First Smoke of the Day ?

[unadoptedlamp]

My first smoke of the day starts in late afternoon or early evening most days.

I can't remember the last time I smoked before noon. It seems off-putting to me somehow and I can't get interested in a smoke until well after lunch.

Never occurred to me to have a regular first of the day, but I could see the value of planning it out if you're rolling out of bed and lighting a pipe. Some blends would put me right back into bed.

 

[smknron]

Sometimes I start out with SWR or just a Virginia based blend, depends how I feel when I wake up.

 

[JOHN72]

06:00 morning with irish coffee and tobacco mainly of virginias.......after for example Spark Plug or Solani 633 and HH pure virginia...........Blockade Runner............Yorktown.............

 

[Kingsley]

Whatever it is, I like it light in the Vitamin N department.

 

[FurCoat]

For the most part, I like to start off with an OTC blend like SWR, EGR or Granger.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

I'm still on my holiday aromatics bender - McC's Holiday Spirit or C&D's Corn Cob Pipe really does it for me with black coffee in the morning.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vauen No 14 Virginia Flake.

 

[beezer]

If I had little sleep the night before then I reach for a blend with a good kick to jump start my day. If I've had a ton of beauty sleep, which is rare, then I might ratchet the blend down a notch in strength and make a greater effort to pair the pipe to the coffee blend.

I find myself reaching for strong C&D blends often...

 

[JOHN72]

06:00 morning,with Sansepolcro.......................Main to consume with virginias............

 

[gamzultovah]

Any bright Virginia will do, but most mornings I enjoy Yoshimi’s Out Shine.

 

[morior8]

Last couple days it's been Rattray's Hal O' The Wynd.

 

[NomadOrb]

Straight virginia or mild burley is usually my first smoke.

 

[Peter - CCB]

Hard to say but latey... a VaPer with lots of Perique or a burley based. I wasn’t really a burley smoker (accept dark flake and Kentucky) but now I’m liking Solani aged Burely flake and some others like The Haunting, Oak Alley etc.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I'm not much for smoking before noon, just by habit. I have my coffee with food and two required pills and supplements, and the pipe comes later. I put a little milk in my stovetop percolator coffee, and the milk coats my mouth and mutes the flavors of a pipe. As some may know, the percolator coffee is my thing. I make my wife a separate pot of French press, and she goes for elevated blends, whereas I drink Chock Full of Nuts or Maxwell House. Lately I have to settle for decaf, though I prefer regular, to make my disposition more upbeat in my codger-hood.

You are just used to that Navy "coffee"

 

[Old School 3319]

Usually its half &half, sometimes CH

 

[Bushido]

Bald Headed Teacher

 

[DAR]

I've said it before and I'll say it again......... I love the smell of latakia in the morning.

 

[PipeIT]

Whatever suits my fancy.

This morning it was Match Victorian. But most days it’s Granger, Prince Albert, Carter Hall or Pegasus with Coffee.

WHAT! He just mentioned 4 other blends besides Granger! LOL

Hmm for a moment there I thought it was only ever Granger!

 

[PipeDad33]

I've been smoking Virginia lately after waking up, along with my cup of coffee.

 

[jei64822]

Unfortunately, I never get to smoke in the morning, but if I did, I'd probably go with a red virginia.