I am new to pipe smoking. I have always liked the looks and feel of a pipe and purchased a few back in the 90s. I have decided, now that I am retired, why not add the smoking! So I will search around the forums here and try and find out which pipe tobacco I should start with. I will say at first joining this site I was concerned as the welcome posts were dated back in 2011 or so but I eventually found my way to this area of the forums and see the current posting dates. Whew!
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Welcome to the forum, from Southern California. You're in the right place!
Regarding your quest for the right tobacco, when I was a newbie, I found this video helpful (don't mind YT's stupid age-restriction nonsense):
Enjoy the journey!
Regarding your quest for the right tobacco, when I was a newbie, I found this video helpful (don't mind YT's stupid age-restriction nonsense):
Enjoy the journey!
Thanks much! Am watching a few of his videos. I have been reading thru a lot of posts making a mental note of repeated suggestions for tobaccos as well from our forums. Names are all over the place! Haha. When I put that together and compare to other places I read I do get some of the same names. Have you any experience with Lane Q 1 and/ or Lane limited BCA? I don’t do cigs or cigars. I like sweet and I drink tons of water dont like any alcohol stuff as all my palette picks up is the alcohol taste. Thanks again for the lead on those videos. Much appreciated
It was a good one until they made it a blend your own kit.
Welcome aboard from Central Kentucky!
Hello and welcome from West Virginia. Everyone has their own ideas on what tobaccos to start out with, but IMHO I believe to start out with a non-aromatic is best. After you develop a taste for tobacco then you can venture into aromatics or English etc. blends.
Welcome from the New Jersey Shore!
The best shortcut is to try…
A Burley
A Virginia
A Latakia
A Perique
An Aromatic
One or more will agree with you and you can follow your newfound path.
The best shortcut is to try…
A Burley
A Virginia
A Latakia
A Perique
An Aromatic
One or more will agree with you and you can follow your newfound path.
No problem, happy to help. 1Q is a pretty standard vanilla aromatic--I enjoy it in the autumn. There are many comparable blends, like MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cake (Vanilla Cream or Original Choice also come to mind if you're looking for a ribbon cut). Within Lane Ltd., there's also LL-7, RLP-6, and RHQ-3, but I have not tried RCA. I started with aromatics too, on account of my sweet tooth, but expanded to all other blend types soon thereafter. My only suggestion, if you choose to go the aromatic route, is to start on the lighter end of the spectrum, rather than leaping right in to the offensive stuff. For example, although I like Moontrance here and there, I would avoid the whole CAO line. First class ticket to Goop City, if you ask me.
Hope this all helps! Happy November.
You'll find your own way with blends, but let me give you a plan, from which you will likely soon depart. For a year or two, buy only small quantities of anything you try, so you can try more different blends, and because your taste will change even if you think you really like something. Jar anything you don't like and try it again in a year or so. Bulk (tobacco bought in baggies you can put in small jars to keep fresh) is a good way to go, since you can buy it in one or two once quantities, at a substantial savings, and still have a wide range of genres of tobaccos. Try some mostly Virginia, some burley, some English, some dark-fired, and an aromatic or two. Really, take your time. Don't bury yourself in blends. Three or four, for starters, is plenty. Everyone puffs to get a pipe lit, but mostly sip. If you are trying a blend in the stronger range, go slow, maybe in a small chambered pipe or a partial bowl, to see how you do. Starting out is a fun journey, so be sure it is enjoyable. Again, take your time. Not all agree, but I say, don't inhale or retrohale (breathing it out through your nasal passages). It's easier on your mucus membranes and lungs.
Sorry...I meant BCA not RCA. My limited experience in music recording must've caused this brain fart (RCA microphones specifically).
MSO is absolutely spot on when he advises not to bury yourself in blends. I did just that, and while I don't regret it, it does get overwhelming at times. I've told this story on here before, so at the risk of sounding repetitive...I was a one-tin-at-a-time kind of guy at first. The thought of expanding past that never even occurred to me; that is, until I took a serious look at the anti-tobacco movement (and the yes-men they've installed within governmental entities). This forum assisted that process immensely. So last year, I bought an "insta-cellar" on the cheap. So what does my cellar look like now? 38 blends in ball jars, with perhaps a dozen of those in active rotation, about 30 unopened tins, and about 40 samples. And this is after being toned down a bit, mind you!
Like I said, I like having what feels like much more than I'll ever need, since I'm a very slow smoker. But the moral of the story is, if you want to avoid being overwhelmed, take MSO's advice.
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