Hardest thing about smoking a pipe

[Professor Mike]

Have you considered a cigar leaf pipe tobacco??????? I think that GLP Robusto has cigar leaf tobacco in it.

Prof. Mike

[Zanaspus]

I seem to have the opposite affliction. My current obsession in pipe smoking seems to make my cigars taste flat.

[TheBeard]

Originally Posted by Professor Mike

Have you considered a cigar leaf pipe tobacco??????? I think that GLP Robusto has cigar leaf tobacco in it.

Prof. Mike

I've been working my way through a tin of C&D Purple Cow. It's made with maduro cigar leaf. It's got depth and a lovely spice.

There are a few other pipe tobaccos that I love for being full and strong. I usually sacrifice complexity when I pick up my pipe over a cigar, but I'm okay with that

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by Professor Mike

Have you considered a cigar leaf pipe tobacco??????? I think that GLP Robusto has cigar leaf tobacco in it.

Prof. Mike

Personally, I have found cigar leaf in pipe tobacco completely out of place. When I want a cigar, I grab a cigar, not my pipe. The experience and tastes are completely different.

Yes, I have tried a couple cigar blends; from C&D, McClellands, Hermit and McConnells. I am sure there are others out there. I even had one which I blended myself - tried this a couple times - MJ liked it, but I wasn't to wild about it.

So, give them a shot if you want, but if you really want to enjoy a cigar in a pipe, simply stuff one in there. I have done that on occasion when nearing the end of a cigar that I am really enjoying. Given that it is the right ring guage for the specific pipe, sometime they fit exceptionally well by placing the head into the bowl, sometimes needing a little encouragement. Interestingly, it allows you to smoke a cigar totally to ash.

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by Professor Mike

Have you considered a cigar leaf pipe tobacco??????? I think that GLP Robusto has cigar leaf tobacco in it.

Prof. Mike

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Yes, I have tried a couple cigar blends; from C&D, McClellands, Hermit and McConnells. I am sure there are others out there. I even had one which I blended myself - tried this a couple times - MJ liked it, but I wasn't to wild about it.

More for me then!!

As for other cigar-pipe blends I have tried:
C&D BIlly Budd
Habana Daydream
McClellands Dominican Old Glory (My favorite of the cigar-pipe tobacco genre so far)
... there are others but I forget.

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Personally, I have found cigar leaf in pipe tobacco completely out of place. When I want a cigar, I grab a cigar, not my pipe. The experience and tastes are completely different.

I started with English blends, moved to pipe blends with cigar leaf, and now am starting to enjoy the fine world of virginias. What Todd says is true, though. I dont smoke pipes to taste cigars, I smoke cigars to taste cigars. Sometimes you just need a pipe to taste like a pipe.

Originally Posted by Professor Mike

Have you considered a cigar leaf pipe tobacco?

Not sure suggesting a switch to a mixture containing cigar leaf is on target with a question regarding how long a respite from cigars might be needed in order to get the most flavor from pipe tobacco in general.

Having tried quite a few “Cigar Leaf” pipe blends, I haven’t found them satisfying on either front, pipe or cigar. Now if someone could blend a pipe mixture that had the flavor and strength of La Flor Dominicana double ligero chisel…