Favorite blends

whitebar · Post by **whitebar** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:55 pm

KurtHuhn wrote:. I also like the really dark-moving-towards-black cigars with oscuro or double maduro wrappers. I like strong flavors....

Me too!!!

marks · Post by **marks** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:17 pm

Favorite Blends. Hmmmm......

Of the blends I like, several are either no longer made, no longer made in the original form, or are not available in the US any longer. Of these, I have between 2 and 20 tins of individual blends, so I have some time left to ponder life with them.

By Category

Curly Perique
Three Nuns
A&C Peterson Curly Cut number 410
Dobie's Four Square Curlies

Va Flake
McClelland's #27
McCranie's 1983 Red Flake
Full Va Flake

English
Dunhill Standard Mixture Medium
Squadron Leader

Other
GLP Cumberland
C&D Briar Fox
GLP Tribute

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 2:32 pm

I'm *fairly* certain you can get any of those in bulk, at least the MacBaren and McClelland . Or was it that you wanted to try something different?

Post by **Tyler** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:44 pm

2015 is, if I am not mistaken, the bulk that is closest to St. James Woods, the VaPer.

Tyler

marks · Post by **marks** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:30 pm

While not exactly in your genre, a lot of pipesters swear by McClelland 5100. It is a ribbon cut matured va.

I just recently bought some Rattray's Marlin Flake in bulk, and after it dried out for about two months, I find it very nice. I've seen Bob's chocolate in bulk. Try Larry Christopher at the Pipe and Pint in Greensboro, NC.

I couldn't find Larry's site, but you can get contact info in the pipes section of Paul's site here

www.tatumsworkshop.com

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:05 am

I've gotten BCF in bulk before. Never in a tin actually. I smokes great.

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:39 am

Well, since I started this thread I have certainly had my eyes--or tastebuds--opened by some great new blends. Here are my current open tins:

Escudo Navy Deluxe (thanks Tyler for that suggestion, it's incredible)
McClelland's Virginia #27
McClelland's Deep Woods
GLP Bohemian Scandal (Absolutely AMAZING!)
GLP Renaissance (The smoothest latakia mixture I've yet smoked)
GLP Cumberland
Dunhill Durbar
Esoterica Margate (Another great english blend)
McCranie's 1996 Red Ribbon
Peterson's Irish Oak
Mac Baren's Latakia Blend (It's okay, but not my cup of tea b/c it has just a hint of Latakia, not the large amounts that I've grown to like. I have 3 more tins that have been cellaring for 5 years if anyone wants to trade)

That's it for now.

Jeff

Elric · Post by **Elric** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:34 pm

Good a topic as any for my first post

Here's the list as it currently stands (in no particular order):

GLP Bohemian Scandal
Mac Baren Navy Flake
CAO Sweet Vanilla Honeydew
Ashton Black Parrot
GLP Haddo's Delight

Other favs:
GLP Barbary Coast
HOW Hines Mixture
SG Perfection
Butera Pelican

Red · Post by **Red** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:03 pm

I smoke probably ten, twelve bowls a day. I'm hooked on Peterson's University Flake. Like a bowl of Royal Yaght or Nightcap (both Dunhill) maybe once a day. Used to smoke Mc's 27 years ago, and also St. Bruno before they stopped importing. If any of you have similar tastes and would like to suggest something, please do. Never know when Peterson's will peter out.

ToddJohnson · Post by **ToddJohnson** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:56 am

These are my favorite blends. I used to prefer Virginias, but have almost completely lost any taste for them. I'll still have a bowl of Escudo on occasion, but I generally stick with English blends.

Dunhill Aperetif
GLP Caravan
Balkan Sobranie White
Dunhill Elizabethan
John Cotton's (#12 I think)
GLP Odyssey

Todd