Why now? One has to wonder. Cigar leaf or none, no one should expect a cigar experience with a pipe, but that doesn't mean these blends without cigar leaf, or others with cigar leaf, aren't delicious. C&D Billy Budd (with) is a favorite. I keep some C&D cigar leaf on hand to mix. Sometimes a good cigar is what you want, but cigar leaf is a worthy blending tobacco. Did you know Connecticut is a big state for growing cigar leaf? It may be mostly wrapping leaf, I'm not sure, but that often surprises people who aren't aware of tobacco farming in the North.