Good Beginners Tobacco

[mso489]

Beginner with a pipe, or beginner with smoking at all? Some folks with a cigarette or cigar background might enter at a somewhat higher level of tolerance. But the above posts are good for people smoking for the first time. Most of these tobaccos would be counted mild. Nail and cigar smokers might start with medium strength, and I'd prompt them toward non-aromatic to start.

 

[02Knight]

Excellent video @chasingembers! That did the trick, not burning my tongue at all using your method! Much appreciated

 

[02Knight]

Beginner with a pipe, or beginner with smoking at all? Some folks with a cigarette or cigar background might enter at a somewhat higher level of tolerance. But the above posts are good for people smoking for the first time. Most of these tobaccos would be counted mild. Nail and cigar smokers might start with medium strength, and I'd prompt them toward non-aromatic to start.

@mso489 I have been dipping Copenhagen snuff for about 42 years, same amount as when I started about a can a week. I used the snuff to quit smoking cigarettes 42 years ago.

 

[02Knight]

@Country Bladesmith I put all three of those stronger tobaccos on my wish list at smokingpipes.com. Going to try out my first order then if I think I need a stronger tobacco I will order them. Appreciate the help

 

[02Knight]

Burley: C&D's Pegasus
Virginia: C&D's Yorktown
Va/Per: Peter Stokebbye Navy Flake
Aromatic: MacBaren's Vanilla Cream Loose Cut
English: Peterson's Early Morning Pipe

@ray47 What sort of tobacco is that Va-per? I saw it mentioned last night on a pipe video I was viewing but he did not elaborate on what it was

 

[rajangan]

@mso489 I have been dipping Copenhagen snuff for about 42 years, same amount as when I started about a can a week. I used the snuff to quit smoking cigarettes 42 years ago.

Man, if you've been dipping for 42 years, I recommend blending your own if you can find it. In order of nicotine high to low - dark air cured, burley, fire cured, maryland.

The trick is to take these tobaccos and mix them in with something you like the flavour of. Most pipe tobacco has a low pH, and adding those tobaccos raises it and leads to better absorption. In fact, that's what they do with Copenhagen via added carbonate. Most chews are basically burley, and or fire cured, and or dark air cured, and carbonate, cooked and fermented (plus flavors and sweeteners).

 

[rajangan]

@ray47 What sort of tobacco is that Va-per? I saw it mentioned last night on a pipe video I was viewing but he did not elaborate on what it was

Va-per is Virginia plus perique. Perique is a type of fermented burley.

 

[02Knight]

Man, if you've been dipping for 42 years, I recommend blending your own if you can find it. In order of nicotine high to low - dark air cured, burley, fire cured, maryland.

The trick is to take these tobaccos and mix them in with something you like the flavour of. Most pipe tobacco has a low pH, and adding those tobaccos raises it and leads to better absorption. In fact, that's what they do with Copenhagen via added carbonate. Most chews are basically burley, and or fire cured, and or dark air cured, and carbonate, cooked and fermented (plus flavors and sweeteners).

@rajangan appreciate the info! I truly never knew there was so much info on tobacco available! I an getting overloaded with information! I will take your suggestion as soon as I get my order in and start really delving into the world of pipe smoking. I really find it pleasant and relaxing. Of course I have to go somewhere so I am not bothering other people.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Excellent video @chasingembers! That did the trick, not burning my tongue at all using your method! Much appreciated

Very welcome.?

 

[mso489]

chasing', that's an elegant accent ... well, everyone has an accent. But your state should hire you for voice overs for their tourist videos. I love listening to my wife's Missouri family, this beautiful rolling Midwestern lilt and eloquent pauses. Her late cousin Willa absolutely zoned me out, in person or on the phone, talking about anything.

 

[elasmo]

Go straight to Nightcap.

 

[02Knight]

Go straight to Nightcap.

Is Nightcap a tobacco? @elasmo

 

[saltedplug]

Brown Pigtail

 

[ray47]

@ray47 What sort of tobacco is that Va-per? I saw it mentioned last night on a pipe video I was viewing but he did not elaborate on what it was

This should help you.

updating via yoast

www.tobaccoreviews.com

 

[02Knight]

Ok after receiving some good suggestions I have made 2 orders from Smokingpipes.com. I just ordered D&R Picayune, Peterson's Nightcap, Peterson Irish Flake & Mac Baren HH old dark fired. These were the stronger ones that have been suggested. Thanks to all.

 

[BROBS]

Ok after receiving some good suggestions I have made 2 orders from Smokingpipes.com. I just ordered D&R Picayune, Peterson's Nightcap, Peterson Irish Flake & Mac Baren HH old dark fired. These were the stronger ones that have been suggested. Thanks to all.

U GONNA GET TWIZTED BRO

 

[02Knight]

U GONNA GET TWIZTED BRO

Lmao, Ok we will see! But remember I've been dipping Copenhagen snuff for over 40 years! Hell they won't get a cherry because I've been twisted before!

 

[BROBS]

Lmao, Ok we will see! But remember I've been dipping Copenhagen snuff for over 40 years! Hell they won't get a cherry because I've been twisted before!

then you're off to a good start. haha

I dipped cope one time in high school and threw up in a bush.

 

[Worknman]

Old Dark Fired is one of my favorites from the list you ordered, very flavorful and enough nicotine without being too much. Irish Flake is even stronger in the nicotine department.

 

[lawdawg]

Lmao, Ok we will see! But remember I've been dipping Copenhagen snuff for over 40 years! Hell they won't get a cherry because I've been twisted before!

Since pipe smokers generally don't inhale the pipe smoke and rely on absorption through the membranes, the strongest pipe tobacco is pretty damn weak nicotine-wise compared to smoking a cigarette or throwing in a dip. The nicotine in pipe smoking is a different experience... it's cumulative throughout the smoke and creeps up on you, instead of all at once like shortly after putting in a dip, or when inhaling a cigarette.

As an experienced tobacco user, you'll be just fine with the strongest pipe tobacco, and might even find it lacking. Pro tip - burley blends are heavy on the nicotine and are usually pretty easy blends to smoke. Most of the "codger" blends are burley blends. My favorite of them is Carter Hall. Every pipe smoker should give the old school codger blends a try - Prince Albert, Granger, Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh, and so on. These blends are more Midwestern farmer than refined gentleman, and IMO they are quite enjoyable for what they are - a simple no-frills smoke.