New to Pipe but not new to fine tobacco

[MisterBadger]

Welcome from Houston.
<SNIP> If you want smokey that’s more dark and maybe like a cigar, try blends with a Kentucky Dark Fired in it. Dark Flake Unscented and Peterson Irish Flake are wonderful.

Welcome from the Mid-Wales borders, and I'd second this recommendation.

 

[popeofpiping]

Welcome from TN!

 

[tubbyninja1337]

Hello and welcome!

 

[JOHN72]

Welcome from Spain.

 

[keith929]

 

[LeafErikson]

Welcome to the forum. I’d imagine that the aroma you’re referring to is either an aromatic tobacco or a classic American burley blend. The blends I would recommend that fit the bill would be Sir Walter Raleigh (regular or aromatic), Captain Black, or any cherry aromatic.

 

[TriedPiper]

Welcome!

 

[cachimbosergipano]

Welcome from Brazil

 

[Bbailey324]

Welcome from Texas.

 

[Zamora]

Welcome from Scotland! For that sweet aroma I'd recommend Amphora Original, or an aromatic. Since you're new to pipe smoking, and aromatics can be tricky to get the hang of, I'd recommend an easy one like Peterson's Connoisseur's Choice, but there's a lot more variety in the US than here so perhaps some of your fellow countrymen can offer better suggestions

Also Amphora has a sampler pack that has a pouch of all their different blends, it covers all the major styles.

 

[warren99]

Welcome from California.

 

[Pappy Coon]

Good early morning to everyone still awake. I am just closing up my night with a quick note in my journal and a quick note you all. I am not new to fine tobacco. I am an avid cigar smoker. However, I am finding the pipe much more intriguing as of late. I am a practicing Catholic and in the Church there is some elegance behind the pipe. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone here and hear what everyone has to say and learn so much from you.

Welcome. I grew up in the Flint area but live in Nebraska now. Check out Paul's Pipe shop in downtown Flint. Their Arrowhead blend took me back in time to my childhood when my Uncle and Grandfather smoked a pipe. I'm sure they'll point you in the right direction. If I lived near there, I'd frequent it regularly.

Side note... I've smoked cigars for 30+ years, been off and on with the pipe over the years and find the pipe for me is more enjoyable. You just gotta try some blends until you find what you like. Be sure to check out the "What are you smoking" thread on here. Lots of good info all around.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Welcome from the Pacific Northwest!

 

[Joe H]

Welcome to the most informative pipe site on the internet. I was stationed in Weisbaden in the late 80s; there were some great tobacconists there at that time.

 

[wyfbane]

Thank you! Where in SW Germany? When I was stationed in Italy, for over 2 years, I was always traveling through Germany to our Brigade up in Wiesbaden.

Vicenza? I LOVED it there, though I was just there for a few TDYs.

 

[gord]

Good early morning to everyone still awake. I am just closing up my night with a quick note in my journal and a quick note you all. I am not new to fine tobacco. I am an avid cigar smoker. However, I am finding the pipe much more intriguing as of late. I am a practicing Catholic and in the Church there is some elegance behind the pipe. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone here and hear what everyone has to say and learn so much from you.

Tonight, I lit my first pipe while reading my book. I have a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe and the first tobacco I have tried so far was Peterson's Nightcap. That is a very tasty smoke, I must say. However, it wasn't quite what I was thinking. When I think of cigars, I think of the kind of sweet smell that just lingers in the air. Nightcap, though delicious does not have the sweet notes in the air. If anyone knows what I am talking about, I believe it to be the smell everyone talks about when they think of a pipe smoker-- the smell is an instantaneous memory line to the good days of being a child on the porch and that one uncle is over puffing on his pipe. You don't remember much about anything of that day-- except that smell of the pipe. That's the smell I remember, and I don't know how much differently I can describe it.

If anyone knows what I am talking about, please point me in the direction of the right tobacco. I would love to fill the air with that smell as I read my book and recollect of easier days.

Thanks,

AG.

Another practicing RC pipe and cigar smoker from Prince George, British Columbia, home of the 2nd highest tobacco prices in the world. Stick around and listen to Aussi OZ and he'll fill you in on who's #1!! This is an excellent forum and gets better as you progress in the craft. You've come to the right place.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Greetings!

You are referring to the classic cherry or vanilla blends. I would buy some Lane 1-Q in bulk, easy smoke with that aroma you are referring to.

 

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[trouttimes]

Welcome from Alabama, USA

 

[spearheadbill]

Welcome from Long Beach California.
You are most likely reminiscing about a cavendish blend. As a cigar smoker I doubt you need an cherry or dessert candy aromatic but I could be wrong. If you want a natural but sweet tobacco with old world flavor and room note try Pegasus.