When I first started toying with pipe smoking like most newbies i grabbed a pouch of Captain Black. i like the taste and the smell. But stuck with cigarettes now that I've come back and learned about different blends CB was long forgotten. However, recently I scored a 7oz tin from cigar bids for $8 that arrived today so I broke out the old MM Diplomat and walked down memory lane to a day that was much simpler, not giving thought to all the "science of pipe smoking" and relaxed.