Meerschaum for Beginner?

[condorlover1]

@proteus : Sort of reminds me of this scene from the Addams Family..

 

[Merton]

I think that you are better off starting with a couple of good cobs and one briar. Meerschaums are fine but it often has an off taste for the first 20 to 25 bowls. It frequently tastes like "Eau De Lowtide".... this, I think, could put a new smoker off pipesmoking fairly quickly.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

You must first be initiated into the Ancient Order of Meerschaum Pipe Smokers and receive training to become a 3rd Degree Smoker. With that in hand along with a note from your Lodge Master countersigned by one of your parents you can then have a meerschaum pipe!

Don’t forget the 37 different handshakes you need to learn and the call and response.

From whence the hue of poo comith to your foam of see?

 

[The Clay King]

Or maybe a clay pipe?

Billiard - Old German Clay Pipes | Smokingpipes.com

Buy this Old German Clay Billiard tobacco pipe from Smokingpipes, hand-crafted from quality German clay by Markus Fohr.

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@CoffeeAndBourbon My first pipe was a vintage clay I bought from a flea market; at least 80 years old and I broke it within a few weeks...

 

[The Clay King]

Wait, can you imagine me walking around with a clay pipe like some sort of buccaneer? Ha ha

@cosmicfolklore Like me then

 

[The Clay King]

Burleys do smoke so nice in a cob

@CoffeeAndBourbon The house burley blend I got from @Birddog66 smokes very well in a clay!

 

[franzkfk]

lol yah it's been awhile since you started wanting huh

Yeah I wanted to start last year but I have been very busy.

 

[franzkfk]

So ... guys ... Thank you all for help with deciding.

I have went with Brigham System Sandblasted Billiard. If I like it I will experiment more with sizes and length and definitely with meer


BTW, could you recommend me tabacco?

With cigars I really like to experiment, but I am usually liking maduro style, longer aging ... mostly Honduras, Nicaragua ... If it helps. I really like the clean taste of the tabacco itself.

 

[RookieGuy80]

Brigham makes a great pipe for the money. My first good "real" pipe (not a cob or basket briar) was a pair of Brighams. You should be happy with yours.

Eta: For tobaccos, for right now, the only thing I can think is to get a bunch of samples. Go onto Smokingpipes.com and get an ounce of like 4 different ones that strike your fancy. Try to avoid heavily cased and topped aromatics like Captain Black or Autumn Evening for now. Aros tend to be a little less forgiving of less than stellar techniques.

Find a medium English, a burley based, maybe a va/per, and Sutliff makes some decent matches for the old drug store blends like Carter* Hall Prince Albert*.

If I were to order a sampler set of tobaccos for a newer pipe smoker, my order would look like this (one ounce each). Peter Stokkebye's English Luxury or Sutliff'sEastfarthing, Sutliff's Victorian (or Match Elizabethian, depending on your supplier), C&D's Haunted Bookshop (they have a ton of decent burley options, and any should work, but I've known too many cigar smokers who love HB over others), and Sutliff's Field and Stream Match or Carter Hall*.

*Carter Hall, Prince Albert, and Granger (another great codger blend) are generally sold in 12oz tubs. However WVsmokeshop has them for sale in bulk by the ounce. If you want the real thing and not the Sutliff matches, I'd suggest getting just an ounce from wvsmokeshop.

 

[franzkfk]

Brigham makes a great pipe for the money. My first good "real" pipe (not a cob or basket briar) was a pair of Brighams. You should be happy with yours.

Eta: For tobaccos, for right now, the only thing I can think is to get a bunch of samples. Go onto Smokingpipes.com and get an ounce of like 4 different ones that strike your fancy. Try to avoid heavily cased and topped aromatics like Captain Black or Autumn Evening for now. Aros tend to be a little less forgiving of less than stellar techniques.

Find a medium English, a burley based, maybe a va/per, and Sutliff makes some decent matches for the old drug store blends like Carter* Hall Prince Albert*.

If I were to order a sampler set of tobaccos for a newer pipe smoker, my order would look like this (one ounce each). Peter Stokkebye's English Luxury or Sutliff'sEastfarthing, Sutliff's Victorian (or Match Elizabethian, depending on your supplier), C&D's Haunted Bookshop (they have a ton of decent burley options, and any should work, but I've known too many cigar smokers who love HB over others), and Sutliff's Field and Stream Match or Carter Hall*.

*Carter Hall, Prince Albert, and Granger (another great codger blend) are generally sold in 12oz tubs. However WVsmokeshop has them for sale in bulk by the ounce. If you want the real thing and not the Sutliff matches, I'd suggest getting just an ounce from wvsmokeshop.

OK, ordered few of them…Thanks

 

[multitool]

For what it's worth...I don't think it matters if you're a beginner or lifelong piper. If you're certain that you enjoy pipes and want to stick with pipe smoking, meerschaums are a great addition to any collection.