What's in your glass and what's in your pipe?

[KiltedSurveyor]

I have smoked a pipe since I was eighteen (I am turning 47 on Wednesday). I too started after becoming a huge Tolkein fan. I don't find that pipe smoking and a good scotch don't go together, in fact I rarely have a dram without a pipe, or a good cigar. I have 30-40 pipes of all different varieties: briars (I favor english types/brands such as Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, GBD etc...), meerschaums and clays. As for tobaccos, I prefer latakia blends: I find they go well with the Islay malts I favor, the peatiness of the Islays complements the smokiness of the latakia. As for "breathing freely", there are no taste buds in the throat, thus there is no reason to inhale the smoke. I am a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, work out regularly, and have no problem with shortness of breath. One of my favorites quotes is "A pipe gives a wise man time to think, and a fool something to put in his mouth". Not being sure where I stand, I elect to play it safe!

[Wolfhawk]

I've been tobacco free for nearly 4 weeks now, but my glass currently contains roughly 2 oz of Glenlivet 12 year old single malt...

Make that 1 and a half.

I, too, have not smoked in over 20 yrs. And I am about to head down staris to the bar area and pour myself up some nice 'sumthin' that I can lay my hands one as soon as I post this......

[Deil the Yin]

Just wanted to give a tip of the bonnet to Sionnach for starting this enjoyable thread. I've taken the initiative to learn more about the tobacco's that folk in the thread have mentioned and learned a thing or twa as well as found a really interesting artisan blender.

Ta for that!

PS: I forgot to mention the blends I've been smoking. It's been pretty slim pickin's of late, but I did pick up a house blend called Savannah in Savannah on my honey moon. I think it's a blend of Cavendish and Virginia's and probably some Burley in there, too. It's a medium strong slightly sweet smoke like I like, but I'm interested in trying an English blend as well as a Turkish and/or Latakia blend... For a long while all I've had on hand is a Burley Blend that supposedly had the bite taken out? I remain dubious...

[Sionnach]

Thanks, DTY, but actually, I have to pass credit to Thunderbolt for starting another thread a while back- that's what got me thinking. I do enjoy reading the responses, hopefully it will help me move from hobby to art form.
cheers,