Top 5 must try Pipe tobaccos
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Nate, you're using big words. I'm Southern. When you use big words, slow down your typing, so I can follow what you mean. :
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I think a number of tobaccos go without saying. Most of us will try 1Q, Carter Hall, Nightcap, and Prince Albert when and where available. So I'd tend to suggest blends or single-leaf a little further out. These aren't required "likes." Some won't like any of them. But they might not try them otherwise.
Tobac-Manil Semois, both the thick cut and the medium cut.
Nat Sherman's 536, their refined subtle but complex English, in either tin or bulk (from the store)
PC Midtown series Chestnut, a pouch or tub tobacco, blended by Russ O. after the classic but discontinued Walnut, non-aro
GLP Triple Play, a plug tobacco in a tin, hearty and sophisticated
C&D Billy Budd, a popular favorite but missed by many, with cigar leaf (but doesn't taste like a cigar in particular)
I don't think there are any "required" blends. This is the golden age of tobacco blending (and single leaf offerings) ...as near as I can tell, so selection is an adventure, and your all-time favorite may not be particularly popular with the pipe tobacco market. The glory is, you can either buy, or mix, the blend that's nearly your ideal, and adjust or change this at will.
Tobac-Manil Semois, both the thick cut and the medium cut.
Nat Sherman's 536, their refined subtle but complex English, in either tin or bulk (from the store)
PC Midtown series Chestnut, a pouch or tub tobacco, blended by Russ O. after the classic but discontinued Walnut, non-aro
GLP Triple Play, a plug tobacco in a tin, hearty and sophisticated
C&D Billy Budd, a popular favorite but missed by many, with cigar leaf (but doesn't taste like a cigar in particular)
I don't think there are any "required" blends. This is the golden age of tobacco blending (and single leaf offerings) ...as near as I can tell, so selection is an adventure, and your all-time favorite may not be particularly popular with the pipe tobacco market. The glory is, you can either buy, or mix, the blend that's nearly your ideal, and adjust or change this at will.
Those are great suggestions, MSO (stands for "must surmise objectively").
I recommend Prince Albert because it is a great learner tobacco. Also, kind of tasty. Forgiving of mistakes. And instructive in its internal variety.
I recommend Prince Albert because it is a great learner tobacco. Also, kind of tasty. Forgiving of mistakes. And instructive in its internal variety.
"any 5 i aint smoked yet is my short answer. it's a journey, not a destination and every once in a while you'll make a wrong turn, but that's the fun of it."
I have to agree with this statement. Smoke what you think sounds good or interesting to you. Ultimately you'll decide for yourself after trying different tobaccos which ones you like. I found that my tastes and preferences for tobaccos change over time and other things affect how I appreciate any given tobacco at any given time - pipe used, mood, weather, how much time I have to smoke said tobacco, etc.
I have to agree with this statement. Smoke what you think sounds good or interesting to you. Ultimately you'll decide for yourself after trying different tobaccos which ones you like. I found that my tastes and preferences for tobaccos change over time and other things affect how I appreciate any given tobacco at any given time - pipe used, mood, weather, how much time I have to smoke said tobacco, etc.
Or you could just do what I do and buy everything. That way you will eventually find something you like.
Oh and this is the 600th post.
Oh and this is the 600th post.
John Cotton's Smyrna
Black Frigate
3 Oaks Syrian
MM 965
Lane 1-Q
and if you can get some Motzek Strang!
Black Frigate
3 Oaks Syrian
MM 965
Lane 1-Q
and if you can get some Motzek Strang!
a codger: Sir Walter Raleigh
A VaPer : Escudo
An Aro : Autumn Evening
a plug : Jack Knife Plug
An English: Nightcap
A VaPer : Escudo
An Aro : Autumn Evening
a plug : Jack Knife Plug
An English: Nightcap
Codger blend refers to tobaccos normally associated with "old-timey" smokers. The kind you could generally find at a drugstore, IE. Prince Albert, Half and Half, Carter Hall, etc.
Over the counter blends, old school, blends your Grandpa would have smoked........ think Prince Albert, Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh, Borkum Riff, Half & Half etc, etc............ :
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OK, so we're talking about a list for people new to the hobby, not our favorites or the rarest stuff we can find.
1. Lane Limited - BL/WB
2. Sutliff - Medium English #502
3. Peterson - Irish Oak
4. McClellan - HH Old Dark Fired
5. Dunhill - Flake
Should cover the major groups there, which will help you both learn how to smoke this stuff and see what you like, which is the point of this exercise.
In no particular order and I'm listing more than 5:
Motzek - Strang
Sobranie - 759
Esoterica - Dorchester
H&H - WhiteKnight
H&H - Blackhouse
SToP - Bengal Slices
SToP - Warhorse RR
SToP - Warhorse Bar
Esoterica - Dunbar
McCrainie's - Red Ribbon 1996 and 2008
McCrainie's - Red Flake 1996 and 2008
Savinelli - Doblone d'Oro - none nicer
Rattray's - HOTW
Rattray's - Marlin Flake
Revor Plug
HU - Director's Cut
HU - Mahkuwa
Germain's - Rich Dark Flake
Smoker's Haven - Exotique
RO Perique Series - any of them but particularly SV 23
D&R - VIP
D&R - Rimboche
GL Pease - Haddo's Delight
GL Pease - Union Square
GL Pease - Telegraph Hill
H&H Midtown Series - Chatham Manor
Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
and a bunch more. At different times, they're in my top 5 tobaccos to smoke.
Motzek - Strang
Sobranie - 759
Esoterica - Dorchester
H&H - WhiteKnight
H&H - Blackhouse
SToP - Bengal Slices
SToP - Warhorse RR
SToP - Warhorse Bar
Esoterica - Dunbar
McCrainie's - Red Ribbon 1996 and 2008
McCrainie's - Red Flake 1996 and 2008
Savinelli - Doblone d'Oro - none nicer
Rattray's - HOTW
Rattray's - Marlin Flake
Revor Plug
HU - Director's Cut
HU - Mahkuwa
Germain's - Rich Dark Flake
Smoker's Haven - Exotique
RO Perique Series - any of them but particularly SV 23
D&R - VIP
D&R - Rimboche
GL Pease - Haddo's Delight
GL Pease - Union Square
GL Pease - Telegraph Hill
H&H Midtown Series - Chatham Manor
Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
and a bunch more. At different times, they're in my top 5 tobaccos to smoke.
1. E A Carey's sliced black twist
2. E A Carey's Desert Island Mix (previous name - mixed coconut)
3. Any Peterson Holiday season Xmas range
4. Peterson Irish Flake
5. Havana House Gaelic mix or American Cofee Caramel
Check them out, enjoy
2. E A Carey's Desert Island Mix (previous name - mixed coconut)
3. Any Peterson Holiday season Xmas range
4. Peterson Irish Flake
5. Havana House Gaelic mix or American Cofee Caramel
Check them out, enjoy
Though they don't make it anymore, Bond Street. I would buy that for the packaging alone. Reminds me of Monopoly, Give My Regards to Broadway, my Grandpa days. A true Codger.
As to English, Nightcap as mentioned, but I find I really like Dunhill Aperitif. 'tis not as full throated as Nightcap, so would not be too much before or after a meal.
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As to English, Nightcap as mentioned, but I find I really like Dunhill Aperitif. 'tis not as full throated as Nightcap, so would not be too much before or after a meal.
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