Total by noob needs pipe tobacco recommendations... Today...

[c.ortiz108]

Chico - there are thousands of pipe tobacco blends out there, and individual tastes vary widely, so you pretty much have to do a lot of exploring to see what suits you. I would also recommend looking into pipe smoking technique as it's very different from cigar smoking (I'm bismokual - I do pipes and cigars, pretty much 50% of each).

That having been said, I keep lists what what I like and don't like, so here's my "like" list, in no particular order:
Esoterica Margate
Home and Hearth Black Horse
Sutliff Sweet Virginia
McClelland P.M.
Balkan Supreme
PS Cube Cut Burley
Newminster 400 Luxury Flake
Pretty much all PS flakes
Esoterica Penzance
Dunhill Nightcap
Newminster #1 Natural
Rattray's Virginia Flake
Esoterica Stonehaven
Rattray's Marlin Flake
Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding
Seattle Pipe Club Pike Place
G&H Louisiana Flake
SG Full Virginia Flake
Mac Baren Flake
Dunhill Ready Rubbed
St James Flake

There are a lot more that I like but just haven't gotten around to recording.

Also, a great resource is TobaccoReviews.com: The largest collection of pipe tobacco reviews on the internet., which has thousands of reviews, but also categorizes blends in pretty much every way you can think of.

Bruck, thanks for the necropost! I've been piping for about a year now and now know a lot of the recommendations you mentioned. Great list though, and good advice!

[Bruck]

Bruck, thanks for the necropost! I've been piping for about a year now and now know a lot of the recommendations you mentioned. Great list though, and good advice!

My pleasure, & I didn't even look at the thread's born-on date

[c.ortiz108]

My pleasure, & I didn't even look at the thread's born-on date

It's always kind of funny to look at early posts when you first get into something new. Not that I'm an old pro now, but do know what's what as far as blend types, manufacturers etc. I'd probably laugh to see some of my first posts on Puff - I think I even had a "is this mold?" one.

[Desertlifter]

Bruck, thanks for the necropost! I've been piping for about a year now and now know a lot of the recommendations you mentioned. Great list though, and good advice!

Not a bad thing to revisit old discussions - one thing that is nice about the net!

I would have added a codger blend or two and always recommend them for noobs. Not that they can't handle or taste more HTF baccys, but PA, CH, and SWR are good blends that are easy to pack and smoke, so they are great to learn with. I still crave a few bowls of SWR every once in a while.

Still curious about the new Granger. Kind of sad that it isn't the old recipe, but considering that I didn't like the old dryer sheet flavor, not a bad thing.