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     George Simpson Member Username: Simp Post Number: 134 Registered: 11-2005 |
Having given up cigarettes a couple of weeks ago, I have been searching for tobaccos that can get me over the hump. I recently discovered this blend. To start with, it is nothing fancy. Tobacco Reviews.Com describes it as " Latakia, Orientals, East Carolina and Georgian, all lightly toasted." To start with, I don't detect the Latakia but I am sure it is there. I do get a straight tobacco taste that helps fight the need for a cig. ( I have gone from 2 packs a day to zero) It is slow burning, easy packing and smokes pretty dry straight from the tin without any drying time with just a good tobacco taste. Any other opinions on tobaccos similiar to this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, George | ||
| Eric Wiener Member Username: Ericw Post Number: 141 Registered: 04-2000 |
Hi George. Cigarette smokers who look to the pipe to replace cigarettes often need tobaccos stronger in nicotine. Since most people don't inhale pipe smoke directly nicotine is absorbed more slowly though the membranes. Most medium to heavy English blends have a fair dose of nicotine but you might not feel it until near the end of the bowl. If you need a quicker nic fix you need a stronger blend, what some people call "high octane" blends. These are often high in burley. Some have a good amount of perique. Oddly most HO blends are not Latakia blends. For am HO punhc look at Gawith and Hoggarth and Samuel Gawith Flakes, ropes and twists. Often the darker flakes have more nic. Other stout blends (not as stout as Gawith ropes) are GL Pease Cumberland and Haddo's Delight. Read reviews and you'll find stuff that works and tastes good and natural. Also, browse the archives here for recommendations for smokers turning from cigs. Good luck. Eric |