Best Pipe Blends For Beginners

Blends Mentioned:
Cult Blood Red Moon
Early Morning Pipe
Cobblestone Walnut Maple Pie
Granger
Kramer's Father Dempsey
East Farthing
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[@superkool7]

This man is a true American treasure ✝️🇺🇸

[@shellbackbeau7021]

Why cover him in wax and put him in a museum!

[@superkool7]

@@shellbackbeau7021 agreed 👊🇺🇸

[@kalebbooher8092]

I see a new pipe cottage video, I click it. I'm a simple man😂

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

Ain’t that the truth!

[@bubbz222]

I think you realized that coming back to the simple videos like this is exactly why the channel grew as well as it did originally. Well done Sir. We love this stuff.

[@stpcassidy]

Early Morning Pipe was my introduction to pipe smoking, so I was not surprised at all when it was mentioned. Love your channel. Keep up the great work!

[@TO-ps2qq]

I have been smoking pipes since I was 15. I am now 64. My favorite tobacco was named Eclair. It came from the Tobak Shack from Eagan MN.

[@triplebgames6152]

Got a pipe from thw Renaissance faire from my wife as a firstfathers day gift. Today look up some begginer stuff. This video came out less than an hour ago. Must have been a sign to watch you!

[@humdrumm5456]

Thanks for another great video Alan…great choices here for beginners with some thoughtful commentary. 👍😀

[@blue_u_defense]

I have to say, Missouri Meerschaum 150th anniversary blend is my favorite so far! Mild, sweet, good tin note AND room note

[@Kcutthth]

Watching the video and so far I have his first two choices. I came into the pipe game from cigars. I just smoked Early Morning the other day and it was a nice mellow smoke. I enjoy watching these videos while I’m smoking because it’s like sitting down with a friend

[@JohnsPipeJourney]

Thank you, Alan for all that you do for us. I stumbled upon your channel 16 months ago, and I loved listening to your accent and all of your wisdom And that’s when I decided to try smoking a pipe. Thank you for all your great videos. You have a blessed week, my friend.

[@TheBrooklynPipe]

Early Morning Pipe has been a staple in my own collection. I gotta try East Farthing now. I'm a sucker for anything appropriated from literature. Especially Tolkien and Lovecraft.

[@stonylawncottagepipe4429]

I SEE YOU IN YOUR CHAIR...the Bishop of pipes😊...love vids❤

[@BriarEsquire]

Loved Orlik Golden Sliced starting out. Still do!

[@Bach6032]

Love this video, as I do all of your others, but after 50+ years at the hobby, I have to confess that your view and my view of Cult Blood Red Moon could not be more opposite. It's the only blend that I've tossed after only a few puffs. It strikes me as a combination of Robitussin cough syrup and my childhood chemistry set. Really like your new setting for the video!

[@_Gareath]

Great channel. As a beginner pipe smoker I found your channels information useful and accurate. My first pipe was a bent cherry wood pipe from Missouri Meerschaum. Great pipe at a great price, First smoke was Amphora, I would not go with that again. The first smoke I really liked was a recommendation from your channel Davidoff luxury flake. Thanks again for your continued content.

[@ruggedgentleman]

Ephemeris is very good. I was near Birmingham for my sons Travel Baseball team, stopped in The Briary and picked up a new pipe and some Ephemeris and Eileens Dreem. Great people and great shop.

[@toddtipton2857]

Love the folks over at The Briery

[@johnsweet6883]

I absolutely, love stories of Catholic pipe smokers. The pipe, a pint and the scripture.

[@Teuts2000]

Friend of mine gave me a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe and passed me this white tin with a frog drawn it about 20 years ago now. I was a cigarette smoker for 15 years before that. Smoked that first bowl of Frog Morton and been a pipe smoker ever since. I can take and leave the smokes, pipes I'll keep until I pass to my eternal reward.

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good Morning 😊 This is the sort of content i appreciate 🤗 Informative and Educational👌🏽 Thanks For Sharing 👏🏼 Have a Blessed day and God bless You and Your Family 🙏🏽 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

[@TheRealAlexSpitzer]

Great timing. I got my first pipe a couple weeks ago and have the tinsky arriving this week. Waiting to try your old home place blend until the tinsky arrives.

[@TheRealAlexSpitzer]

@@rubenmartinez4346 the pipe cottage rough finish.

[@giotorres73]

Would love a video on tin art if you find the time.

[@tomdulli49]

love on sunday smoke my strambach Calabash with Peterson early morning

[@VASE8881]

When I first started I stuck with captain black original. That was all I enjoyed for the longest time. Would love to see a video on some beginner pipes!

[@ecchrom]

Your videos are phenomenal and originally what got me into the hobby of pipe smoking. I would highly recommend Squadron Leader by Samuel Gawith as an additional option.

[@fragwagon]

Squadron Leader will put hair on your chest. I wouldn't recommend it for beginners, except as a dare! But happy you enjoy it. (I do too)

[@AviatorFred]

Northwest Trek from the country squire in Jackson MS is my favorite go to smoke. Goes well anytime of the year to me

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

As a random gift some years back my in-laws bought me an ounce of tobacco from Federal Tobacco in Portsmouth New Hampshire. It’s called Ladd Street and it had a very delicious smell to it and was a wonderful smoke. I’ve been on and off with it as it’s offered and then not. I honestly don’t know the blend or anything about, I’ve never been to the store! But they have a large selection of both tinned and blends they make in house, or so I’ve been told. If you’re a pipe smoker in the area… worth a check out. I am unfortunately in Washington state, so harder to find good places. I got my intro to pipe smoking in San Diego, at a little place called Racine and Laramie. Now that place was awesome! Huge selection of cigars, pipes and tobacco blends, and a very nice albeit small, Lounge.

[@db3dxyz]

What an epic way to start the video. Bell chimes.

[@darrylweartpipingancamping]

I so agree with your choices Dr Harrelson! The first two Blood Red Moon & Early Morning Pipe were my first choices & still are after returning to pipe smoking after 30 years. Wonderful video as I have been come accustomed to from you! 👍👍😎

[@gregizzo4191]

I bought an ounce of the Old Home Place. I'm really enjoying it! It has become my current favorite. Very pleased. Thank, great job.

[@fossil-bit8439]

Newer to pipe smoking myself so I’ll definitely try some of these out. I’ve only tried a few codger blends. Captain Black (Cherry), Half & Half, and Velvet. I just went with those because they were what was available at my local tobacco store. So far Velvet has been my favorite. I’ve been wanting to try Grainger and Prince Albert as well. God bless you Alan.

[@BrentMB79]

A few week ago I was in central PA for work and stopped at Boswells. Although JM doesn't necessarily tell you what you should buy, he did recommend No Bite Delight when I questioned him. I also picked up JMs Favorite which I haven't tried yet. However the NBD is wonderful, if you like the aroma of chocolate and a soft aromatic. I recently picked up some Sutliff black raspberry which is wonderful!!!

[@dennisalbers2]

All good recommendations. Great to see you again!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@dp2pl8]

Awesome place to start, I just moved to where Missouri Meerschaum is based amd have been collecting some cobs, have bought a few of their tobaccos, but these will be great additions! I ordered the Forever Stems from Vermont Freehand for some of the basic cobs to make them smoke better. Currently teied thier 150th, Party Line, Taste of Temptation, Pipe Force's Episode IV, and Taste of Summer fron Sutliff!

[@4one6Piper]

That is an interesting list. Father Dempsey and cult blood Red Moon intrigue me the most. Thanks for sharing.

[@marshallbuch2593]

Thank you, Alan! It’s good to hear you back talking about pipe related material. It was getting a little off track for a bit! I appreciate your passion for the history and general content of pipe smoking!

[@johnwortham1595]

Thank you for the recommendations, sir! Also, I think the idea you had for a video covering tobacco tin art sounds very interesting! I see so very little in the pipe smoking YT community about it (tin art).

[@logiberra418]

I appreciate this video very much sir.

[@benjaminshirley]

Great list Dr. Alan 👍

[@jondaly4501]

I had a chewer when I was younger. Snuff like Skoal and Copenhagen was tough to quit. Pouch tobacco was different.

[@TonyRichards93]

I’m a new pipe smoker and about a month into my journey with it. I’m already better than when I started out in terms of tasting SOMETHING. I’ve established a good cadence (with most blends) and retrohale to taste the tobacco’s. However I can still only taste the very strongest of blends. Some aromatics and non-aromatics all I taste in my mouth is smoke and struggle to pick up on the flavours. I wonder how when I see pipe videos smokers seem to play with the smoke in their mouth and “taste” the smoke. I have yet to develop this ability. I don’t know whether that will come with time or not. I enjoy the calming process/act of pipe smoking too much to put it down, but I do wish I could actually taste the flavours in my mouth and not having to seek out the punchiest of blends to retrohale in order to taste them. Great video as always though Sir

[@barlotardy]

Good afternoon gentlemen! I require blend suggestions for spending the first week of July in a hammock next to a river. Thanks!

[@justinphillips3829]

Just started pipe smoking a month or so ago, and I have watched so many of your videos during that time. Would love to see a pipe video about beginning pipes to use, and a second one of these about some more beginning tobaccos to try. Keep up the amazing videos!

[@DougAnderson-br4gh]

Also Sutliff AE 503C, a smooth light English/American blend. Similar in my taste, to East Farthing. Thank you for all you do my ‘pipe smoking hero.’

[@IndianapolisGerry]

Enjoying my Lane 1Q whiile waiitng for this to finish buffering :)

[@BobbySixguns]

My first non aromatic when I started was Peterson My 965. I found it easy to pack and keep lit. It was very easy to smoke with a poor cadence and not produce tongue bite. As a fan of Autumn Evening, I might have to give that Cobblestone a try. Excellent video.

[@shellbackbeau7021]

My first blend was Captain Black Gold, and it was magical! I picked it up from my local tobacco shop mamasan. Golden Cavendish has such an amazing flavor!

[@Warriorkyle]

BTW… As a local to the Briary in Birmingham, AL, I can testify that AM Pipe is a fantastic ribbon cut that they make as a great alternative to Early Morning Pipe. The blend is very similar. I enjoyed very much as a beginner.

[@nitegoat1369]

The first English blend I tried, when I was new to pipe smoking, was Sutliff Private Stock Blend No. 5. It is still my favorite English blend, with Quiet Nights, as my 2nd favorite.

[@ref6122]

Most of the drug store codger blends are good beginner tobaccos for the simple reason they take to the flame easily and stay lit nicely.

[@joeyriddle1214]

You should have put Boswell No Bite Delight. You recommended this one for me when I started.

[@EddieNickels]

I want one of those clocks that sound like Church bells

[@nimroids6587]

Lane Limited 1-Q is probably my favorite blend currently

[@MrRotwell]

A video on tin art would be really cool!

[@bdagnolo]

Great work, very much appreciated. Yes, a video on starter pipes would be very interesting. BTW, I very much enjoy your blend from The Country Squire.

[@theSimpleGeorgian]

I have Granger, Kramer's, and Cult Blood Red Moon in my cellar currently. Still have to add the others. I have so many other blends now, it's hard to keep up with.

[@pipesmoker956]

My first blend was from Amphora. Then I moved to Cult Blood Red Moon, which I bought 40 tins's.

[@mikereese15]

Amazing content and choices. I think I might like P&C's match for EMP better than EMP itself. Added some more from this list to try out. Thanks

[@totalityofscripture1001]

McCranies 3 cherry blend is far superior to Cult BRM but I understand it’s a house blend which makes it outside the criteria. C&D Cross eyed cricket is another great English hybrid style blend that’s an easy all day smoke

[@NorViking57]

I just started smoking a pipe at age 67 having never smoked anything in my life. I became fascinated with the briar look/art in a pipe. My first tobacco is called Wilshire which is a light aromatic I believe to be a house blend. I find that I have to relight it quite often. Is it possible for a tobacco to be somewhat too moist to stay lit?

[@SaxoGrammatic]

I'm relatively new to it myself, but I've quickly learned that letting certain blends dry makes life much easier. Some blends I'll take out and let rest for 20 mins or so before smoking, which is what the local tobacconist recommended. For a particularly wet aromatic, I took Muttnchop Piper's advice: sandwiched it between two baking sheets and two pieces of paper towel and let it sit for 8 hours. I even had the dehumidifier on in the room. After that treatment it burned easily.

[@shanky9076]

Hello Alan, I was wondering if you had tried any Brigadier black tobacco blends, and if so, your thoughts? Seems like the Civil War theme many of their blends have would be right up your alley.

[@DougAnderson-br4gh]

Especially Gettysburg

[@Mark-zh7eo]

I started out in the 70's with Doue Egbert's original Amphora Full, and Captain Black Original.

[@mcekim2]

Geeat recommendations! I'll have to try the Walnut Maple Pie. And you're right, The Fr. Dempsey story is a good bit of pipe smoking/ Catholic/ Americana. The Kramer Pipe & Tobacco story is an interesting one, as well - a shop in Beverly Hills that catered to many famous Hollywood figures. Anyway, one more recommendation: Edward G. Robinson blend. An "aromatic" blend, the development of which he personally oversaw. Now produced by Sutliff. It's an old school aro blend of Burley, Virginia, Cavendish, Black Cavendish and a touch of Latakia. Topped with a little liquor and cinnamon. Nutty, a little fruity and a little smokiness and wood from the bit of Latakia. A pleasant room note that might remind you of an uncle or grandfather's pipe. Really nice aftertaste, incidentally.

[@stefanroller5019]

As I'm living in Germany, most of your recomended blends are not known to me. But nevertheless: congatulations to your bold statement of recomending the "Early Morning Pipe" for beginners. You might be right about but I'd rather go for the "Profesional Mixture" by Rattray's with that amount of black cavendish that smoothens it. A tobacco that could go well for a "frightening newbe" would be the "Brookfields No.1". Very light Virginia and Burley with a light fruity vanilla flavour that doesn't cover the tobacco taste. And it's coming as one of the cheapest pipe tobaccos here for around 6€/50g. For the cigarette smokers I'd not be shy to recomend the "Three Nun's", which is considered a blend with high nicotine level. Anyhow I wouldn't step away from flakes and curleys for a beginner. Only teach the person properly how to smoke it. And the last one is the classic "Mixture Scottish Blend" by Mac Barren. Nothing special, but quite easy to smoke and with the iconic smell and taste of a pipe tobacco. When opening the pouch... that is what most of the people are expecting from a pipe tobacco. Filling the bowl and lightening it up... again it's what most of the people would expect from the taste of a pipe tobacco. Of course the casing is there but also the tobacco. You can't go wrong with that and devellop into each direction, aromatic, natural or english. - But what I would do if I had friend who'd like to start with the pipe: I'd have him over, let him smell all the blends open at my place, even opening a tin for the person on request and have him or her a bowl or two of smoking.

[@BillKeechPiperRacingPhotog]

EMP and my mixture 965

[@timdolan6162]

Where can I find that wall mounted pipe holder you have behind you? I love it!

[@nitegoat1369]

Etsy. I have one, and I love it. I was told by another piper who also has one - not to put a pipe with a sterling silver band in it, as it heavily tarnished his. So my Peterson Christmas 2023 is kept elsewhere.

[@timdolan6162]

@@nitegoat1369 thanks so much! I’ll be sure to get one but keep the Petersons in their own realm 😀

[@andrewstilts6991]

Country side

[@scott236]

I think Fred MacMurray smoked Father dempsey. I may be wrong.

[@DougAnderson-br4gh]

You are correct sir

[@thedreadtyger]

oh, the great thing about a pipe is that you can always lie and say that it's for dope so that your neighbors won't call the police on you.

[@itskarl7575]

I recently started pipe smoking at the age of 46. I had no prior experience with any nicotine products - though I have been a second hand smoker all my life, what with family and friends smoking around me. Even so, I have yet to experience an iota of a "nicotine hit". I can feel absolutely no difference at all between a mild tobacco and a strong one, in terms of nicotine.

[@nitegoat1369]

I first noticed a nic hit from the first English blend I smoked - which was Sutliff Private Stock Blend No. 5. I also noticed that Quiet Nights, and My Mixture 965 have a fairly high nicotine content. I have yet to open my tin of From Beyond, which is supposed to have a high nicotine content.

[@itskarl7575]

@@nitegoat1369 I have Mixture 965, and also Chacom No.5 which is also supposed to be a strong English blend. Compared with Samuel Gawith's Squadron Leader, or Vauen's Zeppelin blend, moderate/mild blends apparently, the only difference I can detect is in taste. If I didn't know from reviews how mild/strong they were, I wouldn't be able to tell you.

[@EddieNickels]

I want one of those clocks that sound like Church bells