Going to give pipes a try.

keith_mahoney · 04-14-2012, 02:03 PM

I spend hours a day reading books while smoking a cigar.
Cigars last me around 2 hours and usually take a re-light or two, so I'm sure I'm close to smoking at a pipe pace. The only thing I think I will have to work on when my gear gets here is to sip it instead of the deep pulls I do on cigars.

Anyone have any tips on what order to try my tobacco in or what to keep in separate pipes? Here are the blends I ordered from pipesandcigars.com:

Stogie
Steamroller - these two are Burley blends and steamroller has Latakia in it. My thought is to smoke these in one pipe but to get a feel for Stogie before moving on to Steamroller which has Latakia.

*Rolando's Own
*Virginia Spice
*Marble Kake
*Anniversary Kake
*AJ's VaPer

The Marble Kake is a Virginia blend while the rest are VaPers so I figure to use my other pipe to first get a feel for the Marble Kake before moving on to the VaPers in the same pipe.

Is this sound reasoning or is there something I am neglecting?

MarkinAZ · 04-14-2012, 03:39 PM

Thats a nice selection of tobacco's in the Steve B' VA Elite sampler Keith. All in all, looks like you have a great bench mark to begin from. For the fun of it, I'd start off as follows:

Stogie

Anni Kake (make that the first one out of your Steve B sampler)

and finally...

save your Steamroller for last (jest sayin)

And welcome to the world of smoking a pipe

Zanaspus · 04-15-2012, 04:39 AM

I agree with the consensus of Russ' Vas being great. That said, I don't suggest you start with them. Vas require a little knowledge of cadence to avoid scorching the tongue. Honestly, I would say go get some Carter Hall or PA for your intro smokes. (not that I ever followed my own advice

) Good luck!

04-14-2012, 02:03 PM	#1
keith_mahoney Still Watching My Back Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: Keith Location: Ewa Beach Posts: 65 Trading: (0)	Re: Going to give pipes a try. I spend hours a day reading books while smoking a cigar. Cigars last me around 2 hours and usually take a re-light or two, so I'm sure I'm close to smoking at a pipe pace. The only thing I think I will have to work on when my gear gets here is to sip it instead of the deep pulls I do on cigars. Anyone have any tips on what order to try my tobacco in or what to keep in separate pipes? Here are the blends I ordered from pipesandcigars.com: Stogie Steamroller - these two are Burley blends and steamroller has Latakia in it. My thought is to smoke these in one pipe but to get a feel for Stogie before moving on to Steamroller which has Latakia. Rolando's Own Virginia Spice Marble Kake Anniversary Kake AJ's VaPer The Marble Kake is a Virginia blend while the rest are VaPers so I figure to use my other pipe to first get a feel for the Marble Kake before moving on to the VaPers in the same pipe. Is this sound reasoning or is there something I am neglecting? Last edited by keith_mahoney; 04-14-2012 at 02:15 PM.*

04-14-2012, 03:39 PM	#2
MarkinAZ Formerly MarkinOR Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 6,221 Trading: (40)	Re: Going to give pipes a try. Thats a nice selection of tobacco's in the Steve B' VA Elite sampler Keith. All in all, looks like you have a great bench mark to begin from. For the fun of it, I'd start off as follows: Stogie Anni Kake (make that the first one out of your Steve B sampler) and finally... save your Steamroller for last (jest sayin) And welcome to the world of smoking a pipe __________________ "Don't worry, God will work out His plan for your life..." Psalm 138 8

04-15-2012, 04:39 AM	#3
Zanaspus Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Tony Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 492 Trading: (3)	Re: Going to give pipes a try. I agree with the consensus of Russ' Vas being great. That said, I don't suggest you start with them. Vas require a little knowledge of cadence to avoid scorching the tongue. Honestly, I would say go get some Carter Hall or PA for your intro smokes. (not that I ever followed my own advice ) Good luck! __________________ If you're gonna be a lamb, you might as well be a sheep.