Starting The Day Off Strong

[Dissident_Mantis]

Does anyone else like to smoke a stronger tobacco in the morning? I like a heavier Va/Per blend or a Balkan blend in the morning. I walk about a mile to the train station and nothing gets me through the cold, drowsy mornings like a cup of strong coffee and a robust pipe tobacco. Funny enough, I actually smoke my stronger blends in the morning and my Virginias/aromatics at night.

 

[charf]

I seem to be the other way around. Milder blends if smoked in the morning or noon. In the evening I always feel like something stronger. Coffee in the morning though. Tea at night. If possible I try to avoid drinking alcoholic beverages when I am smoking.

 

[diamondback]

@Dissident_Mantis — that’s absolutely how I tend to roll! Heavier nic in the morning. Not always, but usually.

 

[bullet08]

whatever is left in the bowl from last night is what i smoke in the morning. usually english/balkan.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

During the week, I like to smoke an aromatic vanilla or something like that. Not a heavy hitter. But, that is just me. On the weekends, I will just jump into my daily, all daylong stride with a Virginia, VaPer or whatever I will be smoking.

It may just be apples to oranges, but I don't think of VaPers or Balkans as heavy hitters or strong. I was thinking, ropes or a GH&co death blend.

The only reason I wouldn't smoke a Balkan for breakfast, is because if I start off with a latakia, I tend to lose my taste for the Virginias for the rest of the day. But, everyone being so different is what makes the world a more interesting place, right?

 

[mso489]

I'm the breakfast cook, so by the time I do that, and feed the critters, I'm ready to do the day's business and wait to smoke later. If I smoke early, it is usually something mild to medium, though like an earlier post says, if there is something stronger from the night before, I might finish off that. If I'm in the mood to smoke at all, I'm not fussy.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I start with a lighter, milder Virginia and step up in strength as the day progresses. That works well for me but everybody should do what best fits their routine.

 

[cigrmaster]

I also start my day with a mild Virginia while my palette is fresh. I then move up the strength ladder as the day goes on.

 

[Bengel]

mild Virginia

Dang, I misread that the first time

 

[Bengel]

Seriously, I am an evening smoker, so it is Haddos or stronger for the most part.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

so it is Haddos or stronger for the most part.

Now, when I pop a tin of Haddos, I become KooKoo for Haddos. I tend to chain smoke it till the tin is imploded and vanished into the nether. Breakfast, and every smoke becomes a Haddos smoke, but I really try to limit this by spacing it out by four months a tin. I have even been known to roll in it like a dog finding a cat turd in the yard.

 

[Bengel]

roll in it like a dog finding a cat turd in the yard

This visual is going to stick worse then the trans doll

 

[Dissident_Mantis]

It may just be apples to oranges, but I don't think of VaPers or Balkans as heavy hitters or strong. I was thinking, ropes or a GH&co death blend.

I like smoking C&D Old Joe Krantz and Balkan Sobranie. Not the heaviest hitters out there, but certainly nothing to sneeze at. I think old Joe is 25% perique and that took some getting used to, but now I adore it.

 

[Bengel]

I like smoking C&D Old Joe Krantz and Balkan Sobranie. Not the heaviest hitters out there, but certainly nothing to sneeze at. I think old Joe is 25% perique and that took some getting used to, but now I adore it.

I just have not gotten on the burley train, maybe chemistry, but so far it and I do not get along. Of course, I remember the first time I had Irish Oak, now called something else by Peterson, it was almost acrid I guess from Perique. Now I love the stuff. Not so much with Latakia, that I need in small doses

 

[cigrmaster]

Seriously, I am an evening smoker, so it is Haddos or stronger for the most part.

I begin my smoking day around 11 am. I get my first cup of coffee and light up. I smoke throughout the day so I don't want my palette getting burned out by stronger blends early on.

If I were a night time smoker I would do things differently and probably go with stronger blends from the get go. I smoke 3-5 bowls a day.

 

[workman]

A straight virginia is perfect in the morning. It needs to have enough nicotine to feel it, but not enough to get all shaky and drowsy.
Capstan Blue or something like that is my thing. That and an espresso.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Capstan blue sure is yummy. I wish it was cheaper..

 

[BROBS]

try Newminster Navy Flake...

 

[hauntedmyst]

I don't smoke until I get home from work. Lately it's be a G&H Twist followed by a English/Balkan

 

[Mr.Mike]

Now that's two you've added to the list BROBS. You can stop now.