I drink Scotch and Bourbon. Usually drink Scotch during colder weather. That said, I’ve really been enjoying Autumn Evening. Do people switch to other blends when it gets warmer?
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I don't over regulate my smoking. Nothing changes as the seasons slip by except, I dress warmer as the temperatures drop. That's the only concession I make. I have a couple of everydy blends, a few for when I want something different, none of which is dependant on the seasons or weather. I keep my smoking as simple as possible. But, I do acknowledge others are wired differently, requiring rules and such. To each his own.
Having started smoking a pipe last fall, I’m not sure. I’ve read many comments on folks smoking more straight Va’s during the summer.
As I live in sunny AZ, I’m curious how much pipe smoking I’ll be doing once the temp is in the triple digits-it may become seasonal altogether.
As I live in sunny AZ, I’m curious how much pipe smoking I’ll be doing once the temp is in the triple digits-it may become seasonal altogether.
No. I don't. But some do. Va during warmer season, and Latakia during colder season.
It's a subjective thing. I just smoke what strikes my interest at the moment but some go through a seasonal rotation.
I feel like the first year I was smoking a pipe I was real concerned with trying to smoke the right tobacco at the right time. Now, I don't care. If it's 85 degrees out and I feel like smoking Westminster, I'm smoking it.
I geek out a bit around Christmas with Christmas blends. Other than that, it’s just kinda whatever whenever.
I tend to smoke more latakia blends in the winter versus the rest of the year. Ive heard similar accolades.
I can change my mind three times between when I grab a tin and load the bowl.
Same @BarrelProof!
I'll pick the blend I want to smoke about 5 minutes before I smoke it, and it's not final until the bowl is lit.
That said, Haunted Bookshop is my 3:00 AM insomniac companion during the summer months. I didn't plan it that way, it just became somewhat of a tradition.
I'll pick the blend I want to smoke about 5 minutes before I smoke it, and it's not final until the bowl is lit.
That said, Haunted Bookshop is my 3:00 AM insomniac companion during the summer months. I didn't plan it that way, it just became somewhat of a tradition.
Thrilled to hear that I’m not just suffering a novice issue
I do, absolutely.
When it's hot out, I definitely gravitate to mostly VaPers. My beloved Burley Blends just seem too heavy to me when it's roasting and humid outside.
I recently tried C&D's Poplar Camp - a VaPer - and while quite good, my immediate reactions was: "...for a hot summer day". Poplar Camp is essentially C&D's Yorktown - a blend of stoved Red and Bright Virginias, which are then restoved - but, Poplar Camp additionally has as a goodly amount of Perique tossed in to supply the nicotine I need.
If you don't require the additional nicotine, you could go with Yorktown on it's own for a delightful hotter weather smoke, if like me, you prefer a lighter smoke when it's hot and humid outside. - Sherm Natman
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I like latakia around the campfire, which for me is mostly spring and fall. Otherwise I'm mostly VAs and VaPers, except for Sundays which are always aromatic days.
Ugh, been waking up at 3am the past month (usually 4am). When it warms up I may have to uncellar the HB I bought.
Thank you for the replies. I have a $50 gift card to a store in town that has everything imaginable, including tobacco, pipes and cigars. Might try to find something mostly Va or VaPer. Also might try to put a dent in the bucket of Carter Hall I bought.
I do not. My tobacco preferences don’t seem to have any connection to the temperature or the weather.
I'll smoke anything anytime, depending on mood, but I do like Virginia/oriental blends when it's really hot and humid, and aros or Half&Half around Christmas. English blends can be anytime but are especially nice around a campfire or when the weather is first getting frosty in fall. Cigars are almost entirely a summer evening thing for me.
Edit: Presbyterian for Easter is a personal tradition.
Edit: Presbyterian for Easter is a personal tradition.
I smoke Nightcap in the morning and Christmas Cheer in July, not quite literally, but that's my attitude. Any blend I'm in the mood to smoke fills the bill.
I smoke VaPers year-round and have no problems. Many people enjoy the taste of other tobaccos as the seasons change.
I smoke Autumn Evening all year. I do have a few I try to save for Christmas, fall and spring. They're Christmas Spice, Sutliff Great Value Peach, and Pumpkin Spice. Black X is a great Summer blend to me but I like it too much to save it. English blends feel wintery to me, but again I like them too much as well.