The Scent: Sherlock was onto a good thing, at least scent-wise. We love the smell of a good pipe. Demeter's Pipe Tobacco is rich, deep, moist and pungent, with touches of both sweetness and spice; everything you could ask for from a fine tobacco accord. The Inspiration: So apparently did Native Americans. The origin of tobacco use in the Western world started with the discovery of the Americas. The Story: When, in his 1492 trip to the Americas--not the West Indies as he imagined, Christopher Columbus arrived to Bahia Bariay in the Oriente Province of Cuba, and heard from the local natives that there was gold at nearby Cubanacan (or the "middle of Cuba").