(Photo by Patrick Hoesley)
All right, class. I know it's been a while since I've taught your section, but I hope that you have taken opportunity to practice what we talked about last time.
Who here remembers what we talked about before? Yes, you in the second row.
That's right: how to select your first pipe. Now, how many of you have that pipe with you? Good! I see a lot of briars and corncobs. Oh, there are even a couple of meerschaum pipes in the class. Very well done.
When we last met, I was about to discuss how to select your tobacco. Let's talk a little about that now.
Bear in mind, this is how to select your first couple of blends, not how to select a tobacco once you've gotten the hang of pipe smoking. By that time, you will have ideally figured out what you like and how to select a new blend to try.
For now, let's worry about how to select those all-important first blends.
I am not going to tell you the one option that you must do, but rather show you your options, with their positive and negative aspects.
