Tobacco Recommendations for Cigarette Smoker?

[hairvise]

Hi all,

A friend of mine has been a cigarette smoker for many, many years. I wanted to see if she might like pipe smoking instead (she had tried it in her youth).

I ordered a couple of corn cob pipes (one for her, one for me) and I wanted to provide her with some tobacco samples.

She smokes American Spirit roll your own cigarettes. Any suggestions on pipe tobacco that she might like? Nothing too fussy or something that's going to give her tongue bite (goopy aros are probably a no go). She works in light construction so it would be good if they were tobaccos that she could puff on for 5 minutes, put out, relight, all day long.

Thanks!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Haunted Bookshop

 

[Jaylotw]

5 Brothers, Old Joe Krantz, Yorktown.

 

[didimauw]

Daughters and Ryan-- Ryback

 

[Old School 3319]

PA

 

[lelik]

Five Brothers .

 

[BROBS]

Daughters and Ryan anything

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'm a reformed cigarette smoker and I prefer Virginia blends. I'm not sure there is an ideal tobacco for cigarette smokers other than the ones they end up liking.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Never really smoked cigarettes, but D&R makes some great blends. Also, Peterson’s Irish Flake or Five Brothers might provide some nicotine if that’s a necessity.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Gawith Hoggarth Dark Birdseye, Five Brothers, or D&R Picayune

 

[trubka2]

I smoked American Spirit RYO cigs for years. That stuff is actually not bad in a pipe (especially the black pouch with perique), so you could actually just try that. The main thing is to get something that's easy to smoke and won't bite, and then take care to light and smoke it very gently. Lots of good suggestions above. I definitely second C&D Haunted Bookshop, Five Brothers and Irish Flake. D&R tobaccos will burn the shit out of a new smoker, so I'd avoid them initially at least. I also totally agree with Hoosier - there's no one "blend for cigarette smokers." It's more about finding what she enjoys smoking.

 

[ray47]

Daughters and Ryan-- Ryback

I ordered a 3.5 oz tub of this yesterday. After reading the reviews on TR and watching some videos on YouTube I was curious. I usually smoke 5 Brothers for my nicotine kick along with Dark Birdseye.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I ordered a 3.5 oz tub of this yesterday. After reading the reviews on TR and watching some videos on YouTube I was curious. I usually smoke 5 Brothers for my nicotine kick along with Dark Birdseye.

Rimboche is quite good too, if you like VaPers.

 

[ray47]

Rimboche is quite good too, if you like VaPers.

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll keep that one in mind. I'm also considering buying the D&R Picayune.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll keep that one in mind. I'm also considering buying the D&R Picayune.

I haven’t bought anything from them that I hated. And a one pound bag is less than $30.

 

[BROBS]

Rimboche is quite good too, if you like VaPers.

Yes it is!!! I think Rimboche is better than Match Elizabethan

 

[BROBS]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll keep that one in mind. I'm also considering buying the D&R Picayune.

The picayune will nic kick yer ballz .. ask @Richmond B. Funkenhouser

 

[mso489]

The key question as I see it is, would she like a change or does she want continuity with her cigarettes? If a change would be good, she might try a light Lat English blend or a milder Balkan, or a tobacco forward aromatic. If she wants something reminiscent of cigarettes, I'd still move her more in the pipe direction with a nice Virginia or Va/Per, but not bag tobacco, something distinctly blended and cut for pipes. Coach her gently on not inhaling, on sipping, and slowing her cadence. It seems cigarette smokers start by wanting to soak down the smoke, and that misses the pipe smoking experience completely. Then I'd step back and let her find her own way, answering questions when asked. It should be an enjoyment not a tutorial. Teach by example.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

The picayune will nic kick yer ballz .. ask @Richmond B. Funkenhouser

Its good shit.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Seriously though. If you smoke a bowl of that Picayune, cigarettes will be the furthest thing from your mind.. for an hour or two.