The big hunt for the perfect blend
is one of the coolest and most interresting advantures in the pipe smokers world. I love to try new blends and to surf the Internet for new tobaccos and
locations. Then after all my expiriences i like to discuss the taste and flavor
of various tobaccos with my pipe buddy's. So funny to hear there impressions.
*Taste is realy subjective* and one mans holy grail could be the hell for the
other's ! My favourite Tobaccos has changed from aromatics and danish to natural blends. Straight Virginias, Virginias and Perique, natural Danish or Scottish and English (containing Latakia). Sure some of the aromatics are still in my daily choice but the heavy cased blends are all gone. I have changed my smoking style and my tastebuds seem to be more sensitive and experienced now. As i live in Austria it is not easy to get a huge variety of different blends in my homecountry. I order from several stores in Europe and the USA. If anybody have some suggestions in that case --- feel free to mail me. By the way - i write tobacco description for myself of any (down) listed blend i have tried (some tins i have ordered are still unopened). Untill now the desciptions are just in German but if anyone would like to have a description of a blend - please mail me !! Thanks in advance. |
After such a long time of testing and collecting tobaccos i have filled up my shelfs and store several blends to let them age and see what time makes out of them. It is interesting how my taste changed from the beginning and how my ranking changes every year or season. At the current i have about 190 different blends in my desciption list. Not all smoked so far but they have seen my shelf someday. |
last update: november 2001
(c) 2001 by martin steinthaler
updated on 15.05.2000