Na stránkách http://www.tolkiensociety.org patří "What tobacco did JRR Tolkien smoke in his pipe?" mezi FAQ. Odpověď tam je následující:
SO far I have heard only that Christopher Tolkien used to smoke Navy Cut, but has now given up smoking. (!) Wisely, no doubt, for a mortal. Another rumour says that the Tolkien family used to keep nuts and washers in Navy Cut tins, which is a good indication that the brand was in use somewhere nearby. Those who are not old enough to have pipe-smoking grandparents must be told that the little tins were used to store all sorts of odds and ends, and later as cheap cases for building electronic widgets.
Nicméně jsem zjistil, že to zde již bylo napsáno, tak se omlouvám.
Každopádně internet vychrlil i toto:"Tolkien smoked Capstan Navy Cut or Player's Navy Cut tobaccos, I was once informed by his daughter," což potvrzuje fakta uvedená v diskusi o několik stran zpátky. Jiný zdroj pak uvádí "Capstan Medium," ale to je jen starší název pro tentýž tabák.