What is He Smoking? Help Identifying Pipes and Tobacco

[Annaresti Red]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9)

Hello,

I'm sure this has been done many times over the years, but here I attempt yet another thread focusing on identifying tobaccos or pipes.

Starting with this:
At 19:05, what is that tobacco? I simply cannot recognize it.

Thank you!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Well, the pipe's a meerschaum. The tobacco, maybe Vincent Manil?

 

[Annaresti Red]

Well, the pipe's a meerschaum. The tobacco, maybe Vincent Manil?

Thanks. For sure a meerschaum, I don't know nearly enough to figure out the maker.

I got a better shot with a rather nice quote. I think you're right on Manil, which blend?

 

[pandapiper]

I think I figured it out. He's smoking Schippers Tabak Speciaal, blended by STG.

Taken from TobaccoReviews:

Schippers Speciaal is a loose cut tobacco blend made of both hand stripped tobaccos and whole leaf, which makes a traditional Dutch Baai product. The blend consists of orange Virginia, dark air cured burley and fire cured Kentucky tobaccos. The blend has a chocolate and smoky note.

 

[Annaresti Red]

I think I figured it out. He's smoking Schippers Tabak Speciaal, blended by STG.

Taken from TobaccoReviews:

Schippers Speciaal is a loose cut tobacco blend made of both hand stripped tobaccos and whole leaf, which makes a traditional Dutch Baai product. The blend consists of orange Virginia, dark air cured burley and fire cured Kentucky tobaccos. The blend has a chocolate and smoky note.

Wow. Good researching there. Thanks. Appreciate it. Derrida is certainly not a philosopher who's ideas i care much for, but it's nice to have a list of who smoked pipe and what they smoked, such as JRRT etc.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I think I figured it out. He's smoking Schippers Tabak Speciaal, blended by STG.

Taken from TobaccoReviews:

Schippers Speciaal is a loose cut tobacco blend made of both hand stripped tobaccos and whole leaf, which makes a traditional Dutch Baai product. The blend consists of orange Virginia, dark air cured burley and fire cured Kentucky tobaccos. The blend has a chocolate and smoky note.

I was digging through Middle Eastern labels after realizing that was a Turkish video.

 

[pandapiper]

I was digging through Middle Eastern labels after realizing that was a Turkish video.

I ran the video frame by frame, until I could make out the first 3 letters on the packet, the artwork on the packet is quite clear, and although the video was from a Turkish source I was fairly sure that smoker was speaking French. A quick Google search confirmed that, so I checked French tobaccanists until I had a match. Roughly retailing $13-$16 for a 1.75oz packet, depending on the vendor. Nowhere close to some countries, but still a little pricey. Still it does sound like an interesting blend, that I'd probably try if it was available here.

 

[Annaresti Red]

Would it be possible to make this another famous people who smoke pipe and if known, what they smoked?

[Who - What Smoke(ed) - Source]
Jaques Derrida - Schippers Tabak Speciaal, blended by STG. SOURCE: 2004 documentary 9n Derrida.

I have been building a spreadsheet with this info I'll share, too. Nerd vibez. ?