Obligatory getting started with pipe smoking post
Obligatory getting started with pipe smoking post
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DO:
- Get an inexpensive corn cob pipe ~10 USD. The trusted famous brand is Missouri Meerschaum.
- get a well loved “codger blend” like Carter Hall or Prince Albert
- watch some YouTube videos on packing and lighting; keep it simple (3 step packing)
DON’T
- buy an expensive pipe to start with
- get frustrated with learning curve - patience
Tobacco Types
- wealth of info at tobaccoreviews.com
- aromatics (broadly, smell good but no taste)
- virginia / burley: core tobacco leaf types (notes of bread, hay, leather)
- latakia: smoke cured (campfire smokey smells)
Try them all. See what you like. (But va/burley is the best!)
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