Looking for the Perfect Pipe

[bryanharvey]

Pipe Scholars,

I recently started smoking a pipe about two months ago. I own a Savanelli (as a starter) and have only smoked aromatics to this point. I recently bought a few ounces of some English blends and don't want to mix the cake from Aros in with my Savanelli since I'm trying a Euro blend. Wondering what a good, not-too-expensive pipe for smoking English blends should/would/could be for the hot Florida weather and a new smoker like myself?
Any help is much-obliged as always. Looking forward to the responses.

 

[nsfisher]

Go and buy 3-5 cobs at your local B&M. They will cost you around $5.00 each or less and provide a smoke as good as many $60.00 pipes.

 

[cigrmaster]

You can't go wrong with Savinelli, they will smoke English blends just as well as any other blend. My first pipe was a Savinelli and it is one of my best smokers. If you give me an idea on what you want to spend, I could recommend other brands.

 

[grizzly86]

+1 on the cobs for an inexpensive pipe. They smoke great.

 

[wayneteipen]

For an English blend and your first time smoking I would pick up a group 3 or 4 sized pot, author, apple, bulldog, or rhodesian with around a 11/16" x 1 1/4" deep tobacco chamber. Latakia blends tend to tire your palate quickly when you're new to them (and even when your not) so a wider, shallow bowl is what I recommend. You have lots of choices in the low to mid range pipe market. If it were me and given your circumstances, I would go with a Peterson 303 or 80s in whatever finish you want.

 

[herrflick]

You will find smoking english blends much easier and nicer than aromatics the majority of which tend to be hot burning and lacking in good tobacco flavour. A Stanwell shape 56 is a nice small bowled pipe with an elegant long shank and would fit the bill nicely.

 

[taerin]

I wouldn't buy local corn cobs unless they have the larger sizes because you will probabley only find that they have the legend which looks more like a toy than a pipe it's so tiny. Aristocob.com is a great source of corn cob pipes, they generally smoke way better than most briars, due to a huge air opening throughout the pipe (you can find the perfect brair later when you have the money). My reccomendations if you want a medium sized pipe, get a Country Gentleman, a Diplomat, or a Kolonel (larger than the rest) if you want a large sized pipe, go for a General.
Anything larger than the general will not be easy to use, the medium pipes in corn cob sizing are a good solid medium, they are not small at all. Aristocob sells these pipes for like $8 each (you pay a little more for the larger cobs). And of course if you want a small bowel, I always recomend a clay pipe, they have style and you can color them like a more expensive Meerschaum. They smoke just as well as a corn cob, but I feel they are nicer when you get to the small pipes.

 

[hobie1dog]

Welcome to the forum, if you have a local B&M shop near you, stop in there and talk to them about what blends they have behind the counter that you could try while you are there.