PipeGeek
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This is an idea I came up with as I was pondering the topic of what tobaccos I should spend my limited discretionary income on. I figure I'm not alone in that I want to explore different types of tobacco, but have limited funds and even more limited experience in choosing tobacco.
I figure among the BoB community there must be a wealth of experience with pipe tobacco, and though everyone is different and has a favorite tobacco and a preferred style/cut/blend/etc., there must be a core canon of representative tobaccos that could be recommended to the beginner smoker to get them started in the right direction when departing on their journey to pipe smoking bliss.
So I come to you, the BoB community, to see if there is some consensus on the matter. Anything is fair game, but I submit the following guidelines as to choices you might recommend:
Given all this, what do you think? Does this sound like a worthwhile project? Which tobaccos would you submit to the list?
Here is a list of tobaccos from this thread with links to them on tobaccoreviews.com coming after I reach 7 days. Search the thread for member comments.
English Blends
Artisan's Blend (Ashton)
Balken Sasieni (Balken Sasieni)
York Full Mixture (Compton's of Galashiels)
Epiphany (Cornell & Diehl)
Star of the East (Cornell & Diehl)
Old Ironsides (Dan Tobacco)
Standard Mixture (Dunhill)
London Mixture (Dunhill)
Penzance (Esoterica Tobacciana)
Chelsea Morning (G. L. Pease)
Maltese Falcon (G. L. Pease)
Oddysey (G. L. Pease)
Quiet Nights (G. L. Pease)
Own Mixture No. 88 (Ilsted)
Dorisco Mixture (James Fox)
Father Dempsey (Kramer's Pipe and Tobacco Shop)
Cooper (Low Country Pipe & Cigar)
Bombay Court (McClelland)
Oriental #14 (McClelland)
Royal Blend - (Peretti)
Sunza Bitches (pipesandcigars.com)
Marlin Flake (Rattray)
Red Rapparee (Rattray)
Scottish Cake (Robert McConnell)
Skiff Mixture (Samuel Gawith)
VR Blend (SHPC)
Deacon's Downfall (Two Friends)
Bishop's Move (Uhle's)
Presbyterian Mixture (William P. Solomon)
Virginia Blends
No. 109 (Astleys)
Opening Night (Cornell & Diehl)
Cut Virginia Plug (Fribourg & Treyer)
Filmore (G. L. Pease)
Union Square (G. L. Pease)
Hunter Blend: Beagle (Nording)
HH Mature Virginia (Mac Baren)
Blackwood Flake (McClelland)
No. 2010 Classic Virginia (McClelland)
Virginia Woods (McClelland)
Quail Run (McCranie's)
Golden Sliced (Orlik)
Golden Glow / Medium Virginia (Samuel Gawith)
Burley Blends
Old Joe Krantz (Cornell & Diehl)
Barbary Coast (G. L. Pease)
Storm Front (John Patton)
Burley London Blend (Mac Baren)
656: Aged Burley Flake (Solani)
Grandfather Blend (Tobacco Barn)
Blend 00 (Uhle's)
Burley Slice (Wessex)
Aromatics
Autumn Evening (Cornell & Diehl)
1-Q (Lane Limited)
BCA (Lane Limited)
I figure among the BoB community there must be a wealth of experience with pipe tobacco, and though everyone is different and has a favorite tobacco and a preferred style/cut/blend/etc., there must be a core canon of representative tobaccos that could be recommended to the beginner smoker to get them started in the right direction when departing on their journey to pipe smoking bliss.
So I come to you, the BoB community, to see if there is some consensus on the matter. Anything is fair game, but I submit the following guidelines as to choices you might recommend:
- Affordability. Limited funds is a core issue.
- Availability. I personally would be put off by "it's awesome, but you can't get it anymore/have to wait 6 months to get it". It should be something a new smoker can get today even if they don't know a guy who knows a guy...
- Accessibility. Generally, I'm working on the assumption that a new smoker would need to work their way up to strong smelling, very bold full body and high nicotine tobaccos. It should be something that has a broader appeal.
Given all this, what do you think? Does this sound like a worthwhile project? Which tobaccos would you submit to the list?
Here is a list of tobaccos from this thread with links to them on tobaccoreviews.com coming after I reach 7 days. Search the thread for member comments.
English Blends
Artisan's Blend (Ashton)
Balken Sasieni (Balken Sasieni)
York Full Mixture (Compton's of Galashiels)
Epiphany (Cornell & Diehl)
Star of the East (Cornell & Diehl)
Old Ironsides (Dan Tobacco)
Standard Mixture (Dunhill)
London Mixture (Dunhill)
Penzance (Esoterica Tobacciana)
Chelsea Morning (G. L. Pease)
Maltese Falcon (G. L. Pease)
Oddysey (G. L. Pease)
Quiet Nights (G. L. Pease)
Own Mixture No. 88 (Ilsted)
Dorisco Mixture (James Fox)
Father Dempsey (Kramer's Pipe and Tobacco Shop)
Cooper (Low Country Pipe & Cigar)
Bombay Court (McClelland)
Oriental #14 (McClelland)
Royal Blend - (Peretti)
Sunza Bitches (pipesandcigars.com)
Marlin Flake (Rattray)
Red Rapparee (Rattray)
Scottish Cake (Robert McConnell)
Skiff Mixture (Samuel Gawith)
VR Blend (SHPC)
Deacon's Downfall (Two Friends)
Bishop's Move (Uhle's)
Presbyterian Mixture (William P. Solomon)
Virginia Blends
No. 109 (Astleys)
Opening Night (Cornell & Diehl)
Cut Virginia Plug (Fribourg & Treyer)
Filmore (G. L. Pease)
Union Square (G. L. Pease)
Hunter Blend: Beagle (Nording)
HH Mature Virginia (Mac Baren)
Blackwood Flake (McClelland)
No. 2010 Classic Virginia (McClelland)
Virginia Woods (McClelland)
Quail Run (McCranie's)
Golden Sliced (Orlik)
Golden Glow / Medium Virginia (Samuel Gawith)
Burley Blends
Old Joe Krantz (Cornell & Diehl)
Barbary Coast (G. L. Pease)
Storm Front (John Patton)
Burley London Blend (Mac Baren)
656: Aged Burley Flake (Solani)
Grandfather Blend (Tobacco Barn)
Blend 00 (Uhle's)
Burley Slice (Wessex)
Aromatics
Autumn Evening (Cornell & Diehl)
1-Q (Lane Limited)
BCA (Lane Limited)