Pipe Tobacco Cigars?

[Cyxelsid]

So the Tooth & Bear (my local shop) is selling a few cigars rolled using pipe tobacco instead of standard cigar tobacco.

I have not tried them yet, but one of the reasons I switched from cigars to pipes (just one reason, there are many) is that I found cigars to be more acrid and less pleasingly fragrant.

Does anyone have any experience with pipe tobacco cigars? Should I give this a shot? They are "limited edition" and only available a few times a year. The tobacconist says they are hit and miss with customers. Some people love 'em, some people hate 'em. They are $10-$15 each. He personally enjoys them as an occasional change up. He is primarily a cigar smoker.

Thoughts?

 

[Pooh-Bah]

I believe there's some sort of aromatica tobacco in the Sweet Jane (which I bought on sale and liked more than most aromatic pipe tobacco), and know there's Latakia in the Plum Pudding cigar, which also was quite pleasant.

Haven't tried any Stillwells, but I believe I've heard good things about those too.

 

[OzPiper]

Tabac Manil cigars

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I've always thought there should be more of this.

 

[9mmpuffer]

Black and milds are pipe tobacco cigars and one of the best sellers in the USA. Of course, they are homogenized wrapper but tens of thousands of smokers enjoy them. I don't see why pipe tobacco cigars wouldn't be enjoyable, the problem is cost. Most pipers like the flavor and economics of pipe smoking.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

I thought SPC had Plum Pudding cigars. I didn’t like PP enough to buy again, but I’d try one of these if given the opportunity.

 

[ElectricThief]

I’d only be interested in those rolled with Kentucky. I’m British so far less option and understanding of what you’re referring too but I did see some rolled with dark fired Kentucky.

Having enjoyed a few Cubans before and my experience with pipe tobacco’s, I often make my cigar blends from dark fired Kentucky + Kendal dark/unscented dark plug + pinch burley like OJK/ Duke and supplemented with various pinches of other stuff like cavendish and perique combinations make some good throat hit spicy Cuban style goodness.

I wish we had a larger variety here, like American I’m tempted to import whole leaf but not quite set up for ryo cigar experimentation.

 

[yardjocky]

Doesn't CAO make pipe tobacco cigars?

 

[Homer]

I would not waste my money to those.
If I want to smoke cigar I usually choose handrolled cigar.

 

[fireground_piper]

I smoked the Stillwell Navy when it came out and it was good. Maybe a little high on the price.

The Kentucky fire cured line are great and one of my favorite cigars.

Off of those 2 though I’d warn that neither are pipe tobacco in a cigar format. They are very much cigars with pipe tobacco elements mixed in. The KFC is much more notable with the Kentucky but it’s still a cigar. I wouldn’t go into any of them thinking you will get a pipe experience. It will be a cigar experience.