Anything, but especially Old Joe Krantz, Pegasus, Old Dark Fired, and other Burley blends.
What Tobacco Do You Recommend for a Corn Cob?
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The wide open airways make it too easy to smoke a VA flake too quickly - I prefer to leave corn cobs for ribbons - maybe I should get a forever stem
YES! Do not forget Billy Budd, it sings in a MM Cob to...
Anything. I often use mine for aromatics, but I have a couple cobs dedicated to non-aros.
The answer is... All the tobacco.
All of it is good in a cob.
All of it is good in a cob.
Take one of your blends and smoke it in all your pipes. Note the differences.
Burleys. Given that you're a newer smoker, I would stay away from Virginia-heavy blends and aromatics unless you use a filter. MM cobs have a wide open draft, and it's easy to smoke those two much too quickly. Even if you don't get tongue bite, they'll get too hot for you to appreciate the flavor.
I have to join the general chorus. Burley is wondrous in a cob.
I also tend to agree with Lawdawg on latakia in cobs. I don't.
I really enjoy the Country Gentleman from MM.
I've enjoyed all types of blends in cobs. They seem to go really well with burley blends. So, how about Watch City Slices, C&D Burley Flake #3, and/or one of the European Burley flakes (Solani 656, HH Burley Flake, Wessex Burley Slice)?
I also enjoy Latakia blends in a cob, specifically the Country Gentleman model.
I also enjoy Latakia blends in a cob, specifically the Country Gentleman model.
Hi all!
As I promised I keep you updated with this "cob-issue"
So I bought my first two Missouri Legend cobs, and I tried one of them tonight.
As most of you adviced to try burley-virginia forward blends, I smoked a fruity burley tobacco (that I use in briars).
The taste of the tobacco was more "clear", more tasteful and the smoke was pretty cool. In a few words, it was really a great experience to try this kind of pipe after using nothing but briars! Thank you all again for your patience and good advise concerning my question
As I promised I keep you updated with this "cob-issue"
So I bought my first two Missouri Legend cobs, and I tried one of them tonight.
As most of you adviced to try burley-virginia forward blends, I smoked a fruity burley tobacco (that I use in briars).
The taste of the tobacco was more "clear", more tasteful and the smoke was pretty cool. In a few words, it was really a great experience to try this kind of pipe after using nothing but briars! Thank you all again for your patience and good advise concerning my question
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Do you have any experience with the Missouri Meerschaum "ozark" series?( I ask it because you say that you prefer cobs and I suppose you've already tried the hardwood pipes, too.)
Yup, I'm a burley guy. Two of many suggestions, PC Russ O.'s Log Cabin and D&R's Two Timer, two burleys toasted twice. I do also enjoy and smoke Virginias, Va/Per's, and Va based English and Balkan, but burley is home plate for me. It's true.
I also like cobs for the classic OTC blends, probably my favourite right now would be SWR. Like others, I do tend to use cobs for aromatics and briar for other blends but it is not a hard and fast rule, more if a guideline.
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