Your Significant Other’s Preferred Blend?

[LeafErikson]

In the summer time, I tend to smoke outside and bask in our mild Mediterranean climate here in southern Oregon. As the days of sunshine depart and the clouds move in to unpack their luggage of fog and rain, I migrate my puffing indoors. I generally only smoke a handful of c&d va/burley blends indoors but on the few occasions I’ve ventured into va/per territory (think lots of perique like Windjammer and Bayou Morning Flake), I’ve glanced over to see my wife’s beautiful face furrowed in disgust at the assault on her nostrils. She then kindly asks me to smoke “what I normally smoke” so, I dump the pipe, pack a fresh bowl of burley or Virginia, and plop back on the couch to watch TV with her while she knits.

Well, a few weeks ago I popped a tin of SWR Aromatic. I packed a pipe as we sat around the table having a conversation and, much to my astonishment, upon lighting the bowl I looked up to find a look of disgust trumping that of a blend with 25% perique. I laughed and explained to her that it was an aromatic and that it was supposed to smell good, but that it clearly didn’t. We had a good laugh about it, I went back to my Pegasus, and we continued our conversation. Fortunately for me, the blends that I enjoy the most are the blends that she best tolerates. Not enjoying the pungent smell of perique is understandable, but I was truly shocked that she didn’t enjoy the smell SWR aromatic. Do you have any good stories about the preferred room notes of your significant other?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

1Q seems to be the only thing my wife enjoys the smell of.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Mine usually smokes Virginias or Virginia/Perique blends.

 

[Scottmi]

Not in the house ever no way. None good and while outside some are worse than others. Exotic Orange is the worst so far--may as well be Agent Orange!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Susan doesn’t seem to mind any of the pipe blends I smoke in the house (cigars outside only), but she has commented on liking the smell of BCA on more than one occasion.

 

[OzPiper]

Outside smoker only for a very good reason

 

[Servant King]

Mine is fully supportive of the whole pipe/tobacco thing, and even joins me with a cigarillo here and there. I always offer her a puff of whatever I'm having, an offer which she seems to take me up on about half the time. She enjoys the room note of most blends nearly as much as the tin note, but I have noticed some room note patterns.

VaPers are hit and miss. She can't stand the smell of HH Acadian Perique, but is totally fine with Sutliff Match Victorian, for example. VAs and Englishes are all pretty much a hit...aromatics are mostly a hit, but just occasionally there's a real stinker. Fortunately, I have simultaneously agreed with her on these occasions, so there's that. Besides Acadian Perique, the biggest thumbs down (so far) have gone to CAO Eileen's Dream, Captain Black Grape, and Half & Half.

She loves all my VA flakes across the board, so that's all that matters, ultimately.

 

[tobakenist]

I have only moved in with my Fiancé 3 years ago, I soon learnt what tobaccos she didn't like, luckily she loves my favourite blends.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Nothing really. My wife hates that I smoke cigars and pipes and would prefer that I only smoke a pipe, as in her opinion it's the better of the two options. She can't stand the smell of my cigars. For years she wouldn't even sit outside with me, but in the past couple years she has tolerated my cigars and pipes, though she won't sit down wind from me. If I'm smoking in the shop she won't hang out there with me. Even if I'm smoking an aromatic like 1Q or Trout Stream she won't do it. She hates the smell, and the smoke irritates her. Even with it being vented outside. As much as I enjoy spending time with my wife, I do like my solitude while hanging out in the shop.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Autumn Evening is the only one ever commented on. I've recommended the same to others with success.

 

[spike]

I am blessed with a wife who, over 41 years, has liked every blend I’ve used. And I’ve tried many over those years, and to this day,a variety of straight Virginia, VaPers, and English/Balkans. The only aromatics I like are Autumn Evening and Jolly Old St. Nicholas.

 

[Grangerous]

I recall my grandfather emptying his pockets onto the hall table at day’s end…

Among those items were two cotton balls, a nose plug and a package of condoms.

When he saw my look of inquisitiveness… he responded.

“There are two things I simply can’t stand: the sound of a women screaming and the smell of burning rubber.”

Pop! Fucking Legend!

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

We Three Kings so far this year

 

[seanv]

I smoke in the basement and haven't had any complaints yet. I usually avoid latakia in the house but lately I've been drawn back to it. I've been consumed by C&D Engine 382 lately.

 

[VDL_Piper]

I sometimes see my better half’s lips moving and a furrowed brow, gesticulating towards curtains and soft furnishing. I wait until she has finished or moved on, check for wounds on my person, if none present I turn my hearing aids back on. Back to the OP’s question, favourite blends, I think she loves them all.

 

[SBC]

My family often expresses delight at VAs, esp. the sweeter ones.
Whereas many latakia mixtures elicit an "for future reference I think you should consider that one an outdoor tobacco."

So it's weird that the tobacco they rave about most exuberantly is a crossover latakia: Boswell's Northwoods.
Boy do they adore that one. They say that it smells like toasting marshmallows.

 

[Searock Fan]

1Q seems to be the only thing my wife enjoys the smell of.

I've been in a couple of shops where they called 1Q "Ladies Love It".

Just noticed I've hit 1,700 posts. Don't I win some kind of prize or something?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I've been in a couple of shops where they called 1Q "Ladies Love It".

Just noticed I've hit 1,700 posts. Don't I win some kind of prize or something?

A fitting name I think.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I'm pretty lucky to have such a supportive wife, for a non-smoker. I have a little concern that if I asked which blends were favorites, that the discussion might lead to "...and could you not smoke those other ones?"

I'm probably overthinking it.

 

[DeerparkDays]

My dear lady doesn’t like any of them. She is not a fan of me smoking, although when I first started she did let herself slip and I once heard a “that does smell nice” (McB Symphony).
When I started with pipes she undoubtedly thought I wouldn’t stick at it, being one of my passing phases……the office half filled with mason jars is testament to the fact that she was indeed wrong!
While on the topic, my crowning glory was brokering a deal where I can smoke in my office in trade for my wife getting a nice breed of cat. Still can’t believe I wrangled that one!