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Post by Kerley0319 on Sept 10, 2021 17:19:52 GMT -5
I'm looking around for some good holiday blends to score for this year. Last year I enjoyed C & D's "Corn Cob Pipe and a Button Nose" as well as 2020 Kringle Flake. Anybody know of any that should be on the to try list for this year? Am thinking "We Three Kings" by C & D - want to get a few others though since C & D is so hit or miss to my tastes.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 10, 2021 23:01:07 GMT -5
I will be smoking McClelland's Holiday Spirit again this year because I planned ahead. 😉 Sutliff Pumpkin Spice is a good blend.
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Post by urbino on Sept 10, 2021 23:20:44 GMT -5
I have some Boswell's Christmas Cookie to try, courtesy of PeteGuy.
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Post by Silver on Sept 10, 2021 23:33:39 GMT -5
I don't smoke much aromatic tobacco, but the Corn Cob Pipe was pretty good. I didn't care for Golden Days of Yore at all. Country Squire's Figgy Pudding was a nice blend, as well. Last year's C&D Wintertime Reserve series of flakes, each named for one of Santa's reindeer, was only available with the purchase of a Peterson pipe. I got a tin of Vixen, which was basically a Navy Flake. Really good, but the only thing holiday about it was the name. If anything, I'd probably order more Figgy Pudding.
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Post by chasingembers on Sept 11, 2021 3:28:28 GMT -5
Same.👍  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 4:37:26 GMT -5
I have some Christmas Cheer 2016 & 2017 on hand. Besides the C & D, McClelland (when they were operating), Peterson (for a while, anyway) and some of the B & Ms offering their own 'House' blends, I'm not sure many manufacturers still offer Christmas blends, which is a bit sad.
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Post by Goldbrick on Sept 11, 2021 7:53:24 GMT -5
I'll second the vote for Pumpkin Spice.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 11, 2021 9:53:58 GMT -5
Deep Hollow for me...just got a tin from a trade...seems not quite as good as I remember...but then again ain't that the usual way?
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Post by sperrytops on Sept 11, 2021 12:22:08 GMT -5
Same.👍 Nice. You can leave some for Santa instead of milk and cookies. |
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Post by chasingembers on Sept 11, 2021 13:11:16 GMT -5
Nice. You can leave some for Santa instead of milk and cookies. Santa gets a glass of Jefferson's Ocean and a pipe.😉 |
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Post by chasingembers on Sept 11, 2021 13:17:00 GMT -5
Deep Hollow for me...just got a tin from a trade...seems not quite as good as I remember...but then again ain't that the usual way? Love that one! My Weaver acorn comes out of the closet for that one every Autumn.👍   |
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Post by rmb on Sept 12, 2021 9:32:48 GMT -5
Also watch out for Sutliff Cringle Flake. This was excellent last year.
Ken Byron may also do a holiday blend, these tend to be good as well.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 12, 2021 9:59:23 GMT -5
Peterson's Holiday Season from last year, I think.
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Post by crapgame on Sept 27, 2021 5:29:13 GMT -5
H&H egg nog
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Post by don on Sept 27, 2021 6:18:37 GMT -5
I am still working on some 2016 Peterson’s Holiday Season. I truly enjoy that blend. I picked up a tin of 2019 Cringle Flake some time back, but have not opened it yet. I will buy a tin or two of the Peterson’s if they release a new one this year. Same for Cringle Flake.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2021 8:22:03 GMT -5
I am still working on some 2016 Peterson’s Holiday Season. I truly enjoy that blend. I picked up a tin of 2019 Cringle Flake some time back, but have not opened it yet. I will buy a tin or two of the Peterson’s if they release a new one this year. Same for Cringle Flake. I have the 2014 version of that blend. It gets a little better every year. When fresh it wasn't that great. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 27, 2021 9:21:18 GMT -5
I am still working on some 2016 Peterson’s Holiday Season. I truly enjoy that blend. I picked up a tin of 2019 Cringle Flake some time back, but have not opened it yet. I will buy a tin or two of the Peterson’s if they release a new one this year. Same for Cringle Flake. I have the 2014 version of that blend. It gets a little better every year. When fresh it wasn't that great. Just dug out my jar of Holiday Season from 2014...me and you, Ron..we got stuff. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2021 10:26:31 GMT -5
I have the 2014 version of that blend. It gets a little better every year. When fresh it wasn't that great. Just dug out my jar of Holiday Season from 2014...me and you, Ron..we got stuff. 👍 |
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Post by sperrytops on Sept 27, 2021 18:46:59 GMT -5
I'm still working on last years Strauss Wenceslaus. Wonderful blend, I just bought more than I thought.
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Post by zambini on Sept 28, 2021 13:51:34 GMT -5
Luxury Twist flake for me. Very sugary and people like the aroma. My nephews say it smells like cookies.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 28, 2021 17:26:32 GMT -5
Probably not a Christmas blend but it reminds me of the season. In a local nature walk a few years back, the wife and I decided to go for a walk at Christmas time....I was smoking Peter Stokkebye Nougat and heard a kid behind me say "I smell brownies"...to which his mother said, "So do I, we will be at grandma's house soon for Christmas where there will be brownies" www.pipesandcigars.com/p/peter-stokkebye-24-nougat-pipe-tobacco/1439972/That is the blend smoked on the set of the Peter Jackson renditions of the Hobbit, says Brian Levine that worked for Stokkebye at the time. It has an incredible room note if you are with family at Christmastime... and better than most aromatics, says this non aro-smoker.Tinderbox used to market it as North Sea blend. |
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Post by Gandalf on Sept 28, 2021 22:50:00 GMT -5
I'm still working on last years Strauss Wenceslaus. Wonderful blend, I just bought more than I thought. I was thinking about ordering some of that when it's available later this year. Can you tell me anything about it? |
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Post by sperrytops on Sept 29, 2021 0:13:52 GMT -5
They have two seasonal blends. Sleepy Hollow comes out around Halloween. It’s got a slight pumpkin spice flavor. Wenceslaus comes out around Thanksgiving. It’s got various Christmas spices with some cocoa coffee flavors. Both are really nice. I generally don’t smoke aros, but these I enjoy.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 29, 2021 0:42:45 GMT -5
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Post by buzz on Sept 29, 2021 10:31:03 GMT -5
Beautiful. Love the busy markings in the burl. |
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Post by chasingembers on Sept 29, 2021 19:04:57 GMT -5
Beautiful. Love the busy markings in the burl. Thanks! Definitely one of my favorites.👍 |
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Post by longforvalinor on Sept 30, 2021 10:44:35 GMT -5
Having just tried Christmas Cheer last night for the first time, I'm quite jealous of those of you who planned ahead. I was naive when I began pipe smoking, and took Mcclelland's for granted. Never got to try everything before they closed!
In any event, I second Boswell's Christmas Cookie above as a fantastic aro. And C&D Jolly Old St Nicholas was unexpectedly good a couple years ago.
Though this may not be a truly "holiday" blend, ...And So To Bed by Esoterica is an all-time favorite, and has some apricot-ish spice flavors that could be a worthwhile smoke to try around the holidays.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Sept 30, 2021 16:53:15 GMT -5
I am still working on some 2016 Peterson’s Holiday Season. I truly enjoy that blend. I picked up a tin of 2019 Cringle Flake some time back, but have not opened it yet. I will buy a tin or two of the Peterson’s if they release a new one this year. Same for Cringle Flake. You should open that Cringle Flake. If you like VA, it's some excellent stuff. |
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Post by Silver on Sept 30, 2021 20:00:43 GMT -5
Good to see you, Jason!
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Post by don on Oct 1, 2021 6:09:09 GMT -5
I am still working on some 2016 Peterson’s Holiday Season. I truly enjoy that blend. I picked up a tin of 2019 Cringle Flake some time back, but have not opened it yet. I will buy a tin or two of the Peterson’s if they release a new one this year. Same for Cringle Flake. You should open that Cringle Flake. If you like VA, it's some excellent stuff. I think I will do that this holiday season. Maybe enjoy it in a nice meerschaum. |
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