Tobacco's mentioned: Arrowhead (Paul's Pipe shop) Old Toby (Country Squire) Sweet Dreams (Boswell) No bite delight (Boswell) Sillem's Black C&D Autumn Evening C&D Apricots & Cream Cult Blood Red Moon

I am an aromatic tobacco guy, there I said it. 80% or more of my daily leaf is aromatic, probably more like 95%. I'm not a fan of pepper or grasses (hay). So maybe that's why. As you know, my daily smoke is a blend, but primarily Sutliff's Sunset Rum. Mild and delicious. Being nicotine sensitive, I have specific tastes. My next venture into something new is Cults Blood Red Moon.

I am so very glad that you are back, Sir. It is always a great pleasure to spend these moments with you, and to see you well and sttled in Kentucky.

Ordered some Arrowhead the other day and it’s wonderful. Thank you! It’s a great experience talking to a actual person to make a purchase and having that tobacco shipped from that little store from across the country. Love the community around fellow pipe smokers. Hope you have a great day!

Glad to see you are back in form; love your videos. You are a wise man on the discussion of the aromatics, For those who feel a bit too pretentious to be open minded enough to indulge in aromatics, man they are truly missing out on a wonderful experience. Most of the blends you named are personal favorites of mine as well. Good minds think alike, my friend. Best wishes for the resurgence of your business. I'm sure I will be looking to what happenings with that over the next few months. Thanks for your contribution, most appreciated by all.

I'm a 64 year old new pipe smoker! Love your channel from Somerset.

Thank you for the recommendations. I love the idea of the packs. Especially since they will include blends that you recommend. That would be a wonderful gift. Happy Smokes from Las Vegas, Nevada.

I am new to pipe smoking. I started because I can remember my grandfather smoking one and loved the smell. I have ordered half of these and will order the rest. Great recommendations.

Good to see you again TPC. Thanks a lot. Have a great week.

This was the EXACT video I was hoping to see on your channel..... Much Appreciated!

Can’t wait for a Christmas pack, heck can’t wait for Christmas season! Absolutely done with summer. Looking forward to the shop opening!

I want to say that your presentation was most informative, the idea you have for seasonal packages is an outstanding idea,, thank you so much and God bless

I think those are some great ideas and I’m looking forward to placing some orders when the shop opens! Thanks for showing how a gentleman from the south should conduct himself. I appreciate what you do and wish you the best of success. God bless.

So happy to see it re-opening. Lookng froward to your new packs (Christmas 🙂 pack). Love it. All the best to you and your family.

Thank you sir for the gift of Old Toby. After watching this video I thought I'd order some and man it fits my palate beautifully like a well paired dessert after a full meal.

Excellent recommendations. I go through lots and lots of Old Toby (more than any other blend). I also bought a pound of Apricots & Cream almost two years ago on your recommendation and it still smokes just as beautifully as the day I bought it. They're truly dessert in a pipe, just delicious. I know it's been a while since this video went up, but I'd be thrilled to see your shop up & running again - and I'd be all in for monthly pipe tobacco packages.

Allen, I also love the Smokies. It is like visiting heaven! I smoked a pipe a bit several years ago and am contemplating revisiting it. Thank you so much for the informative talk in the wonderful setting! God bless ya real good 👍

Good morning sir! I wholeheartedly agree with you on autumn evening, it has to be my most favourite aromatic tobacco. However, I can't smoke it at the moment because I live in an old Japanese house, in Japan, and the heat and humidity make smoking aromatics a bit difficult, at least for me. I stick to my cool smoking morning English blends in the summer as they're lighter on the pallette. I am very excited for the shop reopen and I will be doing my best to secure one or two of them packs you are talking about. Enjoy the mountains, may God bless you and your family.

My gut feeling would be to offer the monthly packages with an option of pipe/no pipe. My thought is that it would lower the cost and also be more accessible to folks who already have racks filled with pipes. I know it’s a crime to not always want a new pipe, but I admit I’m awfully content with my collection at the moment. Perhaps people would turn out for a new pipe month after month. I would say some of us might be more interested in your curated selection of seasonal, monthly smokes. Come to think of it…I could use a few more cobs though….

Love your channel. Keep ‘em coming. My top four aromatic blends: (1) Cult Blood Red Moon, (2) Peter Stokkebye Peaches and Cream, (3) C&D Autumn Evening, and (4) Sutliff Pumpkin Spice.

Thanks for giving another shout out to Paul's Pipe shop!! If you can ever get there, visit it. The amount of pipes on site is incredible! Also, visit his museum upstairs!

Always a well done presentation. I've been enjoying smoking pipes since high school 1976. I mostly use my Turkish meerschaums because of all thier wonderful properties cool smoking, No Ghosting from blend to blends. I even put that claim to the test on many occasions. From smoking my favorite Pirate Cake (heavy 75%Latakia) the directly after have a light fruity aromatic. No Ghosting at all. I tried that same test with Corn cup pipes Missouri Meerschaum brand to be specific. Almost no Ghosting at a 10th. of the price of my real Meerschaums. I only mention this, Long Drawn Out supposed to be short message. Because of you and your example/recommendation. Thank you for all your posts. I find them very well done and entertaining.

A monthly pack sounds like a great idea! Every season change I’m looking around on KZfaq for recommendations for good blends for that particular season so it’d be nice to have a curated option straight from the store with that in mind

100% agree on Autumn Evening. That’s my favorite pipe tobacco of all time besides C&D riverboat gambler and Nightcap. Autumn Evening is one of the few aromatics that actually tastes like it smells. Delicious maple and hay flavor for me that is just amazing.

I love the idea and would be on board with the monthly deal! im new to pipe smoking and really enjoy it so far. looking forward to being part of The Pipe Cottage month to month.

I love listening to all your videos. 👍👏👏👏

Excellent news about the Pipe Cottage! The apricots and cream would be a nice summer aromatic. I like the idea of the monthly packs. I have been enjoying selections from your discussion of Virginias several months back. I’ll have to give a few of there aromatics a shot. Thanks Alan! 😀💨💨

I bought your Beginner Pack and loved the Autumn Evening and have bought several tins since. I am eager to try those mentioned from your list and also for your store to reopen! Take care.

Hi Alan! I am into handmade cigars but I can't hardly wait until you re open your online store. I began enjoying a pipe at a very young age.

Great video as always. Loved the setting for today's video. I really like the idea of a seasonal or even monthly package concept. I think it could be a differentiator in the marketplace.

Just started into pipes. I have started out with autumn evening, and it is such a pleasure to end the day with.

Set up two product lines: Monthly tobacco kits that moves with holiday tobacco themes in that month (birthdays of famous grower founders, "150th" anniversary of pipe company, deep research, not just the typical calendar holidays) and a quarterly full pipe-kit that includes the pipes and two tobacco tins that are not in the monthly offerings. Your prior pipe kit sales were likely new smokers getting started so the kit appealed to them (thus keep an ongoing 'starter set' kit).

Definitely agree with Autumn Evening. Absolutely delicious! Another aromatic that I make sure to keep plenty of is a cherry and vanilla blend by Missouri Meerschaum - GREAT DANE! it is blended by Mr. Russ Ouellette, and consists of cavendish, virginias, and white burley. No goop or chemical after taste, and you can actually taste the tobacco. I found that Cult Red Moon has mixed reviews, while Great Dane has consistent positive reviews. Just lovely.

Thank you for this video. I ordered old Toby, and am sipping it now. Very nice smoke.

I tend to steer clear of aromatic blends but appreciate and understand the desire to fulfill your sweet tooth. The Country Squire blends several crossover (English/Aromatic) blends that are amazing. Hunting Creek and Northwest Trek are definitely something to try if you want the best of both worlds. Happy smokes brethren!

I'm glad to see you back live your content. I would buy one of those packs from you.

I am glad I just found your video and appreciate watching a none upity video on enjoying a pipe. Hope I can visit your store one day.

I've been to Paul's Pipe Shop! It's local for me. Paul was a really cool, old fashioned guy and helped me pick out my first pipe. Arrowhead was really good too. I think he's just about the only real pipe tobacco shop within 50 miles...

Can’t go wrong with Boswell’s aromatics or his amazing pipes which I own many. Christmas cookie, Pipers Pleasure, on and on. New sub. Thanks for the videos.

Thank you for making these videos. I recently started smoking a pipe after a long time toying with the idea. My first quality tobacco was on this list (C&D Apricots and cream). I will definitely be trying some of these recommendations as I need to bolster my collection. Hopefully the shop will open soon if the licensing agency can get their act together.

I like going into local pipe shops and trying their local blends they have in jars. I've found a lot of pleasure in that.

SO EXCITED for you & the shoppe. Been waiting anxiously. I do hope the new packages are budget friendly. Perhaps each could also include a book suggestion?

I think a quarterly themed release would give you better leverage on supply chain issues that might crop up. You could release a batch of them each month so people that missed out can get their hands on one. It gives you the opportunity to scale either way. If demand is there you can scale up. If demand isn't you have the quarter to sell through it.

Thank you for this video. I have not tried any of these blends but apricots and creme sounds good so does the cult. one of my grandmothers would make apricot jam every year she would make French toast put the jam on it then whipped cream ooh soo good! I have kept this tradition alive and make it for my children and grandchildren and I always have some apricot brandy on hand all though not much libation for me. Speaking of Jm Boswells Black cherry, apple strudel vanilla creme and the mild English are or have been tasty. And I just ordered some rum river. I mostly smoke Virginias, but I like a bowl of aromatic after dinner sort of a desert smoke. Looking forward to your seasonal packages. Thanks again and take care.

Thats so cool you mention Pauls Pipe Shop. Its located just a few hours south of me. Taking my Dunhill estate pipe to them for repair here soon. Ill grab some of their tobacco to try while im at it.

Thanks for the Video! Greetings from Knoxville! I’m happy you enjoy the smokies just like we do.

Never smoked a pipe before and I came across your videos. Bought some sweet dreams per your recommendation. Hope it’s a good one 😊

So glad to hear that you are going to reopen the Pipe Cottage. The BRM is my favorite and if you could see my cellar....well lets just say the proof is in the tin.

Love the idea of a monthly subscription that would include a pipe or a subscription with only tobaccos and such. Let’s do this! Make them limited as you stated, which make me want to be at the front of the line lol. Looking forward to what you come up with.

Alan, I just got back into pipe smoking. I love your videos. I smoked a cigar or two a week for years, and had to have more mild cigars. Pipe and cigar aficionados on youtube mostly point folks to heavier blends. I just don't enjoy too much strength in anything I smoke. So my advice is to be clear on the strength of the tobacco. I loved this video and will buy your recommendation as soon as the pipe cottage is back up. For my money, carter hall is a pretty good beginner blend and I have stock piled Quiet Nights because I love it. Also, I think Vauen pipes are fantastic. Maybe you could expound on those at some point.

Cool video, thank you for the list in the description.

First off, I would like to congratulate you and your bride on the birth of your son! The event center would be a great idea! Hope to meet you soon. Thanks for your channel!

I think pairings would be nice for a monthly pack. I enjoy pistachio and other nuts with certain blends. Dark chocolate or cookies offset high nicotine blends nicely. Sparkling mineral water seems to enhance blends with Latakia. Coffees and aromatics. Plus you benefit from the seasons. A subscription for a year-long pack of the month would be a wonderful gift.

Welcome back fine sir...great list I've only tried CULT BloodRedMoon ...I'll have to try these others. If you have not yet tried I recommend Rattrays Exotic Orange...something truly Magical about it. Cheers.

Been smoking pipes for 10 years or so. I started with English blends and then ventured into balkan, Va-Pers, and then into Virginias. This last year I finally got into trying aromatics ( opposite path into pipe tobacco than what many have taken; many start with aromatics rather than leave them for last). I have smoked 10-12 aromatic blends thus far. With the exception of Autumn Evening from C&D- which I quite like- I have not liked aromatics. I am glad that producers make aromatics for those who like them, but give me a full english blend any day. Your mentioned frog morton on the town- that was an amazing blend to be sure.

I have tried the Cornell Diehl Autumn blend, which is very good, but the sillems black is off the hook especially with in a meerschaum pipe! Thanks you for recommendation and i truly enjoy your content, sure hope yall get the cottage store back going.

Smokey's in Knoxville has some great blends.... My favorite of theirs is African Queen, has a mild nutty taste and quite aromatic. Thank you, Sir for posting these.

Sillems black is the best pipe tobacco i’ve smoked, enjoy your videos and look forward to your online store

Mac baren Vanilla Roll cake NEEDS your review. I don’t love aromatics. This particular one is not only tolerable but honestly shared room with the natural taste of tobacco and find myself wanting more at least once a week

Thanks for the informative (and relaxing) video sir. So nice to hear you’re enjoying KY. My nephew just graduated from the great blacksmithing school there. I think you should also offer some seasonal gift packets geared towards the various levels of pipe smokers. Perhaps something for the more experienced smoker as well as the novice.

Autumn evening mixed with haunted bookshop is my go-to fall blend.

Excellent video. I would definitely be interested in the monthly bundles. Maybe start an emailing list so we know when they go live so we can get them. I am an aromatic tobacco smoker, some of the blends you mentioned I have. Others I will definitely order! Great content! Love it, keep them coming! I hope you and your family have a wonderful day!👍🏼

Arrowhead from Paul’s Pipe Shop was my first pipe tobacco when I got a pipe. I guess they didn’t steer me the wrong way when I stopped in on a whim! Wonderful little shop.

Molto Dulce is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the update 😀 👍 Good smoking all the way from south africa 🇿🇦

Glad you made this vid, I enjoy them as well

Nicely done Alan! The bulk of the blends I enjoy are non-aromatic, but there are plenty of good aromatic blends I like as well. Black Gold (rumored to possibly be Lane BCA?) and Black Gold+ from Hiland Cigars are both top of the heap for me. Lane 1Q is a classic Vanilla blend that many pipe smokers have enjoyed through the years. I'm a big fan of Tinderbox Reserve 1928 as well, though I don't think it is available anymore, having been blended by McClelland. Another unfortunate loss due to McClelland ceasing production was Frog Morton Cellar...what a fine English/Aromatic it was! Luxury Twist Flake by Peter Stokkebye is a great light aromatic. And of course there are many classic "Over The Counter" blends that are aromatics, though usually people tend to classify them as OTCs rather than Aromatics in my experience...Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh, Condor, St. Bruno, etc.

Very solid list! Thank you!

I'm going to try Autumm Evening, Apricots n Cream, and Cult Blood Cherry. Bought Escudo from another video. Thank you fort he recommended lists. I have had alot of bad experience with aromatics in the past.

The limited, monthly packs sound fantastic!

My favorite tobaccos right now, are C&D Briar Fox, C&D Red Virginia Ribbon, C&D Cross Eyed Cricket and Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Blend. The Mixture Scottish Blend is very similar to C&D Mountain Camp. I've enjoyed all the tobaccos I've tried so far, these are my favorites as now. Next time I order some plain tobacco, I might try Low Country. It's cheap plain tobacco, but people say it's great if you want plain tobacco.

I am enjoying your channel. I first thought you were a South Carolinian. My 7x great grandfather was a pioneer and settler who improved and settled land in Kentucky. I am just recently coming to this knowledge.His name was John Sellers and there is still a creek/stream called Sellers Run where he initially improved land. He was later taken prisoner at Ruddels station during the Revolutionary war. He was able to escape quickly which is surprising considering Ruddels Station was sieges by estimates of 600-1k Indians along with a single British officer. Also, could not agree more on No Bite Delight. I love pretty much all of Boswell’s aromatics.

I was enjoying nice pipe of Autumn Evening in the Smokies this spring. The only thing that probably enjoyed it more than me were the bears that showed up!

I like your list! I'm still relatively new to pipes but I've enjoyed some of Russ' Blends: Fudge cake, Scotty anglers dream, walking stick, Bing cherry. I also really like country squire hunting creek. I haven't tried most of your list but I'm curious to see how they taste!

Just found you great videos I am a big fan of black cavendish so great to hear your input thank you

I'm a complete sucker for maple. Stouts made with maple and aromatic tobaccos with maple are my fall favorites. While I DO love C&D Autumn Evening, I have to give the edge to Lane Limited Maple Rum. Tastes fantastic and always get compliments when I smoke it. A third place would go to Sutliff's Maple Street which also packs a great scent, but a tad less flavor. As for seasonal pipe bundles, my only suggestion would be to focus on smaller tobacco/pipe makers. Most everyone does something with the Peterson/Savinelli Xmas pipes and I'd like to see more love for smaller pipe makers who still make quality pipes, be them hand made or factory. Same for tobacco--I was happy to see you mention Country Squire and Boswell's here. Working with someone like Boswell or Ken Byron Ventures could mean getting a unique blend for your bundles, and I'd pay more for a Fall Bundle with a dark, rusticated Brigham with a nice fall colored acrylic stem along with some tasty Boswell Northwoods than the usual fare we get with bundles. But that's just my two cents.

Packs is a great idea!! Cant wait!!

Great video sir! Whenever you mentioned pancakes in Pigeon Forge my mind automatically went to The Old Mill! Lol

Great video. I also like the spectrum of blends and flavors. I do get not so positive responses on my channel when I review Aromatic blends. Boswells is only a couple of hours from me and I hope to visit soon. So far all of there blends have been a pleasure to smoke.

I have been smoking a pipe for about a year and also would recommend Cult Blood red moon. It's made in Denmark by S.T.G. I also recommend Ashton's Smooth Sailing for a nice, cherry/chocolate blend. I will be sampling some the other tobacco's you mentioned...thanks!

Great video Alan. My favorite types of tobacco are more natural Virginia’s and Burleys and then English and close behind those are the aromatics. But I do love a good dessert every once in a while so give me those aromatics.

Dr. Harrelson, I love your videos. Just got Shelby Foote's three-volume Civil War anthology last night from Amazon. I like the packs idea, but was thinking right out of the box a monthly pack might be more than you could do. Possibly every other month or a quarterly pack would be good to test out the idea. We've got property in Bryson City - absolutely love the Great Smokies.

Yes i would love the monthly packs!

Definitely would be interested in a pack idea. Especially around Christmas time. I am still in search of a decent Maple blend. Autumn evening left me wanting something with more room note. Sutliffs Rum and Maple was the standard but I think they changed the blend a bit. Last couple of batches I ordered was fairly weak. I am 99% aro tobacco. Tried non aro's and the lack of room note or bad room note just reminds me too much of my cigarette days or going into a nasty ol cigar bar. Not for me.

I thoroughly enjoy all of your videos sir! Thank you for the thoughtful content of each. I think the themed packs are an excellent idea, but I echo a few of the previous comments in that I think they will appeal to a broader spectrum of pipe smokers by not including a pipe. Perhaps offering some packs including a pipe targeted towards newer pipe smokers, and other packs without pipes but with a sampling of a few tobaccos appropriate to the pack theme, might be successful? Perhaps alternating the pipe and no-pipe packs between the months? I would look forward to such themed samplers as three of your recommended brick and mortar house aromatics, or 3 of your favorite tinned English blends, for example.

I'm a long time pipe smoker, and have revised my opinions of many things in that realm. I now enjoy aromatics occasionally. I also keep one or two "codger blends" around in tins (Prince Albert, Carter Hall for example). I am much less of a snob than I used to be. Pipe tobacco is a big and wonderful world. BTW, I'm also a Yankee descended from a Southern family. We're all good! I enjoy your accent and love the South as much as I love the North (Boston area).

Sounds great. Hope to see them in time to buy them

Love the package idea!

Just looked up the tin for sillems black and it’s amazing just stunning to look at

I am fairly new to your channel but I’m so glad to be here . AsI’m getting older, I find myself reflecting on points of my childhood, more and more. The one constant of my childhood mind you I grew up with my grandfather is the wonderful smell of his pipe tobacco. from what I can recall his go to was that little red foil pouch of Prince Albert. From my light research, I have found that that particular brand is considered a table scraps, or floor sweepings,but it holds a fond memory for me. Could you make some content on the different tobacco and tobacco blends our grandfathers and their fathers might have had in their pipes years ago, and if they have changed in modern times. You might have already clarified this topic and I have not simply found that video so I apologize..

I smoke more vapers than I do aromatics but that being said I do have 3 or so keep in my rotation. Autumn evening is my number one go to, 2nd mcbarren vanilla roll cake, 3rd Boswells Pennsylvania Dutch treat. I'm looking forward to supporting your store in the future.

I really enjoy Wilke's Honey-Vanilla, Surburg's 71st Street, and Rumcake. Rumcake is based on a blend first made for the actor Basil Rathbone (the best Sherlock Holmes ever). Not be confused all three are Wilke blends and they are blended by John Brandt of Fall River Massachusetts. I too like Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening and Apricot and Cream.

Sold out on most of these, so wanted to try apricots and cream. :( I do so love sweet flavors 😍💕

If you're ever vacationing near Raleigh NC you should visit Pipes By George. One of the best tobacconists I've visited in the last 5 years. Premium pipes and a variety of blends and brands. Also an aesthetically pleasing shop with an old timey feel.

I love the package idea! I would totally do that. Maybe make one geared towards the beginner that’s not so expensive and mild tobacco.

I like to blend Appricots and Cream with a nice smokey english, I smoke something similar daily.

I have only tried one off of your list, and it is Autumn Evening. I love that one. I would like to try some of the ones on your list, ty.

It is October 2023 and I just went online to the Country Squireto try to order some Old Toby, but it wasn't anywhere to be found. I called them up and it turns out that they had to change the name to Tom Bigbee...so if anyone is wondering what happened to it...

Been thinking of starting to smoke a pipe and the kits sound like a good idea for a beginner.

I'm new to this wonderful world of KZfaq videos on the topics of pipe smoking. I am especially enjoying the varieties of topics that you include in each video. In the fall of 2023 I'm wondering if the store is open. I live near Cincinnati and would love a road trip.