In this video, we will be discussing selecting your ultimate pipe tobacco and what I look for in an ultimate pipe tobacco #muttnchoppiper #pipesmoking #ytpcpipecommunity
There’s a lot of fantastic pipe content on RU-vid, but you are by far my absolute favorite. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your videos, it’s helped a ton in my journey into pipe smoking!
Hi, I just started smoking pipes a few years ago. I’m trying lots of different tobacco types and blends. I keep an Excel spreadsheet of the tobaccos I’ve tried. I’m up to 67 now. I rate the tobaccos as you suggested, 1-5. I use your blend club, top ten lists from websites and pipe shops availability. Every time I think I know what I like something else comes along to make me rethink my “favorites.” I have a long way to go. It’s quite an adventure. Happy piping.
I've been smoking pipe tobacco since 2015 and have found my ultimate tobacco to be Cornell & Diehl's Haunted Bookshop. It's available in bulk, easy to find, and I always enjoy it every time I smoke it. It's also a very easy blend to pack and smoke in any pipe. Thanks for another great video Muttnchop!
@@harryfurphy1491 I've had 5 bowls of Haunted Bookshop. I can't say if I like it or not. But I crave another bowl to see if I like it or not..? Isn't that weird..? I also get an after taste of butterscotch, or carmel corn (does that sound right..?)
@@baddad1922It’s exactly like that, it’s dark and complex with many different facets. Right when you think it’s spicy, sweet, or woody it backs off and transitions. Such an appropriately named blend, the flavors are like ghosts that grab your attention then vanish
@@Spaceman2484 That is the perfect description of this blend and precisely why I like it. It calls you back to see what flavors you get this time and as they say, sometimes the chase is more exciting than the catch.
I have been smoking pipes for about 7 years now and definitely have found what I consider to be my "daily driver" so to speak. There is a local shop that sells what they call a Detective Blend, it's mostly English with a small amount of Virginia and a slight vanilla casing. What an out of this world blend, I would definitely recommend it.
This video gave me a lot to think about. I really appreciated it. Going back to the mid-1970s when my brother gave me my first pipe I mostly smoked either Amphora or Borkum Riff. Mostly Borkum Riff…probably because they had the best commercials. Right now I measure the “ultimate pipe tobacco” by which one I continue to want to repurchase. Those are Escudo Navy Deluxe, Peterson’s Irish & University Flake. And now after trying it as part of this years Muttnchop pipe club, Peterson’s Elizabethan Mixture. My favorite hands down tobacco is Dunhill’s London Mixture (no longer in production) but I still have two unopened tins and one in mason jar that are older than me. My hope is that through your pipe club that I find the ultimate aromatic. Thanks again 😊
Great video and very informative MC. I been piping for almost 7yrs and I couldn’t see myself without Northwoods in my rotation…a perfect English ribbon cut blend
Been pipe smoking for over a decade now and I’ll be honest I am still exploring all the wonderful pipe tobacco blends out there. My overall favorite tobacco is JM Boswells Northwoods but a very close second would be LJ Peretti Tashkent. Loving the new backdrop Mutton Chop and for all if you talking about aftertaste the best way to get rid of that is Tim’s Cascade Jalapeño potato chips. Just me it works. I once was on one of my cigar walks and finished my cigar a strong full body La Gloria Cubana series R . Never fails I had that aftertaste but I was hungry and all I had with me was the for mentioned Tim’s snack size bag . lo and behold the aftertaste of the cigar was gone. I only had the Jalapeño taste in my mouth but that’s nothing a beer couldn’t handle 😉
Really appreciate you taking the time to do this video. Seasoned smoker or not you shared a wealth of knowledge any pipe smoker would appreciate. Thanks again.
Great video. Nice to see you making different content. I’ve only smoked for over a year, but my favorite blend is sun bear mountain flower. My most smoked blend is EMP.
Muttnchop I owe my pipe smoking success to you sir. I was about ready to throw in the towel until I stumbled across your channel. Your how to videos really helped me a lot. Your breath method videos has really added to my pipe smoking enjoyment. Thanks again from a grateful fan.
I enjoy the Blending Tobaccos at P&T to get a feel for the individual tobaccos alone before mixing my own blend. #1. Dark Fired Kentucky (My Favorite, most flavorful/spicy/bbq/nic & CHEAP, great alone) #2. Latakia (campfire/leather) #3. Perique (fermented socks 😆but it’s good!) + Bulk Aromatics 1. Lane 1Q (think of Levi Garrett chaw) 2. Lane TK6 (light cherry/vanilla) Mix YOUR favorites together too!!
I got my tin of Maltese Falcon today. It seemed from your description we like the same kind of tobacco. I do not age so I just popped the tin right out of the mailbox. It is fantastic. Thank you for the recommendation.
Very nice video as always. My Ultimate tobacco would be at least 4-5 different blends depending on varietal category. But if it was One it is Esoterica-Stonehaven. I have a good stash of it and every time I light it up it is always my Ultimate Smoke. Simply Devine blend of Virginia and Burley. I look forward to any of your videos. I wish you and your family the best!
Great video as always! Entertaining, educating, thought provoking. I’m on the beginning of my pipe journey, but while I like some aromatics, they tend to lack of strength. I wanted something with a strength of the Elizabethan, but with milder flavor infusions than a typical aromatic. So I blended Royal Yacht with a pinch of Cult, Stanwell Vanilla and Dan’s Da Vinci and voila: I found my favorite.
Hi Mister MuttonChop, thanks for the good video. I personally don't have "the one" tobacco yet, but there may be another point to consider: My grandfather smoked only Clan Original and when I smoke it I feel very connected, even if it is not my favorite. Kind regards
Ultimate smoke is possibly my original 1960s half and half that I found sealed at an antique store. Rehydrated it a bit and it is incredible. Either that or Early Morning Pipe!
I love the idea of keeping a pipe journal, so I can track the tobacco and what I get from it. I can see that helping me find the right smoke for me. Cheers brother
Great video as always. I've been smoking tobaccy pipes for 10 years now. I'm still discovering what I like for blends but one of my go to's is, Kramer's Father Dempsey, and Boswell's Northwoods. I would trade in all my tobaccy collection for one of these two. I have a pending order of L.J. Peretti samples coming in, we'll see if my favorite changes. Happy smokes.
I found your channel about the time I started smoking a pipe, and I've tried every blend you showed on your channel. I have no regrets, I've enjoyed each and every blend, of course some better than others. You single-handedly taught me over the last 5 years how to properly smoke a pipe. My journey has been exciting and very thanks to your tutorial videos. I have found that there are some aromatics that I do like and a whole lot that I don't LOL. I have also found I favor the English blends. I have also found that there are a few codger brands that are not too bad. I'm glad I met you on RU-vid you have gave me a chance of different varieties of from all different backgrounds to test and try. I thank you Sir. You're a damn good teacher.
I’m the same with you with the after taste, some tobaccos taste like cigarettes after finishing the bowl and others have no aftertaste at all, thanks for the videos they have been very informative for a newish pipe smoker 👍
As one who will soon be returning to pipe smoking after many years (I inherited some of my late father's pipes), I found this video quite informative and helpful. Thank you. BTW, I like that backdrop. 👍
I inherited my late father's collection. Sixteen pipes and 3 tins. I have been smoking them for a week and I like the stress release. This just might be what I need. I was a former cigarette smoker and pipe is completely different.
@@rogerparks99 As an avid cigar smoker, I can attest to the stress relief factor of pure tobacco. I, too, formerly smoked cigarettes many years ago. You're correct that pipe (and cigar) smoking is completely different than smoking cigarettes. I'm sure your late father would appreciate you having his beloved pipes. I believe mine would. Enjoy!
Hola gracias por sus videos y enseñanzas, siempre estoy en constante aprendizaje y usted lo explica muy detallado lo felicito desde el 2015 inicié con la pipa y algo de puros. Soy de Guayaquil Ecuador Sur América Saludos Johnny Nieto
Thanks for a great informative video. I'm a new pipe smoker and enjoy trying all the offerings I can. I believe at this time, English Blends are my favorite, but I haven't narrowed it down to my ultimate yet. However, My Mix 965 is a real pleasure as of today.
Not a seasoned pipe smoker, only 11 months in and 49 y/o. I know i enjoy C&D Autumn Evening. I have roughly 15 to 18 open tin/jarred tobacco opened at one time. I have tried about 30 different tobaccos since i started. But every time i open Autumn Evening 2oz tin, its gone in a week. I pipe about 2 to 10 bowls a day and almost every morning and evening, its this one. Eileen's Dream CAO is also one that goes fast. Thank you for all your videosthis last year i have watched many. And thank you so much
Been smoking my pipe since 1996. I have three local pipe shops that I shop at, and I've tried many different types. But my favorite by far is sold by the very first shop I ever went in, an aromatic butter rum blend. It's one of their custom blends (a ribbon cut), and nothing I've ever tried even comes close to how smooth and flavorful it is. Drinking a glass of good Scotch alongside it is one of my true pleasures.
I don’t know anything about pipe smoking, yet. I work at a tobacco shop that centers on cigars which has been what I’ve concentrated on, but, one of my regular customers told me about your channel today and your knowledge and teachings are eye opening. Thank you! I’m going to try pipe smoking myself.
As far as ease of smoking and consistent enjoyment I love Amphora Original. It's nothing fancy but it's my ultimate tobacco because it's always enjoyable. I've been smoking for 3 years... Cool backdrop!
Thank you for these points to ponder when identifying a preferred tobacco. I am very new to the pipe smoking subject. Up until now,I've only smoke around a dozen tobaccos and I have been able to establish a few tobaccos that I can do without. Pipesmoking has been rather nebulus experience for me. I have had tongue bite from mellow tobacco and not with some of the more bold ones. Very strange to me! But my favorite so far has been Nightcap through a beater corn cob pipe. To me Nighcap so good that I have trouble comprehending that the odds are that there is probably many more that I'll prefer even more. It tastes good and has been a low-maintenance smoke for me. I find myself craving it just about daily. That's all that I can really say so I think I'll live in the Latakia blends for a while. I can't seem to get into most of the aromatics. Blood Red Sky has been the only one I've not disliked but I think it gives me heartburn so I refain. Anyway,, thank you for this guide!
In only watching 2 of your videos ive learned enought to save $30k on a college class for this art form of enjoyment. You good sir are full of insights, information, & inspiration. I tip my hat 2 you & in line with Naval tradition i say " Bravo Zulu on a job well done". ❤❤❤
Hello muttnchop i hace developed a tip, when i am throwing out old tins i keep paper as i find tobacco is more authentic when it is stored in paper and glass, when stored in metal and plastic it looses breathability and takes on properties of the storage material. This is why glass and mainly the frilly papers hold it so well as it breaths and remains something you want to smokr wjile reading. It smells more like we are still in the golden age of pipe smoking. Also i like your colour scheme today really sets the mood for pipe smoking.
I started with aromatic blends and enjoyed black cavandish for years. Nowadays, after 30 years of smoking pipes, I enjoy a straight up ,no nonsense blend. Rustica was my all day smoke. Peterson Irish Flake is good too.
It's so difficult to make a video like this, what with the immense variety in types of tobacco, even within the same strain, the ways of growing it, drying it, aging it, the ways it's packaged, the cut, the casings, etc. And that's not even going into the various ways to smoke it, the type of smoker, the type of pipe used, the type of lighting, and so on. Yet, you found a way to make it clear and concise. Great video as always. Audio seems a little on the quiet side, however. It may be on my end, I don't know for sure.
My ultimate tobacco is aged Stokkebye LBF with some added perique. It is cheap, it is in bulk, and it gives me the satisfaction of aging and slightly customizing my own.
I’m a cigar man who started exploring pipes a year ago because of Steve Saka’s Stillwell Star cigars. I love his English and his Navy. I’m loving exploring blends and I’m not settled with an ultimate, but I do know I favor English blends and cigar leaf blends. I love Presbyterian and Blackpoint, and I love Robusto and Key Largo. And I just tried Fox’s Bankers which is great. Aros are generally too sweet for me but I do think Warp’s Saint Espresso is excellent. I love your video work and frankly, you made it possible to figure these dang pipes out!
I too started on cigars oddly enough. I prefer Maduro or Candela wrappers with Mexico or Nicaraguan fillers. Saint Espresso is probably the best aro I've tried in a long time. I told my mom I needed to get more, and the next day, Smokingpipes ran out. They should have it as a permanent fixture. I, too, like "English" blends more, as well as Cigar based blends, I personally like Country Lawyer, but have yet to try Bankers or 123 Mixture, which I am planning on with my new Briar Cigar. If you want a Cigar type nicotine rush, get some Gawith Hoggarth Black Irish Rope or their Brown Rope, both are good but pricy.
Although I enjoy many good aromatics, I never really find myself craving a bowlful like I do for many non-aros. I therefore have deduced that I'm more of a English-type lover. However, I've recently discovered an appreciation for some codger blends, which strike me as sort of an in between category. They are generally burley blends with a light topping.casing, which I wouldn't say is strong enough to make them an aromatic. So many blends, so little time to try/enjoy them all! (I'm still trying to figure out how many year's worth of tobacco I've cellared in only the past 9 months or so!)
Aros & English tobaccos do not cellar well and lose their flavor more over time than say a non-pro Virginia or Virginia blend do. many intermediate pipers prefer Virginias and they cellar very well. An example would be Luxury twist flake from Peter Stokkebye among many others and M.C. has had videos on those in past videos.
Mac Baren HH Vintage Latakia is mine ultimate pipe tobacco. Super easy to find, cheap, my favorite cut and if you dry it enough it smokes very easily. I love english blends, and I think that kentucky mixed in every type of blend makes the blend better.
My main smoke is lane hgl I absolutely love that stuff. I find I really love American English blends like hgl among others and Virginias wether it be straight or with perique.
I'm too new to pipe smoking to have an ultimate tobacco at this point, since I've only been smoking a pipe for a year (though I have smoked cigarettes for the past 25 years), but the one tobacco I could smoke all day every day is Peter Stokkebye #38 Highland Whiskey. It's a ribbon cut bulk aromatic but very lightly cased and the flavor of the tobacco really takes center stage with a subtle whiskey topping just barely lingering in the background. The moisture level is always goldilocks and it smokes cool and dry, with no tongue bite at all even if you freight train it and the retrohale is soft and gentle on the nose. It's got a nice medium nicotine strength and is just all around very satisfying to me. =)
I got lucky in my pipe journey and found Peterson Nightcap early on. I had been smoking long enough that I had found Muttnchop and learned the breath method. I love the flavor, the nicotine punch, and the way it packs and burns. The only thing I don't like is the price, but you can't have it all. I continue to try other blends, but nothing measures up to Nightcap, for me. Seatle Pipe Club's Plum Pudding has a flavor I like but doesn't smoke as well for me and doesn't have the robust nicotine punch. The search continues!
Although I rotate and smoke many blends, my comfort smoke or one I continuously go back to is GL Pease Blackpoint. It’s just an easy smoking flavorful smoke with no tongue burn.
For me it’s 1-Q and GL Pease Spark Plug. I like them both during the cooler months. Orlik Golden Sliced and C&D Crooner during the hotter months. I find that outside temperatures and humidity level’s really make a difference. Can’t stand 1-Q in the summer, but it’s great when it’s cooler outside. Thanks again Muttenchop for sharing your sage observations and thoughts!
Spark Plug is pretty damn good. You don’t hear a lot about it, and I wonder if some people are missing out. Could easily become someone’s favorite. If you’re an English lover that is.
That Missouri meerschaum plug limited edition was spectacular!! To bad I only got one can. My go to smoke though, is half and half. Say what you will, but nice nutty flavor, amazing after taste and easy to keep lit. Perfect smoke
I've been smoking for about 14 years now, and normally have about 30 different types in my rotation -- I explore quite a bit. For my ultimate I'd have to say Cornell & Diehl "Cordial", bought in bulk (from what I hear, the tinned version isn't as good, not sure what's going on there). If I feel like an aromatic: Rich's "Alder Street" (located in PDX). I smoke a lot of lat-bombs, but I rotate those so much I don't have an "ultimate blend". Almost any Balkan or rich English with a focus on Latakia hits that spot for me.
Haunted Bookshop is my go to and is available in bulk. I also have Peterson Balkan always on hand along with C&D Awaken Elder. I'm hoarding the last of my D&R Picayune. Side note: My Maltese Falcon is ribbon cut.
I have several favorites my # 1 is a tie between Sutliff Vanilla Custard and Creme Brulee#2Peter Stokkebye English Luxury #3 the ever popular Haunted Bookshop by Cornell and Diel and #4 Good old Captain Black original from the Scandinavian Tobacco group /Lane Ltd.Trying new blends all the time and some are very good for various reasons but I dont think I will ever tire of my top 4.
One of my favorites is Sundays Fantasy, by Thomas Radford. An aromatic tobacco. Next is Condor Flake, again a strong blend, but I find both of these enjoyable.
Never had Dunhill Early Morning Pipe or NiteCap. Do very much enjoy Petersons Early Morning Pipe and Nitecap. For several decades only smoked Captain Black original, cause that's all my grandfather ever smoked. Last 2 years have been trying many different blend from Peterson, Lane, Sutliff, C&D, just to mention a few. Totally enjoy smoking a pipe, seems to allow me to slow down and contemplate.
Thank you for all your videos. They really are comforting and informative. Could you review War Horse Green? I'm so curious about your thoughts on this one!
Just tried War Horse Green. Bought it on a whim to fill out an online order. Really glad I got this one. Smoked great, but had a good nicotine hit. Worked out great as it was my post dinner "nightcap" smoke. The room note did keep the wife away, but sometimes that is a pleasure all its own!
I'm cautious about naming a favourite as I've had many over the years and the suppliers discontinue it; so the original Bells Three Nuns (in discs) was discontinued, Then Larsens No32 Curly Flake, then Exmoor Hunt. Now my go to is Peterson's Balkan Mixture (although it's not actually a Balkan) and I have Nightcap and St Bruno also in rotation.
good video, my ultimate tobacco is something that I can smoke all day strong enough body with coffee, and burns at a cool and slower pace. that fits flake forms of Vaper/VaBurs, or some specific balkans. I've had my share of ''unicorn'' and aged blends, that doesn't play a factor for me anymore. availability and utility is far more important. cheers!
My favorite is probably early morning pipe. I didn't buy any Virginia tobaccos until last year, they are all in the cellar so I can't really comment on those. I've come to dislike the hassle of non-ribbon cut tobacco. My favorite aromatic is probably Autumn Evening.
been smoking a pipe since around 2008 though a few of those years were off and on. My ultimate tobacco is probably capstan blue ready rubbed. It's one that I always find myself going back to and after a wile with other blends, smoking a bowl of it feels like returning home. It's a bit expensive to smoke all the time though so my normal goto blend is PS84 turkish or PS400 navy flake
Its such a great question and what ive found is that my tastes have changed. 3 years ago, without question, it was Surburg 71st St. from Wilke. Now i cant get enough of a certain American Blend. They are my favorites right now. I do enjoy quiet nights and spark plug from time to time. I really like Plum Pudding BBA but i wont smoke it more than once a week. My ultimate tobacco at the moment comes down to Hunting Creek from the country Squire (Northwest Trek from there is 1c) and Countryside from Boswells. Both are ribbon, with the perfect moisture level. Both stay lit and burn cool and even. Very few relights with a taste that i absalutely crave. The winner 1a is Hunting Creek with Countryside as 1b. My absalute favorite(s)....for now anyway.
My favorite cut is flake and my all time favorite tobbaco so far as of right now is mac baren hh pure Virginia i don't know theres just something about the blend that i love alot
Mine has to be Gawith Hoggarth Black Irish Rope. Preferably, it's precut, but I occasionally like the whole rope. It's got a taste of charred steak and is very wet, I do recommend drying it before smoking because if you don't, you will be relighting all week. But if you can muster the relighting procedure, it's quite nice. Heavy on the nicotine and even smells charred because it is a fired Virginia. The end of a bowl will make even seasoned veterans of the pipe woozy. I also suggest that if you get this tobacco , you dedicate a pipe to it, as it does ghost very badly, and preferably a pipe with a filter or a Peterson System pipe. It is pricy though. The same goes for my 2nd favorite blend called War Horse Green. It's a plug, and it smells like potpourri, but it has a rich flavor. It is fairly well priced. Or if you don't like strong blends, I suggest my 3rd favorite, Orlik Golden Sliced. Quite a fresh flavor and little to no aftertaste. It is priced well enough but is still a touch too expensive If you like Aromatics instead, then I suggest Stanwell Melange. It's a subtle blend and burns well, requires little to no dry time, and it has a pleasant aftertaste. It has a very agreeable price. P.s. to Muttn, price is also a factor. If a blend is too expensive for a mediocre taste, let alone a bad one, then it's not really worth it other than to say you've tried it. Yet, if a blend is highly priced but has a great quality to it, then someone may come back for more. If a blend is well priced and has a great quality to it, then it is certainly worth it, even if pipe tobacco costs peanuts compared to cigars, let alone cigarettes, price is a huge deciding factor.
I’ve been smoking a pipe since 2017, and enjoy a wide range of tobaccos. But if I could only choose one and it’s a blend that far and away I smoke more than any other blend it would be GL Pease Chelsea Morning, because I like you prefer English blends , ribbon cut and just the right moisture content. It also behaves beautifully in the bowl time after time. I could list at least 20 blends that I like almost as much but GLP CM ticks all the right boxes for me.
I rarely smoke one blend back-to-back because I like variety and so I've only gone through a whole tin of something a couple of times without smoking anything else.... but lately, I can't get enough of CAO's Eileens Dream. Does it make it my ultimate?... not sure, but for now it is. Thanks for the insight Muttnchop and I agree, especially about the after taste. I like the sweet aftertaste that some tobaccos will leave for a couple hours. Something else I take into account is how a blend treats a pipe. If I leave a half bowl of smoked tobacco on the counter for a few minutes and it smells like a wet cigarette butt that's been sitting in a parking lot gutter then I steer clear. I won't knock any blends specifically but there are some popular blends that will smell like that.
