New Pipe Ideas

[Irishpiper]

Hello all,

I was hoping for a little bit of guidance.

I have only been smoking a pipe for around four months, but have quite taken to it.

For the past 20 years I have been a cigarette smoker with the odd foray into cigars and the odd nod to a pipe. However, the past four months have been a revelation and I haven’t had, or wanted a cigarette since.

I am aiming to get myself a number of pipes together that will serve most of my needs.

I find myself leaning to flake and plunge tobaccos with quite a bit of Virginia in there.

I currently have one Northern Briar, 3 Peterson, 2 Julius Vesz, 1 Savenelli and one Erik Nording.
My question is, with this as a starting batch of pipes and my leaning towards flake, if you could recommend pipes and tobaccos to try that I can source in Ireland, I would be very grateful indeed.

 

[edger]

Peterson 120 shape in any of their lines. Great flake pipe. My grandfather in Fermanagh smoked them with Condor Flake.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Latakia and either author or Lovat

 

[mso489]

You haven't heard of PAD? That's Pipe Acquisition Disorder. The truth is, you have all the pipes you need for years to come, despite the fact that most Forums members have dozens, scores, hundreds, just from the enjoyment of acquiring pipes. Your pipes all look Group 4 medium sized, and they will do for most smoking. You might consider a small bowl pipe for sampling, auditioning really strong blends, and short smokes. You might consider an extra large pipe of some kind for longer smokes, and a churchwarden for smoking seated in an arm chair (very relaxed). But with what you have, you can smoke partial bowls for a short smoke, and for longer smokes just use cuts like flake, rope, coin, or plug, each properly sliced, rubbed out, or folded and stuffed. You don't need any more pipes, but you may come to want them.

 

[edger]

Virginias tend to have less nicotine than burleys if you're trying to break the inhaling habit.
You might like Mick McQuade and/or St Bruno. I don't imagine you can get any US tobaccos since the restrictions on shipping have become so onerous.
BTW, where are you in Ireland?

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome!
That’s a great starting setup for pipes.
Samuel Gawith and Gawith Hoggarth tobacco are easily available in Ireland. Try some of them.

 

[cigrmaster]

I am sorry but I cannot help you in terms of what tobacco's are available but I would think the brand of Peterson would be fully available. If that is the case then I would go after Peterson Flake(which used to be Dunhill Flake, which is a really nice straight Virginia Flake.

Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls used to be Dunhill Navy Rolls which is a nice Virginia Perique blend . Peterson Irish Flake is a straight up Virginia/Burley that has a kick for a Virginia Burley. Peterson University flake is a Virginia/Burley with a top note of plum flavoring and is really nice in my opinion. Peterson Perfect Plug or can be called Peterson 3P's. Is a plug that is a real brick and is a tough plug to play with but worth iit in my opinion.

If you can get Samuel Gawith products, I would go for the following.
Best Brown Flake, St James Flake and I would stay away from their Full Virginia Flake until you are really proficient in smoking flakes. I have 43 flakes or plugs in my cellar and Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake is the most finicky.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

 

[edger]

I am sorry but I cannot help you in terms of what tobacco's are available but I would think the brand of Peterson would be fully available. If that is the case then I would go after Peterson Flake(which used to be Dunhill Flake, which is a really nice straight Virginia Flake.

Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls used to be Dunhill Navy Rolls which is a nice Virginia Perique blend . Peterson Irish Flake is a straight up Virginia/Burley that has a kick for a Virginia Burley. Peterson University flake is a Virginia/Burley with a top note of plum flavoring and is really nice in my opinion. Peterson Perfect Plug or can be called Peterson 3P's. Is a plug that is a real brick and is a tough plug to play with but worth iit in my opinion.

If you can get Samuel Gawith products, I would go for the following.
Best Brown Flake, St James Flake and I would stay away from their Full Virginia Flake until you are really proficient in smoking flakes. I have 43 flakes or plugs in my cellar and Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake is the most finicky.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

Very helpful post, Harris. Kudos.

 

[Irishpiper]

Wow! I am really grateful for such quick responses.
Firstly MSO, I take on board what you say about PAD, I will certainly keep a check on that!
Edger, I am based on Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have seen St Bruno in my local tobacco shop. I will give that a go.
Cigrmaster, they was a full and comprehensive response, I really appreciate it! I will take a little time to work through that. I have tried the Peterson Irish flake and really enjoy it, but I will take some time and enjoy working through the others.
to everyone who has replied, I really appreciate your time and effort.
I hope to hear from you all in the further.

 

[Irishpiper]

I am sorry but I cannot help you in terms of what tobacco's are available but I would think the brand of Peterson would be fully available. If that is the case then I would go after Peterson Flake(which used to be Dunhill Flake, which is a really nice straight Virginia Flake.

Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls used to be Dunhill Navy Rolls which is a nice Virginia Perique blend . Peterson Irish Flake is a straight up Virginia/Burley that has a kick for a Virginia Burley. Peterson University flake is a Virginia/Burley with a top note of plum flavoring and is really nice in my opinion. Peterson Perfect Plug or can be called Peterson 3P's. Is a plug that is a real brick and is a tough plug to play with but worth iit in my opinion.

If you can get Samuel Gawith products, I would go for the following.
Best Brown Flake, St James Flake and I would stay away from their Full Virginia Flake until you are really proficient in smoking flakes. I have 43 flakes or plugs in my cellar and Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake is the most finicky.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

Thank you so much for this response.
To be honest, I didn’t quite understand the differences between Burley and Virginia and this has made it very clear.
Thank you!

 

[edger]

So you speak Norn Iron. I've spent some time over there as my Mom was from Maguiresbridge. I don't think you are allowed NOT to smoke a Falcon in Belfast, it's the law.
Enjoy your time here and scarf down a wheaten farl for me!

 

[STP]

Welcome. As mentioned, home of Peterson is not a bad place to be…

 

[Ahi Ka]

CONDOR PLUG IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN IRELAND! You owe it to the rest of us to smoke that exclusively so we can live vicariously through your posts ??

 

[Irishpiper]

CONDOR PLUG IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN IRELAND! You owe it to the rest of us to smoke that exclusively so we can live vicariously through your posts ??

Wow! I was completely unaware that I would have a tobacco edge on others. It would seem that certainly from a cost, never mind selection options, in Ireland we are at a slight disadvantage!

 

[Irishpiper]

So you speak Norn Iron. I've spent some time over there as my Mom was from Maguiresbridge. I don't think you are allowed NOT to smoke a Falcon in Belfast, it's the law.
Enjoy your time here and scarf down a wheaten farl for me!

The thought of smoking a Falcon doesn’t do it for me, but I have seen plenty of it.
As for the dark, it is certainly a weekend thing!

 

[Irishpiper]

The thought of smoking a Falcon doesn’t do it for me, but I have seen plenty of it.
As for the dark, it is certainly a weekend thing!

I had meant farl, not dark! Damn predictive text!

 

[Chasing Embers]

What happened to the finish on that Savinelli? The Bacco line tends to be quite shiny.

 

[edger]

As a guy of a certain age, the Falcon pipe defines Irish codger to me. Very nostalgic and a good smoke.

 

[Chasing Embers]

if you could recommend pipes and tobaccos to try that I can source in Ireland, I would be very grateful indeed.

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[FurCoat]

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