Developing Tastes

[foxglovehp]

After smoking a pipe for oh, almost 30 years I suppose, I find myself at last gravitating away from aromatics.  I have been finding more and more satisfaction in Virgina / Perique blends as well as some Latakia blends and even some true English blends.

So, on a whim I ordered a tin of McClelland's Frog Morton.  Quite honestly, this was not a blend

Comments

[anonymous]

Paul here:
I have always wanted to try a pipe. I smoke cigars and love the Acid brand. What would recommend for somebody who has never tried a pipe.

[foxglovehp]

Really good question

Part 2

[foxglovehp]

I overshot my LJ limit!

The flame: Matches, a Zippo or Bic-type lighters are all good. Do NOT use a butane torch! Soft-flames only! Although briar is almost fireproof, you can burn through it VERY quickly with a torch.

Packing, lighting and smoking are topics for another time, when you actually get a pipe. Here's a good primer on pipe smoking:

http://www.pipesmokingguide.com/

I used Cop-o-Joes quite a pit when I was downrange. They are fast, reasonably priced and have a good selection:

http://www.cupojoes.com/

Recently however, I have found these folks have better prices and more tobaccos to choose from. However I never shopped them downrange so I don't know how they are with APO addresses:

http://www.smokingpipes.com/

I hope this helps and I didn't confuse you even more. Stop by for a smoke when you get home!