What Aromatics are good for a new pipe smoker?

[skylonrow]

I'm very new to pipe smoking and i have a bit of a background with cigarettes. I generally hate the taste and smell of them.
I recently tried an aromatic called "Holland House" although the people on tobaccoreviews.com said it was good, i found it stunk of cigarettes and had no flavour at all.
I'm looking for a blend that you can readily get in the UK (i don't have a tobacconist near where i live) has a nice room note, and has a good flavour and doesn't just taste of cigarettes.
The nice room note is fairly important, i want to be able to smell nice when i smoke my pipe instead of me and my house stinking of fags.

The flavour is very important and i'm looking for a sweet fruity sort of flavour.
But any aromatic tobacco that has a nice room note and a good flavour for a new pipe smoker would be well appreciated.
I have been suggested Macbarren Vanilla Cream and Mclintok Black Cherry.

 

[expatpipe]

W.O. Larsen 2011

fills all your criteria and then some.

 

[shillelagh3]

I really like Peterson Connoisseur's Choice. It tastes good and smells wonderful. Tom me, the room note is something like a NutriGrain bar (I don't know if they market those in the UK.) or maybe a little like Christmas pudding (I know you guys still have those over there...well, maybe not right at the moment, since it's February.) Anyway, from my experience with it (c. 5 years), I highly recommend it.

 

[tedswearingen]

I think the Mac Baren 7 Seas series is good and I'll second the Vanilla Cream Flake recommendation.

 

[buck67]

Seven seas is an excellent choice, don't forget about Lane Limited 1Q and BCA.

 

[puffintuff]

I'm gonna have to try some Seven Seas. The name comes up

often on the forums.

 

[skylonrow]

Thank you.
I now don't seem so lost, as i felt before. I think i shall try The Macbaren Vanilla, Petersons Connoisseur's Choice and i'll try the 7 sea if i can get hold of it.

 

[julesholling]

Hi Skylonrow, would recommend the Seven Seas blends too. I got some 7 seas regular and love it. You can get them in the UK from here
Would second the Lanes 1Q but seems like it isn't imported into the UK (well that i can see anyway) so you would need to get some from the US, also if your getting some stuff from the US anyway then try to get some Dan's Sweet Vanilla Honeydew. That's the only stuff my girlfriend has said smell exactly as it does in the packet when it's smoked.

 

[sjolie]

Funny how similar these recommendations are! I too recommend Mac Baren 7 Seas Gold in particular, as well as 1Q.

 

[skylonrow]

What is this '1Q' blend?
I've heard of it quite a lot and i'm not sure if its available in the UK?

 

[hilojohnny]

Hey Skylonrow...Welcome to the Forum....1Q is Lane Ltd's most popular blend...a really fine aromatic that many of us enjoy.... ::

 

[hobie1dog]

1Q the most popular pipe tobacco in the world....and each tobacconist comes up with his own name for it, but they all get it from Lane

 

[skylonrow]

I just ordered some Macbaren Vanilla, Petersons Connoisseur's Choice and Mclintok Black Cherry.
That should be good enough to keep me quiet for a bit

 

[unclearthur]

Enjoy! Remember that slow puffing will produce far better flavor and a cooler smoke!

 

[skylonrow]

Thanks for the advice (^-^)

 

[pstlpkr]

You might be able to get Samuel Gawith's Grousemoor.

Truly an outstanding blend, but a bit advanced, however it's been around for 200 years.

So the blenders must have done something right.

Here is a link to Luxury Tobacco Reviews: Samuel Gawith Grousemoor

 

[skylonrow]

Would you guys say I have a different pipe for each blend, or should i just smoke all of my blends in the pipe I currently have?
I've read various people opinion on this matter.

 

[sjolie]

I believe that to be a matter of preference. Honestly I smoke all my blends in all my pipes (Ha! all 4 of them!) I have never noticed "ghosting" (the noticeable essence of ealier tobaccos when smoking something different), but I am finding there are blends I prefer in certain pipes.
Sean

 

[tedswearingen]

If you are only smoking aromatics I don't think it matters too much to dedicate particular blends to specific pipes unless a certain blend is sauced/cased/topped with a component especially prone to ghost.

 

[tedswearingen]

Oh, and 1Q is Captain Black Royal. Indeed, it's popular.