In this thread about dedicating pipes, Cortezattic mentioned something that I think would make a good discussion of it's own. Here is what he said:
Cortezattic Said: My only suggestion would be to take Paul Szabady's advice and smoke Virginia flake tobaccos in English/UK made pipes. According to Szabady the two evolved together -- and I think he's right about the pairing.
OK, just because I like thought provoking discussions (and sometimes stirring the pot, lol) I would like to comment on this.
I have heard this statement about dedicating VA tobaccos to English made pipes before and I understand where the theory might come. But after some thought (I was actually just talking to Kevin about this a couple of days ago), I disagree with it and here is why.
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In my opinion, I would say that the wood (briar) would have the most impact on the flavor/taste of the tobacco other than the actual tobacco itself. I know that different shapes of pipe bowls can have an affect, but I still think the majority of it comes from the briar itself.
Each block of briar is an individual and has its own "identity" if you will. Whether the actual pipe was carved in England, Italy, Denmark, etc. would have no bearing on it. It would be more of where the block grew and was harvested more so than what country it ended up in and where it was carved.
I am interested in what everyone else thinks. Let the discussion begin!
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