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Post by Low and Slow on Oct 16, 2019 17:40:57 GMT -5
Welcome to the patch from Texas! Glad you could join us.
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Post by kxg on Oct 16, 2019 18:20:55 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from the vague middle.... Manhattan Kansas .. Vague Middle.... Of the continental USA .... No where.... Actually, you’re on the edge of the vague middle. Drive five hours west/southwest; that’s the middle! |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Oct 16, 2019 18:30:27 GMT -5
Good Afternoon, I'm Dave from The Big Easy. I've collected Pipes here and there for almost 35 years, starting with my Papaws pipe when he passed. I have a corn cob, a couple Ben Wade's, Preben Homes, Savenelli's, Stanwell's, Caminetto's and my favorite is an Il Cepo. I've smoked cigarettes for years, and I'm afraid my taste pallet hasn't yielded over to the taste of pipe tobacco yet. I'm working on that now. I've tried samples of different tobacco's so far an ounce of this or that, usually I smell the aroma of a tobacco, and pick from that. I remember well my Pawpa smoking his pipe, and as a child I loved the smell of pipe tobacco burning. I'm totally new to smoking a pipe, however I wanted to get away from the nasty stench of cigarettes. I've learned from you tube, how to pack a pipe bowl, and how to light it, and after the initial light and burn, how to tamp it and relight it. I've noticed at the bottom of the bowl always seems to have a bit of very moist tobacco left. I'm really wanting to make the transition from cigarettes to my pipe, because I love the aroma. Any help, any suggestions, any ideas and all feedback would be greatly appreciated. From the school of hard knocks, I've learned to never remove a stem from a warm or hot pipe, and would love to learn the To Do items as well as the Never to do Items, such as things that would damage or destroy my pipe, again any help, ideas, or feedback would be greatly appreciated. My favorite color is a couple shades darker than Turquoise, I'm contemplating joining a club online, where you try a different blend each month. I refuse to shop in a Head Shop for Pipe Tobacco, and usually have to drive 35-40 miles one way for pipe tobacco. Shopping online would probably be easier for me than 70-80 mile round trip drive. Again, Thank You for accepting a Newbie to your site, and I look foreword to reading and learning more, as well as participating when I can. Thank You. Welcome from Lafayette!! Geaux Tigers!!!!! |
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Post by pappyjoe on Oct 17, 2019 7:30:51 GMT -5
Welcome from Brooklyn, NY. What tobaccos have you tried so far? About a dozen or so different store blends. I’ve only tried Tobacco’s that I was able to remove the lid and smell of. I figured that would be the best indication of what I would like. As I understand now, I could purchase a tobacco there by their name “Flying Dutchman” and at another store it could be identical and named “Radio Flyer” just for example. I don’t know the difference from one tobacco to another yet, and I was told to stay away from the Tin Tobacco’s because they were usually very strong, and didn’t have a good room note, so keep away until I was more seasoned, and could dedicate at least 1 Pipe to a Tin of tobacco. So in taking in that advice, I’ve steered only towards tobacco blends each store has blended that I was able to smell the aroma. You definitely need to come to a pipe club meeting. Let me guess, someone at Jewel's in Covington told you to stay away from the tin tobacco. They have a bad habit of lying to pipe smokers. For example, they claim to the bulk blends they sell there. They don't. The buy them from the manufacturer, open the bags and dump them in the jars. If they do blend tobacco it's by mixing two bulk blends together. You don't need to dedicate at least one pipe to a tin of tobacco either. I think most pipe smokers would recommend dedicating a pipe to different types of blends though. For example, the main types are English, Virginia, Virginia/Perique, Lakeland and Aromatic. If you smoke an English Blend with strong Latakia tobacco in it, you may be tasting the Latakia no matter what tobacco you smoke in the pipe. |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 17, 2019 9:48:23 GMT -5
I highly recommend attending the pipe club meeting, there is no substitute for the advice with hands on experience, people will have tobaccos to share that you might never have been exposed to, and the camaraderie is just icing on the cake.
For me, aromatic tobacco’s do smell great, but for the most part it does not translate into great taste... I smoke pretty much straight tobaccos, but as with anything taste related, it can be subjective. And just because tou don’t like it today, does not mean that you wont tomorrow...some blends taste better fresh, some aged.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 17, 2019 13:12:58 GMT -5
Welcome from Brooklyn, NY. What tobaccos have you tried so far? About a dozen or so different store blends. I’ve only tried Tobacco’s that I was able to remove the lid and smell of. I figured that would be the best indication of what I would like. As I understand now, I could purchase a tobacco there by their name “Flying Dutchman” and at another store it could be identical and named “Radio Flyer” just for example. I don’t know the difference from one tobacco to another yet, and I was told to stay away from the Tin Tobacco’s because they were usually very strong, and didn’t have a good room note, so keep away until I was more seasoned, and could dedicate at least 1 Pipe to a Tin of tobacco. So in taking in that advice, I’ve steered only towards tobacco blends each store has blended that I was able to smell the aroma. Sounds like someone needs a care package! PM me, and I'll put together a good sampler. Don't be afraid to try it if it smells like either a campfire or a harvest of hay! I steered clear of Latakia blends (campfire ones) for WAY TOO LONG because I though the tin note was off-putting. 9.5 times out of 10 a blend tastes nothing like the tin note when smoked. Also, if no one told you to retrohale, then start practicing. Bring smoke in the mouth, and then send it.out the nose - don't inhale... |
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Post by Casper on Oct 17, 2019 14:03:00 GMT -5
About a dozen or so different store blends. I’ve only tried Tobacco’s that I was able to remove the lid and smell of. I figured that would be the best indication of what I would like. As I understand now, I could purchase a tobacco there by their name “Flying Dutchman” and at another store it could be identical and named “Radio Flyer” just for example. I don’t know the difference from one tobacco to another yet, and I was told to stay away from the Tin Tobacco’s because they were usually very strong, and didn’t have a good room note, so keep away until I was more seasoned, and could dedicate at least 1 Pipe to a Tin of tobacco. So in taking in that advice, I’ve steered only towards tobacco blends each store has blended that I was able to smell the aroma. Sounds like someone needs a care package! PM me, and I'll put together a good sampler. Don't be afraid to try it if it smells like either a campfire or a harvest of hay! I steered clear of Latakia blends (campfire ones) for WAY TOO LONG because I though the tin note was off-putting. 9.5 times out of 10 a blend tastes nothing like the tin note when smoked. Also, if no one told you to retrohale, then start practicing. Bring smoke in the mouth, and then send it.out the nose - don't inhale... I really get your point in that "9.5 times out of 10 a blend tastes nothing like the tin note when smoked" But since I haven't smoked any Tin Tobacco's I would apply that to the Jar Blends. I smell of the aroma of the Tobacco, then get home and want that same taste as well, and am always very disappointed between the smell and the taste. |
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Post by qmechanics on Oct 19, 2019 5:28:09 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from the vague middle.... Manhattan Kansas .. Vague Middle.... Of the continental USA .... No where.... Actually, you’re on the edge of the vague middle. Drive five hours west/southwest; that’s the middle!  I was being vague for a reason....  |
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Post by kxg on Oct 19, 2019 10:08:44 GMT -5
Actually, you’re on the edge of the vague middle. Drive five hours west/southwest; that’s the middle! I was being vague for a reason.... Well, truth be told, I am not in the vague middle; but I can see it from here. Several decades ago, when I attended school in your location, I was convinced said location was in the eastern part of the state. My colleagues from KC assured me I was in the western part of the state. I was mostly in the state of confusion and remain so to this day. |
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