Best tobacco cut for a small churchwarden?

mfresa

I've just acquired a churchwarden with a very small bowl, and wonder what the best cut/style of tobacco would give the best experience.  Flake? Ribbon?  something else?  Opinions, please

randelli

Small bowls and flakes! Is it tall and narrow or short and wide?

mfresa

Tall and narrow.

mfresa

randelli

Definitely flakes. I have been enjoying PS luxury navy flake in my cutty.

mfresa

Thanks @randelli, I will dig through my stash and see if I have any flakes.  If not it is a good excuse to purchase more stash.

ghostsofpompeii

Since I'm pretty much an aromatic smoker the only type of tobacco I've had much experience with is the flake and ribbon. Even when I went to Tinder Box I don't think I ever saw house blends that were pressed into blocks of tobacco, coins, rope, or pieces that look like beef jerky. It wasn't until I got involved with the Pipe Community that I discovered the various cuts of tobacco there were. Seems like a lot of extra work chipping away at a block of tobacco to fill your pipe.   

drac2485

In small narrow bowls I have found I like flake, either broken or folded, and shag cut tobaccos.

PappyJoe

I vote for the flakes also. I have three pipes with tall, narrow bowls and that's all I smoke in them. 

mfresa

Thanks for your help, gentlemen.  I will pursue the flake.

mfresa

Re-discovered a good one today.  Country Squire's Green Dragon and my small churchwarden.  The sweet Virginias really came through. WONDERFUL!

piperdave

@mfresa For my small bowled pipes, I enjoy cube cut burley it fills the bowl pretty good and since small bowls don't seem to do well with a blend that has a lot of components the simple cube cut works great. BTW that is an awesome looking cutty/churchwarden.

mfresa

@piperdave, thanks.  Smokingpipes.com has two more of them for sale $70 each.  Personally I'm trying to get used to burley, not there yet, but I will look into the cube cut.  Thanks for the tip.

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