Selected quality, bright aromatic Virginia, and rich cool-smoking Burley tobaccos are blended by a special process to create a mixture that is smooth. This new blend of Captain Black is 12oz of America’s favorite pipe tobacco blended with the great flavor and taste of Grape for an aroma that is sweet and lively and sure to please. This is a mild, air cured tobacco that is a blend of Virginia and burley plants, that is ribbon cut and ready to smoke. Although not as moist as chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco isn’t as dry as RYO or cigarettes.
The added flavors mask and hid the subtle beauty of some of the more delicate flavors of Latakia and oriental tobaccos. Stick with something that has a lot of natural flavor present, and smoke slowly. Try letting the pipe go out for a while, and then coming back to it. This intensifies the flavors, and gives your palate a chance to zero in on what you are going to be looking for in future smokes. It takes time for new tastes to be incorporated into your taste memory, which is an essential part of really enjoying any tobacco type.
To cover smoking and not mention health dangers is irresponsible. When you suggest to people to try a tweed jacket in fall or to wear a pocket square with their suit you are not suggesting anything dangerous. When you suggest they should try smoking you have a moral responsibility to tell them the full story and warn them of possible dangers.
It remains one of the America’s best selling pipe tobaccos. Prince Albert blend is burley-based crimp cut long burning smoking tobacco. Pipe tobacco in a tin or can retain its freshness and makes it convenient for travel. Our selection of brands include Cornell & Diehl, Mac Baren, G.L. Pease, CAO, Ashton, Lane Limited Peterson, and more. Choose from full, medium, medium-full, mild, and mild-medium strengths. Available in flavors cherry, vanilla, citrus, chocolate, natural, whiskey, sweet, caramel, and others.
The processing and the cut are used to bring out the natural sweet taste in the tobacco. Cavendish can be produced out of any tobacco type but is usually one of, or a blend of Kentucky, Virginia, and Burley and is most commonly used for pipe tobacco and cigars. A good aromatic tobacco is lightly topped with a natural glass pipes flavoring. Aromatics tend to be more moist than non-aromatics due to the flavoring added, which can lead to problems smoking them. Some more masterful aromatic blends manage to avoid this. In the case of a moist or wet blend, problems can also be avoided if care is taken in the preparation of the tobacco.
Commercial pipe-sweetening products are also available. Smoking a pipe requires more apparatus and technique than cigarette or even cigar smoking. Perique is made exclusively in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Perique starts as air-cured tobacco but is then subjected to additional, unique processing for 12–18 months.
Virginia and Virginia/Perique blends probably are the ones that change most noticeably and generally become sweeter and smoother. English and Balkan style blends will also be helped if you find the tobacco to be harsh or overpowering when first opened. Time mellows and takes the edge off the sometimes in-your-face power of Latakia. Burley blends and aromatics in general don’t seem to benefit much, if at all, from aging.
The pronounced flavor of coffee lends an air of distinction to this mild and tasteful blend. They say that cigarettes, cigars and pipes are all dangerous and should be totally avoided. A blend of Virginia and Perique tobacco, it’s a masterpiece of a blend that has a perfect balance of sweet and sour flavors. It is absolutely remarkable in its complexity and quality of smoke, and it is one you are certain to love, or at the very least, admire for its elegance and refinement. My personal favorite and the blend I always keep well stocked, Davidoff’s Scottish Mixture is a testament to the brand’s pursuit of perfection. It’s mild and yet complex with floral aromas and a refined flavor.