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BoB's Essential Tobaccos for the Beginner Pipe Smoker
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<blockquote data-quote="PipeGeek" data-source="post: 198823" data-attributes="member: 2327"><p>My point was more to have a list of tobaccos that would be safe to recommend to a new smoker that wouldn't be too expensive, too hard to get or too... outlandish, maybe, for the new pipe smoker.</p><p></p><p>For me, 50g/2oz is a perfectly acceptable amount for trying out a tobacco. As I've learned from reading reviews here and other places, you can't get a sense of a tobacco from one pipe's worth. Most places I've seen offer their tobaccos in 50g/2oz tins/bags, so whether it's a local or online purchase, this is great in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>As an example of cost, some of the Dunhill blends go for $10-12 dollars locally and online. I don't see that as too expensive for a new smoker. One the Cornell & Diehl site, their most expensive 2oz price is $15 for their G.L.Pease Blends. I don't see that as overly expensive, though it's 33% more than their cheapest $11.25 tobacco. What I was trying to avoid was tobaccos that are, say, $50 for 2oz, or only come in 1 pound tins so that you have to fork over $45 just to try it. So it doesn't necessarily have to be CHEAP tobacco, just not overly expensive.</p><p></p><p>Accessibility will be, of course, subjective. While something like Dunhill Night Cap might be a good candidate (50g, $10-$12, good example of mild flavored full body strong English blend), something like a Cornell & Diehl Billy Budd might be too over the top in nicotine and Latakia to recommend to a new smoker. This is just an example I came up with off the top of my head, but I think it illustrates the idea.</p><p></p><p>And I so no reason why it should be limited to local vs. online purchase. If I can go to a reputable online vendor and buy it and have it shipped, that's perfectly "available" in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PipeGeek, post: 198823, member: 2327"] My point was more to have a list of tobaccos that would be safe to recommend to a new smoker that wouldn't be too expensive, too hard to get or too... outlandish, maybe, for the new pipe smoker. For me, 50g/2oz is a perfectly acceptable amount for trying out a tobacco. As I've learned from reading reviews here and other places, you can't get a sense of a tobacco from one pipe's worth. Most places I've seen offer their tobaccos in 50g/2oz tins/bags, so whether it's a local or online purchase, this is great in my opinion. As an example of cost, some of the Dunhill blends go for $10-12 dollars locally and online. I don't see that as too expensive for a new smoker. One the Cornell & Diehl site, their most expensive 2oz price is $15 for their G.L.Pease Blends. I don't see that as overly expensive, though it's 33% more than their cheapest $11.25 tobacco. What I was trying to avoid was tobaccos that are, say, $50 for 2oz, or only come in 1 pound tins so that you have to fork over $45 just to try it. So it doesn't necessarily have to be CHEAP tobacco, just not overly expensive. Accessibility will be, of course, subjective. While something like Dunhill Night Cap might be a good candidate (50g, $10-$12, good example of mild flavored full body strong English blend), something like a Cornell & Diehl Billy Budd might be too over the top in nicotine and Latakia to recommend to a new smoker. This is just an example I came up with off the top of my head, but I think it illustrates the idea. And I so no reason why it should be limited to local vs. online purchase. If I can go to a reputable online vendor and buy it and have it shipped, that's perfectly "available" in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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