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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2021 17:18:46 GMT -5
I recently picked up some GLP Embarcadero, which is a Virginia/Oriental blend, and I rather enjoy it. That seems to be an unusual combination, though. There are VA\Pers that include some Orientals, and English blends typically have both Virginias and Orientals in them. Brunello Flake is a VA/Burley/Oriental blend.
What about just straight up Virgentals though? What else is out there?
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Post by darktater on Oct 27, 2021 17:24:22 GMT -5
I haven't got a lot of Va experience, a few VA\PERS but no straight Virgentals (had a chuckle at that). More experienced hands will chime in I'm sure, looking forward to it.
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Post by Silver on Oct 27, 2021 17:25:13 GMT -5
Low Country Virginia/Oriental at SP.
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Post by Silver on Oct 27, 2021 17:30:16 GMT -5
C&D Oak Alley is a VaBurPerOr. Orion's Arrow is a VaPerOr. Miskatonic Mixture is VaPerCavOr (I don't like this one).
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Post by terrapinflyer on Oct 27, 2021 17:49:00 GMT -5
Huh. I'm trying to think of a Virgental and I don't think I can. In the meantime, Dan Treasures of Ireland Killarney is an excellent VaPerOr with little perique.
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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2021 18:07:10 GMT -5
Nobody seems to have DTM Killarney. Only one place even lists it.
I have some Orion's Arrow, Pete. It's not quite the same beast. Is the Low Country blend good? I've never tried any of their stuff.
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Post by william on Oct 27, 2021 18:47:47 GMT -5
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Post by william on Oct 27, 2021 18:49:18 GMT -5
Wondering why your GLP Embarcadero does not show up in this search....
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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2021 19:30:07 GMT -5
Good question. I'm guessing it's just the glitchiness of TR in general these days. Their database continues to have some fairly serious issues.
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Post by urbino on Oct 27, 2021 19:46:10 GMT -5
Found some Robt. McConnell Mature. I generally like their blends, so may have to give that one a try. |
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Post by username on Oct 27, 2021 19:54:52 GMT -5
c&d Oriental silk
Another vaperor.
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Post by chasingembers on Oct 28, 2021 6:00:07 GMT -5
Sun Bear
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Post by zambini on Oct 28, 2021 10:42:12 GMT -5
Presbyterian is basically a Virginia/Oriental.
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Post by taiguy66 on Oct 28, 2021 11:53:19 GMT -5
I recently picked up some GLP Embarcadero, which is a Virginia/Oriental blend, and I rather enjoy it. That seems to be an unusual combination, though. There are VA\Pers that include some Orientals, and English blends typically have both Virginias and Orientals in them. Brunello Flake is a VA/Burley/Oriental blend. What about just straight up Virgentals though? What else is out there? Wow… the Embarcadero sounds interesting. May have to give this a try. |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 28, 2021 17:48:32 GMT -5
I recently picked up some GLP Embarcadero, which is a Virginia/Oriental blend, and I rather enjoy it. That seems to be an unusual combination, though. There are VA\Pers that include some Orientals, and English blends typically have both Virginias and Orientals in them. Brunello Flake is a VA/Burley/Oriental blend. What about just straight up Virgentals though? What else is out there? Wow… the Embarcadero sounds interesting. May have to give this a try. It is hard to go wrong with any of Greg Pease Fog City Series of blends, truly a master blender. One heck of a nice guy to hang out with. |
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Post by urbino on Oct 28, 2021 18:19:52 GMT -5
Presbyterian is basically a Virginia/Oriental. I find the Latakia in Presby quite noticeable. |
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Post by Stearmandriver on Oct 28, 2021 19:15:17 GMT -5
Pretty sure Cairo, Regents Flake and Temple Bar all qualify too.
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Post by urbino on Oct 28, 2021 19:23:23 GMT -5
I recently picked up some GLP Embarcadero, which is a Virginia/Oriental blend, and I rather enjoy it. That seems to be an unusual combination, though. There are VA\Pers that include some Orientals, and English blends typically have both Virginias and Orientals in them. Brunello Flake is a VA/Burley/Oriental blend. What about just straight up Virgentals though? What else is out there? Wow… the Embarcadero sounds interesting. May have to give this a try. I haven't had enough of it to really give an informed opinion, yet, but I like it so far. |
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Post by terrapinflyer on Oct 29, 2021 9:38:06 GMT -5
One of Rambacks by D&R is VaOr--Ramback Gold, i think. I don't know if it's out of print, though.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 30, 2021 17:52:57 GMT -5
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Post by darktater on Nov 2, 2021 16:16:40 GMT -5
ok, first bowl of Bijou is a win. Looking forward to trying this with some age on it.
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Post by lestrout on Nov 3, 2021 9:35:18 GMT -5
Yo urb - I like starting the day with Oriental forward light blends. The McClelland Grand Oriental series is that way, though now out of production. Likewise the various Ferndowns. The Chonowitsch series (T-17, etc) have some similarities, and still are around. My favorite current production one is Campanile, and Fox's competitor Robert Lewis offers Orcilla with the same general composition, but I don't like it quite as much.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 6, 2021 16:31:21 GMT -5
Straight up blends of just Va with some Ori are rather rare to see. I feel in love with the genre with McC #24. For alternatives to that which tend more towards red Va, I’ve settled on the already mentioned Embarcadero and Bijou.
Even rarer to find are straight up blends of just Va with some (but not a lot) Latakia. As time goes on, I find myself more and more drawn to this style of blend. I got drawn to it by things like McC Rose of Latakia and Paul's Morning Smoke. Both of those had Syrian Latakia. I put McC Frog Morton's Cellar and Rattray's Jocks Mixture in this category even though they have some Cavendish. For an easily found, in production example of this style, I’d point to C&D Yale Mixture.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Nov 17, 2021 15:50:48 GMT -5
Watch City Cigar is releasing a batch of Simply VOriental on Friday. It's a VaOr based on Simply Red and prilep. I have not tried it, so I am not giving a recommendation, but Ernie knows what he's doing, so I'm just throwing it out there.
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Post by urbino on Nov 17, 2021 16:01:03 GMT -5
Watch City Cigar is releasing a batch of Simply VOriental on Friday. It's a VaOr based on Simply Red and prilep. I have not tried it, so I am not giving a recommendation, but Ernie knows what he's doing, so I'm just throwing it out there. Hmmm, veeeeeery interesting, Emily. Ernie does indeed know what he's doing. Thanks for the heads-up. |
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Post by terrapinflyer on Nov 17, 2021 16:23:57 GMT -5
My pleasure.
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Post by darktater on Nov 18, 2021 21:24:27 GMT -5
just had my first bowl of Cairo. Oriental more forward, perique very condimental. Nice smoke
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Post by urbino on Nov 19, 2021 19:30:42 GMT -5
Ordered some of that WCC Simply VOriental (what a terrible name). And some Cairo.
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Post by darktater on Nov 19, 2021 22:53:13 GMT -5
Ordered some of that WCC Simply VOriental (what a terrible name). And some Cairo. urbino, don't judge the Cairo on the first bowl. I have found the 2nd and 3rd bowl to be much better than the first. YMMV |
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Post by urbino on Nov 19, 2021 23:13:08 GMT -5
Ordered some of that WCC Simply VOriental (what a terrible name). And some Cairo. urbino, don't judge the Cairo on the first bowl. I have found the 2nd and 3rd bowl to be much better than the first. YMMV Good to know. You think the pipe matters? |
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