Quote Originally Posted by bigwhiteash View Post
Straight pipes take a lot of clenching of the teeth to hold on to.

If you're looking for taste similar to cigars, I would obviously stay away from aromatics, and try some good English blends, Virginias, and Balkans.
Thanks for the help. It would seem to me that you'd go through stems relatively quickly if you smoked your pipe a good bit. I may not have the terminology right - the part that goes in your mouth! Doesn't that get chewed up?

Also, I read somewhere that perique tobacco is native to Louisiana! Is it any good?