For essential blends, I'd say I would need one from each category. Virginia: Capstan Blue Virginia/Perique: Sam Gawith St. James Flake English: Nightcap Dark Fired: HH Old Dark Fired (I prefer the ready rub over the flake) Aromatic: C&D Autumn Evening Burley: Solani Aged Burley Flake (although I smoke more Haunted Bookshop)
I purchased my first pipe and tobacco today I always loved the smell of pipe tobacco and the refined look of the smoker to me its always very classy and upscale. I've been doing my homework for a while now, and thanks to you're channel today was the day I went to my local shop and got hands on and was able to sample and learn a bit about the lifestyle, I'm hooked. thanks for all you do and keep the great content coming..
Hey Alan. I have recently returned to pipe smoking after a 6 or so year hiatus. I am not really sure why I ever left, but I missed what this lifestyle does for me. I won't go into detail because I value privacy as much as you, but suffice it to say that Ive been going through some hard times with stress and trying to be a better man for my wife and children. Picking a pipe back up has helped me tremendously. In my return to the pipe journey I have discovered your channel and enjoy your videos. Keep doing what you're doing sir because you are an inspiration to me. My wife and I have had our sights set for years on the same life you have built with land and a farm and we are closer to that goal than ever. Now, my situation with coming back to the pipe has some relevance to this video because I can share with you the first blends I thought of to jump online and buy. These are blends I tried and enjoyed years ago, circa 2014 when I started smoking pipe and they were essential enough for me to buy now so I could enjoy them today, and well I didn't keep any of the tobacco I had from years ago. Silly me... -Peterson University Flake -Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening -Cult Blood Red Moon -MacBaren Virginia No. 1 -MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired -GL Pease Chelsea Morning -GL Pease Telegraph Hill -Davidoff Scottish Mixture -Hearth & Home Marquee Cerberus Just a few to cover the bases. There are others that I like, but I wanted these available to me from the 1st bowl. If you are familiar with these you'll see they include everything from English to Aromatic. I like variety as well. Anyway, god bless you and your family and I look forward to the next video.
Love y'all guys,I'm 55 an my dad,step dad an old friend I called dad are all gone now,but y'all two just bring all the old conversations back.That I thought I lost, awesome
New subscriber. Thank you for your channel. Just ordered my first pipe, a Missouri corn cob and enjoyed my first bowl yesterday. It was good. Tobacco was Petersons 965.
Glad to see Peretti make the list. Living an hour or so from that shop is a blessing and a curse. Truly one of the great experiences is walking into that shop off Boston Common and stepping back in time. They smoke pipes in there all day, and invite customers to sample and do the same, which in Massachusetts takes some kind of miracle. I think there is a shop in Chicago that is older (Peretti est. 1870) but Peretti is by a long ways the oldest in-house blender in the country, as I understand it. Very old school, high quality tobaccos. The downside is that I have such love for the old local boys that it has cut into my branching out to other blenders around the world.
I thoroughly enjoy mixing me a bowl and watching your episodes. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, It is very informative and helpful. Oh yeah, I love your dog. Take care and again, I thank you.
Alan, it`s always a pleasure to listen to you and try and glean a bit of knowledge when it comes to Pipe Tobacco, I actually find myself making notes as I journey through your videos with you. So thank you and best wishes to you and your family from The United Kingdom.
The Dunhill 965 you tried may have been the old Murray’s recipe. Towards the end of the Dunhill run, Lane Limited produced the Dunhill line and are now continuing to produce them under their Peterson label.
I have just started pipe smoking so I’m still discovering my taste in pipe tobacco. My current favorites. Autumn Evening, C&D Rivendell, Old Toby, Cowboy Coffee, Country Squire Virginia Cream
Thanks again for the stimulating conversation and candor! As we discussed earlier, I'd throw my hat in for Drucquer & Sons Levant as another superior Balkan. I agree with you in preferring Petersons iteration of 965 ... flavors seem more pronounced. Maybe that's because I've only smoked well-aged expressions of the Dunhill release. To your very good health, Sir!
Right now if I were to make a list of something essential, I would have to say EMP, plum pudding / special reserve, nightcap. Fair warning I am very new to pipe smoking and don't have tons of blends that I tried, but I have smoked some of the "best" cigars out there and those 3 are heavy hitters flavor wise.
I go through a lot of C&D Pegasus. I do love it!!! And HH Old Dark Fired for the occasional treat. But, when working in the yard, I must confess that a bowel of Prince Albert is satisfaction guaranteed for me. If I’m driving in the Shenandoah Valley then Carter Hall is what I have a taste for. Since these so called codger blends are only available now in the same place you’d buy C&D, GL Pease, McBarron etc and are frequently sold out, they’re as rarefied now as anything else. My honorable mentions are Edward G Robinson and Iwan Ries Three Star Blue.
I enjoyed your comments, sir! My essential blends, which are a combination of most, if not all, of the broader categories, are as follows, in no particular order: - Burley Morning Pipe (Ken Byron Ventures). My absolute favorite morning smoke, this pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee topped lightly with cream. - Haunted Bookshop (Cornell & Diehl). A controversial pick, one that folks seem to love or hate, with few in the middle. Every time I light some up, I'm surprised all over again at how much I like it. - Cowboy Coffee (The Country Squire). Really nice all-day burley and dark-fired Kentucky blend. There is a topping, but it's light and refreshing. - Notorious (Ken Byron Ventures). The lat bomb to end all lat bombs. - The Oriental Affair (Ken Byron Ventures). KBV makes several outstanding oriental blends, but he's outdone himself with this most recent one. - Rouxgaroux (Watch City Cigar). There are many VaPers of which I am fond, but if I had to choose one, it would be this one. KBV's Verge Engine Overdrive is a close second, though. - Capstan Blue. I'm sure that Tolkien's tastes bias me, and there are many find Virginia blends, but this one is my most regular go-to. Thanks again for your entertaining content. I'm enjoying my Pipe Cottage stein and camping mug!
Loved the video Alan, here is my list. First Amendment (on your recommendation and my top choice), Quiet Nights, Canal Boat, 4th Gen 1855, Lane 1-Q, GL Pease Kensington, And Petersen Early Morning Pipe and Standard Mixture. And I smoke quite a bit of Carter Hall...go figure. Not too exciting but Hey. I have the Boswell Northwoods on order so thanks for the Tip.
Hello sir. Great video as usual. My essential blends: Peterson’s Irish Flake & University Flake; Cobblestone Hiking; McConnell’s Scottish Flake; C&D’s OJK Blue & Haunted Bookshop; GLP’s Navigator
My journey with aromatics was over almost as soon as it started. I like burleys (especially dark-fired) and latakia. Lately, Peterson Irish Flake, Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop have been the mainstays in my rotation. I'm a beginner yet, and I do have the unorthodox tendency to throw a pinch of straight dark fired Kentucky or latakia into anything. At this point in my pipe smoking, I'm just eagerly exploring. Smoking heavy, smoky blends has really forced me to smoke more slowly and refine my approach to the pipe. I just ordered a tin of Kentucky Plug, excited to try that. Thanks for the recommendation.
Alan, given what you have put on your list, I heartily recommend Gawith and Hoggarth Best Brown #2 which is a nice blend of burley and Virginia with just a smidge of sugar infusion for added sweetness but the sugar does not distract from the tobacco flavors. Another one I love that is relatively obscure is G.L. Pease Stonehenge which is a very tasty combination of Virginias, Burley and Perique. This blend is a collaboration of Samuel Gawith and G.L. Pease and is quite unique and satisfying. I mentioned Robert McConnell's in the comment below, my favorite in that line is their Scottish Flake, a tasty combination of various Virginias and Burley's with just a touch of Oriental, I would wager you will thoroughly enjoy this one. Keep puffin.
I have been exclusively a cigar enthusiast until very recently. I’m still developing my sea legs within the pipe world, and thoroughly enjoying the process. The top of my list at this point would be Presbyterian, Peterson 965, and Peterson Early Morning Pipe. So far, I prefer English tobacco but I look forward to trying some of the better aromatic blends mentioned here. I appreciate your content, sir.
🥰 great video thoroughly enjoyed our time together feel like I'm not qualified to put up a list but if I was one thing on my list would be black cordial he Cavendish top with a bit of cherry can't seem to get away from it. Happy puffing folks!
Great video! I recently grabbed a tin of orlik strong dark Kentucky with a tin date 2018 boy is it good. I may order a few to sit on. Also may try the hiking you recommended. I live 20 min from Boswell's in Alexandria and about 2 hours from chambersburg store j.m is a great guy.
Autumn Evening is still one of my favs since I got your starter kit a couple years ago, yum! Boswell's Best is a current favorite, such good flavor. I do like black cavendish and have a big bag of it which I mix a pinch with some tobacco's that aren't great by themselves, a little this and a little that added to make some mighty fine essentials of my own!
Cheers ol' chap. I ain't got 10, but these blends never fail me no matter the mood I'm in, or time of day. These 5 blends are essential to my smoking life and are cellered deep. Thomas Radfords Luxury Blend. Gawith & Hoggarth Revor Plug Samuel Gawith Best Brown Virginia (Plug) Samuel Gawith Cabbie's Mixture Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake. When I can get it, Germain's Brown Flake, King Charles, & Rich Dark Flake. These are so good they must have a mention, but being not readily available, you can't rely on them being a weekly smoke.
I’m returning to pipe smoking after many years and have started building my collection of tobaccos with these 5: 1. Peterson’s DeLuxe Navy Rolls (100g) - Virginia, Perique - (VaPer) 2. Peterson’s DeLuxe Mixture (50g) - Black Cavendish, Virginia - (Aromatic) 3. W.Ø.Larsen’s Selected Blends No.80 (50g) - Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia - (Aromatic) 4. Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead Signature Series (100g) - Virginia - (Virginia) 5. Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve (100g) - Black Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental, Perique, Virginia - (English or Balkan)
Partial list off the top of my head... 1. Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader 2. Pipeworks and Wilke Vanilla Honey 3. Boswell's Penn Dutch Treat 4. Momoyama (Peach Mountain) not sure of the maker...I smoked it in Japan 5. Boswell's Northwoods
Really good video, and glad to meet Belle (sp?). I too really enjoyed C&D Carolina Red Flake 2022, as I was exploring Virginias. I do like perique and Night Train, Chenet's Cake, and now the 2023 The Beast (not crazy about the name origin on that one) are favorites. Hope your visit to Strauss Tobacconist is good, and I recommend Independence as a great blend with many varieties of tobacco in it. I could not get Sleepy Hollow, but will try again next season. Good luck with the tobacco planting. I'm a former tobacco farmer and remember those days well. I may grow my own again some day. If you get a chance and know a local tobacco farmer, see if you can get a "hand" of dark fired.
I too enjoy a good Virginia and Carolina Red is one of my favorites. I have also become fond of MacBarren's Virginia No 1 also. Some of the tobaccos you mentioned I have yet to try so I will have to give them a go round. Thank you for sharing your choices.
Milan’s Rovada is probably my favorite at the moment, that blend has been around since 1912 so it’s stood the test of time. It’s a beautiful light English with 5 different Virginia’s. Their Colonial Pastime is another good blend, it’s a aromatic/English. C&D autumn evening is of coarse a great aromatic. Pegasus is probably my number 1 burley blend I’ve tried so far. Last one I’ll mention is Maltese falcon.
Some of my essentials: C&D: Billy Budd, Star of the East (similar to Penzance), Pegasus, Winchester, Super Balkan, MacBaren: HH Old Dark Fired, HH Pure Virginia, Plumb Cake Peterson: Standard Mixture, EMP, 965, Kramer's Fr. Dempsey Grainger, and Presbyterian Mixture
I found your channel bout 2 weeks ago and so and I'm very happy that I did. Im new to pipe smoking so I don't have alot of blends but I have found a few that I enjoy tremendously. I often hear you and others speak of the taste of aromatica but I at this time cannot get much taste. Is this something that will develop over time and my pallet becomes more defined? Thank you for your channel I thoroughly enjoy your content.
Stumbled upon your channel recently. I’m glad I did…never heard of Tashkent (other than the city). This has become one of my top 3 tobaccos! Thank you sir!
There are many pipe tobaccos I have not tried. Nevertheless, with that in mind here are my current favourite blends: 1. St. James Flake or Plug (S. Gawith) 2. Maltese Falcon (G. L. Pease) 3. Peterson Flake (Peterson) 4. Presbyterian Mixture (Planta) 5. Davidoff Flake Medallions (Davidoff) 6. Carolina Red Flake (C&D) 7. Bijou (C&D) 8. Royal Yacht (Peterson) 9. Irish Flake (Peterson) 10. Quiet Nights (G. L. Pease) 11. HH Old Dark Fired (MacBaren)
Hi Alan, we have many blends in common. Here are few that I really enjoy. Ashton's Artisan's Blend, Drucquer & Son Trafalgar. G.L. Pease Chelsea Morning and Davidoff's Scottish and Danish Blends. Really enjoyed you live chat. God bless you and your family.
After trying several blends, I discovered I like blends with burley as a main component. My favorite blends are Presbyterian Reformation, Rivendell, MB Navy Flake and MB mixture-Scottish Blend.
My current essential blends list: Sillem's Linea Epoque Antique Bulldog R.A.F. Morning (this is a blend of different Mclellands from a local brick and mortar who generously sold me their last 9 oz. a few months ago) McLelland Creme Caramel/Caramel Rush (another that will be gone once it's gone, but it's my favorite of all time and I still have enough to have a bowl now and then) Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Sutliff Eastfarthing
I enjoy watching your presentations. At the end of this one, you asked for comments, so here's mine. I'm enjoying a bowl of Gawith & Hoggarth American Delite in a Savinelli Siena pipe. Last night I tried some Cornell & Diehl Private Reserve Evergreen, which reminded me of smoking a cigar, in terms of taste and aroma. I may like that one better when smoked outdoors.
Hola mi Hermano, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your channel. I am fairly new new to pipe smoking maybe a year now. But, I’ve learned quite a bit from you and other. I love English blends the best not much of an aromatic tobacco smoker. Good list of tobacco’s mentioned. Once again muchas gracias. Keep your videos coming my Brother.
Nice list! Hard to go wrong with so many of them. Always a fun exercise. Enjoyed the stories, too. My essential blends: Burley: MacBaren Golden Extra Virginia: Stokkebye Navy Flake (which is actually a light VaPer, but the perique is so light it's not noticeable to me) VaPer: C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique English: Dunhill/Peterson Nightcap Aromatic: Peterson Sunset Breeze
A knowledge and intriguing conversation as always. I am not very experienced in pipe smoking, though I've been smoking cigars for a few months. I'm glad you got the opportunity to come to Alexandria and visit Mr Boswell, i live nearby, and he always bends over backwards to help me as I progress along my pipe smoking journey, and his customer commitment and demeanor are unmatched.
My favorite tobacco is the bowl I am smoking while watching these videos. Still learning. I am now 7 months in on this hobby and still don't know poop. Just enjoy the time I spend doing it. I think I am missing something with pipe smoking. Some tobacco just tastes like a nasty cigarette flavor. I really enjoy autumn evening, but pending on the pipe I use. I continue to learn.
Well, I received my Old Toby, today. It definitely makes my “essential” list. I would have to say that is is my 2nd favorite aromatic behind Arrowhead from Paul’s Pipe Shop, and Sutliff bulk Blue Note as my 3rd.
I'll look forward to your tobacco growing videos. I'd say Nightcap, GlPease Odyssey, are essential to me. Still looking for a replacement to my much missed McClelland 5100
Interesting list , i dont have that much time under my pipe smoking belt yet but i would say mine would include….Autumn Evenings, prince Albert, Escudo navy cut, Early Morning Pipe.
My favorite pipe tobacco was Eclair from the Tobak Shack in Eagan MN. I smoked my first cigar at age 14. I smoked my first pipe at age 15. I have been smoking both on and off since.
Here are my thoughts on favs: 1. VAPER: Hal O The Wynd yes indeed, Escudo Navy Flake and Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake 2. VA: Capstan Blue, Sutlff 507-C, and The Squire's Green Dragon. 3. BURLEY: Solani Aged Burley, Wessex Burley, Mac Baren HH Burley 4. ENGLISH: SPC Plum Pudding, JM Boswell Northwoods, The Squire's Bag End, and Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme. 5. AROMATIC: The Squire's Old Toby, Paul's Arrowhead, and Mac Baren Mixture-Scottish Blend
I'm finally getting around to commenting a year later. I also enjoy Boswells Northwoods as well as The Country Squire's Northwest Trek. Esoterica Stonehaven is delicious. Druquer & Sons Trafalgar is an exceptional blend. SPC Plumb Pudding Special Reserve is Top 5 for me. Davidoff Flake Medallions are sublime... Bullseye Flake is cheaper and holds its own. I'm broken-hearted that Frog Morton's Cellar is no longer in production. I still have a little but save it when I need a good cry. 😂
Good video. I agree with you about aromatics. I started smoking the peterson and other European aeromatics and the toppings alot lighter. Also noticing flakes burn alot cooler.
Great video. This is a topic that was of keen interest to me. Wearing my Pipe Cottage T shirt today. Very nice quality. Great logo as well. I encourage people to check it them out. Highly recommend and a great way to support this great content that I thoroughly enjoy. Thank you!
Irish flake, old Dublin which I recommend you try if you haven’t. Both from Peterson. I also enjoy briar fox, G.L. Pease Meridian is another one. Captain black white since it is now made in Denmark is good. Best of luck with your garden. Take care
Good to see you, thanks for the content, my go to lately is OGS (Orlick Golden Slice) Silams Black, and Peter Heinrich #39 with a pinch of OGS added to it, going to order some Arrowhead now, stay well.
Having a hard time keeping up with you, friend! Lol! Listening to you talk about the blend that you’re currently enjoying while I’m appreciating the Ruins of Windsor that you recommended in another video
Hi enjoy mixing my own blend Usually I take a quality mellow burly and blend it evenly with a quality black Cavendish I find that is my favorite daily smoke and war horse bar is something I enjoy to smoke on special occasions
It’s always interesting at least me anyway to learn about what other fellow pipe smokers like to put in their pipes. With that in mind here are my favorites.The first five are currently on the market , next are blends that are currently unavailable but have a decent supply in my cellar 1 Balkan Sasieni 2 GL Pease Chelsea Morning 3 Sillems Black 4 GL Pease Gaslight 5 Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding 6 McClelland Frog Morton Cellar 7 Dunhill BB 1938 8 McClelland Balkan Blue 9 Orlick Dark Strong Kentucky 10 Just for Him Shortcut to Mushrooms. There they are , as you can see my tastes are all over the place. But that’s the beauty of pipe tobacco. There is something for everyone.
For the last few months, for me, Plum Pudding is the go to. C&D Apricots and Cream, Peterson Standard mixture, and also ODF. For some reason most of the Peterson blends taste the same to me... aside from 965 which is distinct. In fact most English blends to me taste very much alike which is a bummer. I’m fond of spicy rich flavor and plum pudding hits the spot for me always.
I think the Dunhill family Peterson blends all have distinct characters. EMP is peppy and light whereas Nightcap is mellow and has more of that deep latakia flavor. 965 seems to be almost in the middle of the two as far as body. Then along with that is that nice sweet surprise. I really like all of them.
Great list…here’s my short list…Boswells Countryside, Peterson’s Early Morning Pipe, MacBaren’s Vanilla Roll Cake, HH Pure Virginia, and Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. Thanks 😀
For awhile now my favorite has been Amphora Burley Blend. Although burley dominant, it contains Kentucky and Virginia. I always smoke it in my Stubby Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe. I love it.
Appreciate your list, Alan. I've been an on and off pipesmoker since 1973. Just a couple weeks ago, after about a 15 year hiatus, I once again picked up the pipe and began partaking of the sacred leaf. The reason for the hiatus was a heart attack. But everything's been fine for the past few years and because I'm now 70 I figure if I wanted to enjoy my pipes before I shuffle off this mortal coil -- I'd better get crackin'. Of course, everything changed during those years I was away. McClelland is gone. I could've wept when I found out. House of Windsor is gone. Many others have been bought up or just closed their doors. It's like starting all over again in a way. So many new names to learn too. One nice thing is that the internet has opened the door to awareness of very small blenders. Blenders it was near impossible to know anything about 15-20 years ago. And that's a good thing. Some of my favorites from before the hiatus that I see are still around (although they may be under new management) are: Rattray's Red Rapparee Esoterica Tobacciana And So To Bed Esoterica Tobacciana Penzance Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake Cornell & Diehl Blockade Runner Carter Hall (believe it or not) Keep up the good work. Glad I found your channel. We seem to have a lot in common.
I am starting my pipe journey and have learned a lot from your videos. It would be nice if you included in the description the list you give in the video so we can reference it without having to go through video again. Thanks
Hi Alan: My experience with all latakia mixtures is that the smokiness fades after a few years. I would hesitate to guess how many years is optimum but I would guess 5 to 7 years is the sweet spot. I am looking foward to the next live stream Keep puffin.
So glad you're still making videos. I really enjoy hearing from someone grounded being from the south living in the crazy world the NW has become. List of blends sounds good will try a few, would you have an updated list of aeromatics? (I'm still living in the 85% world of aeromatics)
Great video and list Alan, thank you as always for your thoughts and insight! In no particular order, my essential blends would be: GL Pease -Gaslight, Penny Farthing, Quiet Nights, Jackknife Plug. C&D- Star of the East, Haunted Bookshop, Apricots and Cream. Peterson- Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe. SPC- Mississippi River
Nice list. As requested, here's my short list (in no particular order): - Robert McConnell Highgate (a fabulous VaPer medallion with Cavendish, my favorite blend) - Orlik Golden Sliced - Mac Baren Vanilla Flake - Drucquer & Sons Red Lion (great smoky/sweet light English)
I am so glad you named Arrowhead. It is one of my go to blends. Peter Stokebys Optimum and Nougat are my other aromatic go to. Have you ever had Rattray's Summer 2018? Flavored with lemongrass and ginger.
Aw, I love seeing your animals in your videos. They, and your interactions with them are a joy to watch. I find that especially true when you apologize to the viewers when you believe that they're being bothersome to us. I can assure you that they are not in the least. The behavior of animals toward a person speaks volumes about the character of that person. Boy, I wish I had known that you were going to visit one of Boswell's shops and stuck around for a while. I live not too far from one of them and would love to have had a bowl or two with you in person.
One of my favorite pipes is the Missouri Meerschaum Little Devil Cutty. I often wonder what the tobacco was like that Anse Hatfield would have smoked in his pipe. I recently saw a video from the Battlefield Trust where they had a full bag of Civil War pipe tobacco in a storage drawer and that increased my pondering. What current blends would you recommend to have the closest experience to what they would have been smoking in their camps during the mid-late 1800's? Thank you so much!
Sillem's is made by Kolhase and Kopp, they manufacture dozens, if no hundreds of various blends. Worth a try is their Fribourg and Treyer line and Robert McConnell's line, both originally blended in Great Britain but when the Brits started making life very difficult for tobaco producers, many of these blends and trademarks were picked up by K and K and Dan Tobacco, the two largest blenders in Germany.
New pipe smoker here (1 year) and my current essential list is: 1. GL Pease Chelsea Morning 2. Bells Three Nuns 3. GL Pease Quiet Nights 4. Mac Baren Golden Extra 5. Orlik Golden Sliced
Old Joe Krantz....Bayou Night...Big n Burley...Haunted Bookshop...Pegasus... Dark Fired for blending/mixing...and Morley's Best, so im not accused of being prejudiced against Latakia.. C&D has too many blends to like 'em all, but like you, those i do like, i really like..
It’s crazy how often a top list of tobacco can change, for me it’s currently Cornell And Diehl Yorktown, Capstan Blue, GL Pease Bankside, and maybe a little Salty Dog
A fire, a dog, a pipe, and solitude in nature. You are about as close to heaven as a man can get on this celestial ball.
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For essential blends, I'd say I would need one from each category.
Virginia: Capstan Blue
Virginia/Perique: Sam Gawith St. James Flake
English: Nightcap
Dark Fired: HH Old Dark Fired (I prefer the ready rub over the flake)
Aromatic: C&D Autumn Evening
Burley: Solani Aged Burley Flake (although I smoke more Haunted Bookshop)
I purchased my first pipe and tobacco today I always loved the smell of pipe tobacco and the refined look of the smoker to me its always very classy and upscale. I've been doing my homework for a while now, and thanks to you're channel today was the day I went to my local shop and got hands on and was able to sample and learn a bit about the lifestyle, I'm hooked. thanks for all you do and keep the great content coming..
So can we get a "one year" update? 😊
Hey Alan. I have recently returned to pipe smoking after a 6 or so year hiatus. I am not really sure why I ever left, but I missed what this lifestyle does for me. I won't go into detail because I value privacy as much as you, but suffice it to say that Ive been going through some hard times with stress and trying to be a better man for my wife and children. Picking a pipe back up has helped me tremendously. In my return to the pipe journey I have discovered your channel and enjoy your videos. Keep doing what you're doing sir because you are an inspiration to me. My wife and I have had our sights set for years on the same life you have built with land and a farm and we are closer to that goal than ever. Now, my situation with coming back to the pipe has some relevance to this video because I can share with you the first blends I thought of to jump online and buy. These are blends I tried and enjoyed years ago, circa 2014 when I started smoking pipe and they were essential enough for me to buy now so I could enjoy them today, and well I didn't keep any of the tobacco I had from years ago. Silly me...
-Peterson University Flake
-Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening
-Cult Blood Red Moon
-MacBaren Virginia No. 1
-MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired
-GL Pease Chelsea Morning
-GL Pease Telegraph Hill
-Davidoff Scottish Mixture
-Hearth & Home Marquee Cerberus
Just a few to cover the bases. There are others that I like, but I wanted these available to me from the 1st bowl. If you are familiar with these you'll see they include everything from English to Aromatic. I like variety as well. Anyway, god bless you and your family and I look forward to the next video.
Love y'all guys,I'm 55 an my dad,step dad an old friend I called dad are all gone now,but y'all two just bring all the old conversations back.That I thought I lost, awesome
New subscriber. Thank you for your channel. Just ordered my first pipe, a Missouri corn cob and enjoyed my first bowl yesterday. It was good. Tobacco was Petersons 965.
Glad to see Peretti make the list. Living an hour or so from that shop is a blessing and a curse. Truly one of the great experiences is walking into that shop off Boston Common and stepping back in time. They smoke pipes in there all day, and invite customers to sample and do the same, which in Massachusetts takes some kind of miracle. I think there is a shop in Chicago that is older (Peretti est. 1870) but Peretti is by a long ways the oldest in-house blender in the country, as I understand it. Very old school, high quality tobaccos.
The downside is that I have such love for the old local boys that it has cut into my branching out to other blenders around the world.
I thoroughly enjoy mixing me a bowl and watching your episodes. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, It is very informative and helpful. Oh yeah, I love your dog. Take care and again, I thank you.
Quiet Nights is my 2nd Favorite blend. Boswell’s Northwoods is my Favorite!
I'm a fan of Boswell's private stock and Northwoods. And sg 1792 flake
Alan, it`s always a pleasure to listen to you and try and glean a bit of knowledge when it comes to Pipe Tobacco, I actually find myself making notes as I journey through your videos with you. So thank you and best wishes to you and your family from The United Kingdom.
Same here.
I looked forward to your videos! My favorite channel bar none. Thanks for all your recommendations!
The Dunhill 965 you tried may have been the old Murray’s recipe. Towards the end of the Dunhill run, Lane Limited produced the Dunhill line and are now continuing to produce them under their Peterson label.
I purchased some Old Toby per your suggestion, it's very nice! Thank you!
You guys are living the life. Cheers from the cold North
I have just started pipe smoking so I’m still discovering my taste in pipe tobacco. My current favorites.
Autumn Evening, C&D
Rivendell, Old Toby, Cowboy Coffee, Country Squire
Virginia Cream
Your videos are excellent. Love the beginning very nice editing . Very entertaining I have been smoking pipe 40 years. And still love my pipes.
Thanks again for the stimulating conversation and candor! As we discussed earlier, I'd throw my hat in for Drucquer & Sons Levant as another superior Balkan.
I agree with you in preferring Petersons iteration of 965 ... flavors seem more pronounced. Maybe that's because I've only smoked well-aged expressions of the Dunhill release.
To your very good health, Sir!
Right now if I were to make a list of something essential, I would have to say EMP, plum pudding / special reserve, nightcap. Fair warning I am very new to pipe smoking and don't have tons of blends that I tried, but I have smoked some of the "best" cigars out there and those 3 are heavy hitters flavor wise.
Such a sweet dog, lovely video!
I go through a lot of C&D Pegasus. I do love it!!! And HH Old Dark Fired for the occasional treat. But, when working in the yard, I must confess that a bowel of Prince Albert is satisfaction guaranteed for me. If I’m driving in the Shenandoah Valley then Carter Hall is what I have a taste for. Since these so called codger blends are only available now in the same place you’d buy C&D, GL Pease, McBarron etc and are frequently sold out, they’re as rarefied now as anything else. My honorable mentions are Edward G Robinson and Iwan Ries Three Star Blue.
I enjoyed your comments, sir! My essential blends, which are a combination of most, if not all, of the broader categories, are as follows, in no particular order:
- Burley Morning Pipe (Ken Byron Ventures). My absolute favorite morning smoke, this pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee topped lightly with cream.
- Haunted Bookshop (Cornell & Diehl). A controversial pick, one that folks seem to love or hate, with few in the middle. Every time I light some up, I'm surprised all over again at how much I like it.
- Cowboy Coffee (The Country Squire). Really nice all-day burley and dark-fired Kentucky blend. There is a topping, but it's light and refreshing.
- Notorious (Ken Byron Ventures). The lat bomb to end all lat bombs.
- The Oriental Affair (Ken Byron Ventures). KBV makes several outstanding oriental blends, but he's outdone himself with this most recent one.
- Rouxgaroux (Watch City Cigar). There are many VaPers of which I am fond, but if I had to choose one, it would be this one. KBV's Verge Engine Overdrive is a close second, though.
- Capstan Blue. I'm sure that Tolkien's tastes bias me, and there are many find Virginia blends, but this one is my most regular go-to.
Thanks again for your entertaining content. I'm enjoying my Pipe Cottage stein and camping mug!
I enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Loved the video Alan, here is my list. First Amendment (on your recommendation and my top choice), Quiet Nights, Canal Boat, 4th Gen 1855, Lane 1-Q, GL Pease Kensington, And Petersen Early Morning Pipe and Standard Mixture. And I smoke quite a bit of Carter Hall...go figure. Not too exciting but Hey. I have the Boswell Northwoods on order so thanks for the Tip.
Hello sir. Great video as usual. My essential blends: Peterson’s Irish Flake & University Flake; Cobblestone Hiking; McConnell’s Scottish Flake; C&D’s OJK Blue & Haunted Bookshop; GLP’s Navigator
My journey with aromatics was over almost as soon as it started. I like burleys (especially dark-fired) and latakia. Lately, Peterson Irish Flake, Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop have been the mainstays in my rotation. I'm a beginner yet, and I do have the unorthodox tendency to throw a pinch of straight dark fired Kentucky or latakia into anything. At this point in my pipe smoking, I'm just eagerly exploring. Smoking heavy, smoky blends has really forced me to smoke more slowly and refine my approach to the pipe. I just ordered a tin of Kentucky Plug, excited to try that. Thanks for the recommendation.
Alan, given what you have put on your list, I heartily recommend Gawith and Hoggarth Best Brown #2 which is a nice blend of burley and Virginia with just a smidge of sugar infusion for added sweetness but the sugar does not distract from the tobacco flavors. Another one I love that is relatively obscure is G.L. Pease Stonehenge which is a very tasty combination of Virginias, Burley and Perique. This blend is a collaboration of Samuel Gawith and G.L. Pease and is quite unique and satisfying. I mentioned Robert McConnell's in the comment below, my favorite in that line is their Scottish Flake, a tasty combination of various Virginias and Burley's with just a touch of Oriental, I would wager you will thoroughly enjoy this one. Keep puffin.
I have been exclusively a cigar enthusiast until very recently. I’m still developing my sea legs within the pipe world, and thoroughly enjoying the process. The top of my list at this point would be Presbyterian, Peterson 965, and Peterson Early Morning Pipe. So far, I prefer English tobacco but I look forward to trying some of the better aromatic blends mentioned here. I appreciate your content, sir.
🥰 great video thoroughly enjoyed our time together feel like I'm not qualified to put up a list but if I was one thing on my list would be black cordial he Cavendish top with a bit of cherry can't seem to get away from it.
Happy puffing folks!
Great video! I recently grabbed a tin of orlik strong dark Kentucky with a tin date 2018 boy is it good. I may order a few to sit on. Also may try the hiking you recommended. I live 20 min from Boswell's in Alexandria and about 2 hours from chambersburg store j.m is a great guy.
Orlik DSK is definitely on my list too
Autumn Evening is still one of my favs since I got your starter kit a couple years ago, yum!
Boswell's Best is a current favorite, such good flavor.
I do like black cavendish and have a big bag of it which I mix a pinch with some tobacco's that aren't great by themselves, a little this and a little that added to make some mighty fine essentials of my own!
I actually just started pipe smoking yesterday, but my local pipe shop just so happens to be Boswell's.
Lucky dog!
Cheers ol' chap. I ain't got 10, but these blends never fail me no matter the mood I'm in, or time of day. These 5 blends are essential to my smoking life and are cellered deep.
Thomas Radfords Luxury Blend.
Gawith & Hoggarth Revor Plug
Samuel Gawith Best Brown Virginia (Plug)
Samuel Gawith Cabbie's Mixture
Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake.
When I can get it, Germain's Brown Flake, King Charles, & Rich Dark Flake. These are so good they must have a mention, but being not readily available, you can't rely on them being a weekly smoke.
I’m returning to pipe smoking after many years and have started building my collection of tobaccos with these 5:
1. Peterson’s DeLuxe Navy Rolls (100g) - Virginia, Perique - (VaPer)
2. Peterson’s DeLuxe Mixture (50g) - Black Cavendish, Virginia - (Aromatic)
3. W.Ø.Larsen’s Selected Blends No.80 (50g) - Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia - (Aromatic)
4. Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead Signature Series (100g) - Virginia - (Virginia)
5. Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve (100g) - Black Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental, Perique, Virginia - (English or Balkan)
Partial list off the top of my head...
1. Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader
2. Pipeworks and Wilke Vanilla Honey
3. Boswell's Penn Dutch Treat
4. Momoyama (Peach Mountain) not sure of the maker...I smoked it in Japan
5. Boswell's Northwoods
Really good video, and glad to meet Belle (sp?). I too really enjoyed C&D Carolina Red Flake 2022, as I was exploring Virginias. I do like perique and Night Train, Chenet's Cake, and now the 2023 The Beast (not crazy about the name origin on that one) are favorites. Hope your visit to Strauss Tobacconist is good, and I recommend Independence as a great blend with many varieties of tobacco in it. I could not get Sleepy Hollow, but will try again next season. Good luck with the tobacco planting. I'm a former tobacco farmer and remember those days well. I may grow my own again some day. If you get a chance and know a local tobacco farmer, see if you can get a "hand" of dark fired.
I too enjoy a good Virginia and Carolina Red is one of my favorites. I have also become fond of MacBarren's Virginia No 1 also. Some of the tobaccos you mentioned I have yet to try so I will have to give them a go round. Thank you for sharing your choices.
The Strauss Florence location is kinda small but still kicking. So thankful to still have it here in town. Thanks for the video.
Milan’s Rovada is probably my favorite at the moment, that blend has been around since 1912 so it’s stood the test of time. It’s a beautiful light English with 5 different Virginia’s. Their Colonial Pastime is another good blend, it’s a aromatic/English. C&D autumn evening is of coarse a great aromatic. Pegasus is probably my number 1 burley blend I’ve tried so far. Last one I’ll mention is Maltese falcon.
Some of my essentials:
C&D: Billy Budd, Star of the East (similar to Penzance), Pegasus, Winchester, Super Balkan,
MacBaren: HH Old Dark Fired, HH Pure Virginia, Plumb Cake
Peterson: Standard Mixture, EMP, 965,
Kramer's Fr. Dempsey
Grainger, and Presbyterian Mixture
I just had some ODF with 6 years on it, nothing like it
I found your channel bout 2 weeks ago and so and I'm very happy that I did. Im new to pipe smoking so I don't have alot of blends but I have found a few that I enjoy tremendously. I often hear you and others speak of the taste of aromatica but I at this time cannot get much taste. Is this something that will develop over time and my pallet becomes more defined? Thank you for your channel I thoroughly enjoy your content.
Good to see you again Alan! I’m going towards Arrowhead, Old Toby and No bite Delight
Stumbled upon your channel recently. I’m glad I did…never heard of Tashkent (other than the city). This has become one of my top 3 tobaccos! Thank you sir!
There are many pipe tobaccos I have not tried. Nevertheless, with that in mind here are my current favourite blends:
1. St. James Flake or Plug (S. Gawith)
2. Maltese Falcon (G. L. Pease)
3. Peterson Flake (Peterson)
4. Presbyterian Mixture (Planta)
5. Davidoff Flake Medallions (Davidoff)
6. Carolina Red Flake (C&D)
7. Bijou (C&D)
8. Royal Yacht (Peterson)
9. Irish Flake (Peterson)
10. Quiet Nights (G. L. Pease)
11. HH Old Dark Fired (MacBaren)
Hi Alan, we have many blends in common. Here are few that I really enjoy. Ashton's Artisan's Blend, Drucquer & Son Trafalgar. G.L. Pease Chelsea Morning and Davidoff's Scottish and Danish Blends. Really enjoyed you live chat. God bless you and your family.
After trying several blends, I discovered I like blends with burley as a main component. My favorite blends are Presbyterian Reformation, Rivendell, MB Navy Flake and MB mixture-Scottish Blend.
My current essential blends list:
Sillem's Linea Epoque Antique
Bulldog R.A.F. Morning (this is a blend of different Mclellands from a local brick and mortar who generously sold me their last 9 oz. a few months ago)
McLelland Creme Caramel/Caramel Rush (another that will be gone once it's gone, but it's my favorite of all time and I still have enough to have a bowl now and then)
Mac Baren Mixture Scottish
Sutliff Eastfarthing
%100 percent agree on the Cobblestone outdoors. Excellent blend and the way they cut and process for packaging is great.
I enjoy watching your presentations. At the end of this one, you asked for comments, so here's mine. I'm enjoying a bowl of Gawith & Hoggarth American Delite in a Savinelli Siena pipe. Last night I tried some Cornell & Diehl Private Reserve Evergreen, which reminded me of smoking a cigar, in terms of taste and aroma. I may like that one better when smoked outdoors.
Hola mi Hermano, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your channel. I am fairly new new to pipe smoking maybe a year now. But, I’ve learned quite a bit from you and other. I love English blends the best not much of an aromatic tobacco smoker. Good list of tobacco’s mentioned. Once again muchas gracias. Keep your videos coming my Brother.
Arango Balkan Supreme is one of my all time favorites and a definite contender for a desert island blend.
Nice list! Hard to go wrong with so many of them. Always a fun exercise. Enjoyed the stories, too.
My essential blends:
Burley: MacBaren Golden Extra
Virginia: Stokkebye Navy Flake (which is actually a light VaPer, but the perique is so light it's not noticeable to me)
VaPer: C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique
English: Dunhill/Peterson Nightcap
Aromatic: Peterson Sunset Breeze
A knowledge and intriguing conversation as always. I am not very experienced in pipe smoking, though I've been smoking cigars for a few months. I'm glad you got the opportunity to come to Alexandria and visit Mr Boswell, i live nearby, and he always bends over backwards to help me as I progress along my pipe smoking journey, and his customer commitment and demeanor are unmatched.
My favorite tobacco is the bowl I am smoking while watching these videos. Still learning. I am now 7 months in on this hobby and still don't know poop. Just enjoy the time I spend doing it. I think I am missing something with pipe smoking. Some tobacco just tastes like a nasty cigarette flavor. I really enjoy autumn evening, but pending on the pipe I use. I continue to learn.
Being a new pipe smoker (2 months), my current favorites are as follows:
1. Arrowhead -Paul’s Pipe Shop
2. Lane ‘1-Q’
3. Sutliff bulk ‘Blue Note’
4. Lane ‘MV-1000’
5. Sutliff ‘Blend No. 5’
6. ‘Memory Lane©️’ - a blend I made myself
I just ordered 4oz of Old Toby, which should be arriving on Monday. Perhaps that too, will make my list.
Well, I received my Old Toby, today. It definitely makes my “essential” list. I would have to say that is is my 2nd favorite aromatic behind Arrowhead from Paul’s Pipe Shop, and Sutliff bulk Blue Note as my 3rd.
I'll look forward to your tobacco growing videos.
I'd say Nightcap, GlPease Odyssey, are essential to me. Still looking for a replacement to my much missed McClelland 5100
Interesting list , i dont have that much time under my pipe smoking belt yet but i would say mine would include….Autumn Evenings, prince Albert, Escudo navy cut, Early Morning Pipe.
My favorite pipe tobacco was Eclair from the Tobak Shack in Eagan MN.
I smoked my first cigar at age 14. I smoked my first pipe at age 15. I have been smoking both on and off since.
Love the northwoods
Here are my thoughts on favs: 1. VAPER: Hal O The Wynd yes indeed, Escudo Navy Flake and Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake 2. VA: Capstan Blue, Sutlff 507-C, and The Squire's Green Dragon. 3. BURLEY: Solani Aged Burley, Wessex Burley, Mac Baren HH Burley 4. ENGLISH: SPC Plum Pudding, JM Boswell Northwoods, The Squire's Bag End, and Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme. 5. AROMATIC: The Squire's Old Toby, Paul's Arrowhead, and Mac Baren Mixture-Scottish Blend
I'm finally getting around to commenting a year later. I also enjoy Boswells Northwoods as well as The Country Squire's Northwest Trek. Esoterica Stonehaven is delicious. Druquer & Sons Trafalgar is an exceptional blend. SPC Plumb Pudding Special Reserve is Top 5 for me. Davidoff Flake Medallions are sublime... Bullseye Flake is cheaper and holds its own. I'm broken-hearted that Frog Morton's Cellar is no longer in production. I still have a little but save it when I need a good cry. 😂
Good video. I agree with you about aromatics. I started smoking the peterson and other European aeromatics and the toppings alot lighter. Also noticing flakes burn alot cooler.
Great video. This is a topic that was of keen interest to me. Wearing my Pipe Cottage T shirt today. Very nice quality. Great logo as well. I encourage people to check it them out. Highly recommend and a great way to support this great content that I thoroughly enjoy. Thank you!
Enjoyed the video. From what I know, Iwan (pronounced like Ivan) Ries pipe shop in Chicago dates back to 1857.
Irish flake, old Dublin which I recommend you try if you haven’t. Both from Peterson. I also enjoy briar fox, G.L. Pease Meridian is another one. Captain black white since it is now made in Denmark is good. Best of luck with your garden. Take care
Old joe Krantz...crooner...haunted bookshop...Odessa ..bayou night....brown bogie and Kendall Kentucky.
Good to see you, thanks for the content, my go to lately is OGS (Orlick Golden Slice) Silams Black, and Peter Heinrich #39 with a pinch of OGS added to it, going to order some Arrowhead now, stay well.
Having a hard time keeping up with you, friend! Lol! Listening to you talk about the blend that you’re currently enjoying while I’m appreciating the Ruins of Windsor that you recommended in another video
Omg this was great! I found a few namely L.J. Peeetti that I'm going to try such a great setting too. Love your videos. Seriously, thank you
Lane's RLP6, Mississippi River Barrel Aged Seattle Pipe Club, Presbyterian, Royal Yacht are a couple of my favorites right now
Hi enjoy mixing my own blend Usually I take a quality mellow burly and blend it evenly with a quality black Cavendish I find that is my favorite daily smoke and war horse bar is something I enjoy to smoke on special occasions
It’s always interesting at least me anyway to learn about what other fellow pipe smokers like to put in their pipes. With that in mind here are my favorites.The first five are currently on the market , next are blends that are currently unavailable but have a decent supply in my cellar
1 Balkan Sasieni
2 GL Pease Chelsea Morning
3 Sillems Black
4 GL Pease Gaslight
5 Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding
6 McClelland Frog Morton Cellar
7 Dunhill BB 1938
8 McClelland Balkan Blue
9 Orlick Dark Strong Kentucky
10 Just for Him Shortcut to Mushrooms. There they are , as you can see my tastes are all over the place. But that’s the beauty of pipe tobacco. There is something for everyone.
For the last few months, for me, Plum Pudding is the go to. C&D Apricots and Cream, Peterson Standard mixture, and also ODF. For some reason most of the Peterson blends taste the same to me... aside from 965 which is distinct. In fact most English blends to me taste very much alike which is a bummer. I’m fond of spicy rich flavor and plum pudding hits the spot for me always.
I think the Dunhill family Peterson blends all have distinct characters. EMP is peppy and light whereas Nightcap is mellow and has more of that deep latakia flavor. 965 seems to be almost in the middle of the two as far as body. Then along with that is that nice sweet surprise. I really like all of them.
Great list…here’s my short list…Boswells Countryside, Peterson’s Early Morning Pipe, MacBaren’s Vanilla Roll Cake, HH Pure Virginia, and Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. Thanks 😀
For awhile now my favorite has been Amphora Burley Blend. Although burley dominant, it contains Kentucky and Virginia. I always smoke it in my Stubby Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe. I love it.
Appreciate your list, Alan.
I've been an on and off pipesmoker since 1973.
Just a couple weeks ago, after about a 15 year hiatus, I once again picked up the pipe and began partaking of the sacred leaf.
The reason for the hiatus was a heart attack. But everything's been fine for the past few years and because I'm now 70 I figure if I wanted to enjoy my pipes before I shuffle off this mortal coil -- I'd better get crackin'.
Of course, everything changed during those years I was away. McClelland is gone. I could've wept when I found out. House of Windsor is gone. Many others have been bought up or just closed their doors. It's like starting all over again in a way. So many new names to learn too. One nice thing is that the internet has opened the door to awareness of very small blenders. Blenders it was near impossible to know anything about 15-20 years ago. And that's a good thing.
Some of my favorites from before the hiatus that I see are still around (although they may be under new management) are:
Rattray's Red Rapparee
Esoterica Tobacciana And So To Bed
Esoterica Tobacciana Penzance
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake
Cornell & Diehl Blockade Runner
Carter Hall (believe it or not)
Keep up the good work. Glad I found your channel. We seem to have a lot in common.
I love Esoterica tobacco’s not sure if they are still around though.
Penzance is probably my favorite.
You have a great list though
Thank you for the reccomendations
I am starting my pipe journey and have learned a lot from your videos. It would be nice if you included in the description the list you give in the video so we can reference it without having to go through video again. Thanks
Hi Alan: My experience with all latakia mixtures is that the smokiness fades after a few years. I would hesitate to guess how many years is optimum but I would guess 5 to 7 years is the sweet spot. I am looking foward to the next live stream Keep puffin.
Favorite Everyday blends:
1. English blend - Kramer's Father Dempsey
2. American blend - Cornell & Diehl's Epiphany
3. Aromatic - Lane's HGL or Cornell & Diehl's Autumn Evening
4. Codger blend - Carter Hall
5. Va/per blend - Cornell & Diehl - Bayou Morning
6. Lakeland blend - Samuel Gawith's Grousemoor
Dirty little secret #1 - Cornell & Diehl's Captain Bob's Blend
Dirty little secret #2 - Lane's 1-Q 😁
So glad you're still making videos. I really enjoy hearing from someone grounded being from the south living in the crazy world the NW has become. List of blends sounds good will try a few, would you have an updated list of aeromatics? (I'm still living in the 85% world of aeromatics)
Great video and list Alan, thank you as always for your thoughts and insight!
In no particular order, my essential blends would be: GL Pease -Gaslight, Penny Farthing, Quiet Nights, Jackknife Plug. C&D- Star of the East, Haunted Bookshop, Apricots and Cream. Peterson- Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe. SPC- Mississippi River
Cult Blood Red Moon was my first and still my favorite...from your recommendation.
Nice list. As requested, here's my short list (in no particular order):
- Robert McConnell Highgate (a fabulous VaPer medallion with Cavendish, my favorite blend)
- Orlik Golden Sliced
- Mac Baren Vanilla Flake
- Drucquer & Sons Red Lion (great smoky/sweet light English)
I am so glad you named Arrowhead. It is one of my go to blends. Peter Stokebys Optimum and Nougat are my other aromatic go to. Have you ever had Rattray's Summer 2018? Flavored with lemongrass and ginger.
Your experience with Quite Nights is the same experience I had with Plum Pudding. I just couldn’t put it down for a couple months.
My aromatic is a cross between LaneBCA and C&D autumn evening. I mix 2 oz. Each together to make a 4oz blend. I jar it up. Its fantastic.
It ain’t hard to tell when a feller grew up listening to Jerry Clower and watching the Andy Griffith Show.
Aw, I love seeing your animals in your videos. They, and your interactions with them are a joy to watch.
I find that especially true when you apologize to the viewers when you believe that they're being bothersome to us. I can assure you that they are not in the least. The behavior of animals toward a person speaks volumes about the character of that person.
Boy, I wish I had known that you were going to visit one of Boswell's shops and stuck around for a while. I live not too far from one of them and would love to have had a bowl or two with you in person.
One of my favorite pipes is the Missouri Meerschaum Little Devil Cutty. I often wonder what the tobacco was like that Anse Hatfield would have smoked in his pipe. I recently saw a video from the Battlefield Trust where they had a full bag of Civil War pipe tobacco in a storage drawer and that increased my pondering. What current blends would you recommend to have the closest experience to what they would have been smoking in their camps during the mid-late 1800's? Thank you so much!
Sillem's is made by Kolhase and Kopp, they manufacture dozens, if no hundreds of various blends. Worth a try is their Fribourg and Treyer line and Robert McConnell's line, both originally blended in Great Britain but when the Brits started making life very difficult for tobaco producers, many of these blends and trademarks were picked up by K and K and Dan Tobacco, the two largest blenders in Germany.
New pipe smoker here (1 year) and my current essential list is:
1. GL Pease Chelsea Morning
2. Bells Three Nuns
3. GL Pease Quiet Nights
4. Mac Baren Golden Extra
5. Orlik Golden Sliced
Old Joe Krantz....Bayou Night...Big n Burley...Haunted Bookshop...Pegasus... Dark Fired for blending/mixing...and Morley's Best, so im not accused of being prejudiced against Latakia.. C&D has too many blends to like 'em all, but like you, those i do like, i really like..
Your so fortunate living where all these blends are available uk is sadly quite limited
Nice list. I would add escudo, Robert McConnell Scottish Flake, and my favorite blend - St. Bruno Ready Rubbed. Enjoy!
*Bayou Morning! love it! Louisianian here!
It’s crazy how often a top list of tobacco can change, for me it’s currently Cornell And Diehl Yorktown, Capstan Blue, GL Pease Bankside, and maybe a little Salty Dog
Solid list. Yorktown is so good
@@CosmicPipe I discovered it recently and haven’t been able to bring myself to smoke anything else!
Would really enjoy hearing you read,The Raven, by Edgar Allen Poe
Ms. Belle, is it? She elevates the enjoyability of your video to a higher plateau.
Enjoyable chat. @18:47, I enjoy everything I’ve ever smoked from C&D.