First Tobacco You Bought?
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My first purchase was for some reason Captain Black, something cherry and Mac Baren Navy Flake. I chose the Navy Flake because of the name and the tin.
After struggling with the first two, I went online and found some info and with the Navy Flake my technique was better and so was the smoke. Never tried the others again, but the Navy Flake continues to be one of my favorites.
After struggling with the first two, I went online and found some info and with the Navy Flake my technique was better and so was the smoke. Never tried the others again, but the Navy Flake continues to be one of my favorites.
My first pipe tobacco purchase was made at a local B&M in Greensboro, where I walked out with one ounce sample bags of Lane 1-Q, Lane Dark Red, and Newminster Blackberry Brandy.
My first tobacco was Old Onyx, a blend from Campbell's Smoke Shop in East Lansing (along with a basket pipe and pipe cleaners).
It's an aromatic tasted like an autumn evening around a campfire, but without any maple (like Autumn Evening) or latakia.
I'll need to revisit the blend and Campbell's others next time I'm in the area.
It's an aromatic tasted like an autumn evening around a campfire, but without any maple (like Autumn Evening) or latakia.
I'll need to revisit the blend and Campbell's others next time I'm in the area.
The earliest that I can remember is Davidoff Royalty. And, yes, I still smoke it.
Borkum Riff, bought at the same time as a bent pipe in a blister pack from a drug store. I then proceeded to wash the pipe with soap and water after each smoke. Should have washed the tobacco too. More than 40 years ago now and no...
Some sort of goopy house aromatic at the Golden Leaf in St Paul, MN. I don’t remember the flavor, and no, I don’t smoke it anymore.
My first order of Tobacco had 60+ different blends?
While a good half of those will never hit my pipe again I found what are currently all 4 of my daily can't live withouts.
Mac Baren Vanilla Flake, Cult Anonymous, C&D Night train and Cobblestone Chess King.
As well as a handful of my absolutely favorite "Dessert" blends that I only smoke every couple days due to cost or strength like 3P's, Pirate kake, Peterson's Deluxe Navy Rolls, Escudo Navy Deluxe, Davidoff Flake madallions and most importantly Mississippi River Reserve.
I also have a to many to list from that order that I liked enough to buy more of but only smoke randomly.
When it comes to new things i have a bad habit of researching them in annoying details for months or years before making a decision and then I go for broke with a frightening vigor.
Only been smoking pipe since February but my sample it collection is up to well over 150 blends with over a half dozen lbs of my favorites cellared.
While a good half of those will never hit my pipe again I found what are currently all 4 of my daily can't live withouts.
Mac Baren Vanilla Flake, Cult Anonymous, C&D Night train and Cobblestone Chess King.
As well as a handful of my absolutely favorite "Dessert" blends that I only smoke every couple days due to cost or strength like 3P's, Pirate kake, Peterson's Deluxe Navy Rolls, Escudo Navy Deluxe, Davidoff Flake madallions and most importantly Mississippi River Reserve.
I also have a to many to list from that order that I liked enough to buy more of but only smoke randomly.
When it comes to new things i have a bad habit of researching them in annoying details for months or years before making a decision and then I go for broke with a frightening vigor.
Only been smoking pipe since February but my sample it collection is up to well over 150 blends with over a half dozen lbs of my favorites cellared.
The first tobacco I ever purchased was captain black white. I had been watching YouTube pipe smokers for a while and wanted to try it, so I picked up a Grabow and a pouch of CB White from my local Walgreens. I did not think much of it at the time and I didn't hate it. However, I have gone back and tried it again after spending two years of smoking C&D's Burley blends and some other favorites like Bengal Slices and PS Luxury twist flake etc, I just really don't like the stuff any more.
I ordered two tobaccos (no B&M near where I lived and I didn't think of OTC from a local newsagents[*])
1. Peterson Irish Oak. Enjoyed that but surprisingly have never smoked it again; perhaps I should get some more
2. No idea; it was an aromatic; other than it has left no lasting impression in my memory. I'm pretty sure I finished it all (as Aussie prices tobacco is not cheap) but it has left no lasting impressions, good or bad!
[*] a year or so later I went out with pipe, lighter and tamper but forgot my tobacco pouch! Popped into a newsagents and asked if they had any pipe tobacco. All standard OTC stuff but branded for the Aussie market so I had no idea what was what. Went for the most popular one;
If that had been my first tobacco it would also have been my last - it was vile, like trying to smoke a flame thrower; burnt HOT and had presumably been flavoured with napalm. ?
Threw the pouch in the bin at the earliest opportunity; wasn't going to spread that stuff on flower beds; who knows what damage it would do local wild life.
No idea what it was called but I recall it was by Lane and I've never been tempted to try any of their products since. Did I say that stuff was vile? ???
1. Peterson Irish Oak. Enjoyed that but surprisingly have never smoked it again; perhaps I should get some more
2. No idea; it was an aromatic; other than it has left no lasting impression in my memory. I'm pretty sure I finished it all (as Aussie prices tobacco is not cheap) but it has left no lasting impressions, good or bad!
[*] a year or so later I went out with pipe, lighter and tamper but forgot my tobacco pouch! Popped into a newsagents and asked if they had any pipe tobacco. All standard OTC stuff but branded for the Aussie market so I had no idea what was what. Went for the most popular one;
If that had been my first tobacco it would also have been my last - it was vile, like trying to smoke a flame thrower; burnt HOT and had presumably been flavoured with napalm. ? Threw the pouch in the bin at the earliest opportunity; wasn't going to spread that stuff on flower beds; who knows what damage it would do local wild life.
No idea what it was called but I recall it was by Lane and I've never been tempted to try any of their products since. Did I say that stuff was vile? ???
Nellie Butcher, the proprietress of the Humansville Recreation Hall, carried Prince Albert, Velvet, and Half and Half pipe tobaccos in 1972 plus, had a card of Dr. Grabow pipes and a card of Missouri Meerschaum pipes.
I gave Nellie two dollars for a 75 cent cob and a 25 cent package of Half and Half, plus 40 cents for a package of Winston.
I took my change in nickels.
The brand new El Toro pinball was a nickel a play.
Next spring, that will be fifty years.
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A Pepsi was 15 cents, and the juke box was only a nickel.
TAKE MY HEART
Jerry Wallace
What I really wanted was a car and a cheerleader girlfriend, but those pleasures aren’t easily available, nor affordable, when you’re 14 years old.
I gave Nellie two dollars for a 75 cent cob and a 25 cent package of Half and Half, plus 40 cents for a package of Winston.
I took my change in nickels.
The brand new El Toro pinball was a nickel a play.
Next spring, that will be fifty years.
View attachment 103178
A Pepsi was 15 cents, and the juke box was only a nickel.
TAKE MY HEART
Jerry Wallace
What I really wanted was a car and a cheerleader girlfriend, but those pleasures aren’t easily available, nor affordable, when you’re 14 years old.
Most likely Half & Half. It was 1980, and it was on an end cap by the checkout with a blister pack Grabow billiard at the base exchange.
I never got the hang of it… The pipe and the tobacco got tossed when I packed up and PCS’ed to England.
I picked up the habit 10 years later…
I never got the hang of it… The pipe and the tobacco got tossed when I packed up and PCS’ed to England.
I picked up the habit 10 years later…
Some no name bulk black raspberry (I assume it was Sutliff or Lane). Not only do I not smoke it but it caused me to give up the pipe for about ten years before trying again. The first tobacco I bought that I still smoke is Prince Albert.
I really had to think for a minute, but it was Ashton rainy day (I know not a good choice, but hey I was new to the pipe)