Why are we talking about shotguns ...on a Baccy smokin thread ??

Tast and style, shotguns go right along with good cigars, fine tobacco and bourbon. Could throw in pointing dogs in there as well.

For pipes i always keep it simple with a corn cob or simple wood pipee like my great grandfather used. Although I used a cherry or vanilla pipe tobacco not cutting uo abd smoking marathon cave twist he both smoked and chewed.

When I returned from my tour in Turkey, I brought back a couple of meerschaum pipes for dad. He really liked them, and he didn't take them on the road with him.

This post made me want to start smoking. Thanks guys!

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Sorry I got back to you so late Nessmuck, I just found your post.

Below are a few of my favorites I enjoy year round.

There are literally tons of tobaccos to enjoy.

Same with different pipes.

• Abingdon: Our fullest Balkan style blend, with a generous mesasure of Cyprian Latakia. Bold and assertive
• Barbary Coast: A unique blend of top-grade cube-cut burley, matured red Virginia and fine Louisiana Perique. A kiss of fine brandy, and an exclusive process polishes the blend to a perfect finish. Satisfying and rich, with hints of black walnut, dark chocolate, and dried fruits.
• Cairo: A Virginia/oriental blend without Latakia. Naturally sweet, delicately spicy and wonderfully complex, with medium body and a delicate aroma.
• Caravan: A treat for the lover of oriental tobaccos. The leathery flavors of Cyprian Latakia augment a generous measure of Turkish and Grecian leaf and New World Virginias. The smoke is rich, but not overbearing, with a lingering finish.
• Charing Cross: A classic Balkan style misture, richly seasoned with Latakia. Not as full or as heavy as Abingdon.
• Chelsea Morning: A traditional style blend of bright and red virginias, orientals, a whisper of Cyprus Latakia, and just a hint of perique.
• Cumberland: A robust blend of American tobaccos, featuring a rare and exquisite aged Kentucky dark-fired tobacco, beautifully complimenting the variety of Virginias and the pinch of Louisiana Perique. Sip slowly, and enjoy the lingering notes of its harmonious symphony of flavors.
• Fillmore: Sliced, broken flake in the Scottish tradition. Ripe, rich red Virginias are combined with Louisiana Perique, pressed, sliced, and gently broken prior to tinning. A slow burning, cool smoking Virginia
• Gaslight: A classically English styled Latakia mixture, pressed and aged in cakes, then cut and tinned in one-ounce bars. Deep, rich and full flavoured, Gaslight burns very slowly, delivering a long-lasting, satisfying smoke for the true connoisseur of Latakia based blends. The red virginias present a background of natural sweetness,
• Haddo's Delight: A stout blend of Virginias, burleys, and long-cut perique. full-bodied blend
• Kensington: A Balkan style blend with restraint. Not as full as Charing Cross, but still possessing sufficient character to hold the smoker's interest. Kensington is a perfect Balkan style for the middle of the day, when a slightly lighter blend is desired.
• Key Largo: Full of surprises, Key Largo has wonderful, layered flavours of rich Virginias, oriental tobaccos, including a little Cypriot Latakia, and hints of earthy spice from the cigar leaf. It presents a creamy, delicious smoke, with a softer room aroma than might be expected from the ingredients.
• Lagonda: A luxurious blend comprising generous portions of Cyprus latakia, ripe red virginias and fine oriental leaf with a bit of bright added for a gentle sweetness. Pressed and aged in cakes to integrate the flavours and partially ferment the tobaccos, then sliced and tumbled into ribbon form.
• Maltese Falcon: Originally conceived as a replacement for the old Raven's Wing, Maltese Falcon quickly evolved into something bigger. It's a rich, bold blend, with excellent body, a beguiling sweetness, and solid structure, ideal for those who enjoy a sophisticated, yet comfortable and refined English-style mixture.
• Meridian: A balanced, poised & traditionally sophisticated mixture. Cyprus Latakia, layered with virginias and small leaf orientals, then pressed, sliced and tumbled into ribbons. More savory than sweet, with classic structure, medium body, and captivating complexity.
• Odyssey: A huge Latakia blend, second only to Abingdon in forcefulness, but carrying more natural sweetness and deeper complexity. A remarkable evening blend, but also well suited to daylight smoking for the established afficianado of heavier blends.
• Piccadilly: I call this the “English Breakfast Mixture.” A provocative blend of Virginia tobaccos, delicately spiced with Latakia and just a touch of Perique.
• Quiet Nights: The second entry in the Old London series - a rich, English style flake of virginias, orientals, Cyprus Latakia and Acadian perique.
• Regents Flake: A rich and complex blend of bright, red and brown virginias with a generous measure of oriental leaf and a bit of perique for added complexity and depth.
• Sextant: A classic mixture harmoniously interwoven with a Navy flake. Ripe Virginia tobaccos, Cypriot Latakia, fine Orientals, and a touch of dark-fired Kentucky leaf, infused with a hint of dark rum, then gently pressed, matured, and sliced. Rich, bold and satisfying.
• Sixpence: Red virginias, perique, and just a little dark-fired leaf for body. The tobaccos are carefully selected, gently kissed with a little "something extra," then pressed and aged in cakes before being sliced and tinned. Rich in taste and aroma, and one that develops beautifully throughout the smoke without fatiguing the palate.
• Stonehenge Flake A traditional flake comprised of bright flue-cured and sun-cured leaf and perique with just a touch of air-cured leaf added for a bit of body, and a slightly fuller flavor. The leaf is steamed, hot-pressed into blocks, aged in cakes and sliced.
• Stratford: Virginias and perique, enticing, nuanced and delicately sweet. The interplay of sugar and spice will delight the lover of this time-honored combination. Sip the smoke slowly to extract the greatest enjoyment!
• Telegraph Hill: Telegraph Hill builds upon a foundation of Virginia tobaccos with small flake-cut Perique for a refined smoking experience.
• The Virginia Cream:A virginia based tobacco with a subtle vanilla topping. Characterized as a light aromatic, but clean burning and free from the ghosts usually associated with flavored tobaccos.
• Union Square: Union Square is the first 100% virginia tobacco to be developed by G.L. Pease. No sugars, sauces, or flavourings are used in the blend - just pure virginia goodness.
• Wesminster: Wesminster is a rich, balanced English style mixture of Cyprus Latakia, fine oriental tobaccos, and rich, ripe Virginia leaf. This one is “Essentially English.”

I've been enjoying some Rattray's Virginia's lately with Old Gowrie being the top favorite of mine.

Bill from New Jersey...thanks for listing those Virginia baccys !!!

Will definitely try those for sure !!

There is so much out there...it's hard to find a good one..with out

Spending a lot of cash.

It's nice ..once in a while for me.

Iam not a daily smoker.

And Nevah smoked cigs...so I figure..

Why not start now...lol..

And a good cigar is haahd to beat too !!