My tobacco blend experience is still pretty low as I haven't tried many as of yet. In light of SP's sale on C&D blends what does everyone consider the staple C&D blends that every pipe smoker should try?
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I had the same issue. Spent some time on tobaccoreviews.com reading up and bought like 10 tins I'd been eyeing to take advantage of the sale.
hahaha, burley, burley, and burley. SHOCKER!!!!
Tobaccoreviews.com
Type in Cornell and Diehl and you will get a listing of all their tobacco along with candid reviews from the learned and amateur alike. A Plethora of information along with rating scores.
Anyway, That's what I do. Well, what I did. Now I just read Jim's reviews (jiminks) and pretty much form an opinion at that point.
. Saves me a lot of time.
Type in Cornell and Diehl and you will get a listing of all their tobacco along with candid reviews from the learned and amateur alike. A Plethora of information along with rating scores.
Anyway, That's what I do. Well, what I did. Now I just read Jim's reviews (jiminks) and pretty much form an opinion at that point.
. Saves me a lot of time.
If you click on the top of said rating column, it will sort them from high to low rating for you. It's handy as hell. And yes, JimInks accounts for like 50% of my decision making, haha.
Three Friars. Don't hesitate, just buy a pound and thank me later.
Tobaccoreviews.com
Type in Cornell and Diehl and you will get a listing of all their tobacco along with candid reviews from the learned and amateur alike. A Plethora of information along with rating scores.
Anyway, That's what I do. Well, what I did. Now I just read Jim's reviews (jiminks) and pretty much form an opinion at that point.
+1 on this. Tobacco reviews has helped me make some of my choices starting off.
I would personally recommend "Dreams of Kadath" or "Mad Fiddler Flake" From C&Ds Old Ones series. As you might tell by my signature bellow, I am an H.P. Lovecraft fan and that's the inspiration for "The old ones" series. If you like strong aromatics maybe try Visions of Celephias, It's like a spicy mulled wine.
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I have about 9 saved in my cart right now. I also combed through tobaccoreviews but I just want to gather some more information too.
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I also skipped through until I saw Jiminks reviews, as well as pipestuds
I have about 9 saved in my cart right now. I also combed through tobaccoreviews but I just want to gather some more information too.
@sandollars
I also skipped through until I saw Jiminks reviews, as well as pipestuds
Of the tinned stuff, you can't go wrong with 5:00 Shadow and Kajun Kake if you like perique. If you like VA, check out the Simply Elegant series flakes, especially Opening Night and Sunday Picnic. Most the C&D blends I smoke are still a better deal in bulk, even with this tin sale.
I went down my spreadsheet for rating the blends I’ve tried, and the C&D blends keep getting rated lower than others. I don’t know why that is. All my first impressions are fresh out of the tin, so maybe they all need to sit for 6 months.
The only one I thought worth reordering was Dreams of Kadath.
The only one I thought worth reordering was Dreams of Kadath.
Any of them really. Not a fan of their heavier handed Latakia blends, but I'll take C&D over anything I've smoked in the past thirty years. Black Frigate alone takes up fifteen pounds of my cellar.
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Three friars is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. At first I thought it was okay and I put it away for a few months. Now that I’ve been back to it I am loving it.
You shouldn also try Bayou Morning, Pirate Kake and Black Frigate
I am kind of in the same boat, as I just started digging into the C&D catalog. So far, here is what I've enjoyed:
Black Frigate: This one is as much a VA-based or Navy type blend as a Latakia blend. Very good. 3.5 stars.
Redburn: Burley cake w/ rum and molasses. I like it just fine, but if I am being honest, I don't pull much flavor from anything but the molasses and rum. 3 stars
Exhausted Rooster: I actually got this one in an order that included Peterson's University Flake. The topping on both of these blends is pretty similar, IMO. I prefer Exhausted Rooster. 3 stars
Burley Flake #3: Very nice and stout. It's very much still a C&D type burley as opposed to say, HH Burley Flake or the Solani. Plainer-tasting, a bit sharper, and stronger. I like this one very much. 4 stars
I am also a fan of Old Joe and Big N' Burley, but I would just buy those in bulk.
Black Frigate: This one is as much a VA-based or Navy type blend as a Latakia blend. Very good. 3.5 stars.
Redburn: Burley cake w/ rum and molasses. I like it just fine, but if I am being honest, I don't pull much flavor from anything but the molasses and rum. 3 stars
Exhausted Rooster: I actually got this one in an order that included Peterson's University Flake. The topping on both of these blends is pretty similar, IMO. I prefer Exhausted Rooster. 3 stars
Burley Flake #3: Very nice and stout. It's very much still a C&D type burley as opposed to say, HH Burley Flake or the Solani. Plainer-tasting, a bit sharper, and stronger. I like this one very much. 4 stars
I am also a fan of Old Joe and Big N' Burley, but I would just buy those in bulk.
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