South florida

you are in good company, There's a lot of us newbies to the pipe here, me included. so stick around we can all learn from the more seasoned vets around here.

I cant offer much help with particular brands. I'm still sorting it all out, but I would suggest being open minded to aromatics and non-aromatics, at first I didnt want to smoke anything that didnt smell all nicey nicey, strictly aromatics, but I'm learning some of the straight blends that dont smell so nice can really taste quite good.

Enjoy the journey.