TonyS":a5pj06x4 said:
Easy on the newbie now.
Are there pipe tobaccos (or blends) capable of having deep, rich flavor while not being strong in nicotine. I've only smoked a few blends since starting my pipe adventure last week. They were all custom blends from Smoker's Haven in Metuchen, NJ. I used to herf cigars and it seemed to me the maduros or oscuros usually blew my head off but had the most flavor. Does it need to be this way with pipe tobacco?
Having smoked cigars for almost as long as I've smoked pipes, I've NEVER found Maduro wrapped ones terribly strong but they did have lots of flavor for sure! Given that, all I could advise is to try and be as methodical as you could be and work your way through some "types" of blends/mixtures, such as Straight Va's, maybe two or three blends, THEN work into some Burley based blends. again, two or three etc, etc, giving each TYPE at least a 50g tins worth ( if you are encouraged by it's initial taste and smoking qualities). Try these in as many types of pipes as you have available and pay attention to the smoking qualities of each as you go. I would stay away from the "pinball" method of trying the latest and greatest as is reviewed here as this will only get you to begin to question more. This is something that you can do for the rest of your life so ther is NO HURRY to get all in right now
Take your time, and go about it with some sort of method and make some notes and most importantly, ENJOY yourself !!