JJPHOTO
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I've inherited three of my grandfather's pipes, one holding his last ash in it, which will stay in there forever. The other two I am smoking. He smoked a pipe his whole life and I have many memories wrapped up in the aroma and sound of his pipe.
Anyway, I'm new to pipes, but not to tobacco. I smoked cigarettes for about 10 years and loved every minute of it. Not the nicotine - I seem to not respond to nicotine - I just love the taste, smell, ritual, etc. I've dipped cope, chewed red man, smoked nice cigars as well.
I live in a small town with no tobacconist so I did some research and everyone said they "cut their teeth" on Captain Black, so I bought a pouch of white. I've been severely disappointed. So much aroma and such a disappointing and hollow taste. It's like a cheap drug store cigar. I imagined the taste of pipe tobacco to be sticky sweet and full bodied, like chewing Red Man golden blend or something like that. This seems bitter, acrid, and leaves an aftertaste for days.
I ordered a vanilla sampler thing from pipes and cigars .com the other day before I was able to find this capt. black, but I have a feeling I'll be disappointed in that as well when it gets here.
I'm not giving up on the pipe because I've only tried one cheap drug store brand and I know there's gotta be something out there I'll enjoy - I just need some help finding it.
I'm brand new to this and have no direction, so if I need to answer questions about personal taste to help steer in the right direction I'm happy to. It's just hard to call up a tobacconist out of the blue and say, "I'm new, gimme something to smoke". Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Anyway, I'm new to pipes, but not to tobacco. I smoked cigarettes for about 10 years and loved every minute of it. Not the nicotine - I seem to not respond to nicotine - I just love the taste, smell, ritual, etc. I've dipped cope, chewed red man, smoked nice cigars as well.
I live in a small town with no tobacconist so I did some research and everyone said they "cut their teeth" on Captain Black, so I bought a pouch of white. I've been severely disappointed. So much aroma and such a disappointing and hollow taste. It's like a cheap drug store cigar. I imagined the taste of pipe tobacco to be sticky sweet and full bodied, like chewing Red Man golden blend or something like that. This seems bitter, acrid, and leaves an aftertaste for days.
I ordered a vanilla sampler thing from pipes and cigars .com the other day before I was able to find this capt. black, but I have a feeling I'll be disappointed in that as well when it gets here.
I'm not giving up on the pipe because I've only tried one cheap drug store brand and I know there's gotta be something out there I'll enjoy - I just need some help finding it.
I'm brand new to this and have no direction, so if I need to answer questions about personal taste to help steer in the right direction I'm happy to. It's just hard to call up a tobacconist out of the blue and say, "I'm new, gimme something to smoke". Any help would be greatly appreciated.