Which Style Pipe Tobaccos?

[badbriar]

So, what kind of pipe smikers are you?

Do you prefer Straight Virginias, VAPers, VAOrs, Burleys, Balkans, Orientals, English, Scottish, Dark Fired, Lakelands, Aromatics, etc?
Or…do you swing every which way???
Do tell!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I enjoy them all, except... that I am way more picky about aromatics that the others. Actually, it's been a long while since I have had an aromatic. Now that I think about it, I really don't "enjoy" aromatics. Ok, ok, ok... aromatics suck. Ha ha. But, it's ok if you guys like them. Actually... yehhhh.... ok.... you can like them, just don't smoke them too close to me.

 

[vosBghos]

As Layne Staley says

whats your baccy of choice?
well, what have you got?

 

[warren]

I have a preference but, I usually grab what's in my kit or close at hand on my desk. Hope this helps your research.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Straight, uncased, untopped burley, almost exclusively

 

[sardonicus87]

I like all types, but I'll put my preferences in order of most to least:
Burley, English, VA, aromatics.

As to sub classifications based on your question, I prefer regular burley over ODF; English that's less balkan and more leathery/savory; VAbur over VA + orientals over VAper; "Danish" (tobacco-forward) and Lakelands over goopy strong flavored aros and for stereotypical aro flavors I prefer vanilla over maple over cherry.

When it comes to stuff like "navy blends", I prefer the ones that are burley based (like Mac Baren Navy Flake over the PS LNF).

And you didn't ask, but as to cut, my preferences in order most to least are:
Flake or broken flake, ready rubbed, coins, ribbon, plug, rope

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yenidje

 

[Olkofri]

Aromatics.

 

[yanoJL]

My preference is for blends with Virginia (flue cured) in the lead.
Second, anything that Bob Runowski created. I just love what he did with Burleys.
Third, everything else that's not a goopy aromatic.

Also, just gotta give a +1 to @vosBghos for the Junkhead reference!

 

[El Capitán]

I'm an aromatics guy but I do love a good English blend as well.

 

[anotherbob]

So, what kind of pipe smikers are you?

Do you prefer Straight Virginias, VAPers, VAOrs, Burleys, Balkans, Orientals, English, Scottish, Dark Fired, Lakelands, Aromatics, etc?
Or…do you swing every which way???
Do tell!

I am like Cosmic on this one. I mix it up with Aromatics being the least represented. The only tobaccos I've smoked that I didn't really like have been aros. Some of my favs are aros. But if you give me a any of those other categories at worst I'll think about what's better not that the blend is bad.

 

[Dave760]

I've gone through phases where all I smoked were aromatics, then English blends, then Virginia blends, then burley blends...and now I'll smoke tobacco of any style.

I'm actually surprised that I'm enjoying aromatics again after decades of avoiding them, but here I am.

 

[AroEnglish]

Only VaBurs for me!

 

[LeafErikson]

Mostly burleys, va/burs, or va/pers. Very few straight vas.

 

[Streeper541]

I primarily smoke burly blends, and strong English. I tend to stay away from aromatics. I go back and forth between ready rubbed and flake cut, but don't have a preference either way. I just want my tobacco to taste like tobacco.

 

[sablebrush52]

I’ve enjoyed a wide variety of genres but mostly smoke Virginias, Ve/Pers, Burley and the occasional semi aromatic.

 

[rsshreck32]

Burleys, Va-Burleys, VaPers, and Burley-Perique blends are my most common smokes. I do have an English hankering every once in a while.

 

[rsshreck32]

My preference is for blends with Virginia (flue cured) in the lead.
Second, anything that Bob Runowski created. I just love what he did with Burleys.
Third, everything else that's not a goopy aromatic.

Also, just gotta give a +1 to @vosBghos for the Junkhead reference!

I couldn't agree more on the Bob Runowski blends! Great stuff!

 

[Oddball]

The more I smoke, the more C&D gives the best bang for the buck....

 

[pappymac]

Not only do I smoke all styles of pipe tobacco, I have smoked it in a variety of different pipes - briar, cob, pear wood and meerschaum.