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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 0:52:37 GMT -5
What tobacco manufacturer do you think has the highest quality base tobacco? Not the best blends, but the highest quality tobacco with which they make their blends.
To me, Gawith Hoggarth tobacco seems the best. No matter if I like the particular blend or not, the base tobacco is always incredible. What do you think?
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Post by stilllernin on Oct 9, 2018 1:03:32 GMT -5
For otc, I like Scandinavian tobacco group,it just has that good tobacco kick. For bigger tobacc in gonna have to go with sutliff, they have a good consistency.
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Post by Dramatwist on Oct 9, 2018 1:17:55 GMT -5
"Best" is a difficult term for me. "Best" of anything is in the eye of the smoker/beholder/listener/taster, etc. I like the Grateful Dead and I like Miles Davis and I like George Gershwin. Which is the "best" music? I don't know.
So it is with tobacco. Trust your own impressions.
Saying "highest quality" is also nebulous at best... most "base" tobacco comes from very few different sources.
I know this helps not at all. I'm a grumpy old fart.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 2:32:26 GMT -5
For many years it was hands down all Rattray’s blends that tickled my fancy.......since 2010 not so much!! As of right now it would “ most likely “ be Mac Baren.....which will change when and if they are able to obtain quality leaf. There have been great years and only good years for tobacco manufacturers often in the past few years.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 9, 2018 3:26:19 GMT -5
I really wish I could answer that. I'm not even sure what a good base tobacco tastes like.
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Post by monbla256 on Oct 9, 2018 3:47:15 GMT -5
For years it was McClelland and Dunhill, ( when they produced their own blends) as for Rattray's I'd have have to say when they blended their own in Perth.I'd have to give some thought to others in the future.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 6:45:11 GMT -5
"Best" is a difficult term for me. "Best" of anything is in the eye of the smoker/beholder/listener/taster, etc. I like the Grateful Dead and I like Miles Davis and I like George Gershwin. Which is the "best" music? I don't know. So it is with tobacco. Trust your own impressions. Saying "highest quality" is also nebulous at best... most "base" tobacco comes from very few different sources. I know this helps not at all. I'm a grumpy old fart. I have to agree with the above. It's like potatoes chips. If there were Wise, Lays, Pringles on the table which one would you reach for? Or a Snickers or a Mars Bar. Thinking about now I want a candy from my younger years a Halava bar. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 9, 2018 7:39:01 GMT -5
In my limited experience, for bulk tobacco, I'd put my hat on Peter Stokkebye - especially whatever they use for their flakes. I believe they also produce Arango Balkan, which is outstanding.
Sutliff is a close second in that category. Sutliff makes a lot of straight aromatics, but they also make stuff like Ready Rubbed Match, EGR, and their other match blends.
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Post by sparks on Oct 9, 2018 7:52:44 GMT -5
I think it's difficult to tell the true quality of a base tobacco without being able to order that base tobacco and smoke it in it's unadulterated form. For that, I would say there are very few manufacturers out there that give you that option, and certainly none of the big boys like Scandanavian, G&H, etc.
I would say C&D and Sutliff may be the most obvious, and of course McClelland before they shut down. Of the two still around, I would vote C&D as the best quality base tobaccos that you can actually smoke in their pure form.
Just my two cents.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 9, 2018 7:53:18 GMT -5
I havent been smoking much of it lately but I 2nd Peter Stokkebye.
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Post by Baboo on Oct 9, 2018 8:40:11 GMT -5
Samuel Gawith, Gawith and Hogarth, HU Tobaccos. I leave out McClelland because no longer produced.
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Post by AJ on Oct 9, 2018 9:48:26 GMT -5
Samuel Gawith, Gawith and Hogarth, HU Tobaccos. I leave out McClelland because no longer produced. These^^^^^^for sure but for me it’s impossible to choose just one. The other big blenders use high quality tobacco too. AJ |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 9, 2018 9:49:28 GMT -5
I think it's difficult to tell the true quality of a base tobacco without being able to order that base tobacco and smoke it in it's unadulterated form. For that, I would say there are very few manufacturers out there that give you that option, and certainly none of the big boys like Scandanavian, G&H, etc. I would say C&D and Sutliff may be the most obvious, and of course McClelland before they shut down. Of the two still around, I would vote C&D as the best quality base tobaccos that you can actually smoke in their pure form. Just my two cents. For scented flakes, G&H and SG both sometimes offer the base tobacco blend as an unscented option, if you want to experiment.
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Post by Darin on Oct 9, 2018 10:04:21 GMT -5
Samuel Gawith, Gawith and Hogarth, HU Tobaccos. I leave out McClelland because no longer produced. +1 ... also Motzek You can tell higher quality leaf, IMHO, just as you can tell good chocolate or coffee from bad. Leaf that has been properly fermented and aged tastes different (better, to me) from fresher, more hastily released leaf which is less smooth and sometimes even harsh. |
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Post by Baboo on Oct 9, 2018 10:09:15 GMT -5
Samuel Gawith, Gawith and Hogarth, HU Tobaccos. I leave out McClelland because no longer produced. +1 ... also Motzek You can tell higher quality leaf, IMHO, just as you can tell good chocolate or coffee from bad. Leaf that has been properly fermented and aged tastes different (better, to me) from fresher, more hastily released leaf which is less smooth and sometimes even harsh. 🎯🎯🎯👍 |
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Post by crapgame on Oct 9, 2018 17:27:17 GMT -5
The cube cut burley that Sterling Tobacco uses in double eagle..
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Oct 9, 2018 21:19:31 GMT -5
For me, Stokkebye, gawith hoggarth, and gl pease/cornell and diehl
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Post by Screaming Jazz on Oct 10, 2018 16:23:07 GMT -5
I'm just repeating what everyone has already said, but Samuel Gawith is probably about #1 right now. Germains uses some great leaf. K&K is very solid. It seems mostly Europe that is dominating the quality leaf market. Haven't tried many C&D blends, but they just don't come off to me as the best leaf you can get.
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Post by slowroll on Oct 10, 2018 18:13:10 GMT -5
For me, I have to say C&D and MacBaren have the most consistent quality and distinctive natural flavors. Most of my favorites come from them.
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Post by zambini on Oct 11, 2018 5:52:26 GMT -5
Top to bottom, I'd guess Dunhill. Even when smoking blends that weren't to my taste it never felt like it was a bad product. In comparison, the Match Presbyterian I've been smoking for a while now there are times when it feels like you're smoking a cut price blend (twigs, gloopy bits, uneven lighting or unlightable bits, etc.).
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