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Post by Wolfman on Jun 27, 2019 14:59:31 GMT -5
There once was a time when asked what my favorite tobacco was, I could honestly give a definitive answer. 22 years ago, I smoked Captain Black, and occasionally Barclay Rex’s Barclay Rum. The latter being my favorite. When I discovered English blends, it was Penzance. Today I couldn’t name just one, or even ten.
With the uncertainty in the tobacco world, I wanted to get ahead of whatever might happen and stock up for the future. What’s here today may be gone tomorrow.
So here are some of my favorites :
Straight Virginia
C&D Opening Night
C&D Yorktown
GLP Union Square
Sutliff 515 RC-1
Sutliff Crumble Kake Red Virginia
Samuel Gawith FVF
VaPers
Hearth and Home Louisiana Red
Esoterica Dunbar
GLP Telegraph Hill & Stratford.
/VaBur/VaOr/VaPerBur, etc
Amphora Brown
GLP Embarcadero
D&R Raccoon’s Delight
Hearth and Home Viprati
Burley
Solani Aged Burley Flake
Wessex Burley Slice
Uhle’s 00, 300 and Perfection Plug
D&R Two Timer
C&D Pegasus
American/English/Scottish/Balkan
Hearth and Home BlackHouse
SPC Plum Pudding Special Reserve
Arango Balkan Supreme
Robert McConnell Original Oriental
GLP Gaslight
Peter Stokkebye English Oriental
Peretti Omega
Aromatics
HU Tobacco Bahia Orange
Note: I have other ‘favorites’, but the purpose of this list is to purchase what is regularly available.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jun 27, 2019 15:04:50 GMT -5
That's a nice looking list. Surprisingly, I have smoked many of those and they would be on my list as well. Although I have only smoked a pipe for a little over a year, you fellas have turned me on to some good stuff.
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Post by just ol ed on Jun 27, 2019 15:11:04 GMT -5
admitted lata-holic for at least 15yrs & counting, no specific order
Pease Abingdon, Blackpoint
C&D daVinci, Pirate Kake
Germain (?) Exotique
last but not least, the diabolical 10Russians
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 15:11:56 GMT -5
Sam,
Many from the list of your favorites today are on my top ten list as well. Fifty plus years ago, for the first few years I smoked Captain Black Original and the much better Granger....my grandfathers favorite. Then I finely grew into much finer and more complex tobacco’s as I got older. Today I tend to enjoy more Burley blends where as ten years ago it was Latakia blends most of the time. I’m sure in the future I’ll go back to one of my original phases of tobacco’s, so I try to keep enough of what I enjoyed in the past well stocked for my future smoking pleasure.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 27, 2019 15:39:18 GMT -5
Now that I've been smoking a while I need to refine my list. Although, to be fair, I'm not sure I've had enough of the different blending varieties to make a decent choice. Gotta keep buying more.
That's a nice list though, Sam. I haven't tried many, but there are some on that list that I have in my cellar, which is good to see.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 16:14:07 GMT -5
Will you be adding the new Amphora blend to your Burley list?
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Post by Wolfman on Jun 27, 2019 19:15:04 GMT -5
Will you be adding the new Amphora blend to your Burley list? Mike - I meant to add that. Thanks for reminding me. It’s quite good |
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Post by captblack on Jun 27, 2019 19:58:41 GMT -5
admitted lata-holic for at least 15yrs & counting, no specific order Pease Abingdon, Blackpoint C&D daVinci, Pirate Kake Germain (?) Exotique last but not least, the diabolical 10Russians Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY Oh man, the Ten Russians - one of my favorites as well, but it has to be the right time and on a full stomach, even for me! I have many favorites that are in the lists shown as well. Id add Black Frigate, Hearth and Hone Viprati, Boswells Northwoods, and about 15 others that I can think of off the bat. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 20:47:51 GMT -5
Only two I forgot too also mention which are two of my favorites........
John Patton Storm Front & Crossroads 👍👍👍
The new release Amphora Burley is a big add on to my list.
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Post by Wolfman on Jun 27, 2019 21:07:32 GMT -5
Only two I forgot too also mention which are two of my favorites........ John Patton Storm Front & Crossroads 👍👍👍 The new release Amphora Burley is a big add on to my list. Storm Front is another on my list. I would never have known about this great burley with cigar mixture if not for @lonecoyote. I also intend to cellar C&D Billy Budd Blonde. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jun 27, 2019 21:14:07 GMT -5
I love Billy Budd Blonde as well. I have a few pounds in the cellar and have been wanting to open a jar for about a month. But I made a deal with myself that I have to smoke through 5 open jars before I pop another one.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jun 27, 2019 21:45:59 GMT -5
admitted lata-holic for at least 15yrs & counting, no specific order Pease Abingdon, Blackpoint C&D daVinci, Pirate Kake Germain (?) Exotique last but not least, the diabolical 10Russians Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY Oh man, the Ten Russians - one of my favorites as well, but it has to be the right time and on a full stomach, even for me! I have many favorites that are in the lists shown as well. Id add Black Frigate, Hearth and Hone Viprati, Boswells Northwoods, and about 15 others that I can think of off the bat. That Northwoods, tho. I'm a huge fan. |
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Post by Wolfman on Jun 28, 2019 1:57:37 GMT -5
Boswells? I’m not familiar with them. Are they only sold in Europe?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 2:02:27 GMT -5
Boswells? I’m not familiar with them. Are they only sold in Europe? Boswell Pipes and Tobacco’s In Pennsylvania......not far from Lancaster and York....even Pittsburgh it’s worth the trip. When I lived on Long Island I made the 4.5 hour trip a few times. Wonderful people, bring your pipe and sample many blends👍👍👍 |
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Post by kbareit on Jun 28, 2019 5:23:30 GMT -5
A lot of good blends in the list and a few I haven't had yet. Thanks guy's more tobacco I have to buy.  |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Jun 28, 2019 5:37:02 GMT -5
Boswells? I’m not familiar with them. Are they only sold in Europe? Boswell Pipes and Tobacco’s In Pennsylvania......not far from Lancaster and York....even Pittsburgh it’s worth the trip. When I lived on Long Island I made the 4.5 hour trip a few times. Wonderful people, bring your pipe and sample many blends👍👍👍 I'm in a wedding out that way. Looks like I have a reason to sneak off for a trip! |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Jun 28, 2019 5:43:11 GMT -5
Excellent list. I spot quite a few of my favourites among your own.
I too have been stalking up on my decided staples. I have a feeling that things are going to get pretty bad in the next year or so.
Worst case scenario- My house burns down and I lose my cellar and have to smoke Captain Black. I could live with that. Also, I am fortunate have an incredible B&M a few miles from here.
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