Morning Smoke - ???

[bandkbrooks]

What is your preference for a morning smoke? I usually have a cup of espresso so I'm looking for something that will compliment / compete accordingly.

Brandon

 

[CLRV]

A very strong cup (3 teabags, 5-7 minute steep) of Earl Grey is what I usually go with. Lemon is a good addition to it as well, acidity cuts the alkalinity of the tobacco and lets the flavors come out. Plus, I tend to smoke Chelsea Morning in the AM, so the citrus notes are highlighted.

 

[LIPIPE]

Penzance with anything. Starts the morning properly. American Patriot does the job just as effectively. Guaranteed sunshine, even on a cloudy day.

 

[aadelma]

C&D Espresso with any coffee drink is very nice.

 

[talrmn35]

I like either PS Luxury twist Flake or Chelsea Morning. both go great with coffee.

 

[Frost]

Morning smokes during the week are generally whatever I feel like smoking on the way to work and throughout the day. Any one of various Va/pers, Burleys, etc.

On Saturdays my morning smoke usually takes place in the afternoon, since I have to get up to help teach the kids jiu jitsu classes between 9:30-11, then have the adult class between 11-12 , then open mat until about 1-2pm. Those afternoon smokes can be anything, but most often tend to be G&H Brown Flake U/S, JKP or Bosun Cut plug these days.

My Sunday morning smokes will ocasionally take place in the actual morning, assuming I dont' sleep until the afternoon :lol: . On those days it is usually some sort of oriental featuring blend with some liveliness, "tang" and complexity to it...Red Rapparee or EMP in a Rad Davis dublin, Sunday Picnic in a Lasse Skovgaard egg type thing. On occasion Chelsea morning as well.

 

[MisterE]

Lately it´s been Escudo. I like Va's and VaPers to start the day, Lats for later. I usually grab a smaller bowl pipe as well. Much coffee goes without saying.

 

[NeroWolfe]

Two Friends "Redwood" and a cup of java, followed by a light breakfast and more coffee.

 

[Harlock999]

Personally, I've never found a blend that I enjoyed in the morning more so than I did at any other time of the day. It just doesn't matter to me. Earl Grey, however, is always a prerequisite.

 

[gandalfpc]

Stokkebye Proper English can't be beat in the morning - C&D Good Morning is also quite nice - McClelland AM pipe is fairly good, but their PM pipe is quite a bit more interesting and good in the morning as well..

 

[bandkbrooks]

Thank you guys. I saw a few in there that I really like. I need to try some of the others but will have to order them. My local guy has a great selection but there are some brands he doesn't carry that I've been wanting to try for a while.

A very strong cup (3 teabags, 5-7 minute steep) of Earl Grey is what I usually go with.

Now that's a strong cup of tea. :affraid:

Can you guys imagine Frost in the morning if someone hid his baccy. I just imagine cabinet doors being splintered in the search. :lol:

 

[Rob_In_MO]

Personally, I've never found a blend that I enjoyed in the morning more so than I did at any other time of the day.

This is the category I fall into as well - I guess it mostly depends upon what kind of mood i'm in or what sounds good at the time.

Oh yeah, back on topic, Mocha or Cappuccio - i'm not really a straight-coffee person...

 

[Tim_Haggerty]

A lot of the time it's the second half of my last pipe of the previous evening. If I'm unusually ambitious, I load a pipe the night before to dry it out a little and have it ready to go.

 

[LIPIPE]

Tim: Looks like DGT that you've mastered. Man if I start a pipe late at night, I'm up even later. I just can't stop before the "good to the last drop" is done. If I just happen to be into a large oom paul, the kind we both gravitate towards, my night becomes morning and my morning pipe is the next afternoon pipe. I also marvel at your planning for the AM the night before. That is a decision I just have to make at the spur of the moment. In the AM my eyes scan my pipes for a selection and then my nose scans my jars all lined up in a neat row and the brain in my finger tip just flies into packing action. It's all automatic even before that first cup of Joe. I firmly believe that my biological clock operates on Eastern Standard Pipe Time. I never worry about daylight, just Zippolight.