/tbg/-Tobacco General

[Anonymous No.16379536]

Now that it’s summer, it’s time to bring out those gars to go along with the BBQ. Post and discuss pipes, cigars, cigarettes, hookah, snus, snuff, dip, etc.

Previous thread: >>16337983

[Anonymous No.16379547]

>>16379536
Tobaccy is wacky. These threads are as cancerous as the fags you smoke.

[Anonymous No.16379550]

>>16379547
Boo hoo

[Anonymous No.16379551]

>>16379536
Smoking is gross, you should quit
t. ex smoker who used to have a humidor full of rare vitolas

[Anonymous No.16379568]

>>16379551
Cool, tell it to someone who cares

[Anonymous No.16379622]

>>16379568
You literally leave a cloud of noxious odor everywhere you go, and people around you struggle to contain their disgust and pity, if you don't care about that you're severely autistic, but you probably care and just can't admit it to yourself

[Anonymous No.16379640]

>>16379622
You sound like a woman.

[Anonymous No.16379652]

>>16379640
You sound like you're working overtime convincing yourself that reality is different than what common sense tells you

[Anonymous No.16379667]

>>16379536
>killing your sense of taste and smell
also
>hands
literally shit skin

[Anonymous No.16379669]

>>16379652
The reality is I enjoy sitting outside having a good smoke and could give a fuck what a hysterical cunt has to say about it.

[Anonymous No.16379681]

>>16379669
Don't work too hard

[Anonymous No.16379781]

>>16379551
>rare vitolas
Spoken like someone who doesn't smoke stoges.

[Anonymous No.16379787]

>>16379622
Yeah, I'm sure all the people in my backyard really give a fuck.

[Anonymous No.16380288]

>>16379536
To try to contribute to the thread, I just finished my can of Haunted Bookshop, wasn't a huge fan and I haven't tried many pipe tobaccos so I'm open to any suggestions. I know that Burley blends tend to put me off, and I've had some cavendish blends that I like.

[Anonymous No.16380293]

>>16380288
Don't be a faggot fuck and drop the habit

[Anonymous No.16380298]

>>16380293

[Anonymous No.16380329]

>>16380298
I'm pretty sure I have cumstains older than you bud

[Anonymous No.16380352]

>>16379547
Aww poor baby

[Anonymous No.16380361]

>>16380352
>*wheeze*
>I'll really show those anons
>*cough*
>let me just roll coal in my lungs
>*hocks up a lougie*

[Anonymous No.16380370]

>>16380361
Tobacco does not cause cancer.

[Anonymous No.16380382]

>>16380370
You couldn't be a bigger faggot even if you tried with all your might.

[Anonymous No.16380408]

>>16380382
Homosexuals have a neurotic aversion to tobacco because it is reminiscent of religious rituals and exorcisms whereby smoke would expel their demons and there is none worse than that of impurity. The Smoking Scare Debunked, a book written by a physician, refuted TOBACCO BAD argument to its core and it still stands true today. Antismoking "science" is a moralizing campaign that relies on interpretive statistics which R is fitted to whatever hypothesis the researchers fabricate. There is no hard evidence tobacco causes cancer. To date, scientists have never been able to induce cancer in any experimental model involving healthy subjects (ie animals) which is a bar that establishes carcinogenity in any other instance.

[Anonymous No.16380419]

>>16380408
Not that other faggot, but that is for the reference. Normies are massively uneducated about cancer. They decry smoking because "hurr durr it causes cancer" but forbid they let their blood sugar drop below 200 mg/dl

[Anonymous No.16380432]

>>16380408
>>16380419
>consuming propaganda to justify your cause

Sure sounds like /pol/tards

[Anonymous No.16380434]

>>16380419
Worse still my friend is such normies make public comment about needing food or (sugar) drink because they need food. Some mom types even say they are dizzy and must need something even though they do not have diabetes. The constant indulgence in foods rich in carbohydrates and at great frequencies ails the health more than most vices they wave their fingers and shake their fists at like cigars. Gambling even, although unprofitable, is a better habit than the average diet.

[Anonymous No.16380436]

>>16380432
You can't refute the point so you cry propaganda. You lost.

[Anonymous No.16380438]

>>16380436
There's nothing to refute, it's hogwash bud.

[Anonymous No.16380441]

>>16380408
>The Smoking Scare Debunked
every /tbg/ poster here and in /out/ should read this book.

[Anonymous No.16380444]

>>16380438
>I can't refute it so I'll call it hogwash.

[Anonymous No.16380449]

>>16380444
Please go suck a fuck
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553893/

Why am I even spoon-feeding you faggots

[Anonymous No.16380466]

>>16380449
>ambiguous mechanisms
>proof
Nicotine itself is certainly the most dubious and unlikely agent of carcinogenity and to assert it as a pinnacle agent shows you're a retard non researcher that just found a random paper on pubmed without reading or knowing the slightest thing about its contents.

[Anonymous No.16380471]

>>16380466
Whoa slow down with moving those goalposts. You might break something

[Anonymous No.16380475]

>>16380471
You failed to refute the point. Mechanisms for the carcinogenity of caffeine have been proposed yet it is not a carcinogen because it fails to induce cancer at rates above control and the exact same applies to nicotine which is what that specific paper is addressing, smoothbrain.

[Anonymous No.16380480]

>>16380475

[Anonymous No.16380546]

>>16380288
Go for some aromatics or straight Virginia blends. Tried an English blend yet?

[Anonymous No.16380549]

>>16380546
go for some cancer dipshit.

[Anonymous No.16380843]

>>16380546
Not the guy you're replying to, but how's samuel gawith squadron leader? Kinda pricey that's why I asked first.

[Anonymous No.16380857]

>>16380843
Chock full of cancer - Wouldn't touch with borrowed lungs

[Anonymous No.16381074]

>>16380419
>I may be intentionally giving myself oral cancer but I bet other people do this other thing that I made up to justify it
Why not just skip all the ceremony and KYS now

[Anonymous No.16381122]

>>16381074
Just don't eat industrially processed seed oils aka (((vegetable oils))) and it won't matter.

If you consume a lot of polyunsaturated fats from seed oils, will smoking increase your risk of lung/mouth cancer? Sure. If you can't cut the polyunsaturated fats out of your diet for some reason, then it would be risky to smoke.

[Anonymous No.16381124]

>>16381122
The amount of cope in this post could power the North Korean economy for the next decade

[Anonymous No.16381130]

>>16381124
That anon's reality is so fucking warped I almost feel sorry for them.

>cut down on oils and tobacco won't give you cancer
You just can't make this type of shit up

[Anonymous No.16381137]

>>16380466
We were talking about tobacco, and you suddenly shifted to talking about nicotine. Believe it or not, but they are two different things. Burning plant matter will produce carcinogens, unmodified nicotine is another story.

[Anonymous No.16381250]

>>16381130
It might seem like an exaggeration, but it's probably true.

We have not been able to cause lung cancers in animals from smoking. Maybe it just works differently in animals?

Cancer, and particularly lung cancer have not reduced in proportion with the reduction in smoking in western countries. They are also not increased in proportion to the higher smoking rates seen in the east and asia.

Meanwhile cancers, heart disease and type 2 diabetes are all much higher in countries that have a high consumption of seed oils.

I don't think it is a good idea to inhale the combustion products of anything. I don't think it is healthy to smoke, especially not to excess, but the fact is that the link between smoking and cancer is very tenuous.

Anyone who smokes and is worried about cancer would reduce their risk more by cutting out seed oils than stopping smoking. (Unless you smoke 3 packs a day, then sure cut down on that first, but most posters in these threads are only talking about occasional pipe smoking anyway)

http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/fats-functions-malfunctions.shtml

[Anonymous No.16381495]

Someone post the picture of the guy complaining about entering a thread he hates, also anyonr smoke holborn yellow?

[Anonymous No.16381751]

I'm new to Tobacco / Smoking, I never liked the proccess of inhaling cigarettes and it always smelt and tasted gross, I never really tried Cigar's myself
but the idea of smoking has always interested me and I thought I might like it if I didn't inhale & it wasn't gross cigarette's

So, as you see in the pic, this is what I recently purchased (with the help of a friend) Pipe smoking seems interesting and I want to give it a go

While I've been waiting for all of this to arrival, I'm been watching a lot of youtube pipe-related channels, (Muttnchop Piper, STUFFandTHINGS, HolySmokeNPipePadre, The Bearded Welshman, and George Bruno) and I feel like I have a relative grasp on what to expect and do

Though I'm asking you, as presumably experienced Pipe Smokers, if there are any usefull tips or tricks you could give a beginner, that you've learnt over the years or wish you could tell yourself when you were a beginner?

[Anonymous No.16381948]

i'm really thinking about buying a new pipe, i'm looking at a few nice and simple churchwardens

anyone with experience with that type?

[Anonymous No.16381952]

>>16379547
>Tobaccy is wacky.
Nah
>These threads are as cancerous as the fags you smoke.
Nailed it. These turbotards thinking tobacco is food will never not be funny lmao

[Anonymous No.16381976]

>>16381495

[Anonymous No.16381986]

>>16381976
That only works if the person who entered the thread is mad. In this thread, the cancer victims are the ones who are mad. Smoking is banned everywhere in public. We won. Don't shoot the messenger.

[Anonymous No.16381994]

>>16381986
See
>>16379568

[Anonymous No.16382033]

>>16381751
Smoking a pipe while drinking a pot of tea for elevensies is one of life's finest pleasures.

[Anonymous No.16382035]

>>16381976
>implying that I am, in any way, angry
It's so fun watching the mentally handicapped try to explain things away lmao

[Anonymous No.16382090]

>>16382035
Lol

[Anonymous No.16382178]

>>16381976
Thanks fren, watch out for the bait

[Anonymous No.16382329]

>>16381137
No, the retard trying to refute me shifted his argument to nicotine by offering this paper >>16380449.

That was the initial goalpost moved, which I addressed here, refuting its relevance to the subject at hand: >>16380466

Next, smoothbrain accuses me with what he himself was guilty of, despite me addressing exactly what was offered. >>16380471

Again, dismissed him here: >>16380475

Finally again for him to resort what he was guilty of. >>16380480


Congratulations, dim, in summary you failed to read the paper he posted, and fell for his cheap rhetorical reddti-esque posts.

[Anonymous No.16382341]

>>16381751
That's because most cigarettes are filtered and use reconstituted sheet. You've not had real tobacco, friend.

[Anonymous No.16382355]

>>16379652
That's a bit rich coming from you. Seeing as you're the one that's specifically sort out this thread, had a massive sperg out, then made multiple replies in defence of said sperg out out.
But yeah, we're the ones working "overtime"

[Anonymous No.16382359]

>>16381751
Small Protips I wish i had.
Slow Down, Don't be afraid to relight, use matches or at the very least not a zippo. when youre trying different tobacco for the first time if it doesnt really taste right, try a different pipe. And take care of your cobs, they're good. If I really wanna clean mine just take some whiskey on a soft rag and wipe down the inside after cleaning it, dont need to do this often but I had a blend I was not a fan of and I enjoyed the results.

All I can really think of, just try to enjoy it and if you don't that's fine too.

[Anonymous No.16382405]

>>16382033
I already have a pot of tea for elevensies, then the pipe will be a welcome addition

>>16382341
I mean, some like to smoke cigarettes, it's just not for me, it makes me feel gross and as if im literally poisoning myself (which i guess i would be)
and yeah, I gathered that much

>>16382359
Thank you!
In a way, it's good I don't come from smoking where you go fast, it means my perception of smoking isn't influenced and I know that it's not a quick thing to smoke a pipe, it'll be 40minutes+ usually and to really not rush (so the bowl doesn't get too hot) which is what I want actually, the longer the better for me
My friend told me to use matches for now, which I will, it's kinda good because I also get a visual aid / timer to tell me how long I atleast should be lighting for the false light
but down the line, those specialty lighters do look nice, but I won't buy them until I know I enjoy smoking a pipe

Well I only got those 2 corn cobs at the moment, to alternate, but yeah down the line I know you semi-match certain blends & tobacco to the wood/pipe

thank you for the more "deep" cleaning advice!

I had a question for you, there's a couple thoughts I've seen
one is leaving the pipe cleaner inside for a few hours after you're done, and the other is just your normal cleaning after
What do you subscribe to?

[Anonymous No.16382878]

>>16380449
Don't quote Maggie Gyllenhaal bozo.
>>16381137
> Burning plant matter will produce carcinogens
Turns out ANY particulate matter, like burnt carbon, isn't good for your lungs. Same shit happens to miners with silica dust and high volume bakers with flour. Its the reason smoking pot is both good/bad for cancer. THC helps, the particulate carbon sticks to your lungs. Generally the human body is pretty shitty at not getting cancer.

[Anonymous No.16383023]

>>16381751
I'm new also, but I can say do not underestimate the importance of drying the tobacco before smoking it. You have much easier time if you do.

[Anonymous No.16383250]

>>16381751
Buy a briar pipe. One cob is enough to let the briar rest but two are just a waste of money

[Anonymous No.16383297]

>>16383250
>just a waste of money
A MM pipe is $6, how fucking poor are you?

[Anonymous No.16383344]

>>16383250
i dont want to buy anything "extra" and a briar pipe I'd consider extra, until I know I enjoy smoking a pipe and have been doing it for atleast a month

but afterwards? definitely

[Anonymous No.16383364]

>>16383297
>how fucking poor are you?
I'm not the one that buys two cobs you cretin

>>16383344
>i dont want to buy anything "extra" and a briar pipe I'd consider extra,
Cobs are actually an extra, briars pipes are the de facto standard pipes.

But i see you fell for the cob meme so i will just call you retard and move on

[Anonymous No.16383397]

>>16383364
Kek corn cobs live in your head rent free

[Anonymous No.16383426]

>>16383397
No they both live rent free in my drawer

[Anonymous No.16383726]

>>16383426
I'd trade you for anti /ctg/ bozo any day.

[Anonymous No.16383730]

>>16383726
Fucking autocorrect.

[Anonymous No.16384023]

>>16383364
Cobs are better. Use em and throw em away after a few uses. No cleaning or shite. Simple as.

[Anonymous No.16384189]

>>16383364
ignore this mong, cobs are nice. Briar is nice too, and if you're on a budget estate pipes cut a lot of cost.

[Anonymous No.16384321]

>>16384023
retards
>>16384189
Stop gatekeeping people from smoking pipes by giving them bas advices. Let people discover smoking pipes

>>16383344
ask yourself why no pipe smoker would smoke a cob if he have the choice.
Cobs are ok for starting togheter with a briar which will be your primary pipe for the moment.
Cobs are also ok on trips since you don't want to ruin a good pipe, but still you will constantly thinking why you don't bring a briar with you while smoking a cob
Unless you want to smoke while working or doing somethin (I personally woudn't, smoking should be a break and relax)

Do yourself a favour and buy a non expensive briar or even a basket briar (but sometimes you could be unlucky with basket). Then come back in a month and you can thank me

[Anonymous No.16384328]

>>16379536
Some really good conversation about food and cooking so far. Good job fags

[Anonymous No.16384406]

Post your smokes for the 4th.

[Anonymous No.16384405]

>>16381250
>I don't think it is a good idea to inhale the combustion products of anything
Almost nothing pleasurable in life is objectively “good” for you, and almost all of it is demonstrably bad if indulged in to excess.

>click link
>A B O U T R A Y P E A T
>The schools I have taught at include: […] the National College of Naturopathic Medicine
>When we realize that our human nature is problematic, we can begin to explore our best potentials.
Yeah.

[Anonymous No.16384844]

>>16379536
Bump

[Anonymous No.16384847]

>>16384321
welll, although i disagree, im willing to take this advice
https://thepipeshop.co.uk/product/real-briar-bottom-lip-bent-rusticated-pipe/
would this be ok?

[Anonymous No.16384868]

>>16384847
I would suggest you a straight briar for starting.
The more curved the pipes the more is prone to form water (I don't know the english term)
But take any straight unfiltered briar. If you find filtered 9mm pipe and you want to remove the filter you need an adapter

[Anonymous No.16384879]

>>16384868
https://thepipeshop.co.uk/product/parker-sandblast-straight-dark-billiard-pipe/
?

[Anonymous No.16384882]

>>16384868
> need an adapter
I meant that you need to substitute it with an adapater.
I saw there are pipe made in italy, they are generally good for budget (except Savinelli which would cost you more but It's a good second "premium" pipe )

[Anonymous No.16384887]

>>16384879
yes go for it

[Anonymous No.16384906]

>>16384887
ok, I thought I'd tac on another tobacco, the Solani aged burley flake, any good? have you had it?

[Anonymous No.16384907]

>>16384879
in a couple of weeks or month let us know which one you prefer and if you would suggest to start with a cob

[Anonymous No.16384920]

>>16384906
It's a flake, for starting I woud use a ribbon cut, flake can be tricky to pack and keep it light
Burley (it's the "classic" tobacco flavour) is ok but I would also dare to try some EM

[Anonymous No.16384927]

>>16384920
EM?
im not sure what that is, and would you recommend one?

[Anonymous No.16384977]

>>16384927
> EM?
english mixture

Anon, it really depends on your taste. Don't be afraid if being wrong, especially about tobacco in the beginning, you have to experiment to find what you like.
Some people like strong aromatics, some don't. I hated st. bruno flakes while the majority of people likes it. Every pipe smoker has a couple of tins/bag that are in the shelf for years.

First of all, learn how to smoke, because it will almost surely very frustrating in the beginning.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes and don't be in a hurry to learn.
Then if you will start liking it, you'll buy more pipes to pair with differnt tobacco mixtures and you'll start to know what you like.

It also could be you will find pipes so frustrating that you'll switch to cigars

[Anonymous No.16385021]

>>16384977
Fair enough
I went with Peterson: My Mixture 965

[Anonymous No.16385250]

>be me
>want to try pipe smoking but can't get pipe tobacco nearby
>read that pipe tobacco is just a more humid cigarette rolling tobacco
>put some tobacco in a jar with a damp rag a day ago
Am I a retard? Will this just make moldy tobacco? How do I know when its good enough for putting in a pipe?

[Anonymous No.16385678]

Is Amsterdam Shag No. 93 the best tobacco?

[Anonymous No.16386035]

>>16385250
this creates mustard gas

[Anonymous No.16386141]

>>16384405
>Almost nothing pleasurable in life is objectively “good” for you, and almost all of it is demonstrably bad if indulged in to excess.
Yes, I agree, that actually was the point I was trying to make.

>click link
>A B O U T R A Y P E A T
>The schools I have taught at include: […] the National College of Naturopathic Medicine
>When we realize that our human nature is problematic, we can begin to explore our best potentials.
>Yeah.
I don't see the problem with this. Naturopathic medicine is about correcting the diet and lifestyle, not pseudoscience like homeopathy. (Although you do get a lot of pseudoscientists calling themselves naturopaths too) I agree that the "human nature is problematic" sounds like something a leftist would say, but he means how humans eat vast amounts of seed oils, get sick and then look for pharmaceutical interventions to help instead of fixing their diet.
It is well worth reading the article and all the sources are at the bottom if you want to check the studies.

[Anonymous No.16386268]

>>16384907
Start with a cob. It's not an uncertain answer, it's tried and true common knowledge at this point.

[Anonymous No.16386805]

1 month today into no cigarette smoking and I honestly feel a lot better.

I have smoked 3 cigars within this month though and I feel like it's a much better balance for me enjoying tobacco. The main issue was having to step out every hour to have a smoke, and none of my friends smoke. It was also bad for work.

[Anonymous No.16387301]

>>16379536
How long until we get the new captcha?

[Anonymous No.16387473]

>>16386805
Congrats anon someday I'm gonna make it too

[Anonymous No.16387499]

>>16383364
this dude REALLY hates cobs

[Anonymous No.16387586]

>>16379536
FUCK THE CAPTCHA

[Anonymous No.16387590]

hookah is for shithead spics niggers and brownies

[Anonymous No.16387614]

>>16379536
Alright I’m leaving because of this gay captcha, someone else will have to make the threads from now on

[Anonymous No.16387771]

>>16387590
Sounds like you've only been to $12 a bowl shithole lounges. Says alot more about you than the hookah.

[Anonymous No.16387849]

>>16386805
I would have smoke break every hour or do, but I only started smoking when I worked in kitchens. You do feel alot better, even after a week, although it takes longer for some. How do your lungs feel? I've heard they start healing themselves when you stop

[Anonymous No.16387932]

>>16387614
holy fuck this captcha

[Anonymous No.16387973]

>>16387932
Buy the pass. Do it anonymously or the posts will be linked to payment method. Even BTC can be tracked to the pass if you use ID stuff like coinbase.

[Anonymous No.16388558]

>>16387973
>Do it anonymously
How do you go about this? VISA gift card? Monero?

[Anonymous No.16388864]

>>16388558
Not him but I don't know also. Haven't figured it out yet or else I would. There has to be some way.

[Anonymous No.16389211]

>>16387973
>>16388558
>>16388864
How?

[Anonymous No.16389218]

>really like the taste of cuban cigars
>believe they do cause cancer

[Anonymous No.16389247]

>>16389218
You can't even justify why, you just "believe".

See >>16380408 and read the whitby book

[Anonymous No.16389256]

>>16389247
It seems more likely that tobacco does have some minute effect on cancer rates, but to inflate the sensationalism scientists measured the effect of extremely processed cigarettes and then tacked that onto all tobacco.

[Anonymous No.16389265]

>>16389256
this. the smoking skeptics books + this is reasonable synthesis of ideas.

[Anonymous No.16389432]

>no free shipping on the 4th
What was CI thinking?

[Anonymous No.16389809]

Who /kiseru/ here?

[Anonymous No.16389848]

>>16389809
I wish, no clue where to get the kizami for it, Like the look of the pipes.

[Anonymous No.16389872]

Should I have a sunrise cigar today, boys?

[Anonymous No.16389878]

>>16388558
VISA gift card bought in cash sounds like the right idea to me.

[Anonymous No.16389925]

>>16389848
Yeah, sourcing kizami outside Japan is a hassle. Especially these days. I usually buy a bunch whenever I'm over there, or ask friends to get some for me. I wish I could find pipe cleaners long enough for them outside Japan too.
I've heard of people using rolling tobacco as a substitute for kizami, but I've never done it myself.

[Anonymous No.16390072]

>>16389878
4cunt doesn't accept cards anymore and you can't use Visa or Mastercard cash giftcards on any of the exchanges for crypto anymore

[Anonymous No.16390092]

>>16386805
Once you get used to cigars, even if you're an occasional smoker, the first cigarette you have will taste incredibly artificial.

[Anonymous No.16390128]

>>16379536
Vince goodrum, hello sir.

[Anonymous No.16391309]

>>16390072
>>16389878
>>16388558
>>16387973
This is a real concern in Australia. Tobacco is basically illegal here and I'll be DAMNED if I'm posting on a linked account. Most cigars I order from a broad are confiscated in the mail. My neighbor was busted for having grow lights and 5 tobacco plants. A pack of good smokes costs $50 dundee dollars at the store.

[Anonymous No.16391315]

>>16391309
Shouldn't you convicts be expert smugglers? I'm sorry you cannot enjoy astoundingly cheap stick like us Amerikaners. :(

[Anonymous No.16391365]

>>16391315
The convicts are the ones running aus customs and the gov in general, mate. And let me tell you they don't like tobacco.

[Anonymous No.16391368]

>>16391365
What did they do to your neighbor for growing tobacco? It's completely unregulated in the US as far as I know. Not that I'd want to try it since the drying and fermenting process is so long and delicate.

[Anonymous No.16391370]

>>16391309
>My neighbor was busted for having grow lights and 5 tobacco plants

[Anonymous No.16391428]

>>16391368
The Illicit Tobacco Taskforce arrested him and confiscated all his tobacco plants, charged him with possessing seeds, tobacco plants, tobacco growing equipment, and intent grow it. Everything was ordered destroyed, he had to pay a penalty of $15,000 AUD and serve 20 months of community service which he accepted as batister brokered deal as he had no record. Otherwise could have been much worse. Tobacco is more illegal in Australia than drugs. It someone wants to make something this illegal, you know it has benefits otherwise why not do the same to drugs and alc??

[Anonymous No.16391462]

>>16391428
Holy shit! All for just some tobacco plants. How did they even catch him?

[Anonymous No.16391487]

>>16391462
We got no idea.

[Anonymous No.16391538]

>>16391487
Someone snitched

[Anonymous No.16391549]

>>16391309
>Most cigars I order from a broad are confiscated in the mail.
Find a different broad then.

[Anonymous No.16392108]

>>16391549
kek

[Anonymous No.16392331]

God I wish I was out of my parent's house so I can smoke a pipe already

[Anonymous No.16392652]

>>16392331
Have you considered smoking outside?

[Anonymous No.16392658]

>>16379536
How good are Alec Bradley cigars?

[Anonymous No.16392707]

>>16392652
that's not the issue, the issue is they would freak out if I started smoking

[Anonymous No.16392875]

>>16391309
>>16391370
It really amazes me how all the Aussies I know online, from 4chan or elsewhere, are such based dudes, and yet the government is a bunch of social justice hambeasts and girly men.

Isn't Friends of Habanos based out of there? Have you tried ordering through them?

[Anonymous No.16393176]

>>16392652
Bretty good. I like the lost art and the fine and rares. Black markets aren't bad either.

[Anonymous No.16393669]

You need to try Göteborgs Prima Fint before you die. This ain’t no yee yee dipper shit. It’s the best tobacco experience there is

[Anonymous No.16394587]

>>16392658
Not OP but they have a lot of good sticks. I'm partial to the Prensado and Black Market lines.

[Anonymous No.16395475]

got my first pack of rolling tobacco today, tastes great, never really been a smoker b4

[Anonymous No.16395850]

>>16394587
>Not OP
I don’t think you know what that means

[Anonymous No.16395886]

Anyone have experience with snuff, is the nicotine hit similar to that of cigarettes?

[Anonymous No.16395892]

>>16393669
Where buy?

[Anonymous No.16395897]

>>16395886
Nasal snuff? It is not that great and not at all like a cig. The stuff will fuck up your sinuses

[Anonymous No.16396545]

Someone explain snuss to me

[Anonymous No.16396913]

>>16395850
I know exactly what it means.
Lurk more.

[Anonymous No.16398276]

>>16396545
It’s like dip, but instead of fire-cured it’s steam pasteurized so you can swallow the juices

[Anonymous No.16398282]

I like Zyn

[Anonymous No.16398286]

>>16393669
Its not dip at all. It's snus. And I agree.

[Anonymous No.16398288]

>>16381751
It's me again

Everything arrived yesterday. they doubled up on my second order of x2 £25 Briar pipes & x2 peterson's 965 by accident which is nice

Had a session yesterday in one of the Briar Pipes, with Petersons Killarny
Relit loads, and got what people describe as tongue bite, but it was enjoyable and the taste was great

Today was better, I used one of the corn cobs with 1982 erik's founders blend, had to relight fairly often still but not as much, didn't get tongue bite but often I was burning too hot
Very nice tobacco, better than Killarny, really enjoyable session

I feel like I'm taking too long though? took me like 1hr 30 - 2hrs to finish, constantly managing the heat and relighting, so I think I just need to work on my rhythm and get a good sense about everything, just comes with pratice I suppose

So far the corn cob was better, I feel like the briar pipe was a little too heavy & it's easier for it to burn hotter

[Anonymous No.16398543]

>>16379536
thanks for using my pic =)

[Anonymous No.16399392]

For me its Grp 2.0, best grape Mint tabbaco right now especially since black Nana has gone to shit.

What do anons use for their hookah outside of Germany? Phunnel and HMD are very hyped here right now.
Also, whats your current favorite tabbaco?

[Anonymous No.16399499]

>>16399392
Phunnels have been a mainstay in american hookah for at least 15 years. We're smoking trifecta, tangiers, fumari, ugly, and the classics al fakher and nahkla. HMDs were hyped a decade ago when the lotus came out.

[Anonymous No.16399593]

>>16399499
Jesus I always thought americans are far behind Germany and russia and mostly smoke traditional hookah.
Tangiers I have heard of, but you can't really get it here unfortunatly. Fumari is Sold here too never tried it though.

Are dark blends more popular in america? Generaly here in Germany its mostly Virginia and when you get more into hookah you start with dark blends.

[Anonymous No.16399973]

>>16398288
it'll get better as you season the pipes after a couple of bowls. Sip it slowly and enjoy getting the hang of things. Are you tamping?

[Anonymous No.16400019]

is this sampler worth it for $50? i know at the very least that i dont care for that AJF H Upmann stick. dont know the other stuff really

[Anonymous No.16400083]

My snuff box came in.

[Anonymous No.16400887]

>>16399593
Most of the higher end brands now do two lines, a blond and a burly. Azure is another good brand. I've got an ooooooooold(2009?) tangiers small phunnel(eric from tangiers came up with the idea of phunnels specifically for his tobacco), but lately I've been preferring this crown classic v5. Schott borosilicate rods, blown in salt lake city utah. Unfortunately they went out of business a few years back. I'm pretty sure this is the last bowl he sold.

[Anonymous No.16401714]

>>16400887
Freaky design, how do you smoke it? I would guess aluminium foil with only holes in the middle.
Here only some tabbaco producers have a dark Line. But mostly its that they either produce Virginia or dark blends.
Typical Brands for dark blends are: Darkside and Must Have
I have lined Up my Setup and going from left to right (with country of origin):

Noble Dust Gentle Pro (Germany)
Vandenberg V1 (Germany)
Aeon Phunnel (Germany)
Hookain Litlip (Germany)
Oblako M (Russia)
Werkbund Medival (Russia)
Not in the picture is an Lotus 1+ Niris

[Anonymous No.16401729]

>>16400019
Are those all fake Cubans or just the Cohiba?

[Anonymous No.16401847]

>>16400083
hot

[Anonymous No.16401971]

>>16400083
*cums in ur snuff*

[Anonymous No.16402031]

>>16399973
yeah im tamping
Im getting the hang of it, just going through the proccess

I had the english blend this morning, the petersons 965 and got a strong nicotine rush, sick/dizzy
so I gotta be aware of that next time, otherwise, it was a really enjoyable tobacco

[Anonymous No.16402198]

>>16400083
that's a nice picture

[Anonymous No.16402222]

any irish people here? are cigars/ cigarettes readily available here in person/ online? is importing from europe possible?

[Anonymous No.16402237]

>>16401729
it literally says dominican republic on the band

[Anonymous No.16402297]

>>16402031
If the nicotine in MM965 is getting to you 4noggins sells a bulk match called Becks that is smoother and from my experience doesn't pack as much of a nic hit.

[Anonymous No.16402439]

[Anonymous No.16402449]

I'm a sick bloke,
I like a cheap smoke.

[Anonymous No.16402601]

>>16402439
Are you setting those on your carpet to take a picture?

[Anonymous No.16402974]

>>16401714
I had another bowl from the same guy that was actually meant for the lotus, but one of my college roommates broke it. Thats supposed to be a foil bowl, but I've had great results just perching the lotus on top of the inlets and being very careful. That big marble in the center holds a fuckton of heat and distributes it so evenly I've never burned a bowl with it. When that guy was making bowls, the only other glass ones were chinese junk so I'm not sure if theres a comparable brand to check out these days. I've got a couple glass mouth tips from him too.

[Anonymous No.16403036]

>>16401714
>>16402974
Theres a pic of the bowls he made specifically for the lotus. Big borosilicate phunnel sized to the mm. If I could have bought a few more I would have. I might have to put in a custom order with my glassblower to see if he can knock some stuff off for me, but he just got arrested for old heroin charges so I think I'll leave him alone for a bit.

[Anonymous No.16403980]

>>16379536
Bump

[Anonymous No.16404565]

>>16379536
This isn't food?

[Anonymous No.16404623]

>>16404565
You’re a faggot?

[Anonymous No.16404797]

Azure gold chai masala and trifecta coconut ginger

[Anonymous No.16404929]

>>16404797
You’re smoking raisins bro

[Anonymous No.16404940]

>>16379536
Can someone recommend two English and two aromatic blends for a complete pipe beginner?

[Anonymous No.16405040]

>>16404929
So it belongs in ck?

[Anonymous No.16405312]

>>16404940
>English
Peterson Nightcap
Ashton Artisans Blend
Dan Tobacco Old Ironsides
Gawith Squadron Leader
Gawith Skiff Mixture

>Aromatics
MacBaren Vanilla Flake
MacBaren Vanilla Cream
MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cakes
Peterson University Flake
Cult Red Blood Moon
Sutliff Mocha Strips
Sutliff Chocolate Mousse
Rattrays Exotic Passion

[Anonymous No.16405862]

>>16404940
>>16405312
Seconding University Flake and Blood Red Moon for Aros, and if it's anything like the original, also seconding Nightcap, and wanting to add MacBaren Balkan Blend and Hearth and Home White Knight.

[Anonymous No.16406254]

Does anyone know how do you extract nicotine from tobacco for e-juices? if that is possible at all to do with diy equipment?

[Anonymous No.16406305]

tobacco isn't a food and the only this thread exists is because /ck/ has been taken over by paid shills.
I stopped smoking a year ago and I can actually taste food again.
You poor fucks don't even realize what you've lost.

Even Marco pierre white quit.

[Anonymous No.16406350]

>>16406305
Cool, tell it to someone who cares

[Anonymous No.16407244]

>>16406305
Marco pierre white sucks knorr's dick for a few extra bucks a month. Not someone you should idolize.

[Anonymous No.16407555]

>>16406305
>I stopped smoking a year ago and I can actually taste food again.
The best chefs are smokers. Smoking positively influences taste by means of olfactory neurogenesis, something you are entirely ignorant of. The bitterants in tobacco also subdue and increase the ability to discern those in other compounds which is why black coffee and quininated drinks are innumerably better and more nuanced for smokers. You're probably just a child that likes sweet things like candy and milkshakes and are upset smoking doesn't agree or confer many benefits to those sickening foods. Stick to flagellating yourself with the SMOKE BAD nonsense.

[Anonymous No.16407811]

>>16405312
>Aromatics
Maybe you should have suggested some light aromatics instead, something like the Amphora black cavendish . Some of what you suggested smells like bakery on fire

[Anonymous No.16408652]

>>16379536
Bump

[Anonymous No.16408899]

>>16407811
>Amphora black cavendish
A nice aro indeed, would recommend.
Got a tin of Holmes the other day, pleasantly surprised, a mild aro that I can see myself buying again.

[Anonymous No.16409614]

>>16379536
Does anyone know where Swedish Match gets their tobacco for snus? I assume it's too cold in Sweden to farm tobacco but I couldn't really find any info online.

[Anonymous No.16409640]

>>16381751
stokkebye products are excellent and affordable
do whatever you want, dont let some nerd tell you you're smoking wrong, its insane. smoke fast, slow, hot, cold, big, small, night blends in the morning, dont get hung up on doing it the "right" way.
good beginners packing strategy, again do whatever makes you happy
fill it to the brim, stuff it down gently, repeat. Each time you repeat the amount will be smaller cause theres less space. do it maybe 3 times.
Bent pipes kind of work backwards, the idea is it stops crap from coming up in your mouth, but the bent shape causes small amounts of saliva to go down easier, causing gurgling and spitting.
I dont like pipe sweetener, it kills pipes IMO

[Anonymous No.16410056]

>>16409640
At this point since this post, I've had 5 sessions of smoking a pipe
I'm getting noticeably better each time with my rhythm, not letting the bowl get too hot, and better packing
The only thing I'm struggling with (i think) is getting the whole top of the bowl to be lit, instead of just in the center or a few sections (I purposfully take a lot of time to light up, but fuck it, i'll figure it out)

Really enjoying it so far, I liked the English Blend I got really nicely, though I've the last session I had with it, I had to put it down then come back to it late due to the nictoine
between that & stokkebye, they're my current favourites

very relaxing and enjoyable, I love when I first start up the pipe and the smoke really nice and cooling, get a great body & mind relaxation
perfect tool to have while reading

I've yet to have the pipe gurgle on me though, so I'm waiting for that to happen so I can recognize it

Oh I had one thing, the pipes so far don't reallllllly feel that comfortable sitting in my mouth / between my teeth, I have to clench a little bit or it just dangles, any advice?

[Anonymous No.16410255]

Is it normal for boveda packs to have a smell? I got some that have this awful "new" scent that floods my humidor. It's kind of cardboardy. I'm worried about it affecting the contents of the humidor.

[Anonymous No.16410268]

Just bought myself a cheapo cornpipe to see if I like the pipe experience
Should I get a filter or nah
What tobacco should I try first? yuropoor btw so choices are probably limited
On that note: does anyone know a good online store to buy pipe tobacco with EU delivery?

[Anonymous No.16410287]

>>16379536
i've spent so much fucking money on mason jars to store my tobacco its insane. Yet it still seems to be drying out. HELP

[Anonymous No.16410294]

>>16410268
Filters just make it more of a dry smoke, I used one once and couldn't tell the difference.

Regarding tobacco I'd recommend a light English as it wont burn too hot and lower chance of tongue bite. Don't bother with aromatics for the time being it can get really got and the flavors are mild and subtle.
I'm from the UK so i get most my baccy from Cgars or over the pond. I've heard Hacico are cheap and do EU shipping.

[Anonymous No.16410298]

>>16410268
Estervals website.

Depending on where in the EU:
Dan tobacco blends
Gawith blends
Rattrays blends
Germains blends
Semois

Then of course your peterson and macbaren blends.

Beginner blends:
>English
Peterson Nightcap
Esoterica Penzance
Ashton Artisans Blend
Balkan Sasieni
Gawith Skiff Mixture
Gawith Squadron Leader
MacBaren HH Latakia Flake

Maybe MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired, Orlik Golden Sliced,Peterson Flake, Peterson Irish Flake.

Someone else can provide ideas for Virginia/VaPer/Aro blends. I mostly smoke Heavy latakia English shit.

[Anonymous No.16410378]

>>16410287
If it doesn't have a hermetic seal it will inevitably dry out. Just get one of those bovedas if its that big of a problem

[Anonymous No.16410391]

>>16410294
>>16410298
Thanks, will check those out
I also wanted to ask - I unscrewed the pipe and inside was this paper filter, but it seems to be inside a plastic casing - am I supposed to unwrap it and use just the paper, or is it to be used with the plastic?

[Anonymous No.16410865]

>>16400083
I want this

[Anonymous No.16411024]

>>16410056
>the pipes so far don't reallllllly feel that comfortable sitting in my mouth / between my teeth, I have to clench a little bit or it just dangles, any advice?
I mostly hold the pipe by the bowl in my palm and sip at it, I've never really felt comfortable holding in my mouth for any long period.
You can get rubber tips that go on the mouthpiece that may make it easier for you to clench with your teeth (and protect from bitemarks)

>The only thing I'm struggling with (i think) is getting the whole top of the bowl to be lit, instead of just in the center or a few sections
Don't worry so much about this, it all gets burnt in time, tamp here and there and relight if you have to

[Anonymous No.16411039]

>>16410391
that's completely normal, paper filters have plastic on the outside. The smoke goes through the middle.

[Anonymous No.16411048]

>>16410056
toast, tamper, roast

[Anonymous No.16411203]

>>16379536
Any recommendations for a good butane pipe lighter? It’s almost impossible to keep matches lit outside

[Anonymous No.16411567]

>>16411203
Vector thunderbird in a zippo case.

[Anonymous No.16411582]

>>16383023
>importance of drying the tobacco before smoking it
retard alert!
tobacco flavour will change greatly if you change the moisture level.
You should try to keep the tobacco the way it was packaged, as it usually tastes better.

[Anonymous No.16412107]

>>16411582
Plenty of tobaccos come so wet they're nigh unsmokable. Drying some out for 30 minutes isn't always necessary but can help in some situations.

[Anonymous No.16412315]

>>16412107
I've heard this but never in my life encountered it.

[Anonymous No.16412338]

>>16383023
If a tobacco is really wet I will let it sit out for a while. Ideally the tobacco should be pliable and not crack when you pinch it but also not stick/clump together. It varies greatly on the blend, how the tobacco was stored and your climate on how long you need to dry it out, if at all.

[Anonymous No.16413318]

>>16411039
I see, thanks

[Anonymous No.16413763]

>>16411582
I tried to smoke tobacco just taken from the can at first, and it barely stayed lit. I let the tobacco dry and experience was much smoother.

[Anonymous No.16413779]

What's better for tobacco - tins or pouches?

[Anonymous No.16413845]

>>16413763
> it barely stayed lit
im not saying its easier to smoke when its moist.
But you are affecting the flavour.
You should always relight the tobacco when you start smoking. ( light it, puff a couple, crush the tobacco a lil and light it again)
It is a skill smoking pipe tobacco, dont be afraid of relighting- just try to extract and assimilate the complex flavours.

If you want to be a retard and smoke thin dry tobacco easily, just buy rolling tobacco.

[Anonymous No.16414097]

>>16410294
>>16410298
Ended up going to a local tobacconist chain shop because websites either don't deliver to my country or charge an arm and a leg for delivery
Bought a tin of Rattrays 7 Reserve, did I dun goofd?

[Anonymous No.16414268]

picked this up for $58 on cigarbid
the internet says gurkhas are shit so i'm hoping i didnt get ripped off too much. how'd i do?

[Anonymous No.16414273]

>>16414268
You paid $5/stick. Not terrible, not great.

[Anonymous No.16414437]

>>16381751
Looks good but chose only one aromatic. Get yourself an english blend (latakia mix like peterson's old Dublin) and a virginia flake or a light VaPer like Orlik golden slices.
Learn how to retrohale, take your time, nevermind the relights and watch out for tonguebite. Join the forums. A lotta generous old farts out there.

[Anonymous No.16414506]

How does the nicotine hit from a pipe compare to the one from cigarettes?

[Anonymous No.16414528]

>>16414506
Not at all. You can tell the nicotine is there in extremely potent blends like Irish Flake, but it doesn't hit like a cigarette does. I wouldn't be surprised if it was literally impossible to become chemically dependent smoking pipes.

[Anonymous No.16414535]

>cigars

[Anonymous No.16414664]

>>16413845
Have you ever tried smoking a Samuel Gawith blend right out of the tin? Some blends just need some drying time to make them smokable. Forcing yourself to smoke a blend too wet causes steam and can lead to tongue-bite.

Here is an interesting video from Muttnchop Piper on pipe bite with some interesting chemical reasons for tongue bite.

https://youtu.be/HjxcUWxRoBU

Technique is paramount but the blend and moisture also contribute a good deal to your experience.

[Anonymous No.16414857]

>>16414528
Good
How about things like headaches/dizziness from it, or is that a non-issue with pipes as well?

[Anonymous No.16414893]

>>16414097
I've personally not had it but from hearing other people its quite a lackluster english blend. But for someone starting out i dont think you'll its a bad call. Just puff slowly and take your time :)

[Anonymous No.16415113]

>>16398282
I'm pretty sure Zyn caused some kind of strained/compulsive blinking in me.

[Anonymous No.16415128]

>>16415113
>>16398282
It's actually kind of a shame because I love nicotine but I can't smoke anymore. I might try Velo again & see if it's different.

[Anonymous No.16415132]

>>16402601
No, I smoke my cigars in a little cupboard annex which has a workbench on it. It's covered in carpet because someone who previously lived here used it as a gun room and wanted to keep their expensive side by sides from being scratched up when they cleaned them.

[Anonymous No.16416005]

>>16381751
>>16398288
Small Update
since everything came, I believe I smoked everyday since, twice on one day
Generally learning, getting the hang of things, going through the motions of a beginner

I didn't smoke today (Well, yesterday) but tonight, I went for the Stokkebye, I decided for the first time, I'd go outside and sit in my comfy chair (similar to pic) I didn't bring my phone, or a book, or anything else (mind you, 12:30 at night)

It was just me & the pipe
I cant rememeber the last time I felt so relaxed, thoughts would come up from time to time, but inbetween, was me off in space
I stopped caring if I was doing it correctly, or how many times im relighting, if im tamping too hard or too soft, not staying lit, stoped worrying if the bowl was getting too hot, everything felt ok
my breathing slowed down, i felt intune with what I was doing, everything drifted away, and inreturn, it was the easiest and also best session I've had

I love that tobacco by the way, i think it's my favourite, I used the briar pipe which was excellent

thanks for reading my blog haha, and thank you to those who helped & guided me here

[Anonymous No.16416011]

>>16416005
oops. here's the chair

[Anonymous No.16416061]

>>16416005
have fun friend
you had me get out my cracked knockaround pipe and stokkebye 80 norway, really enjoying it with the cold overcast weather
all my pipes are knockaround cracked bullshit right now, had my eye on this green gator since before christmas. Dont know what shape I like, might get one bent one straight.

Big fan of turkish blends with no latakia. its almost cigarette character, but I love it. tastes like green apples and green olives. Try the 80 Norway if you're looking for something very different from cavendish world or latakia english world. it does not taste like a camel cigarette.

[Anonymous No.16416074]

>>16380408
i want you to focus hard and remember this moment when you're doing of lung cancer

[Anonymous No.16416252]

>>16414268
cigarbid is the way to go. You'd have paid way more in a store

[Anonymous No.16416288]

lmao

[Anonymous No.16416300]

>>16416288
Looks like my unit

[Anonymous No.16416467]

>>16414506
If you think of the effects of nicotine like a wave, cigarettes produce sharp, narrow, high waves. Pipes produce more continuous, low, wide waves.

[Anonymous No.16416494]

>>16411582
>open tin of samuel gawith's cabbies roll mix
>damp as urine soaked denim
>dime to back my bipe :DDDDD
>1,000 matches and a blistered tongue later
>why pipe no keep lit :DDDD

[norespect No.16417085]

these are good not too pricy either

[Anonymous No.16417170]

Smoking boosts testoterone
Anti smokers = low test bitch boys
I'll puff a cloud straight in your pussy face if you tell me to smoke elsewhere

[Anonymous No.16417175]

>>16416074
My grandpa has smoked like a chimney since the 50s and is 92

[Anonymous No.16417340]

>>16417085
Sam Hyde approved

[Anonymous No.16417699]

>>16417085
cigars are all natural, why do you want to smoke something that has god-knows-what in it? smoke a clove cigarette instead

[Anonymous No.16417840]

Hello, having problems with using a pipe and need help. I got an MM corncob and some captain black vanilla, the problem is that I have to constantly relight my pipe and my sessions seem rather quick, I also don't know if I'm drawing correctly. I pack somewhat lightly I guess but once I manage to get a light I basically lose it after about a minute even when using 2-3 matches, the smoke gradually seems to be less and less, and then just dies. I tamp now and then but that seems to just aid the death of the light even more, I know I'm not inhaling but perhaps drawing lightly, and too frequently as I notice the bowl gets hot but I do that because when I wait the tobacco goes out and I have to relight again. My sessions last 30-40 minutes and I am not getting much taste and I feel I'm going too fast. Should I pack more tightly? Is my draw improper? What's going on?

[Anonymous No.16417857]

>>16379536
cigars are so expensive. I could never convince myself to spend so much money on nicotine

[Anonymous No.16417884]

>>16417857
it's cheaper than a beer out at a bar

[Anonymous No.16417902]

>>16417857
I paid less than $2/stick after tax and shipping for toros of these.

https://www.cigar.com/p/hc-series-black-maduro-cigars/1411244/

[Anonymous No.16417916]

>>16417902
unavailable in EU

[Anonymous No.16417941]

>>16417916
You have my sympathies.

[Anonymous No.16418503]

>>16417857
Move to UK/Australia mate thats expensive, if your from America you fucking lucky.

[Anonymous No.16418604]

>>16417840
It sounds like you are packing too loosely. The 3-Step method is a good place to start:

https://youtu.be/PhyAsN9BZsQ

When you check you draw it should be about the same resistance as sipping a milkshake through a straw.

Once you get your packing and smoking technique down things will click and should become a lot more enjoyable. Also there is no shame in relighting if your pipe goes out.

[Anonymous No.16418700]

Is one pipe smoking session enough to make the whole flat smell for eternity?

[Anonymous No.16418706]

>>16418700
depends what your smoking

light aromatic you'll probs in the clear
strong dark flake its gonna stink

[Anonymous No.16419228]

>>16407555
Checked but also chefs don't smoke for taste appreciation. They smoke because they have incredibly high stress jobs. Same reason they usually drink a lot or use coke if they're at a certain level.

[Anonymous No.16419375]

>>16416005
Had the Peterson Killarny just now, good session
before I wasn't able to keep this tobacco cool, it would always turn really hot and I'd have to set it down or stop and let it go out

but I'm starting to find the rythm, breathing in and out of my nose, every now and then "sipping" the pipe and breating the smoke out with my nose, and breathing smoke back through the pipe to maintain the coolness, every so often letting smoke come out of my mouth, and if getting too hot stop the sipping and gently blow back through the wipe

and learning how to pack each tobacco better, all this makes me tamp less and relight less (not that it matters)

Decided to bring a book with me this time, As I Lay Dying by Faulkner

It's not one of my favourite tobacco's out of the bunch, which would be the 975 & Stokkebye, but still an easy going & enjoyable smoke (if I maintain the heat)

[Anonymous No.16419458]

>>16416005
>I used the briar pipe which was excellent
you're welcome

[Anonymous No.16419464]

>>16379536
I ordered some cheap cigars I used to smoke when I was in high school and college.
>pic rel
>I never used them for reefer and didn’t realize that until years after I smoked them

Yeah, I’m a pleb.

[Anonymous No.16419528]

>>16419458
oh yes, you wanted to know briar vs corn cob as a starter

Unfortunatly, I'll dissapoint both camps

The Briar, it's nice to use, look at and hold, and enhances the session, it's nice as a beginner that way

The corn cob, it's not as appealing to me, i don't think they look really all that nice, It doesn't enhance the session in anyway, the Stem material is not really nice to hold in the mouth/clench, and it feels sort of bad to be using something you'll probably be not using or just throwing away in a year or two (or less)

but, as a beginner, the corn cob makes the smoke cooler than the briar, which for aromatics, is a plus (which a lot of beginners I think would smoke) it's also worry-free, I have singed the rim of the bowl, but I don't care because it's a corn cob
and the bar for entry is a lot cheaper, £7 vs £25, you could use the extra money for another tobacco to try

so, Im in both camps, i prefer using the briar, but the corn cob has clear advantages for a beginner

[Anonymous No.16419536]

>>16417699
Those are literally just drew estate cigars left in a room with aromatics. Same shit with "bourbon barrel aged" sticks and "fire cured". They're not spraying them down with fragrance.

[Anonymous No.16420549]

>>16379536
Great resource

https://www.sott.net/article/338885-A-comprehensive-review-of-the-many-health-benefits-of-smoking-Tobacco

[Anonymous No.16420640]

>>16380408
>reminiscent of religious rituals and exorcisms whereby smoke would expel their demons

No joke this happened to me on Sept. 12 @ ~12:30AM. I was heavily depressed, on edibles, and having a cigar listening to someone on youtube praying to God. I was laying in bed when all of a sudden I started inhaling and exhaling extremely hard. I leaned back on my pillows and my chest arched upwards while breathing extremely heavy. Like I was being pulled up to the ceiling by my rib cage. I instinctively used my right hand to hold my chest down until I was finished less than a minute later.

Afterwards I suddenly had a flash memory of when I had moved into my brother's bedroom a little over 10 years ago. I was trying to take a nap after a college class and all of a sudden I experienced extreme sleep paralysis and a little girl appeared in the corner where the door frame met the side wall. She rushed me and started wispering something unintelligible for a few seconds. I was frightened so I asked God for protection and then it was over. That moment it was a turning point spiritually and I slowly stopped being able to perform religious rites. It became harder to pray leading me to my most irrelgious life over the next 12 years.

After I relaxed and was able to absorb what happened, I realized I had sweat around my eyes and all my emotional and spiritual distress disappeared and I had this laser-like focus and was able to percieve things differently. I lifted my head up to see my cat stairing in some sort of disbelief incredibly wide-eyed with enlarged pupils.

Since then, I have smoked either a pipe or cigar without fail and have slowly lifted myself out of an extreme depression. There is something extremely powerful about tobacco and I am never giving it up.

[Anonymous No.16420730]

>>16417085
where to cop for cheap?

[Anonymous No.16420911]

new thread when? I have a question to ask

[Anonymous No.16421389]

>>16419528
> so, Im in both camps, i prefer using the briar, but the corn cob has clear advantages for a beginner
Why? Do you see yourself smoking cobs or briars?
What would have been your experience with only a cob for starting instead of both ?

[Anonymous No.16421898]

>>16421389
I see myself smoking Briar's
Hard to answer, not much difference, and I could of used that money for more tobacco

but I have one, and it's nice to have one

[Anonymous No.16421985]

Just tried the pipe for the first time
Can't say it did much for me
Flavour was alright but I felt a bit sick afterwards and was left with the same shitty mouth taste as after a cigarette
I don't know why I'm even trying to get into this, I quit smoking cigarettes a year ago...

[Anonymous No.16422103]

>>16420911
the thread lives until 300 replies newfag, so ask away or sit tight for three more days
>>16421985
don't smoke it then, go back to smoking cock you fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.16422640]

>>16379536
Are there any EU sites that anons can recommend for buying cigars? Ive checked LCDT, Hamburger Cigarren Contor and VIPCigars. The two first are boomer tier and i dont have the patience to browse trough their shitty webshop.

[Anonymous No.16422662]

>>16422640
Good cigar prices don't care about your patience

[Anonymous No.16422795]

stop raising the price of my cbid order you fuckers

[Anonymous No.16422799]

>>16422795
>He bid?

[Anonymous No.16422820]

>>16379536
Can anyone suggest a similar pipe tobacco to captain black royal? its kind of a sweet clove-y smell and taste and i want to expand my tastes into other similar brands

[Anonymous No.16423361]

The Good feel's so short
And the Bad feel's too long

Sitting outside in the night time air, listening to Tom Waits, smoking my Pipe, even an hour feels like a few minutes out there

Until tomorrow

[Anonymous No.16423948]

>>16422820
If you are looking for a bulk, Lane 1Q. But if you are looking to expand your tastes, why not branch out and try something completely different like an English or a VaPer

[Anonymous No.16423960]

>>16423948
I tried my mixture 965, which i didnt care much for. i just dont want to spend money on a tin or pouch just to light up once and find out i dont like it, and the rest of the pouch goes to waste

[Anonymous No.16423982]

>>16423361
extremely based post

[Anonymous No.16424004]

>>16423960
There are a lot of sites out there like 4noggins, pipesandcigars, and watchcitycigars that offer sampler packs with an ounce or 2 of various tobaccos. That is where I started refining my tastes and since you are getting a variety, the cost per blend is relatively low.

[Anonymous No.16424631]

>>16422820
>>16423960
>>16424004
Might I add Tobaccoreviews; look up reviews on there of what you like or what you're interested in and see what people say about and compare them to.
It's a great resource for finding your next favorite blend. I use it a lot.

[Anonymous No.16424955]

>leaks fuel and ruins your clothes
>the flame stinks and ruins your tobacco product
>requires fuel and stone replacements

What is the appeal of these again?
Cool factor of click clack and being able to throw it onto a trail of gasoline like a badass, some spinny tricks?

[Anonymous No.16425268]

>>16424955
looks cool classy compared to some cheapass plastic disposable lighter

[Anonymous No.16425603]

>>16424955
They're awful, I wish there was a good budget metal butane lighter out there. Well...fake Chinese duponts fit the bill but they're still not standard

[Anonymous No.16425613]

>>16424955
If the fuel leaks as in liquid escapes from it, you got a real shitty fake
It will evaporate though but it does not make your clothes smell

[Anonymous No.16425896]

gonna check em out per the rec above

[Anonymous No.16426350]

>>16425896
Make sure you keep them in a separate humidor from all your other cigars

[Anonymous No.16426517]

>>16426350
good tip, id have fucked this up

[Anonymous No.16426757]

>>16423361
>Tom Waits
I too love sad clown music.
I got to be in a certain mood to listen to Waits myself.

[Anonymous No.16426875]

Thinking of getting a Zippo, cannot decide between antique silver, brushed brass or matte OD green.
As much as I hate them, I will probably get one through (((amazon))) as most other shops here throw a 20 buck markup on each model.

[Anonymous No.16426905]

>>16426875
I had a Stanley Mouse "Fire dance" zippo
>Pic related
Bought it around 2002, but lost it several years later and was pretty upset about it.
It took me about 10 years to find another one. I've never used it and it's put away in a draw upstairs, but I enjoy the feeling that I get from knowing I own it.

[Anonymous No.16426922]

>>16426875
Don’t use a Zippo for smoking cigars or pipes, the lighter fluid will taint the flavor

[Anonymous No.16426930]

>>16426922
You can get butane inserts, dual and single flame.
I think they even do an electric insert, only good for cigarettes though.

[Anonymous No.16426942]

I've only smoked cigs but I wanna try cigars. What's a good brand for a beginner? Willing to pay up to $20 or so. My favorite cigarettes are black American spirits if that's any help.

[Anonymous No.16426947]

>>16426922
I have a jet torch for cigars, this would be only for ciggies at work.

[Anonymous No.16426956]

>>16426875
They're actual garbage. Worst fire starting implement ever designed. their fuel evaporates in a day

[Anonymous No.16427195]

i found a skull shape in the grain on my new briar pipe

[Anonymous No.16427232]

>>16427195
That’s pretty cool, can you only see it under magnification?

[Anonymous No.16427276]

>>16427232
no, it was dark when i took that picture yesterday and the loupe i used has a light on it

[Anonymous No.16427385]

>>16425603
Ronson jetlite
>>16426942
Perdomo 10th anny champagne
>>16427276
Only a true tbg autist brings out the loupe for his briar.

[Anonymous No.16427974]

Just finished having a session of the Peterson's Killarney, finally clear weather so I was able to stare at the stars, drinking some mugged Yancha with it, weird but nice combo
Listening to bark psychosis - hex

Was cold out, but as long as my pipe kept warm so did I

Experienced that gurgling at the bottom of the pipe / almost finished, just ran a pipe cleaner through and blew through the pipe gently while covering the top and it got solved

Ends always too soon..

[Anonymous No.16428250]

>>16427974
>Was cold out
It’s the hottest month of the year, are you in the Antipodes?

[Anonymous No.16428315]

>>16428250
UK
It's not been too hot here for the past couple weeks, it rained all of last week

[Anonymous No.16428329]

>>16419536
>fire cured
those are actually fire cured burley, like the toscano cigar in picrel

[Anonymous No.16428347]

>>16426922
>lighter fluid will taint the flavor
times change grandpa, zippo fuel hasn't smelled in 20 years. let it burn for a few seconds to burn off the excess fuel in the wick and you're good to go.

[Anonymous No.16428513]

>>16428329
Yes, the tobacco is infused with smoke, its not a synthetic additive. Some acid blends also use heated aromatics to infuse their tobacco. Different than spraying them down with essential oils or cramming cloves into kreteks.

[Anonymous No.16428709]

Just tried a pipe for the first time, Leonessa, with a mild tobacco. I liked it, though had to relight a lot. I'm not much of a smoker, but I gotta say by the end of it my mouth was pretty irritated. Is this something normal for new smokers or am I doing something wrong?

[Anonymous No.16428932]

>>16428709
>mouth was pretty irritated
Its called tongue bite. You smoked too fast/hot. You likely did this because of an improperly packed pipe, hence all the relights. Practice makes perfect.

[Anonymous No.16428966]

>>16428709
>>16428932 says all. Tongue bite only became infrequent after a few bowls, only after I learned how to pack, light, and smoke my pipe did it go away. Don't give up fren, you'll get it soon enough, sometimes it takes a while to learn the correct techniques. I recommend watching videos from Muttnchop Piper over on youtube. There's a lot of useful tips for new pipe smokers there

[Anonymous No.16429114]

What consists of an "American blend"?

[Anonymous No.16429320]

>>16428709
I'm able to give some "fresh" info

I'm just over a week into smoking a pipe, smoked once or twice a day since, and after this time I feel like I've gotten the hang of it where I'm able to forget that the pipe is there

So it doesn't take long, typically, to get into a groove to where you're not constantly thinking/fiddling about the pipe

You're probably smoking too hot on your certain blends, some blends you have to be more careful with to not get too hot
but it's also because your mouth/tongue isn't used to the smoke yet, so it may feel irriated (this will go quite quickly)

Muttonchop piper is my religion, his breath technique video is perfect, although it's hard to really get a grasp of what he's talking about, later, you'll realize he hits the nail on the head (though this isn't a method, it's just what will come naturally after a while to all)
for the stuff im smoking, it's impossible for me to burn it too hot now, and I only need to relight a couple of times (mostly due to me not tamping)


keep going at it, it's daunting at the start, but you'll get the hang of it quicker than you know

[Anonymous No.16430191]

Tony Rocky Horror, a Toscano Classico and a beer chaser.

[Anonymous No.16430361]

>>16430191
And to show how long these last, a Jet Pilot with the same cigar.

[Anonymous No.16430582]

>>16430361
what would you say is the biggest draw for you with the toscanos. the cost?

[Anonymous No.16430685]

>>16430582
Toscabos are cheap and I wouldn't buy them if I could t get them at average German prices, less than ten Euros a pack of five. The biggest drawback is, ironically the draw. They're very tight cigars and even with massaging and a draw poker you'll need to fidget with them as you smoke them. But an hour to a half to two hours of an interesting fire cured burley smoke? Worth it.

Also next cocktail and cigar, a Mustique Blue panatella.

[Anonymous No.16430688]

>>16430685
And it's a Zombie if anyone cares.

[Anonymous No.16430832]

>>16430685
dont let your nub fall in!

[Anonymous No.16430837]

>>16430832
No worries about that. I should buy one of those Italian Toscano pipes to finish them off in though.

[Anonymous No.16431978]

>>16379536
Bump

[Anonymous No.16433006]

>>16379536
Bump #2

[Anonymous No.16434341]

>>16379536
Bump #3

[Anonymous No.16435631]

>>16380288
Try Peterson 965. Really nice flavor without the burley you hate.

[Anonymous No.16435634]

>>16434341

[Anonymous No.16435637]

>>16435634
whoops

[Anonymous No.16435699]

>>16429114
Puff puff pass.

[Anonymous No.16435700]

>>16429114
Most of the stuff you find in drugstores.
Burley-based, mild to no obvious flavoring, and easy to smoke all day.

[Anonymous No.16435724]

>>16416074
I want you to focus hard and remember this moment when you're dying of AIDs.

[Anonymous No.16435731]

>>16420640
Based tobacco shaman.

[Anonymous No.16435762]

>>16420549
Good post, don't forget tobacco downregulates ACE-2 in the lungs and consequently smokers have drastically lower instances of COVID-19. The particulate matter also vamps up the immune system in the lung, which makes it primed up already. I have not worn a mask or taken the vaccine, despite working in a medical setting with dozens of different people day in and day out and having had several friends already infected with oppertunities to infect me, not one serological test has shown antibodies yet. (I get one every few weeks for free).

There was this meme on /sci/ where there were three packs of unfiltered cigarettes that said "No thanks, I already have my vaccine". I couldn't reply because 4chan is blocked in ISP in my practice. That indeed is the case. I smile as few people in my occupation smoke. You are stupid if you examine the evidence for yourself and still do not smoke.

[Anonymous No.16435773]

>>16435762
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7QoesG0AIg

The brainlets in the comment section cannot reconcile it. It is so paradoxical to what they would expect that the only explanation is MUH BIG TOBACCO DID THIS.

[Anonymous No.16436555]

>>16379536
First cigar I ever smoked, the photo is blurry but it’s a Montecristo Monte blended by AJ Fernandez. It honestly just tasted like burnt leaves but a good experience nonetheless

[Anonymous No.16436570]

>>16379536
For me, it’s Cohiba.

[Anonymous No.16436691]

>>16436570
The Cuban government has a history of human rights abuses and homophobia. Even if the sanctions weren't in place, I wouldn't buy a cigar from them. My uncle is gay.

[Anonymous No.16436697]

>>16436691
USA has a similar history, keep licking those boots CIA dog.

[Anonymous No.16436731]

>>16436691
This a false flag to try and make right-leaning people support the communist Cuban government. Never thought the glowniggers would be on /ck/ but here we are

[Anonymous No.16436753]

>>16379536
310

[Anonymous No.16436761]

NEW THREAD
>>16436757
>>16436757

NEW THREAD
>>16436757
>>16436757

[Anonymous No.16436914]

>>16436731
>make right-leaning people support the communist Cuban government.
as they should. ill take them over globohomo any day.

[Anonymous No.16437284]

Any suggestions for someone who smokes weed socially?