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SIX OF THE BEST FOR BEGINNERS
The Pipesmokers' Council suggest a short list of six tobaccos
which have the right smoking characteristics for beginners.
Try them to find which suits your taste. They are, of course,
equally appreciated by the experienced Pipesmoker.
- GOLD BLOCK: an aristocrat of pipe tobaccos, is
a blend of the highest quality tobacco sweetened by a secret
process at Ogden's in Liverpool . Cool and slow burning,
it has an exceptionally pleasant flavour and aroma.
- CLAN: Clan is manufactured in Holland by Theodorus
Niemever and is available in 25g and 50g pouches, ready
to smoke. A mild, cool burning tobacco with a very pleasing
aroma
- DUNHILL READY RUBBED: a new tobacco produced especially
with the modern Pipesmoker in mind. Cool, mild, exceptionally
easy to smoke, gentle on the tongue and made to the quality
standards expected from Dunhill.
- ERINMORE MIXTURE: a long-established favourite.
Surprisingly light, mild and easy smoking with the famous
aroma Now in a convenient, airtight pouch.
- LAMBERT & BUTLER: an aromatic tobacco ready
for the pipe. It is easy to light, easy to smoke and cool
burning.
- MELLOW VIRGINIA: Mellow Virginia Ready Rubbed,
from Benson & Hedges, is a mellow, cool and easy burning
pipe tobacco with a distinctive aroma it is neither harsh
nor mild, but cool and satisfying.
Whatever the choice of tobacco, one point remains paramount:
the need to maintain it in good condition to be smoked. As
with everything else in pipe smoking, this will depend upon
personal preference - some Pipeman keeping their tobacco on
the dry side; others preferring it moist. In either case,
the extremes should be avoided for it not only destroys the
smoking quality of the tobacco itself; but an over dry 'fill'
tends to burn like straw, whilst an over moist one is virtually
impossible to light. You can spray very dry tobacco with a
little water (a plant spray does well) or if you've a larger
quantity you can steam it over a saucepan for a few minutes,
drying off surplus moisture on a cloth before it goes back
in the pouch - but be warned, too much moisture applied this
way may produce mould!
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