Strong Tobacco is Most Value for Money Pipe Tobacco

[mycroftholmes]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

If you smoke a pipe for nicotine and pure tobacco flavour then you get approximately 26 30 minute bowls from 2oz of GH&co Dark Birdseye/brown ropes/dark flake compared to only 12 1.2 hour bowls (for the same amount or nicotine) of a low nicotine blend

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Yeehhhhhh... well.... I do like my nicotine, and my tobacco flavor. I definitely LOVE strong tobaccos, so don't get me wrong, but this is sorta like saying that if you buy a screamO death metal album you get 220 drum beats per minute for a 35 minutes per album, at 7,700 drumbeats per album. Whereas with a regular rock and roll album you get 120 drumbeats per minute with only 4,200 drumbeats per album. And... the decibel level is 1.8% higher than most other forms of music. But, it doesn't take into account... all sorts of stuff.

Sometimes we smoke for flavor, sometimes nicotine, sometimes to explore different things.

 

[anotherbob]

Yeah for me nicotine content is near the bottom of the list of important factors on a pipe tobacco. Now for snuff or snus that's a majorly different story. That's near the top of the list for those.

 

[mso489]

I like a nicotine buzz, not head-reeling, now and then and take it as a treat, but I don't think I ever select a blend for that, and some of my blends are pretty high nic. When I take a few days off from the pipe, I don't have cravings. I like it more for the flavor, the ritual, the time-off, the meditation, and the sensory lift.

 

[warren]

I would think one should factor in the smoker's ability to handle the nicotine. Just because one smokes for the nicotine doesn't necessarily mean they can handle heavy hits of the drug. I think you should to rethink your theory.

 

[BROBS]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

If you smoke a pipe for nicotine and pure tobacco flavour then you get approximately 26 30 minute bowls from 2oz of GH&co Dark Birdseye/brown ropes/dark flake compared to only 12 1.2 hour bowls (for the same amount or nicotine) of a low nicotine blend

No... just no.

 

[cigrmaster]

I smoke a pipe for flavor. Some of my blends are stronger than others but I don't pay much attention to which is stronger than another. If I want nicotine, I will just smoke a Camel Blue 99 cigarette. I usually smoke one or 2 of those before bed. Sometimes my pipe is the last thing I will smoke before bed. The only blend in my cellar that I think has any nicotine worthwhile is my Peterson Irish Flake and even that is weak compared to a Camel.

I know some of you guys are trying to get off the cigarettes and good for you, keep at it. I think if you concentrate on flavor over strength, you might find one day no cigarette is going to give you the flavor you are looking for. I know for myself the Camel I do smoke tastes like shit compared to any of my blends and one day I won't bother with a Camel ever again.

 

[ray47]

I have a high tolerance for nicotine, but it's not at the top of my list when it comes to pipe tobacco. I would say, for me, Flavor would get the top spot followed by ease of smoking and room note. Nicotine ranks next on my list.

 

[haparnold]

An economist would tell you that it's impossible to know what factors into someone's utility (i.e. value) that they get from pipe tobacco. If my favorite uncle smoked nothing but Lane 1-Q and I got an intense rush of nostalgia and happiness from smoking 1-Q, it might be the "best value for the money" for me.

If I loved the flavor of Ennerdale, and the smell of it made my wife want to make out with me, it would be the best value for the money for me.

I'm glad strong tobacco is the best value for you. But that in no way implies it's that way for everyone.

 

[hawky454]

I do love Dark Bird’s Eye! But I also love all kinds over other blends that are all over the nicotine spectrum. I do tend to gravitate towards stronger blends but not necessarily because of the nicotine hit, I have other methods of getting a quick nic hit.

 

[Capt Morgan]

Nope

 

[rajangan]

There's a sweet spot. I won't deny it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Now, when I walk into a cigar booteeque, and if’’n they wanna help me, I ask for ten cigars that taste the most like a real cuban, and five that have killed your best men.
I’ll smoke Virginias, VaPers, VaBurs, and swizzle wizzle all day long. But, when I go to bed, I’ll pack a bowl of Cotton Boll Twisy, some Dark Flake (serial killer flavored), or I’ll grab a tar soaked sticky cigar that reeks of burning dumpsters to set me right for sleep.
For every season, there is a blend...

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

That's kind of like saying sex is better with fat women, more pounds per pound. It's relative to your priorities and personal taste.

 

[haparnold]

That's kind of like saying sex is better with fat women, more pounds per pound. It's relative to your priorities and personal taste.

No comment...

 

[BROBS]

That's kind of like saying sex is better with fat women, more pounds per pound. It's relative to your priorities and personal taste.

Depends on if you’re in it for the room note

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Depends on if you’re in it for the room note

LMAO!

 

[jpmcwjr]

I don't see anywhere where the nicotine content per gram/ounce/whatever is stated.

 

[musicman]

So, following this logic, can we safely assume that the only alcohol you buy is 190 proof everclear?

 

[FurCoat]

I'm all in for the flavor. Rarely do I choose a blend due to it's N content, but rather what flavor profile speaks to me at the moment.