I am a pretty new pipe smoker, I started doing it regularly this year, 2012.
Since then I have tried about 10 types of pipe tobacco. My first few blends were house blends of a tobaccanist and since then I have always been a little disappointed in the brand name tobaccos. Maybe I've tried the wrong ones?
I live in a very populated part of Germany so there are lots of "local" tobaccanists in surrounding cities. I've decided to tour them all and buy a few types of tobacco from each one.
What do you all think? Are house blends often of better quality? Am I right to temporarily give up on the brand name tobaccos?
Since then I have tried about 10 types of pipe tobacco. My first few blends were house blends of a tobaccanist and since then I have always been a little disappointed in the brand name tobaccos. Maybe I've tried the wrong ones?
I live in a very populated part of Germany so there are lots of "local" tobaccanists in surrounding cities. I've decided to tour them all and buy a few types of tobacco from each one.
What do you all think? Are house blends often of better quality? Am I right to temporarily give up on the brand name tobaccos?