I just started smoking a pipe. I love it. I do inhale fifty percent of the time, too. Sorry guys. I usually enjoy a light menthol flavor but wanted to try other kinds of flavored tobacco. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Welcome from North Carolina, try macbaren mixture. Can’t go wrong, just starting out another must try orlik golden sliced. Savinelli brunelo flake is very good also. You are about to get a million great suggestions, these are my two cents. Enjoy!
Welcome. Flavored tobacco is not really my thing except for a few, which are lakelands and St. Bruno. St. Bruno is a real winner for me and it's easy to find.
I went on an explorations of vanilla a few years ago, trying and comparing all blends with vanilla. I'm usually not an aromatic fan, but I did find that MacB's Vanilla Flakes had the best vanilla flavor, but it always left me feeling like I needed nicotine.
C&D Vanilla Cavendish was the best balance of tobacco flavor with aromatics.
And, GH&co Vanilla Kendal has a nice kick, and the vanilla only seemed to be hinted at in the flavor. It does seems to have a bit of that lakeland essence, so if you hate that, avoid it.
I could go on and on, but basically, what I wanted to convey, is to just enjoy the search. Sometimes, it's not the destination, but which pipe you choose... or something like that.
C&D Vanilla Cavendish was the best balance of tobacco flavor with aromatics.
And, GH&co Vanilla Kendal has a nice kick, and the vanilla only seemed to be hinted at in the flavor. It does seems to have a bit of that lakeland essence, so if you hate that, avoid it.
I could go on and on, but basically, what I wanted to convey, is to just enjoy the search. Sometimes, it's not the destination, but which pipe you choose... or something like that.
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I went on an explorations of vanilla a few years ago, trying and comparing all blends with vanilla. I'm usually not an aromatic fan, but I did find that MacB's Vanilla Flakes had the best vanilla flavor, but it always left me feeling like I needed nicotine.
C&D Vanilla Cavendish was the best balance of tobacco flavor with aromatics.
And, GH&co Vanilla Kendal has a nice kick, and the vanilla only seemed to be hinted at in the flavor. It does seems to have a bit of that lakeland essence, so if you hate that, avoid it.
I could go on and on, but basically, what I wanted to convey, is to just enjoy the search. Sometimes, it's not the destination, but which pipe you choose... or something like that.
Good to know. I've also had good luck with DTM Sweet Vanilla Honeydew. The flavoring adds to the tobacco flavor rather than trying to hide it.
One of my favorite aromatic blends is Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic, which is burley based, with Virginia as a condiment, and flavored with three liqueurs. You can buy it in a pouch to try it, and in a tub if you decide you like it. I'd recommend you not inhale pipes, but you knew that. Many like to retrohale, exhale through your nose, for added taste. I don't, but many members do. Welcome aboard.
Welcome to the forum. If you like menthol you may like Mixture 79. More of a licorice- anise flavor, but might fit your flavor palette. Of course, some other basic codger blends, Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh aromatic, Prince Albert may be of interest. However there are literally 100's of aromatics to choose from.
Maybe one of the pipe tobacco brands that are also a RYO company. Same tobacco and shag cut, just a different bag. That was my first thought.
From one rookie to another; try a nice dark fired Kentucky Burley. I'm a reformed cigarette addict so I too inhale sometimes but mostly retrohale and I've found that the Burley is nice for this. I've not tried a lot, but there you are. Burley. The way they cure it makes it taste quite sweet and it's got a decent nicotine load too. Does the trick for me anyway.
Try Mac Baren Original Choice, Dark Twist, Scottish Mixture and Mixture Flake. Lightly topped but the tobacco's are out front. Good cross over blends if you're an aromatic guy.
My favorite flavored blends are:
F&T Cut Virginia Plug
Royal Yuck
Mac Baren Virginia no. 1
Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
Erinmore Flake
Sutliff Vanilla Custard (sue me, I like it)
F&T Cut Virginia Plug
Royal Yuck
Mac Baren Virginia no. 1
Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
Erinmore Flake
Sutliff Vanilla Custard (sue me, I like it)
Welcome from SoCal. Try everything you can get. You'll thank me later
Let me see if I've got this right; you're saying don't inhale? Huh. So I've been doing it wrong all this time?