Best Blend of 2023: An Elimination Game

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jbfrady

Can't Leave
Jul 27, 2023
439
1,587
South Carolina
I'm'a take a swing at Squadron Leader for 2.

Living:
Anomalous - Sutliff - 15
Brown Twist #4 - SG - 10
Luxury Navy Flake - Peter Stokkebye - 25
Squadron Leader - SG - 6
Golden Sliced - Orlik - 12
Red Virginia - Robert McConnell - 11
Dockworker - HU - 13
Oriental Silk - C&D - 13
Rouxgaroux - WCC - 14
Ennerdale - GH - 20
1989 - Erik Stokkebye - 20
Full Virginia Flake - SG - 19
Maple Shadows - Sutliff - 10
Holly's Non Plus Ultra - Dan - 1
Rich Dark Honeydew - GH - 15
Bob's Chocolate Flake - GH - 14
Black - Sillem's - 17
Dorchester - Esoterica - 7
American Cut Plug - Watch City - 9
Skiff Mixture - SG - 14
No. 69 - Peter Henrichs - 7
Flake - Peterson (Dunhill) - 13
Lancer Slices - F&K - 10
Wintertime Flake - SG - 13
Dark Bird's Eye - GH - 18

Deceased:

Grape - Captain Black
Match 20 - Sutliff
Hogshead - Seattle Pipe Club
Royal - Captain Black
Royal Yacht - Peterson
Exclusive - C&D
Stratfordshire - C&D
Mixture #79 - Sutliff
Aged Burley Flake - Solani
From Beyond - C&D
Pegasus - C&D

Holly's Non Plus Ultra, the sole blend on the board from Dan Tobacco, is holding onto life like Hans Gruber from that rooftop. Namely, it's soon to fall and go splat. Meanwhile, Maple Shadows fell from grace faster than Louis C.K. and now it's back to the baseline ten hit points. Stokkebye's luxury has taken a decisive lead, five points ahead of its nearest competitors. Five blends rest in the single-digits, though 'twould appear that Dorchester will perish first. It's been marked for death by mob boss Don @cshubhra, and sources say Dorchester awoke this morning to find Pegasus's severed head in its bed.
 

sardonicus87

Lifer
Jun 28, 2022
1,149
12,050
37
Lower Alabama
Who the hell is Maple Shadows,and why is everyone dumping on her?
Those dumping on her are people who don't like flavor and probably think mayonnaise is too spicy. 😜

That or it's retaliation for Pegasus dying.

Maple Shadows got dumped on by several before it was even released because "ew, burley", or something like that. I think all the negative press I've seen on it was from people that didn't even try it. Everyone that did either likes it or thinks it's OK, save for maybe 2 people in total. Though mostly, nobody's really said anything about it that much. Other than one review on TR and Jim's review here where a bunch of people were like "ugh, pass, this will be gross", I haven't seen much other than my own posts in WAYS.

Then again, I also don't pay much attention to online either, skimming things occasionally when bored.
 
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