Suggestions for first tin tobacco

[koogs]

I'd really like to find a good tin tobacco to start out with. I've only smoked aromatics, but when I smoke cigars I like a more robust and smokey flavor. Any suggestion as to what tin would be good for my kind of tastes?

 

[jhuggett]

Perhaps G L Pease's Robusto? It contains some cigar leaf as well as some Cyprian Latakia which will give it smokiness.

http://www.smokingpipes.com/tobacco/by-maker/g-l-pease/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=2425

 

[Milan]

Esoterica Penzance

 

[Storm_Crow]

I'd really like to find a good tin tobacco to start out with. I've only smoked aromatics, but when I smoke cigars I like a more robust and smokey flavor. Any suggestion as to what tin would be good for my kind of tastes?

Hmm, I don't know if either come in a tin, but packaging aside my 2 favorite cigar leaf blends are John patton Stormfront (Burley/Cigar leaf) and VA Spice (Virginia/ Cigar leaf).

The other poster mentioned Robusto. I've not had that but I THINK it's one of those cigar leaf blends with latakia. If you want smoky that's it, but it's not smoky like a cigar; it's a campfire like. Another cigar leaf and latakia blend that I have tried is Billy Budd. It's very well thought of but only comes in bulk I think. Personally I can't detect the cigar leaf however. Anything with latakia tends to drown out less potent flavors, which is why I like tobaccos that use it in only the smallest quantities. I just blended one such tobacco which uses lat as 7.5% of the total blend and there's still no mistaking its presence.

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

GL Pease Key Largo

 

[Dave_In_Philly]

Orlick Golden Sliced. Great tobacco, readily available, and pretty darn inexpensive.

 

[jlong]

I agree on Robusto and Key Largo for a cigar like buzz. Robusto especially.