Pipe Smoking Newb Thoughts

Mister Moo · 06-12-2009, 04:56 PM

... and the photo of your Pioneer is... where?

What tobak(s) have you smoked in this meer so far? Maybe you need to take it up a notch for the strength level you'd find satisfying. I like my Pioneer but don't smoke it too often. It certainly will smooth out many tobaccos that otherwise have more presence in briar or conventional meers. It is the master of smooooooooth and does well with a punchy english or oriental blend, for example.

Curly Cut · 06-13-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dukeuni

4. Taste- I really enjoy the taste of the pipe tobacco. The only downfall is that all of the tobacco I have tried so far seems to be far more mild compared to cigars I normally smoke. I am not sure why that would be- seems like tobacco would be the same.

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Originally Posted by Mister Moo

... Maybe you need to take it up a notch for the strength level you'd find satisfying..

to add what moo said....
there are plenty of pipe tobaccos out there that are very strong. some i would say are stronger in "Nic" content than cigars, and some of them are pretty potent in flavor strength, reminding me of some younger cuban cigars.

i started on aromatics in the mid 90s, then found my way to cigars around 2000 or so, and then went back to pipes in early 2005.
what i found back in '05 was the same as you, with the lack of flavor/strength. it took me a few months before my taste buds recovered from smoking cigars.... i could not pick up the little hints of flavors for a long while.
finally, it took me a while to sample/find some of the stronger tobaccos out there, but they're out there.

i think the biggest factor in enjoying a pipe (other than the tobacco taste) is enjoying the rituals of it. if you can't handle that, then no matter what the flavor is, you're not going to enjoy it.

Commander Quan · 07-21-2009, 02:10 PM

What are some of those stronger blends? As a newb I am mostly going by what smells the best in the jars at the B&M. Are these mostly tinned tobaccos or are any of them bulk that I could pick up? The B&M has stopped carrying tins but does have a large selection of bulk in jars.

06-12-2009, 04:56 PM	#1
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: Pipe Smoking Newb Thoughts ... and the photo of your Pioneer is... where? What tobak(s) have you smoked in this meer so far? Maybe you need to take it up a notch for the strength level you'd find satisfying. I like my Pioneer but don't smoke it too often. It certainly will smooth out many tobaccos that otherwise have more presence in briar or conventional meers. It is the master of smooooooooth and does well with a punchy english or oriental blend, for example. __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life." Last edited by Mister Moo; 06-12-2009 at 05:05 PM.

07-21-2009, 02:10 PM	#3
Commander Quan Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Derrick Location: Canton, OH Posts: 966 Trading: (4)	Re: Pipe Smoking Newb Thoughts What are some of those stronger blends? As a newb I am mostly going by what smells the best in the jars at the B&M. Are these mostly tinned tobaccos or are any of them bulk that I could pick up? The B&M has stopped carrying tins but does have a large selection of bulk in jars.