Well, there are plenty of tobacco juices that taste nothing like cigarettes; cigarettes were and, I presume, still nasty. A good tobacco juice highlights the flavor of various tobaccos, not the thousands of other additives in cigarettes.
I don't think a pipe tobacco would work for a person steering clear of anything tobacco.
I haven't tried this juice, but considering the thread and your desire of a minty tobacco, here's a juice to check out: Mississippi Mint from Southern Steam. From reading reviews, it seems heavy on the mint/menthol, though. Maybe ask them before mixing to tone it down somewhat?
I have tried their other tobaccos and the tobacco is really far in the background; I think they would work well for vapers that are easing into tobacco vapes.
Thanks!!
Actually I dont like minty or menthol vapes. Sorry if I gave that impression.
In any case, there are some good vendors of tobacco blends, just don't go for the pipe blends right now, though you may be surprised at how different they are from cigarettes.