I am not a nicotine guy. So, I would appreciate some short list input on which tobaccos have the least and which have the most nicotine. Thanks in advance.
Nicotine .... The Least and the Most
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+1. I don't inhale, perhaps that's why nicotine content doesn't have as profound an effect on me. That said, Royal Yacht is one of the higher nic blends and I can't let the smoke out through my nose, it burns.
Nightcap is a hefty one, and I had quite a nic hit when I tried Old Dublin as well. I've heard the Samuel Gawith ones are fairly high, but I didn't really get that much of a kick when I tried the 1792 flake (although I only smoked half a bowl).
I've found most aromatics seem to be quite low. I get on rather will with a fair few Peterson tobaccos (Sherlock Holmes is alright, and Connoisseurs Choice being my favourite), Dunhill EMP is a light (ish) one, and MAc Baren's vanilla cream is pretty low.
Of course, it's worth noting - I'm a fairly new pipe smoker, and can only offer advice on the (limited) tobaccos I've tried.
I've found most aromatics seem to be quite low. I get on rather will with a fair few Peterson tobaccos (Sherlock Holmes is alright, and Connoisseurs Choice being my favourite), Dunhill EMP is a light (ish) one, and MAc Baren's vanilla cream is pretty low.
Of course, it's worth noting - I'm a fairly new pipe smoker, and can only offer advice on the (limited) tobaccos I've tried.
I find aromatics to be the overall lowest nic blends. The popular 1Q comes to mind.
I smioke a lot of heavy ones. GH Kendall Kentucky is my current fav nic fix as well as Dark Flake unscented. SG ropes and 1792 are pretty heavy too. Five Brothers is a notorious one as well.
I smioke a lot of heavy ones. GH Kendall Kentucky is my current fav nic fix as well as Dark Flake unscented. SG ropes and 1792 are pretty heavy too. Five Brothers is a notorious one as well.
(I have no affiliation with it, so I hope I'm allowed to post this. Otherwise I apologize and edit/remove it) I would suggest giving www.tobaccoreviews.com a look.
Was always a helpful site, but now you can search for certain criteria (Search > Show more search fields... > Avg. Strength ) .
Was always a helpful site, but now you can search for certain criteria (Search > Show more search fields... > Avg. Strength ) .
English blends are generally lower in nicotene than other non-aro blends, though Nightcap and Billy Budd are definitely exceptions. They tend to emphasize Virginia over Burley, which is one of the most high-nic leaves, and they have latakia, which is one of the lowest. Lat bombs are flavor monsters but very mild in the nicotene area.
I really don't know much about other types, English blends are pretty much my focus. But if you haven't already, you should see how latakia agrees with you.
I really don't know much about other types, English blends are pretty much my focus. But if you haven't already, you should see how latakia agrees with you.
Isn't it a contradiction to say that aromatics are low nicotine, when most aromatics are made using some percentage of burley (which everyone agrees is high nic)?
+1 Yaddy, I've thought the same thing. Most of the high nicotine blends that I've encountered have been strong in dark Virginias with Kentucky. Perique is the highest, but they are never added in enough percentage to affect the the blends.
OK, I've thought about this, and right or wrong, here it goes...
Nicotine may be higher in burleys and may be even higher in aromatics if we sent it out to be tested. But, because of the acidity in Virginias, we get a bigger punch of nicotine from the smaller amounts of nic in "some" dark Virginias. PH affects how the nicotine is delivered to your system. Whereas, some heavily topped burleys which may have an underlying oasis of nicotine, just doesn't deliver the punch, because the PH of the sweet toppings makes the delivery slower. Thus, an aromatic could have "volumes" of Nicotine, with most of it just hitting the bulletproof vest of our tongue. Whereas, some darker Virginias that are not especially high in nicotine deliver a more pronounced headspin, because of the armor piercing qualities that the acidity gives the nic.
What do you think?
Nicotine may be higher in burleys and may be even higher in aromatics if we sent it out to be tested. But, because of the acidity in Virginias, we get a bigger punch of nicotine from the smaller amounts of nic in "some" dark Virginias. PH affects how the nicotine is delivered to your system. Whereas, some heavily topped burleys which may have an underlying oasis of nicotine, just doesn't deliver the punch, because the PH of the sweet toppings makes the delivery slower. Thus, an aromatic could have "volumes" of Nicotine, with most of it just hitting the bulletproof vest of our tongue. Whereas, some darker Virginias that are not especially high in nicotine deliver a more pronounced headspin, because of the armor piercing qualities that the acidity gives the nic.
What do you think?
Out of all of the tobaccos I have smoked, I thought Hamberger Veermeister had the strongest Nic hit.
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