On How the Danish Will Destroy Everything We Hold Dear

[BROBS]

To get somewhat back on topic, here is an article that I wrote awhile ago:

Evolution of Pipe Smokers?

In my opinion, if someone is having problems picking up flavors while pipe smoking, try Latakia blends. It takes no skill, or much of a palate, to taste them. They are the real "beginner" tobacco blends in my opinion.

I agree. Then you realize they taste like a cow pie. ?

 

[mingc]

Mmmm . . . cow pie

 

[didimauw]

Hi everybody, my name's Kevin, and I'm a Carter Hall addict...

 

[BROBS]

Hi everybody, my name's Kevin, and I'm a Carter Hall addict...

He sounds like a boy-band singer.


“oooh all the teen girls love listening to Carter Hall! He’s so dreamy”

 

[trouttimes]

Wow! Now that we have bashed people over what they smoke and what they eat, can we start on people who smoke cobs? Falcons? Smoke what ever you like, drink what ever you like and eat what ever you like. Just leave me alone.

 

[jguss]

I"ve now read all 145 posts in this thread and three things come to mind:

1) I still don't understand the original poster's point, unless it was a Gresham's Law type argument that bad tobacco drives out good

2) I too am intrigued by Jesse's reference to a Hot Cherry Bendover Virginia blend, and if my Secret Santa is reading this I want some

3) I'll never get back the ten minutes of my life I spent reading this thread

 

[verporchting]

So, how bout them Cowboys?

?????

 

[canucklehead]

He sounds like a boy-band singer.


“oooh all the teen girls love listening to Carter Hall! He’s so dreamy”

I thought you were going to say Kevin sounds like a boy band singer lol.

Carter Hall is a super hero!

 

[warren]

can we start on people who smoke cobs? Falcons?

That's a constant.

 

[canucklehead]

Carter Hall smoking some Carter Hall:

 

[hairvise]

The British are even worse

Yup. Spend some time in the summer in lloret del mar, and you’ll never think that it’s just Americans who can be “ugly”.

 

[anotherbob]

I am not entirely sure who you mean, but Daughters & Ryan's are not, for instance, or Germain's. The same applies to Gawith Hoggard, Samuel Gawith, Cornell & Diehl, etc. These manufacturers have an aromatic lineup as well, but they are not heavily processed or industrially produced.

not compared to many other blends, but even those are far from a raw product. There has been a lot done to all of those to become what one would consider generally smokeable or salable.

 

[anotherbob]

I'm smoking an aromatic right now and it's delicious. Yum.

which one?

 

[anotherbob]

The grocery store? Where do you get yours?

yeah that's where I get mine too. And also not hard to get it from some of the farms locally either.

 

[anotherbob]

I still say we buy dried up leaves that we burn so we can enjoy smoke. Why is wanting it to taste like something delicious so terrible otherwise then the particular way it already tastes delicious. I say glad there is more variety and frankly aros sound easier to sell. Hey it tastes of something you already like.

 

[karam]

You just defined British cuisine in 8 words. Best description ever! :D

I am answering to the food point because the thread has no great interest for me.
There is British cuisine, it's been developed over time based on the geography and stuff available in the British Isles just like everywhere else. It's fine too, treated unfairly first and foremost by the Brits themselves who have no idea what their land's food and ingredients are like. Here's a good 700 pages on British cooking.

 

[jorgesoler]

not compared to many other blends, but even those are far from a raw product. There has been a lot done to all of those to become what one would consider generally smokeable or salable.

I am not saying they sell a raw product, but that they are not heavily processed. If for instance, you add humectants, the final product cannot be classed as unprocessed pipe tobacco.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

From what I understand, aromatic smokers outnumber the rest by a substantial margin. It makes no sense they would be bullied. Perhaps aromatic smokers have their own sense of inadequacy even though that makes little sense. Seems like quite a stretch to see all this as a threat to pipe tobacco.

That's definitely the case over here, some online shops have a list of the top selling blends and aromatics are always well represented.
Nobody should judge fans of aromatics! People who smoke Clan are obviously fair game though.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I've always said that the real reason you don't see more aromatic smokers as active members is that beyond the initial "how do I smoke my pipe," they rarely ever have anything to contribute. Have you seen a thread about an aromatic tobacco?
"Tastes like vanilla"
"Yep"
There's not much more you can add to an aromatic discussion. They just never discuss nuances of flavor, nor do they ever post much about a breadth of different blends. My suspicion is that most aromatic smokers aren't tasting anything, as they smoke for a room note. Maybe not all (because chasingembers will post that he tastes everything), but most never really develop a sensitive palate because of the nature of aromatics.

Sure, sure, we do have some aromatic smokers here, but not many, and most don't hang with us for long. Not because we run them off, but because you just don't ever see them develop a conversation about aromatics that has any depth or breadth to them.

Sure sure, blame a simple joke for running people off... have you seen the way we slam each other over latakia or even perique? Maybe aromatic smokers just have a sense of inadequacy that makes them much more sensitive to any minute joke that may pass before them? Probably from not having the sense of taste non-aro smokers seem to have in tobacco threads?

Some of the Gawith aromatics are very high quality, I think it's because they use their normal tobacco and just add flavourings rather than using a lesser leaf.
Their flavoured twists are some of my favourites but I don't think you'd class them as an aromatic.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

A study conducted in the 80's showed the average penis size of aromatic smokers was 25% smaller than other pipe smokers. Of course, many more females smoke aromatics so that could have skewed the results.

I can confirm this is totally accurate?