Excellent video, Nathan. What a delicious list of blends. I have some of those blends sitting in my cart, with the exception of Pesse blends. Maybe soon here in the U.S. Mark from The Bremen channel is a historian, his videos are very entertaining and educational. I've enjoyed his channel for many years now. I may have to check out that Vertigo pipe lighter, whenever I go out on a hike, 7000 ft. + of Elevation I notice my lighters stop working. I always keep matches at hand as a backup. I have a ten year old cigar torch lighter from them. It was a reliable lighter until recently. Thanks for your video, excellent content as always and looking forward to your review on those blends. Salud! Charlie
Thanks Charlie. It will be interesting to know if it still works on your hike. Good idea to carry the humble good old matches just in case😊 have a great weekend
I am surprised you haven't tried any Torben Dansk blends. The Burley is to die for. Also side note, Mysore Virginia is made in India and is one of the sweetest naturally honey flavored Virginias. It is usually used for blending because it is so sweet. And Pesse Canoe (named after an ancient wooden canoe found in an archeological site) the Oriental flake without Latakia is the best! I smoke it all the time and that brand (Pesse Canoe) is the only 100% Made in Turkish tobaccos in the world! The flakes are 2 or 3 mm thick. And you need to rub them out into powder and break up some chunks. Packing you should make a layer cake of powder / chunk / powder chunk, powder, etc in the bowel. The Pesse Canoe tins are not sealed but if the humidity is over 50 % in your house you don't need to jar it. It is only available in Asia Spain and Germany. The rest of the world can't buy it. It is very rare and special. Enjoy! PS. Read the English on the back of the tin. It's full of typos and bad grammar haha.
@kamoboko86. Thanks for all the interesting info especially on the elusive Mysore Virginia, now I know😊 I already tried the Pesse canoe and recorded a review, although reading you packing method that I was not aware of it still tasted amazingly good. Thanks for your input & knowledgable information regarding the blend👍
Excellent selection of tobacco Nathan. Waiting for one of those new Turkish Pesse Canoe I also chose the 20% from Tabak Traeber in Germany. I enjoy the SG CH flake & Raiko in between. The SVH & St Bruno were once my favourite light aromatics before I started smoking those posh US blends😂 and of course the salty dogs. The rest I still need to try. Take care mate👍
Thanks Gary. I am eager to hear your view on the Pesse Canoe I think it is really good. Also thanks for posting your online source for this excellent blend.
Salty Dogs is up there in my top ten as is SVH and of course good old St Bruno flake, the others I haven’t yet tried and a good choice of lighter too. I’ve had mine for about 12 months now it’s now a copper and grey colour, well worn in.
@PiperX1X. So Jonathan you approve on some of the blends featured😊 I am looking forward to try them all. I agree the lighter well thought out & well suited for pipes. I just noticed Carolina asking about your health so I wish you well.
@@TheVapingPiper yeh I’ve been getting bad headaches which have been driving me round the bend and sometimes forgetting things in mid sentence which has been getting pretty regular, I’ve seen my doctor this afternoon and it could be referral pain which is due to damaged bulging discs in my neck but she also wants me to have a head scan just to rule anything else out.
Some very nice tobaccos, im looking forward to your review on the HU Coming Home tin especially, i enjoy floral blends so i hope it turns out to be a nice smoke. Ive also not tried any chocolate blends but im interested to see how they compare with one another. Hope you enjoy them all Nathan
Thanks Callum. I will of course share my thoughts on all the blends featured in upcoming videos. What will be interesting is not so much the chocolate element in the tobacco but rather the combination of Latakia leaf & chocolate which in my opinion is delicious.
Good Evening 😊 Beautiful Pipe 😍 Nice Description 👍🏼Awesome Review👌🏽Appreciate you doing these reviews and i enjoy it a lot 💯 Have a Fabulous Day with Fantastic Smoking Moments 🌬💨💨 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦
Just forgat about my last comment. Obviously you know about the GH and SG tobaccos. I was very much wondering to see that you ordered the S.V.H. by DTM. I have that one, too. It's made of very good virgias with a vanilla flavour rather on the not sweet side, but being present, eventhough it's considered a high aromatic. I like it very much from time to time. - Side note: Michael Apitz mentioned once not to cellar aromatics because they will turn out to be dead in aroma. I think that he was referring mostly on the back cavendish aromatics, but I'm not sure.
What last comment Stefan😀 love the SVH and reviewed it 2 weeks ago. Check the playlist. As for aging aromatics. No doubt best blends to benefit from aging are non aromatics, especially pure Virginia, VaPers, English & Burley’s, but even aromatics would not noticeably loose any of the added toppings over time if stored properly in air tight mason jars, the Virginia & Burley leaf even black cavendish would benefit to some degree, certainly they will not deteriorate. So aging tobacco is beneficial across the board to some degree.
Another delectation for us tobacco lovers Flanagan is a delightful blend from HU and also HIGHLY recommended in the United Passions series is Dockworker - don't overlook that one Nathan, its an awesome burley based blend. The 'Hommage to my Friends' series by HU also has some exquisite blends (which includes My Red Fox, yummy) - Old Fredders Broken Flake and Haddes Best Irish are especially nice. I must look out for those Pesse Canoe blends, esp. the 20 lat and the oriental which look particularly interesting. I enjoyed Mark's (Bremen Piper) recent presentation video on them.
Thanks Mark. The dockworker is on his way to me😀 I have the Red Fox I haven’t yet tried it but I have heard raving reviews on it. I will do my searches on other two you recommended as you know I take your suggestions seriously😊 Mark the Pesae Canoe 20 is amazing my review will be on channel shortly.
@@TheVapingPiper thanks so much! I will watch this and the rest of your video later when I’m done at work. I appreciate your content. Have a great rest of your day!
Uncle. . let me tell ye a wee story. Since watching your channel a month or 2 ago and enjoying your reviews I got really excited to order from our German friends. . Registered my address and spent hours looking through scores of different leaf. . had nearly 2 kg of deliciousness in my basket for just under 200 quid. It was so, so inexpensive I couldn't believe it. Anyway. . shortly after my order went through I was delighted to receive an email from our German friends that they don't deliver to Northern Ireland. Some political bollox . . the order was cancelled for a refund. This video is gonna hurt. Haha. I did treat myself to 5 new blends this weekend . have a great day my pipe Uncle, Ronan
What a shame Ronan. But what puzzles me is that Ireland never parted from the EU block when Brexit took place. I don’t know which online tobacconist you tried to order, perhaps try Estervals pipe house in Germany as they ship to the UK I would assume they would ship to Ireland as well
@@TheVapingPiper that's who I ordered from. I was able to put my address in as UK as I am in the UK but DHL doesn't deliver to north of Ireland or South. It really is a pain but I'll just enjoy my piping all the same . Thanks unc
Great video! I do have a question for you though. What do you think about taking a pipe tobacco that you like and putting it in a pasta press to make a tobacco cake? Do you think anything will be lost or gained by converting a ready rub into a cake?
Thanks. As for your question, there are some advantages pressing single leaf type from ribbon or ready rubbed into cakes mainly for aging purposes as they retain the sugars & oils better. As for blends the advantages are that the various tobacco leaf merge & mingle their flavours better than ribbon cut. That said I don’t have a clue on the right procedure to achieve the right consistency. I have an idea, perhaps you give it a go and if successful let me know the right procedure😊
@@TheVapingPiper I have pressed several of my favorite blends and will be doing a comparison to see how they have changed. I’ll let you know when I’m done!
@@TheVapingPiper Nathan. I hope you didn’t think that I was putting your lighter down. I was just surprised that when you were showing it off it was an exact duplicate of my Calibri. My Calibri I think cost about $60 so it’s more expensive. It probably does not work any better. I never did like the Pizio electric butane lighters because they always seem to fail within three months or less. Since I got that Calibri, I think my problem has been the purity of my butane and not that the electronics failed. Thank you for your wonderful review.I always love listening to your reviews because you are so thorough and I can tell you definitely definitely love your tobacco. God bless you, my friend.
Not at all John. In fact I thought to myself it is like a Colibri that is good😀 in any case many pipe lighters do have mutual functions and look a likes. Enjoy your Colibri. Thanks for your support John. I do appreciate that.
I got myself some Raiko which I havent tried yet and some SVH which I was a bit disappointed with after trying a small bowl, but need to give it some more time I think. I got more of a creme brulee tin note which is not what I was expecting. Interested to hear your opinion on these two ☺️
I haven’t yet tried the Raiko either Matthew but the SVH is really good. You can watch my full review here. th-cam.com/video/pB3rRYj6VG0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Zt3Qm9vSGHpXP-kb But bear in mind that we all have different takes on flavours or more precisely tobacco nuances so it can be that I love a particular blend and another wouldn’t be over the moon and vice versa, try it again soon you might discover you actually enjoying it😊
The simple answer Howard. No😊 I have so far never disliked any blend I bought. Of course some I like more but dislike..No. maybe the reason is that I do my searches on every blend before I buy or it is recommended to me by seasoned pipe smokers that tried many blends before settling on any particular blend. Either way I enjoy them all & some I simply can’t do without like the Salty dogs for instance and many more.
A very nice set of first looks, Nathan. Always nice to have a visit with you.
Thank you Nathan😊
Excellent video, Nathan. What a delicious list of blends. I have some of those blends sitting in my cart, with the exception of Pesse blends. Maybe soon here in the U.S.
Mark from The Bremen channel is a historian, his videos are very entertaining and educational. I've enjoyed his channel for many years now.
I may have to check out that Vertigo pipe lighter, whenever I go out on a hike, 7000 ft. + of Elevation I notice my lighters stop working. I always keep matches at hand as a backup. I have a ten year old cigar torch lighter from them. It was a reliable lighter until recently.
Thanks for your video, excellent content as always and looking forward to your review on those blends.
Salud!
Charlie
Thanks Charlie. It will be interesting to know if it still works on your hike. Good idea to carry the humble good old matches just in case😊 have a great weekend
I am surprised you haven't tried any Torben Dansk blends. The Burley is to die for.
Also side note, Mysore Virginia is made in India and is one of the sweetest naturally honey flavored Virginias. It is usually used for blending because it is so sweet.
And Pesse Canoe (named after an ancient wooden canoe found in an archeological site) the Oriental flake without Latakia is the best! I smoke it all the time and that brand (Pesse Canoe) is the only 100% Made in Turkish tobaccos in the world! The flakes are 2 or 3 mm thick. And you need to rub them out into powder and break up some chunks. Packing you should make a layer cake of powder / chunk / powder chunk, powder, etc in the bowel. The Pesse Canoe tins are not sealed but if the humidity is over 50
% in your house you don't need to jar it. It is only available in Asia Spain and Germany. The rest of the world can't buy it. It is very rare and special. Enjoy! PS. Read the English on the back of the tin. It's full of typos and bad grammar haha.
@kamoboko86. Thanks for all the interesting info especially on the elusive Mysore Virginia, now I know😊 I already tried the Pesse canoe and recorded a review, although reading you packing method that I was not aware of it still tasted amazingly good. Thanks for your input & knowledgable information regarding the blend👍
Excellent selection of tobacco Nathan. Waiting for one of those new Turkish Pesse Canoe I also chose the 20% from Tabak Traeber in Germany. I enjoy the SG CH flake & Raiko in between. The SVH & St Bruno were once my favourite light aromatics before I started smoking those posh US blends😂 and of course the salty dogs. The rest I still need to try. Take care mate👍
Thanks Gary. I am eager to hear your view on the Pesse Canoe I think it is really good. Also thanks for posting your online source for this excellent blend.
Salty Dogs is up there in my top ten as is SVH and of course good old St Bruno flake, the others I haven’t yet tried and a good choice of lighter too. I’ve had mine for about 12 months now it’s now a copper and grey colour, well worn in.
Are you feeling better Jonathan?
@PiperX1X. So Jonathan you approve on some of the blends featured😊 I am looking forward to try them all. I agree the lighter well thought out & well suited for pipes. I just noticed Carolina asking about your health so I wish you well.
@@TheVapingPiper yeh I’ve been getting bad headaches which have been driving me round the bend and sometimes forgetting things in mid sentence which has been getting pretty regular, I’ve seen my doctor this afternoon and it could be referral pain which is due to damaged bulging discs in my neck but she also wants me to have a head scan just to rule anything else out.
@@PiperX1X oh I see Jonathan. I wish you well and let’s hope please god it’s all trivial matters that will pass in no time.
Salty dogs sounds dreamy
It is. It is one of the best VaPer blends in my opinion
Most interesting Nathan thank you
Thanks Richard.
I got Mallard Flake from Dan ...really nice 👍..I be quacking like a Duck 🦆...but got get me some Chocolate blends
Well Todd as name suggests you are spot on on the quack😂
Some very nice tobaccos, im looking forward to your review on the HU Coming Home tin especially, i enjoy floral blends so i hope it turns out to be a nice smoke. Ive also not tried any chocolate blends but im interested to see how they compare with one another. Hope you enjoy them all Nathan
Thanks Callum. I will of course share my thoughts on all the blends featured in upcoming videos. What will be interesting is not so much the chocolate element in the tobacco but rather the combination of Latakia leaf & chocolate which in my opinion is delicious.
Good Evening 😊 Beautiful Pipe 😍 Nice Description 👍🏼Awesome Review👌🏽Appreciate you doing these reviews and i enjoy it a lot 💯 Have a Fabulous Day with Fantastic Smoking Moments 🌬💨💨 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks Yusuf. Take care
Just forgat about my last comment. Obviously you know about the GH and SG tobaccos. I was very much wondering to see that you ordered the S.V.H. by DTM. I have that one, too. It's made of very good virgias with a vanilla flavour rather on the not sweet side, but being present, eventhough it's considered a high aromatic. I like it very much from time to time. - Side note: Michael Apitz mentioned once not to cellar aromatics because they will turn out to be dead in aroma. I think that he was referring mostly on the back cavendish aromatics, but I'm not sure.
What last comment Stefan😀 love the SVH and reviewed it 2 weeks ago. Check the playlist. As for aging aromatics. No doubt best blends to benefit from aging are non aromatics, especially pure Virginia, VaPers, English & Burley’s, but even aromatics would not noticeably loose any of the added toppings over time if stored properly in air tight mason jars, the Virginia & Burley leaf even black cavendish would benefit to some degree, certainly they will not deteriorate. So aging tobacco is beneficial across the board to some degree.
Another delectation for us tobacco lovers
Flanagan is a delightful blend from HU and also HIGHLY recommended in the United Passions series is Dockworker - don't overlook that one Nathan, its an awesome burley based blend.
The 'Hommage to my Friends' series by HU also has some exquisite blends (which includes My Red Fox, yummy) - Old Fredders Broken Flake and Haddes Best Irish are especially nice.
I must look out for those Pesse Canoe blends, esp. the 20 lat and the oriental which look particularly interesting. I enjoyed Mark's (Bremen Piper) recent presentation video on them.
Thanks Mark. The dockworker is on his way to me😀 I have the Red Fox I haven’t yet tried it but I have heard raving reviews on it. I will do my searches on other two you recommended as you know I take your suggestions seriously😊 Mark the Pesae Canoe 20 is amazing my review will be on channel shortly.
Nathan, you won't regret purchasing Dockworker 👌
Wow! What a unique poker! I like that!
Thanks Carolina. Check out my full review on it. Link here. th-cam.com/video/wFPNKh4RgKI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ngHP6UT4trJumdn2
@@TheVapingPiper thanks so much! I will watch this and the rest of your video later when I’m done at work. I appreciate your content. Have a great rest of your day!
Uncle. . let me tell ye a wee story. Since watching your channel a month or 2 ago and enjoying your reviews I got really excited to order from our German friends. . Registered my address and spent hours looking through scores of different leaf. . had nearly 2 kg of deliciousness in my basket for just under 200 quid. It was so, so inexpensive I couldn't believe it. Anyway. . shortly after my order went through I was delighted to receive an email from our German friends that they don't deliver to Northern Ireland. Some political bollox . . the order was cancelled for a refund. This video is gonna hurt. Haha. I did treat myself to 5 new blends this weekend . have a great day my pipe Uncle,
Ronan
What a shame Ronan. But what puzzles me is that Ireland never parted from the EU block when Brexit took place. I don’t know which online tobacconist you tried to order, perhaps try Estervals pipe house in Germany as they ship to the UK I would assume they would ship to Ireland as well
@@TheVapingPiper that's who I ordered from. I was able to put my address in as UK as I am in the UK but DHL doesn't deliver to north of Ireland or South. It really is a pain but I'll just enjoy my piping all the same . Thanks unc
What a haul!!!!!
😊 Thanks
Great video! I do have a question for you though. What do you think about taking a pipe tobacco that you like and putting it in a pasta press to make a tobacco cake? Do you think anything will be lost or gained by converting a ready rub into a cake?
Thanks. As for your question, there are some advantages pressing single leaf type from ribbon or ready rubbed into cakes mainly for aging purposes as they retain the sugars & oils better. As for blends the advantages are that the various tobacco leaf merge & mingle their flavours better than ribbon cut. That said I don’t have a clue on the right procedure to achieve the right consistency. I have an idea, perhaps you give it a go and if successful let me know the right procedure😊
@@TheVapingPiper I have pressed several of my favorite blends and will be doing a comparison to see how they have changed. I’ll let you know when I’m done!
It’s just like my Colibri.
Maybe so John. I am sure that a pipe smoker designed this lighter as it so suited for pipes
@@TheVapingPiper Nathan. I hope you didn’t think that I was putting your lighter down. I was just surprised that when you were showing it off it was an exact duplicate of my Calibri. My Calibri I think cost about $60 so it’s more expensive. It probably does not work any better. I never did like the Pizio electric butane lighters because they always seem to fail within three months or less. Since I got that Calibri, I think my problem has been the purity of my butane and not that the electronics failed. Thank you for your wonderful review.I always love listening to your reviews because you are so thorough and I can tell you definitely definitely love your tobacco. God bless you, my friend.
Not at all John. In fact I thought to myself it is like a Colibri that is good😀 in any case many pipe lighters do have mutual functions and look a likes. Enjoy your Colibri. Thanks for your support John. I do appreciate that.
aaaaaah, you're on the salty dogs. i really wanted to try it. I had 250g in the basket feck sake
Oh yes I am😊 love it & hopefully you would too
I got myself some Raiko which I havent tried yet and some SVH which I was a bit disappointed with after trying a small bowl, but need to give it some more time I think. I got more of a creme brulee tin note which is not what I was expecting. Interested to hear your opinion on these two ☺️
I haven’t yet tried the Raiko either Matthew but the SVH is really good. You can watch my full review here. th-cam.com/video/pB3rRYj6VG0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Zt3Qm9vSGHpXP-kb
But bear in mind that we all have different takes on flavours or more precisely tobacco nuances so it can be that I love a particular blend and another wouldn’t be over the moon and vice versa, try it again soon you might discover you actually enjoying it😊
@@TheVapingPiper Oh yeah! Sorry I missed that one, thanks 😁
You seem to like every blend that you try on your channel. Is there a blend that you don't like?
The simple answer Howard. No😊 I have so far never disliked any blend I bought. Of course some I like more but dislike..No. maybe the reason is that I do my searches on every blend before I buy or it is recommended to me by seasoned pipe smokers that tried many blends before settling on any particular blend. Either way I enjoy them all & some I simply can’t do without like the Salty dogs for instance and many more.
I have not tried salty dogs
Highly recommend John if you like VaPer blends. In my opinion it is one of the best VaPers