BRANDS
AND VARIATIONS
There are hundreds of brands of pipeweed to choose
from. In order to locate a brand you like, it's necessary to do some
"experimentation." The listing below is by no means comprehensive, but it'll
give you a good idea of where to start if you're a beginner, and suggests a popular
destination for the more advanced pipe smokers.
BEGINNERS
| ADVANCED
FOR BEGINNERS
The Pipesmokers' Council suggest a short list of six tobaccos which
have the right smoking characteristics for beginners. Try them to find which suits your
taste.
GOLD BLOCK: an
aristocrat of pipe tobaccos, is a blend of the highest quality tobacco sweetened by a
secret process at Ogden's in Liverpool . Cool and slow burning, it has an exceptionally
pleasant flavour and aroma.
- CLAN
: Clan is
manufactured in Holland by Theodorus Niemever and is available in 25g and 50g pouches,
ready to smoke. A mild, cool burning tobacco with a very pleasing aroma
- DUNHILL READY RUBBED
:
a new tobacco produced especially with the modern Pipesmoker in mind. Cool, mild,
exceptionally easy to smoke, gentle on the tongue and made to the quality standards
expected from Dunhill.
- ERINMORE MIXTURE
: a
long-established favourite. Surprisingly light, mild and easy smoking with the famous
aroma Now in a convenient, airtight pouch.
- LAMBERT & BUTLER
:
an aromatic tobacco ready for the pipe. It is easy to light, easy to smoke and cool
burning.
- MELLOW VIRGINIA
:
Mellow Virginia Ready Rubbed, from Benson & Hedges, is a mellow, cool and easy burning
pipe tobacco with a distinctive aroma it is neither harsh nor mild, but cool and
satisfying.
FOR MORE
EXPERIENCED SMOKERS
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