Help me Find my First Tobacco..
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Ok thanks. I do like the pouch and tools so will just keep. I will smoke the Meerschaum.
I actually have that one. Bought it and Captain Black Cherry at a local store but have not smoked yet.
You got some good suggestions here. Pay less attention though to what other people say about what's good and bad. The notion that Orlik Golden Sliced has an overwhelming nic hit is just ludicrous. Try what you have already purchased, be patient. Don't draw too hard, the goal is to keep the combustion temps as low as possible. Then let your experience be your guide. There are lots of people here who can help you with "If you liked X, then try Y".
Good choice on the cob. They smoke easy and are cheap. No worries about scorching.
Good choice on the cob. They smoke easy and are cheap. No worries about scorching.
Don't buy a whole lot of any blend while you sample different ones, even if you like them. Anything you don't like, jar and try again in a year or so. Typical old favorites that have served as starter tobaccos and have already been mentioned are Lane 1-Q and Carter Hall. The Sir Walter Raleigh aromatic should be pleasant, and the Capt. Black Cherry, depending on how you feel about cherry flavor. Take it slow. Learn to smoke a pipe, and go from there.
Scotte previously had the kit for the same price, but it also included a small tobacco pouch.
The pipe case holds 2 pipes and accessories. Along with the pipe stand, wooden handled pipe tool, and rarely used but nice reamer, it's worth the price of admission and consider the pear wood pipe "free".
Use the pipe as any other, but don't be worried if you char the rim or drop it since, in essence, it may be considered a learning tool.
Agreed that the Missouri Meerschaum pipes are the best quality for the cheapest price, punching well above their weight class.
I forget where, but you can get a bundle of MM's for under $50, which gives you a nice set without worrying about a latakia ghost while you learn. I wish I was pointed in the MM direction when I 1st started.
Once you get the initial pipe tools, sample various genres of tobacco. Store those you dislike and come back to them later.
When in doubt, buy tobacco over pipes. You'll know the right time to get another higher level pipe. Trust.
Everyone you guys are great!!! So much good advice, except condorlover1 who was considering burning my nasal cavity with Tambolaka. Just kidding .. ?
Nothing wrong with trying to smoke the wooden pipe (the listing states both pearwood and ebony), just don't go in with high expectations.
Then again compared to a Cob I'd say the same about 99% of Briar pipes on the market.
I've been at it for a couple months. I wouldn't get too many different types but, 2 or 3 would be nice for a comparison. Don't think Captain Black is not quality because its found locally. Its really good. One of my savanelli pipes has a filter. I smoke without the filter. If I feel its harsh, i insert a filter. The charcoal filter knocks it down a peg making t more palatable. If you get half way through and believe its going down hill, stop. No need to smoke it through. Stop with the good impression. After a couple months of experimentation, tabac I thought was not so great, is now tasting good. Best of luck and welcome aboard from another noob.
If u have never smoked a pipe, and own no pipe- I would suggest this: buy a corn cob for about $5-6 at Missouri corn cob. Get 2 or 3 if u like. Buy just a few 1 oz. Bags of bulk tobacco. That Lane 1Q comes that way as do many others. Practice the techniques you read here and/ or see on you tube. Start small. Once you know it’s for you then it’s time for more pipes and tobaccos. I am newish myself and know there is a lot that comes at you at once if you tend to think a bit which it sounds like you do. Relax, go slow and enjoy! Tons of knowledge from folks here and other forums as well!
Any brand that says it’s a Cavendish.
My morning pipe this morning is Admiral’s Choice Cherry Cavendish.
This. Carter hall is what taught me how to smoke properly, 6 years after i first started. If ordering from P&C you may be able to order an ounce of chathom manor which is the match blend.
The Chatham Manor blend that matches Carter Hall is available in a tub, but for sampling, get the two ounce baggie for about six bucks. In MM cobs, I'd stick your neck out to the extent of buying one of the special edition pipes with an acrylic stem for about $26, a little more or less. I chew through the softer plastic stems, but the acrylics will last for decades in most cases. I think you'll find you want to hang onto an MM cob, even if you only smoke occasionally, and especially if you come to smoke fairly regularly, and even if you get other pipes made of briar, etc. Cobs are a good dependable addition to a rotation and are easy to learn to smoke and satisfactory when you become more experienced.
Yep, I'd go with Lane's 1-Q too. You can smoke this all day with no bite. I first started with Captain Black Gold (for a long time). Decades later, I've since branched out into all other areas, and enjoy latakia and VaPer much more now, but every now and again, I'll fill a bowl with 1-Q and just chill.