Recommended Starter Tobacco

[unclearthur]

smokingpipes.com under bulk. Check Mac Baren, and Peter Stokkebye. Wouldn't hurt to run through the others too just so your keyboard is gummed up with drool. LOL! On a more serious note I recommend getting a couple ounces each of those that look good to you before making a large buy of a single blend.

 

[onizuka]

That's pretty awesome stuff - the only thing is they don't carry the one blend I'm wanting to try so badly, which is the Altadis Frosty Mint.

 

[unclearthur]

Go here then. pipesandcigars.com That page you want is here;

http://pipesandcigars.com/albultob.html Still nice prices and way less expensive than buying tins.

 

[romeowood]

Bumping the thread, in anticipation of the arrival of my purchases of said recommendations.

 

[schmitzbitz]

In my own, extremely limited, experience I've been enjoying Amphora Original Blend quite abit as an easy to find drug store tobacco, but then again, I am also loving this tin of Peterson Irish Flake that my local B&M pushed on me, and I've heard that punishes alot of people new to the pipe (big hit of vitamin N there, but amazing flavours).
Dan Tobacco Honeydew Vanilla is a nice aro., although, it will punish you if you smoke too hard. In Canada, the same can be said for Brigham's Maple Vanilla; I've had a chance to try a few of their other aro's, and this one seems to have the most complexity/least candy sweetness (to me). Both of these will offer a whole ton less goop than CBW (although the Brigham's blend will gurgle abit, especially if you don't let it stand for a few hours).

 

[expatpipe]

Great suggestions! Sometimes it really perplexes me reading other sites that in one way or another recommend to the starter to smoke a blend so mild that it would be just as rewarding as packing a bowl of imaginary tobacco and imagining the taste they want. And in my own opinion there is nothing too scary if a beginner gets a taste of tounge bite. It's like when you fell off your bike and learned, well damn that wasn't right.. you got back on and learned to pedal right with balance. I do not have several years of everyday smoking experience, but others on this forum give sage advice. Listen and you will be smoking with pleasure.

 

[oldmaus]

Mike at Mars Cigars & Pipes has really good bulk prices also on many blends.

http://www.marscigars.com/pipetobacco.aspx

 

[yachtexplorer]

For a starting pipe smoker, I would counsel avoiding armatics and burley blends. Aromatics because they have a tendency to bite if you don't know how to smoke them and burleys because of their strong nicotine profile.
My best recommendation would be MacBaren's Virginia #1. It needs a little rubbing but not so much as a flake, is a simple, approachable, sweet golden Virginia, does not seem to bother nearby non=smokers much and is also pretty yummy stuff. If you want to try a readily available flake that has been one of my staples for years and is an easy beginners smoke as well, go for Rotary Navy Cut...also a nice, sweet golden Virginia flake.

 

[mastertech]

As a new pipe smoker myself I haven't tried more than just a few different tobacco types myself.... But I think it might depend on the new pipe smoker. If they are new to any kind of smoking then perhaps the milder tobaccos, or aromatics might do the trick. However for someone that has been a long time cigarette smoker like me and is switching to pipe smoking they are going to need something with lots of vitamin N. I tried a couple of the ones that were recommended on previous posts, but found that I was still having to smoke the occasional cigarette to get enough vitamin N. The other day I bought a tin of Dunhill's Royal Yacht, so far it is the first pipe tobacco I have found with enough vitamin N to satisfy. Royal Yacht is strong in flavor, and with a good amount of vitamin N it might be a bad choice for someone that has never smoked, but if there a former cigarette smoker it might be enough to truly make the full time switch, I can already tell how much happier my lungs are.
Next week I think I'm going to try Golden slices I hear that might satisfy the vitamin N need as well.
Alan

 

[corvo450]

Bump from a newb, the info on this site is great. I did pick up some Captain Black Gold for my cheap drugstore pipe. Once I get my official pipe (Christmas) I'll be picking up a couple samples from the brands suggested here. Thanks again.

 

[mso489]

Similar to Lane's 1-Q, but with maybe a little more personality, and another nice mild "all day" smoke,

I like Lanes LL-7. If you'd like to try a good non-aromatic tobacco that is not a blend, I recommend

Lane's Burley Without Bite, which also mixes well with other tobaccos and blends. Neither of these is going

to make your head spin; they will treat you nicely.