If You Were a Tobacconist...

[Sam_Gamgee]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

What would you recommend for a newcomer wanting to try:

-a Virginia?
-a Burley?
-a tobacco you feel everyone should try?

 

[Chasing Embers]

What would you recommend for a newcomer wanting to try:

-a Virginia?
-a Burley?
-a tobacco you feel everyone should try?

An English

 

[username]

What would you recommend for a newcomer wanting to try:

-a Virginia? Ogs
-a Burley? Carter hall
-a tobacco you feel everyone should try? Nightcap

 

[Sparks317]

10 different samples of Virginia’s
10 different samples of burley‘s
Samuel gawith st james flake

 

[FurCoat]

10 different samples of Virginia’s
10 different samples of burley‘s
Samuel gawith st james flake

Love me some St Jame Flake. ?

 

[olkofri]

An aromatic.

 

[dcicero]

Limited experience but I've enjoyed Sun Bear VA, Old Joe Krantz for VaBur, and I guess and maybe Embarcadero as one everyone should try.

 

[FurCoat]

C&D Opening Night is a good starting point for Virginia
WCC Watch City Slices is an outstanding burly blend.
Must try a good English and I would recommend LJ Peretti Omega or Royal.
All of these are in stock and you'll be able to get more if you like them.

 

[gerryp]

Elizabethan Mixture, Haunted Bookshop, and MM965.

 

[FurCoat]

Elizabethan Mixture, Haunted Bookshop, and MM965.

Forgot about 965. Thats a solid choice, better than LJP to start off with.

 

[weezell]

Carter Hall ...

 

[acidpox]

5 brothers lol

 

[FurCoat]

After some thought...
Mac Baren HH series
Try them all. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I'm staying out of this quagmire..

 

[olkofri]

I'm staying out of this quagmire..

Then what are you making angry faces for?

As a tobacconist, you'd want repeat business, wouldn't you? You can't get that with tobacco that smells like old leather, or stinks of fish: most newcomers buy with their noses. ?

 

[cshubhra]

Depends on whether I am a good tobacconist or a bad tobacconist or a business savvy tobacconist

Assuming I am a business savvy tobacconist, I would try to steer him towards cigars. If he is the sort of soul who wants to stick to a pipe, I would sell him “My Mixture” which will be bespoke hand blended for him. Sometimes I would also sell him one off limited editions

 

[solideogloria86]

For a beginner these 3 would give the smoker a good representation of relatively low fuss blends with great flavor.

Va- Comoy's Cask no 4

Burley-Carter Hall

Must try- My Mixture 965

 

[bent1]

Virginia: Watch City Simply Red
Burley: Lane BWLB

 

[bullet08]

What @chasingembers said.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Then what are you making angry faces for?

As a tobacconist, you'd want repeat business, wouldn't you? You can't get that with tobacco that smells like old leather, or stinks of fish: most newcomers buy with their noses. ?

Just messin with ya. I like aromatics too, but... like I said, I'm staying out of this one.

Maybe your right, I'm sure they sell more aromatics due to the fact that they smell good. But do those people come back? or do they suffer tongue bite and throw their churchwarden away?