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Tobacco Preferences

OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭✭✭
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What’s your preferred or go to tobacco flavor(s)?
Who’s your favorite blender or tobacco line?

A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

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  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For me, in my short time in the hobby, I have begun to narrow down my preferences.

    Absolutely, unequivocally, I assure you, I don’t care for ANY aromatic or consisting of aromatic tobacco. I’ve tried close to 30 American and non American blends with same results. First 2-3 puffs and the front of my tongue is singed. Love the tin notes but absolutely abhor the taste.

    I’m not sure I have an absolute front runner. I enjoy orientals. However, I gravitate towards VaPer and recently, VaBur blends. Also, I enjoy lighter and mellow but also if my mood requires a more robust mixture. For brands or blenders, I gravitate to Robert McConnell, HU, Ravenwood, DTM and KBV.

    I won’t even start with the blends and brands (McClelland, ESO, Germaine’s, Butera, Solani, Edgeworth, etc etc) that are no longer sold or aged. Once one starts down this path it’s hard to stop.

    I think others would enjoy your input, especially, those who have years of experience.

    Let the drybeg shenanigans begin 🫣😜.

    A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

  • Rdp77Rdp77 Posts: 7,761 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with the aromatic thing. They’re just not for me. As far as blends, it really depends on the time of day, weather, mood…it just depends. I like a lot of McConnell stuff, KBV, C&D, GL Pease, HU, Gawith…I can pretty much find something I like from all of them.

  • CheapSmokeCheapSmoke Posts: 810 ✭✭✭✭✭

    With my short time in the hobby also, I don’t dislike any tobaccos. I really like the Balkans and plugs. Arango Balkan Supreme is about my favorite. I do like many of the aromatics. My problem is I ask myself would I buy more of this and 90%+ of the time I say no. I have now have quite a collection of small samples of ho hum…

  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 11

    I'm drawn to Latakia, Virginias, Turkish and Orientals. Not a big burley fan, it's OK, but mostly just OK, I think that the few occasional aromatics I use are probably burley. Not much for most aro's, I don't hate them, but there's nothing like good Virginia or Turkish. Perique is helpful to many blends.

    I wish we could still get Syrian Latakia. See what happens when the natives blow their country up? It just had a depth and flavor that the Cyprian can't match. I don't know how they did it.

    I tend to prefer flake or plug over ribbon or cube cut.

    That's all I can think of right now.

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  • rsherman24rsherman24 Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Like some burley’s as a morning smoke with coffee. A few shop aromatics I like, but 90% I can’t stand. Love a good English blend. Virginias can be great, but have to be careful and pay attention

    My favorite cigar list here

  • ShawnOLShawnOL Posts: 12,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had no idea Sherm was a pipe smoker.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • ForMudForMud Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't have much of a history to go by. So right now I would say English.
    My smoking habits are a bit different than most, I'll smoke the same blend with the same pipe for a week or two. Right now it's C&D Epiphany in a Falcon.....Next week, who knows.
    Most Aromatics I find are to moist and can make them hard to smoke.

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As a newbie, my first year, I bought a lot of whatever tobacco, having no idea what I was buying, n the name of R&D.

    I’m now cycling back through my rag tag collection in hopes of zeroing in on what exactly my palate is attracted to. Also, I hope to extract some finite tasting notes of the tobacco I’m smoking to better understand the blend.

    Like @Rdp77 said choice of tobacco to smoke depends on many variables. My hope is I get better and more familiar with my blends so I can pick accordingly.

    A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

  • rsherman24rsherman24 Posts: 7,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ShawnOL said:
    I had no idea Sherm was a pipe smoker.

    Easy now

    My favorite cigar list here

  • HawksHawks Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love me some DFK and old Virginia's. Smash 'em together and yum. Don't mind some aromatics. Fruity flavors are a no-go but a touch of vanilla is alright.

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