Welcome Guest!
Want to take part in these discussions? If you have an account, sign in now.
If you don't have an account, apply for one now.
Want to take part in these discussions? If you have an account, sign in now.
If you don't have an account, apply for one now.
-
I've just recently gotten back into pipe smoking, so I'm wondering what kinds of tobacco other pipe smokers enjoy. I haven't gotten very many kinds yet - Captain Black regular and gold, Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey, Middleton Cherry, and the cheap store brand Amaretto flavor. I plan on getting some more varieties when I order from Lil Brown this week.
My last bowl was a mix of Captain Black Gold and Middleton Cherry with a pinch of Bespoke Christmas Joy on top. Tasted great. -
Funny you bring this up today, since I stopped by my local tobacco store and bought my first pipe! He also got in a case of Honey Bee snuff, which excited me even though I already had it. He hadn't carried it before, so now he carries three brands. I wonder if I influenced that.
Anyway, not having ever smoked a pipe, I only knew what I read on the internet (mostly here and the tobacco merchants we talk about). So I bought a dinky little corncob for $4.00 and Capstan Navy Cut medium.
Its not the best tobacco store around. You have to know what you're looking for before you go in. The guy who runs it is no help. His English is poor and he doesn't use tobacco at all. So asking him what was a good starter pipe tobacco was an effort in extreme futiity.
I plan on trying it maybe late tonight or tomorrow. It was cheap enough, but did I make an ok choice? -
Esoterica's "Penzance"
Rattray's "Hal O' the Wind"
Dunhill's "NightCap"
Samuel Gawith's "1792 Flake" (a/k/a "Cob Flake")
Cornell & Diehl's "Bow-Legged Bear"
_NK_ -
-
CommentAuthorJuxtaposer
- CommentTimeMar 31st 2009
Larry's Blend, a full bodied English from PipesandCigars.com. Smoked in an England made Dublin style rustic billiard. There is half a bowl waiting to be finished. -
-
Leman for the love of all that's good and decent! Throw out all that stuff you mentioned and buy a tub of Prince Albert! Your pipes will thank you for it!
Xander, I see you're in England as you can still buy Capstan! The corncob can be an excellent pipe. Some last forever, some burnout on the first smoke. It's a crapshoot but I've had great luck with mine.
They do absorb a bit more flavor (and moisture, which is a good thing) than a briar pipe. -
I have been wondering about Prince Albert, but since I've never heard of anyone who smoked it I decided to skip it for now. I'll pick up some next time I'm at the tobacco store. Probably tomorrow.
-
@ snuffbox: I'm not in England. I'm in US. Was I not supposed to buy it? It was a fairly random choice.
-
-
CommentAuthorsimongrant
- CommentTimeMar 31st 2009
Samuel Gawiths Full Virginia flake at this very moment,some others i have include petersons university flake,SG's Firedance flake,1792,Marlin flake to name but a few.
Happy puffin n snuffin
simon -
-
DunHill nightcap
Solani Va/per
Escudo Navy deluxe
Sam G Kendale Cream Flake.
SAm G Chocolate flake. -
- CommentAuthorJohndeere89
- CommentTimeApr 1st 2009
@Xander, i also decided (a month or so back now) to get myself a corncob and a few brands/flavors of baccy, the corncob is a decent pipe especially if your just trying to see if you like it or not and the type of tobacco you smoke i think is purely personal preference just like snuff, just keep trying em till you find one you really like, i have a limited selection locally but my favorite "drugstore" type so far is Captain Black "Royal". My next step will to invest in a little better pipe to try out (prolly in the 30 dollar or so range) and then keep going from there as my budget allows. -
@Johndeere89: Thanks. My store certainly had a lot of Captain Black, but so many people turn their noses up at it, I kind of shied away from it. I had my first smoke last night, and although I wasn't doing it properly, I surely got an overall sense of relaxation. Being a cigarette smoker, its hard just to puff and not inhale. I also had to light the thing about 15 times. I think I have to pack it tighter. Once I get it down, I will also move up in class to a better pipe, but these corncobs are cheap enough to get me started. I'll probably finish all or most of this Capstan before I try another. I don't want to do this like snuff, where I have to get every darn one I can, all at once. Also I don't want to smoke more than once a day. Snuff will be the all day thing.
The Capstan is very dry and is all stuck together. It breaks up into little flakes and has a nice but not too strong a scent. The scent is very rope-like or nautical, so I guess thats why they gave it a nautical name. I'll smoke again tonight and hopefully be a little better. Now, back to snuff! -
Hi Xander, not at all, I just didn't realize Capstan was available outside Jolly Old Englande. I remember somebody asking about it a while ago, he couldn't find it anywhere. You may have stumbled on to an old stash. It should be very good after some aging!
-
Guys, you will get more enjoyment out of a cheap cob with a good tobacco than you will with the best pipe and Captain Black! Try a natural tobacco and say hello to the taste you love and goodbye to tongue burn and soggy pipes.
-
The Capstan has no date on it. Made in India. Cost $3.25 for the 50g pouch (I thought that was very cheap). It was sealed inside a celophane bag and in the humidor. I figured the tobaccos in the humidor would be better than the ones out of it, but that was just a guess. Next time I go, I'll buy the rest of his supply, if it is rare, in case anyone here wants it to trade.
-
Made in India then it's not Capstan! It's a fake. Interesting to get a pic and post it on a pipe smoking forum.
-
Jeesh, knockoff pipe tobacco. Now I have seen everything.
-
It started years ago with ripoff Cubans. I am surprised to see them forging pipe tobacco, but then again the prices in EU have gone out of sight.
Here are some links to real Capstan. The manufacturer has been Orlik for a number of years.
http://www.orlik.dk/sw656.asp
http://www.cigarre24.de/pfeifentabak/c/capstan/index.php -
A fake would hardly announce itself. I'll post a pic here tonight and you can handle it.
-
this doesn't look like anything in those sites
-
-
CommentAuthorsprangalang
- CommentTimeApr 1st 2009
I used to like Captain Black, but I found it really wet down the inside of my pipe after smoking. I still love the aroma and flavor, but I like it better in someone else's pipe. ;)
I appreciate the old time burleys, PA, Carter Hall, etc. Edgeworth RR was a favorite of mine, but of course they discontinued it. Now for burley flake, I like Wessex burley flake, Solani burley flake, Stonehaven.
Then there are the Lakelands. Oooo I love em. FVF, 1792, Grousemoor plug, Kendal plug, Brown #4, Bogey twist, Rum twist, Best Brown, Chocolate flake, yada yada...
I love the English and Balkan blends, but they seem better in the fall and winter to me, for some reason.
Cornell and Diehl have a fantastic selection of their own blends. I am fond of their Old Joe Kranz, riverboat gambler, night train, bow legged bear, byzantium, to name but a few.
I could go on and on.
To be honest, I've drastically reduced my pipe smoking lately, due to snuff use and the still fresh novelty of the hookah. But I'll be back to it, nothing like a good pipe. -
-
Some nice choices there, Sprangalang!
I didn't expect it did look like them, Xander! Waiting for your pic. -
- CommentAuthoronefortheroad
- CommentTimeApr 1st 2009
Some of my fav's from my limited experience are:
IRC International (from Iwan Ries)
IRC Virginia Flake
Ashton - Smooth Sailing -
yes corncobs are great pipes. I need to get one soon. Buy pipe tobacco online. The stuff at drug stores is good as a main stay. But if you're even only smoking a single bowl a day get something better. You'd buy a higher quality cigar unless you're smoking them daily. Same thing with a pipe. But for hecks sake the diffrence in price between the best pipe tobaccos and the drug store brands is so small compared to the diffrence in quality of the smoke. Heck my main stay pipe tobacco is bankers by foxes it's complex and rich and interesting and delcious and makes captain black seem like something unmentionable. Also big suggestion on pipe tobacco no matter what type (except flakes) put it in a ball jar in a dry dark place. It improves the tobacco no matter what type it is.
-
@ Snuffbox: three pics as promised. Let me know if you can't read the writing.
-
@ Snuffbox - I got some Prince Albert when I was in town this afternoon. My pipe hasn't thanked me yet, but my tongue sure has. I think I liked the flavor of Captain Black a bit better, but I sure don't miss the horrible burnt tongue. Thanks for the tip.
-
Will the backy that I have been smoking is F&T cut blended plug. It is a vary dessicated but I like it.
SMOKE ON YA'LL -
Xander, they definitely got the color thing going on, it is a pretty good ripoff. I guess the Danes can't sue them, but the tipoff is "Brand owned by" ITC. I would say if it's good then enjoy it.
Leman, be proud, my friend, you are now smoking a classic DSB (drug store burley). Good pipe tobacco doesn't need strong flavorings, they are just used to cover bad tobacco. They burn hot because of the sugars and the moisture. You will start picking up a good nutty flavor after the ghost of the captain is purged from your pipe. I would bet you weren't getting any flavor from the aromatics, they just smell nice enough to make you think you are because smell is a big part of taste. But smoke the PA some more and look at Sprangalang's list. Those are some flavorful pipe tobaccies! -
Jarhog it's a wonder but pipe tobacco dried almost to the point of dust still smokes great but a cigar dried out even a little never comes back, it's just unsmokeable.
-
Has anyone here tried any of Stoker's pipe baccy? I'm going through my catalog, and contemplating getting a couple blends. The only problem is that it just comes 1 lb at a time. Lots and lots of smoking from 1 lb.
-
I didn't know they made any. What's on the list?