Pipe Tobacco's Greatest Hits?

[Recon Paul]

What are the must-know/must-try tobaccos for beginners? Not personal favorites. Just the heavy hitters with which everyone should be familiar. I think it would be a good list to compile.

As an analogy, if someone had zero knowledge of Rock 'n' Roll and wanted to learn, you would give them Elvis, The Beatles and the Stones as a likely starting point rather than Moby Grape, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and The Monks. The hit list, not the deep cut favorites.

What are the age honored OTC, flake, cake, Virginia, English, etc.

For OTC I would think Capt. Black, but which one? Carter Hall, Virginia Gold?

I'm sure some of the Petersons/former Dunhills. Something from Orlik, Mac Baren, C&D, Stockebye?

Give me the radio hits, not the B-sides and rarities.

 

[wolflarsen]

MyMixture 965
Old Dark Fired
Blood Red Moon
Escudo
Orlick Golden Sliced
Capstan Blue
Plum Pudding

 

[hawky454]

I’m more of a Mahavishnu Orchestra kind of guy so I’ll let others give you the Casey Kasem hits.

 

[workman]

The most common blends here are Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Blend and Orlik Golden Sliced.

 

[bullet08]

Anything Dunhill used to make now available from Peterson.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

MacBaren VA#1

 

[brandaves]

So this list just covers some popular blends...I guess that's what you're looking for?

OTC: Carter Hall, Prince Albert, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic, Half & Half, Velvet

VaPer/Virginia: Escudo Navy De Luxe, Capstan Blue, Elizabethan Mixture

English: Early Morning Pipe, Nightcap, My Mixture 965, Plum Pudding, Presbyterian Mixture, Squadron Leader

Aromatic: Scottish Mixture, 1Q, Molto Dolce

Burley: (Besides OTC) Haunted Bookshop, Old Joe Krantz, HH Burley Flake, Aged Burley Flake

Of course there are many others.

 

[rajangan]

1Q/Captain Black (white?)
BLWB
965
MacBaren Plumcake,
And I'll agree with @workman on Scottish Mixture

Edit: I'd maybe throw in Black Mallory or Red Raparee, but I don't even know if they still exist. I'm sure there are excellent substitutes.

 

[JPremo]

Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular
Peterson Irish Flake
Molto Dolce
Hearth and Home WhiteKnight

 

[Ahi Ka]

I’m gonna chuck erinmore out there. I don’t have any, but pretty much it’s the only blend people associate with pipe tobacco here in NZ

 

[FurCoat]

What bullet08 said.

 

[Perique]

Radio hits rather than B-sides? I would say:

Dunhill 965
Escudo
Dunhill Early Morning Pipe
Orlik Golden Sliced
Carter Hall
Sir Walter Raleigh
Solani Aged Burley Flake
MacBaren Vanilla Cream Flake
C&D Autumn Evening

 

[warren]

Three Star Blue, the largest selling private label blend in the world.

 

[marconi]

I would start by looking at Smoking pipes top ten bulk blends.All the popular blends are there, two for starters Peter Stokkebye 403 Luxury Bullseye flake and Luxury Navy Flake

 

[d4k23]

Agree with Escudo, Stokkebye Bullseye and Luxury Flake and would throw in Proper English for some Latakia. Embarcadero for Oriental tastes. And Doblone D’oro is quintessential Dark Fired. I smoke that in a meet with coffee and it is perfect.

 

[d4k23]

Smoke in a *Meer* not a meet, ha. Been awhile since I posted and iPhone autocorrected me.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

You can read through this site and figure out the popular blends rather quickly. You didn't even specify which genre you like. If think you'd have more success starting your preferences and asking for similar recommendations.

 

[Recon Paul]

You can read through this site and figure out the popular blends rather quickly. You didn't even specify which genre you like. If think you'd have more success starting your preferences and asking for similar recommendations.

I'm still discovering what I like and how often. Just looking for the cliff notes to keep for quick reference.

 

[warren]

I don't think he was looking for smoking suggestions. I read that he us looking for blend "popularity". Suggesting he thinks new smokers should start with one or more of those blends. I think! He equates it with teaching someone the history of "Rock and Roll". That's easy, just point the neophyte to Sun Records, Sam Phillips being the guy who came up with the blend of Rhythm and Blues, Gospel, Country and whatever else was hanging around his studio. Tobacco is a bit harder.

 

[workman]

Most posters are missing the point. The point is the thin bit at the end of the stick, guys.