Whats your favorite Tobacco?

[mustanggt]

I think of many different tobaccos with predominately burly in them like Five Brothers, Cumberland, or many of the fine burlies from C&D would lend more to the authentic nature of the tobacco smoked then. Just my opinion of course. La Bremeuse Semois by Vincent Manile while being from the Ardenne Valley in Belgium is a very fine burly itself and well worth a try.

 

[Alden]

Oh but it smells so good!!!

O.K. I picked up an ounce of Maple Walnut. And a couple of other real(er) tobaccos as well at the shop today.

 

[Alden]

Oh but it smells so good!!!

O.K. I picked up an ounce of Maple Walnut. And a couple of other real(er) tobaccos as well at the shop today.

Update: I tried a bowlful in my Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe last night and was unimpressed. It was not especially flavorful or aromatic but actually gave me a little headache.



I will chalk it up to it just not being a "great" version of that "flavor" but will leave maple walnut to vanilla ice cream in the future...

 

[Crewdawg445]

Sad to hear you didn't enjoy your selections. It's amazing how everyone's tastes are so different. My buddy at work was ranting about his new found black cherry... Well, never passing up the opportunity for a smoke, I couldn't wait to try it because the smell was absolutely wonderful, not overly sweet, just right. Packed one of my MMC cobbers and lit her up... Well, I didn't finish! AWFULLY AWFUL IT WAS! Then back to my Ole Shenedoah I went. :grin:

Also, glad to see you enjoy your MMC cobbers as well. I usually reach for a cob pipe over my expensive Roma briar 90% of the time.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

The late tobacconist where I live mixed blends for all of his customers, and normally kept at least three recipes on file (yes 3x5 cards) because his take on pipe tobacco was,

"You don't eat the same food every day, why would I expect you to smoke the same tasting tobacco every day? Sure you have a favorite, but I don't eat my favorite food every day, do you?"

LD

 

[Alden]

Also, glad to see you enjoy your MMC cobbers as well.

I bit the one I've been using to bits in a fit yesterday and threw it away. Have others waiting and too many clays to even break in in a lifetime, LOL

 

[tenngun]

Clays you can play in, mershsam a little less. Briers need to smoke the same blend. A pipe will carry the ghost of smokes past. Any aromatic blend will heavily flavor a pipe. Years after an aromatic or a flavored tobacco will linger for years even with a strong flavored smoke like a perique or a black navy flake.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

You mean multiple flavors for each customer is just a plot to sell more pipes?

:shocked2:

LD

 

[tenngun]

Well you can't have too many briers. Any wood pipe should be alowed to rest and dry one day for every time you smoke it. Clays don't have that trouble, but you have to be careful with meershams as they can crack if they get to moist. So a dozen or two pipes ain't too many. Briers should be blend specific.

 

[Crewdawg445]

Good points, I never smoke my cobbers hot, when I first started smoking a tabacco pipe I eventually learned the hard way, granted they are cheap but they still are excellent pipes. I'm very partial to my MMC diplomat, and love my Eaton pipe when out and about. As you said, just have to be careful with the heat!

 

[Twisted_1in66]

Although you will find differing opinions, Meerschaum (carved block, not the pressed ones) can be smoked a lot more than briar pipes. Basically you need to let the pipe cool completely; then wipe out the bowl; run a pipe cleaner through the stem; and you're ready to go again. As long as you do that, you can smoke them numerous times a day without damage.

Another really good thing about Meerschaum is that it doesn't ghost like briar pipes will as long as you remember to wipe it out. Also, unlike briar pipes, you do not want a cake to build in Meerschaum.

Clay pipes, which were widely used during the 18th century, also just need to be cooled and the bowl wiped clean. Neat thing about clay pipes is that if they get too much tar build up or they develop a sour or bad taste, you put them in the fire to clean them (don't do that with meerschaum!). You'll find Pipe cleaning fireplace racks were very common along with a fair amount of broken clay pipes. Good news is clay pipes are very inexpensive and if burning the tars out doesn't work for you, buy another one!

Twisted_1in66:thumbsup:
Dan

 

[spudnut]

I like Middletons Virginia cherry

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Middleton's Cherry....Middleton's Cherry...let me look that up.....OH YEAH forgot about that one. That's a pretty good one too and can be found in the not-too-fancy tobacco shops, as well as higher end shops, and some better pharmacies.

:wink:

LD

 

[Rifleman1776]

I used to have quite a few briar pipes but gave them to a collector friend. Still have my grandfathers curved black briar. And, last year my son gave me a beautiful meerschaum he bought in Turkey. This thread has me tempted to resume pipe smoking. But, just now my daughter adamantely reminded me she did not want me to smoke. Originally, I quit because she asked me to. HMmmmmm.......Love of daughter or temptation....?????

 

[tenngun]

Was it Saint Augustine who prayed " Father give me chastity, but not yet" , and Lazurus Long who staid " yeald to temptation it may not pass this way again "? :haha: but you may read that and think of another who seid "get the behind me Satan" :idunno: :haha:

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.

The Notebooks of Lazarus Long ne Robert Heinlein

LD

 

[tenngun]

Most of Lazurus Longs note books are a treasure trove of wisdom, including "Always store your beer in dark places" and "Always store your garlic apart from other victuals." :haha:

 

[Marc Adamchek]

Armakiller - I used to smoke a pipe in the 90's and loved it but stopped in the 00's. I think if you are relatively new to smoking and want a tobacco that you'll love right off and love if you smoke for 50 years then you can't go wrong with Macbaren's Navy Flake. It also gives you an Old Timey shot. Taking out a stick of pressed tobacco, crumbling it up, packing it in - the ritual prep is fantastic. THEN the light up ritual - sublime, which carries through to the smoking .

I'd stay away from blends with Latakia if you're a relative neophyte to pipe tobacco. It can turn you off quickly, especially if your smoking style hasn't been perfected yet.

Macbaren's Navy Flake. The small tin. Then you can toss it in the fire when you're done and you'll have the coolest blackened tin to carry wads/caps/flints/patches/whatever. I've got tons.

Damn this thread! I haven't felt the tug to smoke a pipe so badly in years!!

 

[tenngun]

Maarcc (heavy breathing) I am your father, come to the dark side :haha:

 

[redwing]

I prefer the "Capt. Black." ROYAL. A good quality pipe insures a better smoke. :wink: