kaitlyn3837
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Thanks! That's a great review resource!
Bring lots of salt. :lol:DrT999":c0zd7e22 said:
Sounds about right, though keep in mind that there can be some correlation between component tobaccos and nicotine strength; or, if it's not already complicated enough, how certain component tobaccos are processed/prepared can play role in nicotine strength.kaitlyn3837":laksq5oc said:There ARE different strengths but the strengths aren't used to classify the pipe tobaccos as heavily as it is used in the cigar world. Pipe tobaccos are more clearly defined by the actual tobaccos that compose the blend. Am I on the right track? Am I making sense?
Meh. Smoke what you like. A number of us "Non-aro" guys keep something sweet around to dip into from time to time. You may also find that your tastes change over time, and find a way to cycle around and around and around - this is a pretty common theme around here.kaitlyn3837":laksq5oc said:Essentially, from what I was reading before last night (in some comments and posts), I almost felt like it was bad that I liked aromatics (not that anyone had commented to me or in one of my posts, but in other threads), as if I hadn't got out of newbie mode. BUT I really enjoy English blends too (Sutliff Blend #5, Crown Achievement, PS-17 English Luxury). Now as the topic is fleshing out, I see that most of you enjoy a little bit of both worlds even though you tend to smoke more of one than the other, or smoke a lot of stuff in between.
As far as Lane tobaccos, they are probably responsible for the majority of loose "House Blends" one finds in those apothecary jars at many B^Ms around the country. One shop in L.A.'s "Autumn Mist is a shop in Ohio's "Morning Dew" as BOTH are re-labeled Lane 1-Q !! They are one of the older blenders/importers of tobacco products here in the US. They used to be based out of Tucker, GA. but I don't know if that's where they are. They produce LOT's of Bulk blends as well as a few tinned offerings and back in the '50s thru '80s were the owners and importeres of the old British pipe firm Charatan. ( Charatan is now owned by the White Spot pipe firm that used to be Dunhill and now has the standard shapes made in France )kaitlyn3837":nboq5nsw said:Okay, all of the articles are bookmarked and I have read through two of them already!
That last post brings up another question: What are VaPers and VaBurs? I have seen those referred to in a couple other topics/posts but there was no definition for them. There are so many pipe acronyms and short terms that I need to learn.
I have also noticed some less than favorable remarks about national brands like "Lane". May I ask what is wrong with national brands like "Lane"?
(P.S. Anybody want to give up the true definitions of P.A.D. and T.A.D.? I have been going through this forum since I joined and soaking it all in, all the while I was a little too shy to ask for clarity, don't judge!)
Personally, I don't know why anybody needs any tobacco besides Storm Front or Haunted Bookshop. All the rest is just excess. :lol!:monbla256":99szut46 said:The "old men" would tell you " ... stop going from blend to blend, pick one or two out and smoke JUST them for at least a year so that you get to KNOW them !" i did it this way and it's been an informative and usually enjoyable manner of smokeing for the past 40+ years !! :twisted: :twisted:
HURRAH FOR EXCESS! :cheers:Simple Man":w6djldmd said:Personally, I don't know why anybody needs any tobacco besides Storm Front or Haunted Bookshop. All the rest is just excess. :lol!:monbla256":w6djldmd said:The "old men" would tell you " ... stop going from blend to blend, pick one or two out and smoke JUST them for at least a year so that you get to KNOW them !" i did it this way and it's been an informative and usually enjoyable manner of smokeing for the past 40+ years !! :twisted: :twisted:
My father was of this philosophy. Anything else revealed a certain lack of character. The first 15-20 years I smoked, 99% of my smoking was from two blends. It works pretty well really, but there is not so much to talk about on a pipe smoking forum. There are folks like this still.monbla256":fhedqmp0 said:Most of today's "newbies" would dislike the manner I was taught to smoke a pipe back in the '70s. The "old men" would tell you " ... stop going from blend to blend, pick one or two out and smoke JUST them for at least a year so that you get to KNOW them !"
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