NEW HERE AND TO PIPE SMOKING

tomahawk · Oct 14, 2009

well my name is gerald and i very much like cigar smoking. i would like to get into pipe smoke as i tried one of my friends pipes. not into the flavored but like the natural tobacos. i was introduced to some of the tobacos by a friend in ada, ok at a local cigar shop. he was telling me of some of the tobaccos and some that were in tins. cannot remember the names of certain tabaccos as i am new to this. so i could use all the pointers that are avalible and also some advice as to what kind of pipes to look for. in a tabacco i like a smooth woody nutty tabacco with just a hint of spice so please help me find that pipe and tabaco. just thought i would throw this in the cigars i like smoking are the funte hemingways and the ashton vsg (virgin sun grown) maybe that might help with tabacco selection.

jhuggett · Oct 14, 2009

That gentleman in Ada wasn't named Aaron was it?

Welcome!

Centurian 803 · Oct 14, 2009

Welcome Tomahawk. Judging from what you said, I'd highly recommend Frog Morton for that slightly spicey taste and a good burley for that woods, nutty taste. You'll learn a lot hanging around here.

ipe:

Ol'Dawg · Oct 14, 2009

A big howdy and welcome!

Jim

SailorJack · Oct 14, 2009

Welcome Aboard Gerald!! Something like ol' Prince Albert might be a good place to start. There are a number of blends that have cigar leaf in them that might help you make the transition. Something like Cornell & Diehl's Habana Daydream possibly. If you don't already know it, the place to do research on the many different blends is at tobaccoreviews.com.

kilted1 · Oct 14, 2009

Welcome to BoB :cheers:

ipe: I find that cigar smokers gravitate to English/Balkan style tobaccos very easily because of the bold flavors, later they come to enjoy VA's and Burleys.