Bravo, I only smoked High end tobaccos so years.. I was told "buy cheap, Get cheap" low quality end up giving a bad pipe smoking experience. Then I tried out of Curiosity low priced box store one "Paladin black cherry". To my happy surprise it was a great smoke with an extremely low price. Thank you for exposing the snob in us all and opening the window to the other side of our hobby/pasión. I love your videos. Keep up the great work.
A food for thought video! There are some wonderful tobaccos that don‘t cost much, especially bulk and often the tobacconist own blend but sometimes pouch or tub tobacco. Super Value as well as the classic OTC like Sir Walter Raleigh, Velvet, Prince Albert, Half and Half and Carter Hall are all good maybe even very good. Some in Germany too like a tub of Brookfield Nr. 2/Black Vanilla (Pöschl but made in NC, USA) are good too. As there are sales quite often, the you can get a bargain occasionally on the more expensive blends. There are some risks moderate but I had only a very few (eg Pöschl’s Radfords Caribbean Blend, maybe from Planta) which I could tell the tobacco was harsh and cheap. The risk is when some chemical fillers processed cellulose, PEG...etc) , flavourings and additives are in and get nasty when you smoke it hot. I think generally the latter problem is an issue with cheap cigars, pipe tobacco is still less abused by additives.
Mark, this was an excellent video! I was able to enjoy it with a bowl of Hearth & Home Egg Nog in a bent meerschaum whilst cleaning up the kitchen. I agree that our hobby is affordable. Even though there are some really expensive blends out there, I’m amazed at how content I can be with a bowl of Lane 1-Q or any of the Brigadier Black blends and simple corn cob. So for about $20 I can go a long long way. And you’re right, the cigar stuff is way more costly. I should encourage new comers to the hobby to check your vid out. Excellent job, sir! BTW, my kids love your introduction when you always say, “Uhm. Hi there.” :-)
You always tie my 2 favorite hobbies together in one way or another. I love when you talk history. I collect a lot of stuff from WW2. I assume that is the war your grandfather fought in. Unfortunately I can share my collection with many people because of the stigma. People today don't look at it the same way I do. It's history and it's important.
Great video Mark! Sometimes those lower priced tobaccos are often overlooked or looked down upon by some pipe smokers out there, but a lot of them don't realize what they're missing. Some of the best smokes I have had were with Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic and other such blends you can buy in pouches or tubs, if you're lucky, at certain small smoke shops. A lot of tobacconists don't even carry them anymore, so when I want an "economy" tobacco, I must hit the online market. They're also some of the best tobaccos to break new pipes in with, since for me, I enjoy the taste of the tobacco, especially the more than economy priced tobaccos. When breaking in those new pipes, the charring of the briar can alter the flavors a bit, so I like Carter Hall for that purpose. Those OTC tobaccos were the cornerstone of out hobby for many years and served many a pipe smoker before us very well. It's very worth taking a look at them and trying them out. They're cheap, so you're not out much if you don't like them, but very worth it if you do! I appreciate you taking the time to explore those possibilities and putting this out there. As always, great video and take care my friend! P.S. Great hat, by the way!
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend...and for your very interesting comment! So much appreciated! And...yeah...absolutely agreed! Take care! Be well! Mark
Hm, that Barsdorf's Bester sounds interesting (Kentucky in an "economy tobacco"...?!). I might include it in my next DTM order. At Dan Tobacco you can also get 500g bags called "Timm Sondermischung", available as Danish blend (not a heavy aromatic, just with some casing to enhance sweetness) and as English blend (it's what you'd expect it to be). These come at 42,15 € = about 4,22 € for 50g, and they're really quite good, even to the end of the bowl. Highly recommended to all pipe smokers on a budget. Btw, I think the reason why pipe smokers of the past (say, up to the 1980s) tended to go for "economy tobaccos" is that many of them actually smoked almost all day long -- remember when smoking was allowed at the workplace and even at restaurants? Today, it's different for most of us. Take myself, for example: I get to smoke one bowl in the evening, that's it. On days off, I might smoke two, very rarely three bowls a day. If you smoke that little, you don't have to look at the price, of course. Nonetheless it's always good to know that there are still tobaccos out there that are cheap yet a good smoke.
Great video!!!! The ones who can only afford cheaper tobaccos.., and I guess we are legion, appreciate the advice!!! Actually we can find lots of interesting tobaccos if we look away from the beaten path
Thank you Mark for yet another excellent video. I keep Sir Walter Raleigh and Prince Albert in my rotation to fill the bill for this type of smoke. Take care and be well.
What a nice video!! Growing the burley from your own greenhouse its amazing ... bold move but very nice idea to avoid unwanted chemicals. Wonder what you do to avoid mold and proper curing... control humidity... Got to say also: what a nice hat!!! Once more I have to praise your style: pelican pen, nice Firefox watch and a Göttmann fedora hat ( is that right?). Above everything what is special about your channel is that you always bring nice topics with some very interesting background. Thanks for making these videos Mark.
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend! As always so much appreciated! You got a sharp eye, my friend! LOL...just the hat is a Chapeau Boyer...I normally go with Mayser...but I bought this one many years ago on vacation in the south of France... And the baccy...? Yeah...well...after the baccy is done with fermentation, pressing and blending...it's tinned and stored open for a while...until it's very dry...to avoid mold... This way, the baccy is ready for cellaring... It has to be "rehydrated", to be ready for smoking then... So far, that's the only idea, I had... Take care! Be well! Mark
Hi, been watching and learning. I smoked a pipe years ago and interested in getting back into it. I was watching this on TV and googled Carter Hall on my phone and then, you started talking about it! Didn't expect you to; being in Germany. This was what my Uncle Joe always smoked in his den in front of his fireplace, miss him; I have smoked it too. I'll pick some up next time I'm out. Thanks.
Cigars have some good economy smokes too…..John Bull dark hour is one….I have their pipe tobacco on order to compare it…thanks for the review mark…and…as always, good health!
Great to watch you earlier this morning Mark. As you rightly say, not all expensive tobaccos are good and not all good tobaccos are expensive. I really appreciate the fact that it seems like there's an increasing interest in these "drug store" type of blends in YTPC. Not entirely certain why. Maybe just because it seems good to balance out things with the more "epicurean" pipe tobaccos many of us enjoy. I suppose sometimes you want a nice gourmet dish and other times you just want an old fashioned bit of "comfort food" like a hamburger or what not. I also suppose it's a bit like that line of Tolkien: "It's no bad thing celebrating a simple life" -- or a simple pipe tobacco.
Mark, another great video. Growing up my family on my mothers side were in the Ozarks, men and women smoked pipes and chewed. As a kid I remember how the homes had a scent of hickory smoke and Prince Albert. I started smoking a pipe at 15 years old and have predominantly smoked burley , although I’ve branched out the last few years to straight Virginia’s . At almost 70 I still love an old Kaywoody with some PA. You’ve got me breaking in my first meerschaum , old dogs. I have two family meerschaums from the Civil War era . Would love to tell you the storie on those.
Hello again. To reinforce your point about vanilla, here in the states Lane 1Q is the top selling tobacco. It is, of course, a mild vanilla aromatic. That is a very cool greenhouse and those seedlings are a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. Had to add this. The price versus quality disparity you mention sounds like the same disparity in the rhelm of wines. Some cheap wine is good, lots of expensive wine is terrible. Cheers!
Thanks a lot for taking the time, my friend! And for really good thoughts! Yeah...I know the Lane 1Q...not too shabby at all... :-) Take care! Be well! Mark
The only OTC blend I used to appreciate was Sail. As for Carter Hall, I have not tried it for decades so I'll try to get my hands on a pouch. Thanks again for sharing your time and your knowledge Mark.
To me tobacco is like food. Sometimes you just want something familiar and comforting. I like Carter Hall, but my favorite is Half and Half. Thank you very much for the video.
I can‘t believe I missed this episode. I‘ve smoked a couple of the brands over the years, but Carter Hall was always a pleasant “over the counter” blend, but now no longer in production, along with Prince Albert. This was a nice review, and appreciated. LG, Don.
Fantastic video, Mark, as usual. Nice little smoking nook you have there by the fire, old books behind you. I could enjoy an economy blend in that chair, for sure. I also enjoy good quality straight tobacco blends, as well as economy. I carry "pouch tobacco" to smoke during the work day. Mostly Five Brothers, which I tried because it is pure unadulterated burley. Talk about a dry tobacco. It is. Yet, I enjoy it. I can fill my pipe quickly, without worry if I spill a little. And, since I'm carrying only one pipe per day to work, the dry tobacco ensures that I haven't soaked the pipe before I get back home. When I'm in my own comfortable nook, I can take the time to fold and stuff a flake properly, or cut and rub a piece of plug, or something like that. And, it is, indeed, cheaper than smoking cigarettes which can be around $15/pack here in New York City. It would be a challenge to smoke even $15 of my best pipe tobacco in a day, maybe even in two or three days. Yeah. A lot of people have recommended Carter Hall. I don't know why I haven't tried it, yet. Perhaps, because of the flavorings. Yet, even I do enjoy a flavored tobacco on occasion. I'm going to order some Carter Hall, now. You have inspired me. I don't want to say that smoking Five Brothers for 10 hours a day/5 days a week is boring. I enjoy the one-note nutty flavor of the burley, a great deal. But, maybe I will add a bit of a change-up, now. I find that I have similar taste to yours. And, I cannot recall a time that I have ever been steered wrongly by The Bremen Pipe Smoker. Thanks for all of the great content. Now, YOU take care. And, perhaps, see you again!
I enjoy your premise here Mark. I tried the same thing with our American over the counter tobacco’s, and fell in love with Velvet. $5.00 for 50g. I use the Velvet as my everyday smoke, and save my expensive tobacco’s for when I can really enjoy them. Thank you for the video. Be well friend
Mark - Thanks for posting! This was a nice, leisurely way to start my Sunday morning. I enjoyed the discussion and both of the settings. I have to catch-up now on some your past videos I've missed. Best to you, Gary
Great Video Mark ! I enjoy some of the older "Drug Store" blend tobaccos here in Texas too. I like a blend called Carter Hall for example. Simple somewhat one-dimensional smoke but always consistent and good. I enjoy your videos and talks. Thank you for sharing.
Hello Mark!!Great to see you today my friend!!😀 😀 👍🏻 the cabin looks great...it's great to have you back on the air again and doing well...I have only tried the carter hall it's not bad for the price....I hope spring has found you well brother 👍 🍺 hope to see you again soon my friend take care and thank you for another great video 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 😃
Hi Mark.......Great to see you again.........Always look forward to viewing your videos........I must say another great video my friend........Love the hat as well.........Take care Mark......Always good seeing you on the air.
Mark, another excellent video - am always anxious for your new ones. I bought my first pipe circa 1959 and , out of necessity, smoked what I could afford - Prince Albert, Blue Boar, Sir Walter Raleigh, Carter Hall. Since those days these tobacco's have added some kind of preservative which makes them very nasty to my taste. The Carter Hall is all the rage and reviewers talk endlessly how good it is. Over the past few years I have ordered a pouch from time to time and always end up throwing it away after a couple of bowls. The question in my mind is 'what's wrong with me' ? I surely can't figure that one out. My daily smokes are C&D burleys - Haunted Bookshop, Old Joe Krantz, Big n Burley and etc.. These are not too expensive but I do yearn for the 'old days' and the enjoyment from OTC blends. Aromatics simply are not for me. Am sure I will try the Carter Hall again and try to keep it around instead of pitching it in the trash bucket. Thank you again for your sharing and may God bless. Jim
Thank you so much for this, my friend! Really interesting comment! And...yeah...I sometimes find myself, buying some of the old blends, I used to smoke in my early smoking days...but memory and actually tobacco...? very often, they just don't fit to me... perhaps, it's me...perhaps it's the baccy...I don't know for sure... Take care! And thanks for taking the time, my friend! Mark
If you know anybody in South Africa the I highly recommend Van Eerkoms Jock and Van Eerkoms Fox pipe tobaccos. Jock is composed of African grown Virginias and Fox is a Virginia/Burley blend. Both very good quality and extremely reasonably priced.
Hi Mark, thanks for another smoke for thought video :) There's so many quality pipe tobacco blends available at very reasonable prices, although I'm always amazed at how expensive cigarettes are considering the crap inside them. Great timing at the end by the way, the waft of smoke with the chiming clock :)
Thank you so much for that, my friend! And ...yeah...Hamish is unfortunately right about the situation in Australia...tried, to sent some baccy to a friend one day...customs really ripped him off... Difficult situation for our pipe smoking friends Down Under... Take care! Be well! Mark
Watching for 6 min. and want to confess... I can afford watever tobacco I want. I have around 20 different blends and for example Rustica I bought 300 grams in case it’s discontinued. The one tobacco I crave and smoke everyday is the cheapest I could find. It’s barsdorfs best dark fired. For a cheap blend it’s just to good. I buy, press the whole 160 grams in a pastapress and for 13,95 euro I’m even more in love with it. Mouthfilling spicy and slightly sweet. Every morning with a black coffee and most days again late afternoon. It’s a 3 star tobacco, but because of the price 3,5! Take care and thanks for the headsup! Next season I start growing myself🤎
Thanks for that, my friend! Yeah... that was really interesting... and you saw... I agreed on that... lol...enjoy the Barnstorf! It's some decent baccy! Take care! And be well! Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 it really is! I actually also bought the 3 nuns in my first order from Germany and didn’t even open it yet! Als I think pressing the barsdorfs marries the blend better and I don’t experience a bad taste on the end of a bowl and I’m a hard puffer I like to believe!.. it burns a bit slower and leaves a sprinkle of unburnd baccy.. but hey... its like 40 cents for an hour smoke!(might even be less!) thanks again for your efforts and making my journal A LOT easier in every way! Keep m coming brother!
Terrific video. Thank you! Great 50mins "spent with you" as I enjoyed a bowl of Balkan Supreme. You must show us more of your cottage and tobacco growing experiment.
Hello Mark my friend! Another interesting video...good to see a video from you! ....this seems to be a topic tossed around much in the YTPC. Thanks for tackling it so well,...always good to know about some inexpensive tobaccos. ......especially for everyday use...I often keep a pouch of Carter Hall in the car, .... just in case of emergency, Lol! Take care...and we'll talk soon my friend! Corey
Grüß dich Mark, I really enjoyed this video. Here in Australia, all tobacco is incredibly expensive, (nothing cheaper than €35 for 50g), so I am very jealous of all the economy tobacco available to you. But, I am looking forward to buying some of these tobaccos on my next trip to Germany in June. I am also looking forward to the future video on Vanilla tobaccos, especially as when you said it I was smoking Golden Blends No.1. Mach’s Gut.
good to see you mark an great video and i always enjoy your videos i'm always learning something new hope you have an awesome rest of the week keep on puffin
Good day my friend. Mark i enjoyed this video very muchand you are so right we do have a very affordable hobby and i have no problem with getting tobaccos that are less money than others that cost much more im a big fan of CAPTAIN BLACK and its not an expensive tobacco and its not very.less expensive either between 8euros or 16 euros. You can also buy in bulk witch is what do mostly those blends that you showed us they sound very nice and im very parcal to vanilla flavor i like it very much.Carter Hall ive heard its very nice i belive id really like it i will get around to trying it soon Mark thank you so much for this great video i enjoy seeing your garden i love the hat im smoking some good tobacco right now Rattrays "Bagpipers Dreams " happy Smokes😅😅😅😅😅😅😅👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 best regards peter. The Smooooove piper.
Another excellent video friend ! I’m a huge fan of your page, I don’t even smoke that much at all but listening to you it’s really interesting and oddly relaxing ! If you have the chance could you do a tour of your office/smoking room ? It looks beautiful from the angle you film. Also would be really nice to see your tobacco collection , kind regards from the UK
Hi Mark, that was another very interesting video from you. A very good idea. All tobaccos were unknown to me or I have not smoked yet. It will be interesting to smoke some of this tobaccos. We have only one local pipe tobacco on our island. He is also very very cheap, very strong on the nicotine content and is very very dry. He comes in a simple clear plastic bag. This is the only tobacco for me wich I can´t smoke. The tobacco shop owner had warned me about him. He told me he was just fine for the very dedicated natives of pipe smokers. He was right. Sunny greetings from the island. Take care. Michael
Hey Michael, my friend! Thank you so much for taking the time...and most interesting comment about your local economy baccy situation...very interesting..and so much appreciated! Take care! Hope, you're well! Mark
Great channel! Great historic insights! And.., of course, great tobaccos and pipes. I noticed one thing going through your videos...you never made any review of a Dan Tobacco blend or their Torben Dansk pipes ( made by great pipe artisans like Holger Frickert and Olda Jirsa), . They have a very large range of lovely tobaccos and great prices...Is there any chance to shed some light on this subject?
I know that in America the higher end tobaccos could only really be purchased at specialty tobacconists in larger towns. Of course the internet has totally changed all this, but for more rural pipe smokers things like Prince Albert or Sir Walter Raleigh would have been all that was available at the local drugstore or grocery store. It might be different in Germany because there is a more concentrated urban landscape, or at least it industrialized sooner than large parts of America.
Great video ! Lovely yard . I love that fire place. Never saw one like yours. The books behind you, they look extremely old, hundreds of years old. Can you please tell me about them? Have a blessed New Year
Thank you so much for watching, my friend! Well, those books are mainly printed in nineteenth century and about historical facts... it's sometimes good, to have a second look at former opinions about things... Take care... and have a great 2020! Mark
Great video been smoking mostly budget blends since I started the hobby Mostly Carter hall I’m going to start getting some better blends soon and have been thinking about growing tobacco Aswell been really enjoying your channel allot
Great video. Thank you for all the information. Samuel Gaawith Cabbie Mixture here in Kuala Lumpur is Euro8.51 on offer and Euro9.16 regular . Maybe our tobacco tax are lower .
No such thing as a cheap tobacco in Australia, average 50g pipe tin costs 80-90 Aussi dollars or 54-65us dollars, duty free or really savour it or grow your own but it's, a pretty extensive process, I think to get a decent flavour
Hamish Fullerton when I visited Perth for a holiday , I was shocked Australia only allows 50gm duty free into the country . And while there , I couldn’t even find pipe tobacco .
Another enjoyable video. Mark, I recently watched a documentary by Peter Jackson called, "They Shall Not Grow Old" and it recounts the events of WWI. They have wonderfully converted original footage into colour and during this documentary I noticed several soldiers enjoying their pipes. As a historian are you aware of what sort of tobaccos would have been smoked by the soldiers at that time? Would comparable tobaccos be available today? Take care.
I'm not a historian, but soldiers were usually issued with pipe tobacco and cigarettes. I believe the British soldiers received about 2oz of tobacco every day, but it was far from good. Some might've had access to higher quality tobacco blends, by Samuel Gawith or Robert Lewis, but I doubt it.
I know that in the trenches, the french soldiers would smoke Caporal blue and Caporal Rouge, scaferlatti tobaccos the french singer Georges Brassens would usually smoke Caporal export or scaferlatti bleu
Thank you so much for that, my friend! Yeah...I've seen the documentary...Cory (Portland pipe smoker) gave me a hint... And you're right...there were several pipe smokers in the video... And...yeah...as others already mentioned...they were mainly provided with some low price tobaccos...same for German troops too... But I'm on it for quite a while, to find out something more about the topic...not too easy...lol Take care! Be well! Mark
Somebody else mentioned it here, but I feel like, at least here in America, that the most interesting cheap tobacco is Five Brothers. I bet you can get it because I think STG makes it. It's basically just burley with the same sort of cut that some of the Gawith shags have. It's full of stems. But it's no nonsense burley. It's super smooth for what it is, and it's earthy and nutty and nice. I like to smoke it in a little clay pipe because it's so damn strong nicotine wise. I can send you some if you want to try it and can't get it.
Hello Mark, thanks for the review of these economy tobaccos, I never tried those, but maybe I try Colts amongst them. you have a very nice yard! Best Wishes
No such thing as cheap tobacco here in Australia. Even OTC brands like Borkum Riff and Amphora are around 80 euro equivalent, for 50g. So i just smoke the 'Fancy' stuff instead, for a few dollars more... working my way through some of Cornell and Diehl's blends lately. It's our ridiculous tobacco tax, which accounts for around 90% of the cost. Cool little cottage you have too, i live in a place about the same size, but in the middle of the bush. Hope all is well, and all the best.
Thanks for that, my friend! Yeah...I know...situation in Australia is very different...to say the least... I nearly got a friend in trouble one day, by sending a very small amount of tobacco... Take care...and be well! Mark
Now this is classy.Absolute the poster piccture of the classic gentelman.Pipe /good books /fireplace /antic guns/ahhh!!!Only one is on the same shelf;smoking a pipe by the campfire after a hunt.
Christian Ratsch’s “Encyclopedia...” has lengthy sections on coumarins (vanilla), tobacco, and kinnikinnick blends. You would probably enjoy it, if you haven’t read it already. Godspeed!
Hi Mark, Wow... not a black hat? 😁 When it comes to cheap tobaccos I found some interesting mixtures at Falkum in Miltenberg. Take a look at their homepage, own mixtures, "Grosspackungen". At my last visit I got examples from the "Cona" and the "Apco". At first, the smell and taste was something strange to me, but smoking that stuff showed me, yes, you can get good tabacco for a small price. By now, I have got to many tobaccos open. But when it comes to an end, I will buy some Falkum's again. They are not to sweet, not as far so sweet like modern tobaccos. For me, it's a journey into the past (before I was born😅). This week I have got the new Easter Edition from Kohlhase, and next week the Aylesbury Spring Edition will arrive. I hope they are worth the money. Enjoy the weather. Here in NRW it is very friendly. I enjoyed some biking. Sorry, I have no garden😭 All the best, greetings Andreas
Hey Andreas, my friend! Yeah...of course...those Falkum tobaccos are pretty good! I always some kind of forget about it...but one day, I'll do a video just about that... Had a fair share of these baccys many years ago...and they even had some interesting just spice flavored tobaccos... A large varitey of fine tobaccos..that's for sure... Yeah...already testing the Kohlhase and the JA...both pretty good...but the Kohlhase hast already left the market...Ronny didn't even get a single tin...same as for the X-mas tobacco from K&K... Take care, my friend! Be well! Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 Hi Mark, my last Tabaccos from Falkum, which I really like are the "Pur Plaisir" (with dryed Plum and real Vanilla), the "Bonajuto" (if you like chocolate & Marc de Champagne) and the "Inspiration" (Irish Spring Flavour, whatever that will be). If you want some samples, feel free to send me your address via email. Meine Adresse: Vorname.Nachname(at)googlesEmaildienst.de Have a nice weekend! Andreas
Really good to see you again. Thanks for the head's up on some great sounding german bargain tobaccos. I managed to find some Barsdorf Bester tobaccos online but none in the blue tub like the one you had Mark, what description did it have beyond the main name? Best wishes.
LOL...yeah...I leave that to you, my friend! Thank you so much for stopping by! Al the best from Bremen to the other side of the world! Take care! Be well! And...stick aound...lol Mark
Hi Mark, it's like sitting with you in your nice cozy shack. 19:27 When you held that pouch nearer to the camera, i was like "oh sure, let me take a sniff" for a moment. WIth the very best of regards, Hakan
Great video! Really top notch. For years to come People are going to be very pleased to find this video. Let me just say that Cabbies Mixture is being sold right now at "pipes and cigars" for €8.20/50g!! I think the brits are just trying to have a good laugh at your expense ... hahahaha. Catch you later on voxer
Ethan, good friend! Yeah...well...that's not unsusual...same thing with some of the expensive JA tobaccos... It's all about company strategy...I guess... Take care! We'll talk soon! Mark
Dear Mr. Mark, I recon that your video on Zippo gas inserts is still in the makeing? It probably takes some tim to do the testing, right? I am patient :) Only... Could you recommend me one to buy already now? (kinda wanna get rid of the gasoline insert. Its so unpractical....) Kind regards -a viewer of all your videos that doesnt even smoke at all.
Oh Yes Mark, after the WW 2 our country and many folks hereby went through this very same stage of home growing and chasing after cheap tobacco as you described here, as for the undersigned, I do associate good European fairly cheap? but natural and quality tobaccos with French, Italian and Belgian domestic Burley blends, but here again,as You would know already, not everyone can smoke them due to strength and some general harshness.Of course there are very good value U,S blends out there such as this Carter Hall and other domestic Burleys ,Need to get some ,Barsdorf bester now since it sounds quite a good,Best Greets now and Thank You, Be well,MbG, Paul Ps, Pipesmoking can turn to be pretty unexpectedly expensive if one has discerned taste when it comes to pipe brands,they seem they be far from being affordable today, whether estate or brand new, been there more than once
Thank you so much for that, Paul! And ...yeah...couldn't agree more...also regarding the possibility of spending too much...lol Take care! Be well! Mark
Hi Mark, thanks for all great videos. I´m a beginner in pipe smoking, and all I can find in my town is Borkum Riff Whiskey, Vanilla and Cherry/Ruby and of course Greve Hamiltons Blandning (Count Hamiltons mixture, the most popular brand i Sweden). Now i´m thinking of ordering all different types of Brigg and Colt from Germany or should I buy "finer" tobaccos? A pouch of Borkum Riff is 20 euros here!!!!!!
Sorry, for being late, my friend! Well...just give Ronny a mail (mail address under one of my first videos) ... I suggest, you go with some John Aylesbury tobaccos...very decent price and quality... You can figure out the different blends under John Aylesbury's website... Take care! Be well! Mark
Really nice video, you have a great place outside. Here in Slovenia we have mostly just economy aromatic tobaccos in range around 7 Eur. The only exception is W.O.Larsen Signiture. Mark have you already tried K&K Easter edition for this year? Is it the same story just like the winter tobaccos, which you mentioned? Have a great time and smoke! M.
Matthew, my friend! Always good, to have you here! Well...give me an hour...lol...just hopping off to Ronny, to try the K&K...I gonna do a review on that...just have to find a propper location... Take care! Be well! Mark
You have some pretty cheap pipe tabaccos over in Germany. Over here in Poland the cheapest pipe tabacco I could find in already over 6€, and there aren't any cheaper.
Mark: Another great video. I am looking forward to trying Carter Hall (it should arrive this Friday). Look forward to talking with you more. Again, thank you for subbing Tillerman7 OH
Thanks a lot for that, my friend! And let me just ask...(perhaps I missed it on your channel)...is your name some how related to HU's "Tillerman" tobacco? Take care! Hope, you're well! Mark
Question for the ultimate authority on Meerschaums pipes: Do you periodically wax your Meerschaums and if so, what method do you use? Perhaps a subject for a future video?
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend! Always good, to have you around! And...well...I think, I explained all that in the "Meerschaum talk"...if I remember correctly... :-) Take good care, my friend! Hop, you're well! Mark
I know you're a historian so you might be interested to know that Carter Hall was the house where Robert E. Lee was born. The Confederate Civil War General. I assume that was the namesake of this tobacco
Bravo, I only smoked High end tobaccos so years.. I was told "buy cheap, Get cheap" low quality end up giving a bad pipe smoking experience. Then I tried out of Curiosity low priced box store one "Paladin black cherry".
To my happy surprise it was a great smoke with an extremely low price.
Thank you for exposing the snob in us all and opening the window to the other side of our hobby/pasión.
I love your videos. Keep up the great work.
A food for thought video! There are some wonderful tobaccos that don‘t cost much, especially bulk and often the tobacconist own blend but sometimes pouch or tub tobacco. Super Value as well as the classic OTC like Sir Walter Raleigh, Velvet, Prince Albert, Half and Half and Carter Hall are all good maybe even very good. Some in Germany too like a tub of Brookfield Nr. 2/Black Vanilla (Pöschl but made in NC, USA) are good too. As there are sales quite often, the you can get a bargain occasionally on the more expensive blends. There are some risks moderate but I had only a very few (eg Pöschl’s Radfords Caribbean Blend, maybe from Planta) which I could tell the tobacco was harsh and cheap. The risk is when some chemical fillers processed cellulose, PEG...etc) , flavourings and additives are in and get nasty when you smoke it hot. I think generally the latter problem is an issue with cheap cigars, pipe tobacco is still less abused by additives.
Mark, this was an excellent video! I was able to enjoy it with a bowl of Hearth & Home Egg Nog in a bent meerschaum whilst cleaning up the kitchen. I agree that our hobby is affordable. Even though there are some really expensive blends out there, I’m amazed at how content I can be with a bowl of Lane 1-Q or any of the Brigadier Black blends and simple corn cob. So for about $20 I can go a long long way. And you’re right, the cigar stuff is way more costly. I should encourage new comers to the hobby to check your vid out. Excellent job, sir! BTW, my kids love your introduction when you always say, “Uhm. Hi there.” :-)
You always tie my 2 favorite hobbies together in one way or another. I love when you talk history. I collect a lot of stuff from WW2. I assume that is the war your grandfather fought in. Unfortunately I can share my collection with many people because of the stigma. People today don't look at it the same way I do. It's history and it's important.
Thank you so much for that, Michael! Truly appreciated!
Take care! Hope, you're well!
Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 you're welcome. Take care buddy
I thought you're first words coming out with the hatchet would be "Hee-eeres, Johnny!"
Nice vid, Mark.
The ending of the video is epic.."walk-through-the-smoke" :-) Thanks for sharing.
yes, and some kind of creepy :)))
...LOL...yeah...wasn't intended...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Great video Mark! Sometimes those lower priced tobaccos are often overlooked or looked down upon by some pipe smokers out there, but a lot of them don't realize what they're missing. Some of the best smokes I have had were with Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic and other such blends you can buy in pouches or tubs, if you're lucky, at certain small smoke shops. A lot of tobacconists don't even carry them anymore, so when I want an "economy" tobacco, I must hit the online market. They're also some of the best tobaccos to break new pipes in with, since for me, I enjoy the taste of the tobacco, especially the more than economy priced tobaccos. When breaking in those new pipes, the charring of the briar can alter the flavors a bit, so I like Carter Hall for that purpose. Those OTC tobaccos were the cornerstone of out hobby for many years and served many a pipe smoker before us very well. It's very worth taking a look at them and trying them out. They're cheap, so you're not out much if you don't like them, but very worth it if you do! I appreciate you taking the time to explore those possibilities and putting this out there. As always, great video and take care my friend!
P.S. Great hat, by the way!
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend...and for your very interesting comment! So much appreciated! And...yeah...absolutely agreed!
Take care! Be well!
Mark
6:30am here in Toronto and what a wonderful way to start my day🎉🎉🎉 Thank you Mark.😎😎😎
Hm, that Barsdorf's Bester sounds interesting (Kentucky in an "economy tobacco"...?!). I might include it in my next DTM order.
At Dan Tobacco you can also get 500g bags called "Timm Sondermischung", available as Danish blend (not a heavy aromatic, just with some casing to enhance sweetness) and as English blend (it's what you'd expect it to be). These come at 42,15 € = about 4,22 € for 50g, and they're really quite good, even to the end of the bowl. Highly recommended to all pipe smokers on a budget.
Btw, I think the reason why pipe smokers of the past (say, up to the 1980s) tended to go for "economy tobaccos" is that many of them actually smoked almost all day long -- remember when smoking was allowed at the workplace and even at restaurants? Today, it's different for most of us. Take myself, for example: I get to smoke one bowl in the evening, that's it. On days off, I might smoke two, very rarely three bowls a day. If you smoke that little, you don't have to look at the price, of course. Nonetheless it's always good to know that there are still tobaccos out there that are cheap yet a good smoke.
I buy the high end tobacco and I still find myself reaching for the old Sir Walter Raleigh, Great economy OTC Blend.
Thanks for the hint, my friend! Much appreciated!
Take care!
Mark
kleinster99 Me too, especially SWR Aromatic, still my favourite! 😊
Good comment! Yes, money doesn't translate into flavor.
Great video!!!! The ones who can only afford cheaper tobaccos.., and I guess we are legion, appreciate the advice!!! Actually we can find lots of interesting tobaccos if we look away from the beaten path
Thank you Mark for yet another excellent video. I keep Sir Walter Raleigh and Prince Albert in my rotation to fill the bill for this type of smoke. Take care and be well.
Great video. I enjoy quite a few economically easy tobaccos along side the more ‘acceptable’ ones. I always like what you have to say!
What a nice video!! Growing the burley from your own greenhouse its amazing ... bold move but very nice idea to avoid unwanted chemicals. Wonder what you do to avoid mold and proper curing... control humidity... Got to say also: what a nice hat!!! Once more I have to praise your style: pelican pen, nice Firefox watch and a Göttmann fedora hat ( is that right?). Above everything what is special about your channel is that you always bring nice topics with some very interesting background.
Thanks for making these videos Mark.
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend! As always so much appreciated!
You got a sharp eye, my friend! LOL...just the hat is a Chapeau Boyer...I normally go with Mayser...but I bought this one many years ago on vacation in the south of France...
And the baccy...? Yeah...well...after the baccy is done with fermentation, pressing and blending...it's tinned and stored open for a while...until it's very dry...to avoid mold... This way, the baccy is ready for cellaring... It has to be "rehydrated", to be ready for smoking then... So far, that's the only idea, I had...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Hi, been watching and learning. I smoked a pipe years ago and interested in getting back into it. I was watching this on TV and googled Carter Hall on my phone and then, you started talking about it! Didn't expect you to; being in Germany. This was what my Uncle Joe always smoked in his den in front of his fireplace, miss him; I have smoked it too. I'll pick some up next time I'm out. Thanks.
I remember this add
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Cigars have some good economy smokes too…..John Bull dark hour is one….I have their pipe tobacco on order to compare it…thanks for the review mark…and…as always, good health!
Great video, love the emphasis on the "meat and potatoes" baccy. Im still stying to find my go to smoke so this subject helped me a lot :)
I smoke some good stuff, but, my everyday is Carter Hall for thirty years. Cheers from South Carolina, US
Yes Carter Hall is good for me
One of the best tobacco reviews I have seen in a long time.
Great to watch you earlier this morning Mark. As you rightly say, not all expensive tobaccos are good and not all good tobaccos are expensive. I really appreciate the fact that it seems like there's an increasing interest in these "drug store" type of blends in YTPC. Not entirely certain why. Maybe just because it seems good to balance out things with the more "epicurean" pipe tobaccos many of us enjoy. I suppose sometimes you want a nice gourmet dish and other times you just want an old fashioned bit of "comfort food" like a hamburger or what not. I also suppose it's a bit like that line of Tolkien: "It's no bad thing celebrating a simple life" -- or a simple pipe tobacco.
Mark, another great video. Growing up my family on my mothers side were in the Ozarks, men and women smoked pipes and chewed. As a kid I remember how the homes had a scent of hickory smoke and Prince Albert. I started smoking a pipe at 15 years old and have predominantly smoked burley , although I’ve branched out the last few years to straight Virginia’s . At almost 70 I still love an old Kaywoody with some PA. You’ve got me breaking in my first meerschaum , old dogs. I have two family meerschaums from the Civil War era . Would love to tell you the storie on those.
Started watching but must head to work. Can’t wait to get home to watch in entirety. Thank you!
Been following your channel for about a year. I truly appreciate your practical refinement and attention to detail. Look forward to more. God bless!
Nice video. Beautiful yard you have. Beautiful pipe also.
Hello again. To reinforce your point about vanilla, here in the states Lane 1Q is the top selling tobacco. It is, of course, a mild vanilla aromatic. That is a very cool greenhouse and those seedlings are a sure sign that spring is just around the corner.
Had to add this. The price versus quality disparity you mention sounds like the same disparity in the rhelm of wines. Some cheap wine is good, lots of expensive wine is terrible. Cheers!
Thanks a lot for taking the time, my friend! And for really good thoughts! Yeah...I know the Lane 1Q...not too shabby at all... :-)
Take care! Be well!
Mark
The only OTC blend I used to appreciate was Sail. As for Carter Hall, I have not tried it for decades so I'll try to get my hands on a pouch. Thanks again for sharing your time and your knowledge Mark.
To me tobacco is like food. Sometimes you just want something familiar and comforting. I like Carter Hall, but my favorite is Half and Half. Thank you very much for the video.
Sweet home and garden you have. Cool style all around - Cheers, and happy weekend smokes to you! Eric
I can‘t believe I missed this episode. I‘ve smoked a couple of the brands over the years, but Carter Hall was always a pleasant “over the counter” blend, but now no longer in production, along with Prince Albert. This was a nice review, and appreciated. LG, Don.
Thanks for the information carter hall is an all day smoke for me next time I go to Europe ill keep a lookout for those blends
Fantastic video, Mark, as usual. Nice little smoking nook you have there by the fire, old books behind you. I could enjoy an economy blend in that chair, for sure. I also enjoy good quality straight tobacco blends, as well as economy. I carry "pouch tobacco" to smoke during the work day. Mostly Five Brothers, which I tried because it is pure unadulterated burley. Talk about a dry tobacco. It is. Yet, I enjoy it. I can fill my pipe quickly, without worry if I spill a little. And, since I'm carrying only one pipe per day to work, the dry tobacco ensures that I haven't soaked the pipe before I get back home. When I'm in my own comfortable nook, I can take the time to fold and stuff a flake properly, or cut and rub a piece of plug, or something like that. And, it is, indeed, cheaper than smoking cigarettes which can be around $15/pack here in New York City. It would be a challenge to smoke even $15 of my best pipe tobacco in a day, maybe even in two or three days. Yeah. A lot of people have recommended Carter Hall. I don't know why I haven't tried it, yet. Perhaps, because of the flavorings. Yet, even I do enjoy a flavored tobacco on occasion. I'm going to order some Carter Hall, now. You have inspired me. I don't want to say that smoking Five Brothers for 10 hours a day/5 days a week is boring. I enjoy the one-note nutty flavor of the burley, a great deal. But, maybe I will add a bit of a change-up, now. I find that I have similar taste to yours. And, I cannot recall a time that I have ever been steered wrongly by The Bremen Pipe Smoker. Thanks for all of the great content. Now, YOU take care. And, perhaps, see you again!
I enjoy your premise here Mark. I tried the same thing with our American over the counter tobacco’s, and fell in love with Velvet. $5.00 for 50g. I use the Velvet as my everyday smoke, and save my expensive tobacco’s for when I can really enjoy them. Thank you for the video. Be well friend
Mark - Thanks for posting! This was a nice, leisurely way to start my Sunday morning. I enjoyed the discussion and both of the settings. I have to catch-up now on some your past videos I've missed. Best to you, Gary
Great Video Mark ! I enjoy some of the older "Drug Store" blend tobaccos here in Texas too. I like a blend called Carter Hall for example. Simple somewhat one-dimensional smoke but always consistent and good. I enjoy your videos and talks. Thank you for sharing.
@Harvey Piper, and Granger too
Carter hall is my go to every day all day smoke and I also inhale my smoke.
Hello Mark!!Great to see you today my friend!!😀 😀 👍🏻 the cabin looks great...it's great to have you back on the air again and doing well...I have only tried the carter hall it's not bad for the price....I hope spring has found you well brother 👍 🍺 hope to see you again soon my friend take care and thank you for another great video 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 😃
Hi Mark.......Great to see you again.........Always look forward to viewing your videos........I must say another great video my friend........Love the hat as well.........Take care Mark......Always good seeing you on the air.
Mark, another excellent video - am always anxious for your new ones. I bought my first pipe circa 1959 and , out of necessity, smoked what I could afford - Prince Albert, Blue Boar, Sir Walter Raleigh, Carter Hall. Since those days these tobacco's have added some kind of preservative which makes them very nasty to my taste. The Carter Hall is all the rage and reviewers talk endlessly how good it is. Over the past few years I have ordered a pouch from time to time and always end up throwing it away after a couple of bowls. The question in my mind is 'what's wrong with me' ? I surely can't figure that one out. My daily smokes are C&D burleys - Haunted Bookshop, Old Joe Krantz, Big n Burley and etc.. These are not too expensive but I do yearn for the 'old days' and the enjoyment from OTC blends. Aromatics simply are not for me. Am sure I will try the Carter Hall again and try to keep it around instead of pitching it in the trash bucket. Thank you again for your sharing and may God bless.
Jim
Thank you so much for this, my friend! Really interesting comment! And...yeah...I sometimes find myself, buying some of the old blends, I used to smoke in my early smoking days...but memory and actually tobacco...? very often, they just don't fit to me... perhaps, it's me...perhaps it's the baccy...I don't know for sure...
Take care! And thanks for taking the time, my friend!
Mark
If you know anybody in South Africa the I highly recommend Van Eerkoms Jock and Van Eerkoms Fox pipe tobaccos.
Jock is composed of African grown Virginias and Fox is a Virginia/Burley blend.
Both very good quality and extremely reasonably priced.
Hi Mark, thanks for another smoke for thought video :) There's so many quality pipe tobacco blends available at very reasonable prices, although I'm always amazed at how expensive cigarettes are considering the crap inside them. Great timing at the end by the way, the waft of smoke with the chiming clock :)
Not in Australia $90 or $63 us dollars for a 50g tin
Thank you so much for that, my friend! And ...yeah...Hamish is unfortunately right about the situation in Australia...tried, to sent some baccy to a friend one day...customs really ripped him off... Difficult situation for our pipe smoking friends Down Under...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Mark, thanks for reviewing the economy blends. I smoked Half & Half for years, and I still have it in my rotation. Be well.
Watching for 6 min. and want to confess... I can afford watever tobacco I want. I have around 20 different blends and for example Rustica I bought 300 grams in case it’s discontinued. The one tobacco I crave and smoke everyday is the cheapest I could find. It’s barsdorfs best dark fired. For a cheap blend it’s just to good. I buy, press the whole 160 grams in a pastapress and for 13,95 euro I’m even more in love with it. Mouthfilling spicy and slightly sweet. Every morning with a black coffee and most days again late afternoon. It’s a 3 star tobacco, but because of the price 3,5! Take care and thanks for the headsup! Next season I start growing myself🤎
33 min. later... yep that’s it 😅🔥
Thanks for that, my friend! Yeah... that was really interesting... and you saw... I agreed on that... lol...enjoy the Barnstorf! It's some decent baccy!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 it really is! I actually also bought the 3 nuns in my first order from Germany and didn’t even open it yet! Als I think pressing the barsdorfs marries the blend better and I don’t experience a bad taste on the end of a bowl and I’m a hard puffer I like to believe!.. it burns a bit slower and leaves a sprinkle of unburnd baccy.. but hey... its like 40 cents for an hour smoke!(might even be less!) thanks again for your efforts and making my journal A LOT easier in every way! Keep m coming brother!
Terrific video. Thank you!
Great 50mins "spent with you" as I enjoyed a bowl of Balkan Supreme.
You must show us more of your cottage and tobacco growing experiment.
Been waiting for a new vid from you. In America an inexpensive blend I really enjoy is CAPTAIN BLACK 'Royal' burns to a white ash. Lovely smoke. 😃
Hello Mark! You are looking great with that hat! Very stylish! Welcome to the YT-pipe and nice hats community..:)
I recently tried Mac Barren vanilla roll and it's really good. I was skeptical but it really has a nice natural high-grade vanilla taste.
Hello Mark my friend!
Another interesting video...good to see a video from you!
....this seems to be a topic tossed around much in the YTPC.
Thanks for tackling it so well,...always good to know about some inexpensive tobaccos. ......especially for everyday use...I often keep a pouch of Carter Hall in the car,
.... just in case of emergency, Lol!
Take care...and we'll talk soon my friend!
Corey
Very interesting video on economy “bargain” brands
Grüß dich Mark,
I really enjoyed this video. Here in Australia, all tobacco is incredibly expensive, (nothing cheaper than €35 for 50g), so I am very jealous of all the economy tobacco available to you. But, I am looking forward to buying some of these tobaccos on my next trip to Germany in June.
I am also looking forward to the future video on Vanilla tobaccos, especially as when you said it I was smoking Golden Blends No.1.
Mach’s Gut.
good to see you mark an great video and i always enjoy your videos i'm always learning something new hope you have an awesome rest of the week keep on puffin
Good day my friend. Mark i enjoyed this video very muchand you are so right we do have a very affordable hobby and i have no problem with getting tobaccos that are less money than others that cost much more im a big fan of CAPTAIN BLACK and its not an expensive tobacco and its not very.less expensive either between 8euros or 16 euros. You can also buy in bulk witch is what do mostly those blends that you showed us they sound very nice and im very parcal to vanilla flavor i like it very much.Carter Hall ive heard its very nice i belive id really like it i will get around to trying it soon Mark thank you so much for this great video i enjoy seeing your garden i love the hat im smoking some good tobacco right now Rattrays "Bagpipers Dreams " happy Smokes😅😅😅😅😅😅😅👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 best regards peter. The Smooooove piper.
Thank you so much Peter! Very interesting comment....! We'll talk soon, my friend! I gonna hit you on voxer...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Was very excited to see a new video. Very good information as always. Thank you Mark 👍👊💥✌️💨
Another excellent video friend ! I’m a huge fan of your page, I don’t even smoke that much at all but listening to you it’s really interesting and oddly relaxing ! If you have the chance could you do a tour of your office/smoking room ? It looks beautiful from the angle you film. Also would be really nice to see your tobacco collection , kind regards from the UK
Thank you so much for that! Truly so much appreciated!
Be well! And all the best to our friends in the UK!
Mark
Good to see you Mark great straight forward video. Thanks for the input. Al
Very informative, Mark! Haven't tried any of these, but had heard of some (besides the ever present Carter Hall).
Hi Mark,
that was another very interesting video from you. A very good idea. All tobaccos were unknown to me or I have not smoked yet. It will be interesting to smoke some of this tobaccos. We have only one local pipe tobacco on our island. He is also very very cheap, very strong on the nicotine content and is very very dry. He comes in a simple clear plastic bag. This is the only tobacco for me wich I can´t smoke. The tobacco shop owner had warned me about him. He told me he was just fine for the very dedicated natives of pipe smokers. He was right.
Sunny greetings from the island.
Take care.
Michael
Hey Michael, my friend!
Thank you so much for taking the time...and most interesting comment about your local economy baccy situation...very interesting..and so much appreciated!
Take care! Hope, you're well!
Mark
Hi, Mark. Thanks again for your informative and enjoyable videos.
Love it man. I can breath easy watching you. Lol
Very good and complete review of economic tobacco's. I think pipe tobacco's are the most affordable way to enjoy tobacco.
Great channel! Great historic insights! And.., of course, great tobaccos and pipes. I noticed one thing going through your videos...you never made any review of a Dan Tobacco blend or their Torben Dansk pipes ( made by great pipe artisans like Holger Frickert and Olda Jirsa), . They have a very large range of lovely tobaccos and great prices...Is there any chance to shed some light on this subject?
I know that in America the higher end tobaccos could only really be purchased at specialty tobacconists in larger towns. Of course the internet has totally changed all this, but for more rural pipe smokers things like Prince Albert or Sir Walter Raleigh would have been all that was available at the local drugstore or grocery store. It might be different in Germany because there is a more concentrated urban landscape, or at least it industrialized sooner than large parts of America.
Thank you for another enjoyable and informative video. Take care...
Best wishes Mark!
Great video ! Lovely yard . I love that fire place. Never saw one like yours.
The books behind you, they look extremely old, hundreds of years old. Can you please tell me about them?
Have a blessed New Year
Thank you so much for watching, my friend!
Well, those books are mainly printed in nineteenth century and about historical facts... it's sometimes good, to have a second look at former opinions about things...
Take care... and have a great 2020!
Mark
Great video been smoking mostly budget blends since I started the hobby Mostly Carter hall I’m going to start getting some better blends soon and have been thinking about growing tobacco Aswell been really enjoying your channel allot
Thank you so much for that, my friend! So much appreciated!
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Great video. Thank you for all the information. Samuel Gaawith Cabbie Mixture here in Kuala Lumpur is Euro8.51 on offer and Euro9.16 regular . Maybe our tobacco tax are lower .
Thank you so much for taking the time...and very interesting information! So much appreciated!
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Always interesting! Cheers!
No such thing as a cheap tobacco in Australia, average 50g pipe tin costs 80-90 Aussi dollars or 54-65us dollars, duty free or really savour it or grow your own but it's, a pretty extensive process, I think to get a decent flavour
Hamish Fullerton when I visited Perth for a holiday , I was shocked Australia only allows 50gm duty free into the country . And while there , I couldn’t even find pipe tobacco .
Another enjoyable video. Mark, I recently watched a documentary by Peter Jackson called, "They Shall Not Grow Old" and it recounts the events of WWI. They have wonderfully converted original footage into colour and during this documentary I noticed several soldiers enjoying their pipes. As a historian are you aware of what sort of tobaccos would have been smoked by the soldiers at that time? Would comparable tobaccos be available today? Take care.
I'm not a historian, but soldiers were usually issued with pipe tobacco and cigarettes. I believe the British soldiers received about 2oz of tobacco every day, but it was far from good.
Some might've had access to higher quality tobacco blends, by Samuel Gawith or Robert Lewis, but I doubt it.
I know that in the trenches, the french soldiers would smoke Caporal blue and Caporal Rouge, scaferlatti tobaccos the french singer Georges Brassens would usually smoke Caporal export or scaferlatti bleu
Thank you so much for that, my friend!
Yeah...I've seen the documentary...Cory (Portland pipe smoker) gave me a hint... And you're right...there were several pipe smokers in the video... And...yeah...as others already mentioned...they were mainly provided with some low price tobaccos...same for German troops too... But I'm on it for quite a while, to find out something more about the topic...not too easy...lol
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Somebody else mentioned it here, but I feel like, at least here in America, that the most interesting cheap tobacco is Five Brothers. I bet you can get it because I think STG makes it. It's basically just burley with the same sort of cut that some of the Gawith shags have. It's full of stems. But it's no nonsense burley. It's super smooth for what it is, and it's earthy and nutty and nice. I like to smoke it in a little clay pipe because it's so damn strong nicotine wise. I can send you some if you want to try it and can't get it.
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend!... and for a most interesting hint!
I'll try to get my hands on that!
Take care and be well!
Mark
Hello Mark, thanks for the review of these economy tobaccos, I never tried those, but maybe I try Colts amongst them.
you have a very nice yard!
Best Wishes
Nice video, I always learn a thing or two watching,
Thank you!
Thank you so much for that, my friend! Truly appreciated!
Take care! Hope, you're well!
Mark
Thank you for another great video truly enjoyed. 🇺🇸
I use the economy tobacco is great for the everyday life, saving the best tobacco for special days.
No such thing as cheap tobacco here in Australia. Even OTC brands like Borkum Riff and Amphora are around 80 euro equivalent, for 50g. So i just smoke the 'Fancy' stuff instead, for a few dollars more... working my way through some of Cornell and Diehl's blends lately. It's our ridiculous tobacco tax, which accounts for around 90% of the cost.
Cool little cottage you have too, i live in a place about the same size, but in the middle of the bush.
Hope all is well, and all the best.
Thanks for that, my friend! Yeah...I know...situation in Australia is very different...to say the least... I nearly got a friend in trouble one day, by sending a very small amount of tobacco...
Take care...and be well!
Mark
Now this is classy.Absolute the poster piccture of the classic gentelman.Pipe /good books /fireplace /antic guns/ahhh!!!Only one is on the same shelf;smoking a pipe by the campfire after a hunt.
Thank you so much for that, my friend! Really so much appreciated!
Take care! Be well!
Mark
I always wondered what a tin of Samuel Gawith would actually weigh without all the extra moisture in the tobacco.
Yeah...good point...perhaps, an idea for another experiment...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
80brax04 I truly believe they add all that moisture to sell less tobacco than actually is stated on the tin.
Great vid as always. Looking forward to that vanilla video!
Hi Mark, thanks again for another good video.
Hi mark nice to see you again very interesting video take care my friend and happy smoking
Christian Ratsch’s “Encyclopedia...” has lengthy sections on coumarins (vanilla), tobacco, and kinnikinnick blends. You would probably enjoy it, if you haven’t read it already. Godspeed!
Hi Mark,
Wow... not a black hat? 😁
When it comes to cheap tobaccos I found some interesting mixtures at Falkum in Miltenberg. Take a look at their homepage, own mixtures, "Grosspackungen". At my last visit I got examples from the "Cona" and the "Apco". At first, the smell and taste was something strange to me, but smoking that stuff showed me, yes, you can get good tabacco for a small price. By now, I have got to many tobaccos open. But when it comes to an end, I will buy some Falkum's again.
They are not to sweet, not as far so sweet like modern tobaccos. For me, it's a journey into the past (before I was born😅).
This week I have got the new Easter Edition from Kohlhase, and next week the Aylesbury Spring Edition will arrive. I hope they are worth the money.
Enjoy the weather. Here in NRW it is very friendly. I enjoyed some biking. Sorry, I have no garden😭
All the best, greetings
Andreas
Hey Andreas, my friend!
Yeah...of course...those Falkum tobaccos are pretty good! I always some kind of forget about it...but one day, I'll do a video just about that... Had a fair share of these baccys many years ago...and they even had some interesting just spice flavored tobaccos... A large varitey of fine tobaccos..that's for sure...
Yeah...already testing the Kohlhase and the JA...both pretty good...but the Kohlhase hast already left the market...Ronny didn't even get a single tin...same as for the X-mas tobacco from K&K...
Take care, my friend! Be well!
Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 Hi Mark,
my last Tabaccos from Falkum, which I really like are the "Pur Plaisir" (with dryed Plum and real Vanilla), the "Bonajuto" (if you like chocolate & Marc de Champagne) and the "Inspiration" (Irish Spring Flavour, whatever that will be).
If you want some samples, feel free to send me your address via email. Meine Adresse: Vorname.Nachname(at)googlesEmaildienst.de
Have a nice weekend!
Andreas
Really good to see you again. Thanks for the head's up on some great sounding german bargain tobaccos. I managed to find some Barsdorf Bester tobaccos online but none in the blue tub like the one you had Mark, what description did it have beyond the main name?
Best wishes.
Today I have revisited this clip and have found that the blue/white tin is the Dark Fired version!
Planta Full English is really flavorful and cheap.
Nice intro. Good seeing you buddy. You should have vanished in that smoke at the end of the video lol
LOL...yeah...I leave that to you, my friend!
Thank you so much for stopping by! Al the best from Bremen to the other side of the world!
Take care! Be well! And...stick aound...lol
Mark
Hi Mark,
it's like sitting with you in your nice cozy shack. 19:27 When you held that pouch nearer to the camera, i was like "oh sure, let me take a sniff" for a moment. WIth the very best of regards, Hakan
Thank you so much for that, my friend! So much appreciated!
Take care! Hope, you're well!
Mark
Great video! Really top notch. For years to come People are going to be very pleased to find this video.
Let me just say that Cabbies Mixture is being sold right now at "pipes and cigars" for €8.20/50g!! I think the brits are just trying to have a good laugh at your expense ... hahahaha. Catch you later on voxer
Ethan, good friend!
Yeah...well...that's not unsusual...same thing with some of the expensive JA tobaccos... It's all about company strategy...I guess...
Take care! We'll talk soon!
Mark
Hard to beat good ole Carter hall
Dear Mr. Mark, I recon that your video on Zippo gas inserts is still in the makeing? It probably takes some tim to do the testing, right? I am patient :)
Only... Could you recommend me one to buy already now? (kinda wanna get rid of the gasoline insert. Its so unpractical....)
Kind regards
-a viewer of all your videos that doesnt even smoke at all.
Oh Yes Mark, after the WW 2 our country and many folks hereby went through this very same stage of home growing and chasing after cheap tobacco as you described here, as for the undersigned, I do associate good European fairly cheap? but natural and quality tobaccos with French, Italian and Belgian domestic Burley blends, but here again,as You would know already, not everyone can smoke them due to strength and some general harshness.Of course there are very good value U,S blends out there such as this Carter Hall and other domestic Burleys ,Need to get some ,Barsdorf bester now since it sounds quite a good,Best Greets now and Thank You,
Be well,MbG, Paul
Ps, Pipesmoking can turn to be pretty unexpectedly expensive if one has discerned taste when it comes to pipe brands,they seem they be far from being affordable today, whether estate or brand new, been there more than once
Thank you so much for that, Paul! And ...yeah...couldn't agree more...also regarding the possibility of spending too much...lol
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Mark many thanks 🙏 vielen danke... Amphora Virginia is another good budget baccy. Bravissimi grazie mille ciao from Milano. S
Thank you so much for that, my friend! And all the best from Bremen to Milano!
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Hi Mark, thanks for all great videos. I´m a beginner in pipe smoking, and all I can find in my town is Borkum Riff Whiskey, Vanilla and Cherry/Ruby and of course Greve Hamiltons Blandning (Count Hamiltons mixture, the most popular brand i Sweden). Now i´m thinking of ordering all different types of Brigg and Colt from Germany or should I buy "finer" tobaccos?
A pouch of Borkum Riff is 20 euros here!!!!!!
Sorry, for being late, my friend!
Well...just give Ronny a mail (mail address under one of my first videos) ... I suggest, you go with some John Aylesbury tobaccos...very decent price and quality... You can figure out the different blends under John Aylesbury's website...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Really nice video, you have a great place outside. Here in Slovenia we have mostly just economy aromatic tobaccos in range around 7 Eur. The only exception is W.O.Larsen Signiture. Mark have you already tried K&K Easter edition for this year? Is it the same story just like the winter tobaccos, which you mentioned? Have a great time and smoke! M.
Matthew, my friend!
Always good, to have you here! Well...give me an hour...lol...just hopping off to Ronny, to try the K&K...I gonna do a review on that...just have to find a propper location...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
You have some pretty cheap pipe tabaccos over in Germany. Over here in Poland the cheapest pipe tabacco I could find in already over 6€, and there aren't any cheaper.
It’s been ages since I’ve had colts American mixture, I remember it being quite good
Great hat !
Thank you Mark.
Mark: Another great video. I am looking forward to trying Carter Hall (it should arrive this Friday). Look forward to talking with you more. Again, thank you for subbing Tillerman7 OH
Thanks a lot for that, my friend! And let me just ask...(perhaps I missed it on your channel)...is your name some how related to HU's "Tillerman" tobacco?
Take care! Hope, you're well!
Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 No Sir, My channel is Tillerman7 OH
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 Thanks for the sub. The channel is actually TILLERMAN7 OH. Hope to see you soon.
Austrian Landtabak has been a surprisingly good smoke to me. The fluctuation in its quality is confusing nevertheless.
Question for the ultimate authority on Meerschaums pipes: Do you periodically wax your Meerschaums and if so, what method do you use? Perhaps a subject for a future video?
Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend! Always good, to have you around! And...well...I think, I explained all that in the "Meerschaum talk"...if I remember correctly... :-)
Take good care, my friend! Hop, you're well!
Mark
I know you're a historian so you might be interested to know that Carter Hall was the house where Robert E. Lee was born. The Confederate Civil War General. I assume that was the namesake of this tobacco