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Post by zambini on Apr 4, 2018 14:44:43 GMT -5
I gotta go with K & K. Under a lot of different brands they put out some very good blends. Plus lots of their lines have really nice tin art. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 4, 2018 14:46:21 GMT -5
I changed my vote from Germain's to K&K. A lot more variety, and lots of stuff unavailable in the US. I'm curious to try their Cruise Ship blend and see how it compares to Match Holiday. |
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Post by Baboo on Apr 4, 2018 15:18:37 GMT -5
I've smoked Stonehaven fresh, aged, and REALLY aged. Aging makes it a bit different, but not really by much and I didn't find the change an improvement, so don't age it if you want to smoke it now. Not everything improves with age. Is artificial long-term aging the next frontier in pipe tobacco blending? Wow! Excellent question... and with an already somewhat built-in forgone conclusion ...Yes: many aged tobaccos go into blends before tinning; also, at home, I have ovened/stoved many tins for hours @220f in order to achieve what only long aging could, with added sweetness to boot. Other time machine aging methods exist, but are beyond my metaphysical grasp at present. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 16:39:37 GMT -5
zambini. I am a bit hesitant to predict, but you might like any of the 6 light English blends. The Natural blends are quite good and if you need a crowd pleaser, the Vermont Maple is a strong aromatic choice.
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Post by cappadoc on Apr 4, 2018 16:46:04 GMT -5
MacBaren for me due to variety and quality of the MacBaren and Hearth & Home lines. English, Burley, Va and everything in between is covered.
McClelland had no burleys of interest to me. C&D is missing a few niches for me.
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Post by zambini on Apr 4, 2018 18:23:21 GMT -5
zambini . I am a bit hesitant to predict, but you might like any of the 6 light English blends. The Natural blends are quite good and if you need a crowd pleaser, the Vermont Maple is a strong aromatic choice. Thanks, I'll have to check them out. We've a blend called Vermont Maple here but it is too sweet and goopy for me. |
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Post by Scott W on Apr 4, 2018 18:30:47 GMT -5
I chose Germains as I love the esoterica line and have been jonesing to try the rest. Everything I’ve had so far has been good
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 18:35:12 GMT -5
zambini . I am a bit hesitant to predict, but you might like any of the 6 light English blends. The Natural blends are quite good and if you need a crowd pleaser, the Vermont Maple is a strong aromatic choice. Thanks, I'll have to check them out. We've a blend called Vermont Maple here but it is too sweet and goopy for me. I just threw the Maple out there. It is sweet, but not goopy. Jack has a real hand with aromatics and many of them have some nicotine to boot. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 4, 2018 18:49:31 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll have to check them out. We've a blend called Vermont Maple here but it is too sweet and goopy for me. I just threw the Maple out there. It is sweet, but not goopy. Jack has a real hand with aromatics and many of them have some nicotine to boot. That sounds much more my speed. Thanks. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 19:00:56 GMT -5
I am surprised no Laudisi votes. They produce GLP, Low Country, of course C&D. I chose sutliff because of my cellared tonnage, but C&D alone, with such a variety, should be a major player... not that I have an opinion, mind you
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Post by zambini on Apr 4, 2018 19:04:57 GMT -5
I am surprised no Laudisi votes. They produce GLP, Low Country, of course C&D. I chose sutliff because of my cellared tonnage, but C&D alone, with such a variety, should be a major player... not that I have an opinion, mind you That also caught my eye. I'm surprised also to see how many are voting 'Other', I'd be glad to hear about the great options out there (@truculentfrogs let me in on an interesting brand that I hadn't heard of). |
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Post by mgtarheel on Apr 4, 2018 19:07:36 GMT -5
I think I would have to choose Samuel Gawith.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 19:07:43 GMT -5
I am surprised no Laudisi votes. They produce GLP, Low Country, of course C&D. I chose sutliff because of my cellared tonnage, but C&D alone, with such a variety, should be a major player... not that I have an opinion, mind you That also caught my eye. I'm surprised also to see how many are voting 'Other', I'd be glad to hear about the great options out there (@truculentfrogs let me in on an interesting brand that I hadn't heard of). I don't recall if you can order from SP, but Mike has reviews on that site. I like them because we seem to be chasing the same dragons. If you look at a tobacco on there and he has a positive review it's worth the purchase on that alone. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 4, 2018 19:11:00 GMT -5
I think I would have to choose Samuel Gawith. I can see that, Skiff alone is worth having year round but I've yet to try an aromatic from G&H I like. |
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Post by cappadoc on Apr 4, 2018 19:33:59 GMT -5
I am surprised no Laudisi votes. They produce GLP, Low Country, of course C&D. I chose sutliff because of my cellared tonnage, but C&D alone, with such a variety, should be a major player... not that I have an opinion, mind you C&D makes some great tobacco. Might be the majority of my cellar. But I would miss too many favorites choosing them- MacB Acadian Perique, Golden Extra, Vintage Syrian as well as H&H Viprati, Magnum Opus and El Niño combined would put C&D out of the race for me. Everyone seems to be choosing Germain. I feel I would miss a lot of variety with that choice as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 22:15:57 GMT -5
Easy decision - Cult Blood Red Moon!
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Post by daveinlax on Apr 5, 2018 6:35:38 GMT -5
I wish I enjoyed expanding my taste for tobacco but I've been smoking aged bulk Balkan Supreme and Early Morning Pipe for decades. So I'd say STG.  |
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Post by zambini on Apr 5, 2018 9:52:38 GMT -5
Easy decision - Cult Blood Red Moon! You've really latched on to that blend! I saw there's a deal for it plus a pipe at P&C. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 5, 2018 9:53:15 GMT -5
I wish I enjoyed expanding my taste for tobacco but I've been smoking aged bulk Balkan Supreme and Early Morning Pipe for decades. So I'd say STG. Cool, how long did it take you to settle on those two blends? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 13:44:49 GMT -5
I changed my vote from Germain's to K&K. A lot more variety, and lots of stuff unavailable in the US. I'm curious to try their Cruise Ship blend and see how it compares to Match Holiday. That one caught my eye, too - mainly because of the tin. They have a few blends that seem to be available only in Europe. They produce the whole line of Ashton blends (which McClelland did over here), and some unusual stuff like McConnell's Red Roses and a cigar one called The Fragrant Blend. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 5, 2018 13:58:24 GMT -5
I'm curious to try their Cruise Ship blend and see how it compares to Match Holiday. That one caught my eye, too - mainly because of the tin. They have a few blends that seem to be available only in Europe. They produce the whole line of Ashton blends (which McClelland did over here), and some unusual stuff like McConnell's Red Roses and a cigar one called The Fragrant Blend. The Fragrant Blend seems kind of on the nose. How would one even market that name? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 17:09:14 GMT -5
That one caught my eye, too - mainly because of the tin. They have a few blends that seem to be available only in Europe. They produce the whole line of Ashton blends (which McClelland did over here), and some unusual stuff like McConnell's Red Roses and a cigar one called The Fragrant Blend. The Fragrant Blend seems kind of on the nose. How would one even market that name? easy, employ billyklubb as a naming consultant. |
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Post by slowroll on Apr 5, 2018 18:06:40 GMT -5
Have to go with Laudisi, because that's C&D I believe. I have more of their tobac than anything else. From the point of view of what would I agonize the most over losing, I pick them. Lot's of other great tobacs out there that I do smoke, but they're my mainstays because I know their stuff best. That may be a slightly divergent point from the original thrust of the poll, but what the hell.
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Post by billyklubb on Apr 5, 2018 18:18:47 GMT -5
The Fragrant Blend seems kind of on the nose. How would one even market that name? easy, employ billyklubb as a naming consultant. the first name I picked was Flower Farts, but test groups were expecting something other than pipe tobacco. they thought if was a new air freshener for a car. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 5, 2018 18:24:49 GMT -5
the first name I picked was Flower Farts, but test groups were expecting something other than pipe tobacco. they thought if was a new air freshener for a car. More of a case of tobacco as car poo-pourri I'm guessing? |
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