Any tobacco pipe-smokers here? What's your favorite blend?

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Sadly, have entered “tobacco” pipe-smokers in the title in order to clear things up. Nothing illicit.

I’ve been a pipe smoker for years, occasionally enjoy a good quality cigar (that is, one that costs more that $3 a stick).

My go-to blends for the past few years are from Cornell & Diehl:

Byzantium. From the mfg’s description: “An intriguing interpretation of the classic Balkan. Redolent of Latakia, Orientals, and bracing Perique, Byzantium is an alluring companion for flights of the imagination to exotic lands.” I love this stuff.

Epiphany. From the mfg’s description: “Reminiscent of the original Revelation said to be the favorite of Albert Einstein, C&D’s Epiphany is an adroit melding of Virginias, Burleys, Latakia, and Perique in unified harmony.” Lighter than Byzantium, smoke it alternatively.
 
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Yup, I’ve been enjoying pipes and cigars for about 10 years. I like any Cigar by Drew Estate and my favorite pipe tobacco is Metropolitan Tabac Blend #314 followed closely by Rivendell.

Here’s my antique pipe rack…

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At the risk of being a downer to this fine thread and everyone’s fine tastes…I smoke Pipe-Tobacco but nothing fancy. I smoke what is called Golden Harvest Tobacco. I’ll just give it a little bit of a review, “opening the blue bag of Tobacco the aroma of coco and coffee permeate the air. The flavor is light and smooth beating any box brand out there.”
 
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Best Blend Ever! :1st_place_medal:​

 
I’ve been known to dabble in it… 😶

My favorite blend?
Ya gotta be kidding…they are all good to me save that damnable Haunted Bookshop…
 
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I love Haunted Bookshop but it’s definitely strong. A little harsh on the throat too. My smokes tend to be better in the cooler weather… I wonder if the humidity affects the smoke?
 
I am not a pipe smoker, nor have interest in them but a tiny little thank you for this post because it immediately made me think of my Grandpa. It brought a smile to my face… I miss him. He died many years ago, but he loved to sit in ‘his’ chair in the living room after a hard day at work, and smoke his pipe.

The smell of cherry tobacco will forever be a comforting smell to me and I love the scent… it was the kind of tobacco he always smoked. 🍒
 
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RepetantCatholic said:
At the risk of being a downer to this fine thread and everyone’s fine tastes…I smoke Pipe-Tobacco but nothing fancy. I smoke what is called Golden Harvest Tobacco. I’ll just give it a little bit of a review, “opening the blue bag of Tobacco the aroma of coco and coffee permeate the air. The flavor is light and smooth beating any box brand out there.”
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No worries & no judgement. Pipe-smoking is a rarefied art-form. It’s all about personal tastes. We have few things to enjoy on this Earth.
 
BlueMaxx said:
I’ve been known to dabble in it… 😶

My favorite blend?
Ya gotta be kidding…they are all good to me save that damnable Haunted Bookshop…
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I smoked Haunted Bookshop. It’s okay. Blended by the same folks that I smoke. Epiphany might be more along your line: still English, but not as much perique .
 
I don’t smoke but I admire the pipes. Kind of wish I did smoke but I don’t like always having the taste in my mouth.
 
St. Bruno. Occasionally HH Old Dark Fired or Rattrays Dark Fragrant. And MB Vanilla Cream if I have visitors!
 
Byzantium will, too. I like to have a strong & “weak” blend on hand to balance it all out. It all depends upon the mood. Byzantium is quite strong.
 
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yorkman said:
St. Bruno. Occasionally HH Old Dark Fired or Rattrays Dark Fragrant. And MB Vanilla Cream if I have visitors!
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Room note is ALWAYS important when you have guests. My lady friend determines what I smoke inside or outside.
 
It has been awhile since I last enjoyed a good pipe, but I always really loved the black cavendish with a little dash of cherry or vanilla. The flavor, the aroma, and the relaxation of a pipe is unmatched among any other way of tobacco use. Hookah is great for flavor as well, but good luck hauling that thing around 😂
 
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The smell of cherry tobacco . . .
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Trust me on this – Cherry Blend doesn’t taste nearly as good as it smells when someone else is smoking it.

I’ve been a non-smoker since 1973, my wife since 1975, and we don’t like anyone smoking around us. However, in '96 I stopped for a few days to visit a college friend in Boston, when I was on my way to Middlebury College’s summer language program. He was a pipe smoker, and the blend that he was smoking was so pleasantly fragrant that I let him smoke in my car all he wanted. I have said (jokeingly) that if I make it to 90 (16 years to go), I’m going to start smoking again. If I were to do that, I wouldn’t mind finding that blend and making cigarettes out of it.

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I have no idea what it tastes like but oh how it smells so good! LOL
 
Like I said before, room note (scent) is everything. Many folks love the smell of a pipe. Even if they don’t smoke.

The aromatic blends are a crowd-pleaser. I enjoy the strong English blends, which are not aromatic, but taste good (according to my taste buds). My lady friend decides when she has had enough and orders me outside.
 
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Like I said before, room note (scent) is everything. Many folks love the smell of a pipe. Even if they don’t smoke.
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My wife is one of those.

If it weren’t for the whole cancer thingee, I’d probably take up a pipe. However . . .
 
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