Hello all,
I am a recent pipe smoking convert after being a relatively long time cigar smoker. While visiting Gatlingburg in early October my new fiance (proposed on the trip) and I decided to give pipes a try after talking to the guys at Gatlinburlier. My initial thoughts were just as a novelty and so we both chose churchwarden's that we liked, thinking that we would continue primarily smoking cigars. Now after a couple of months with the pipe I am about ready to trade off everything in my humidor for pipes and pipe tobacco. I have come to the realization that the churchwarden may not have been the best first pipe but the style suited me and it definately got me in and hooked. Last weekend I decided to upgrade and purchased the beautiful Ben Wade freehand seen below while I was at The Briary in Homewood, AL. Now its just a matter of trying as many tobaccos as I can get my hands on. Not qutie sure where my preferences lie, though. Everything I've tried so far has been aromatics of one sort or another and While I enjoy the room note I could use a step up in the flavor dept.
Is there anyone in the Greater Atlanta area that meets regularly? I am in Carrollton but we don't have much in the way of tobaccos availble here so are there any good shops around?
Looking forward to getting to know everyone here,
Adam
I am a recent pipe smoking convert after being a relatively long time cigar smoker. While visiting Gatlingburg in early October my new fiance (proposed on the trip) and I decided to give pipes a try after talking to the guys at Gatlinburlier. My initial thoughts were just as a novelty and so we both chose churchwarden's that we liked, thinking that we would continue primarily smoking cigars. Now after a couple of months with the pipe I am about ready to trade off everything in my humidor for pipes and pipe tobacco. I have come to the realization that the churchwarden may not have been the best first pipe but the style suited me and it definately got me in and hooked. Last weekend I decided to upgrade and purchased the beautiful Ben Wade freehand seen below while I was at The Briary in Homewood, AL. Now its just a matter of trying as many tobaccos as I can get my hands on. Not qutie sure where my preferences lie, though. Everything I've tried so far has been aromatics of one sort or another and While I enjoy the room note I could use a step up in the flavor dept.
Is there anyone in the Greater Atlanta area that meets regularly? I am in Carrollton but we don't have much in the way of tobaccos availble here so are there any good shops around?
Looking forward to getting to know everyone here,
Adam
