store I became what I can only describe as "star struck". I had never been in a real pipe
shop before and I was suddenly surrounded by all the things I had been obsessively reading about. I asked the
attendant "do you have any recommendations for uhhhh... beginner wood pipes?". I had forgotten what briar
pipes are made of! After quietly processing my stupidity for a few moments he politely suggested I was looking for
briar pipes, and very kindly helped me pick out my first briar.
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