Favorite English...

[baronsamedi]

I'm going to have to try those Frog blends.

 

[lordnoble]

Dammit, bhpdrew! I was gonna say Keira Knightly, but you beat me to Beautiful Brit punch.
My desert island "English", as you put it, would have to be Black House. That said, I really like C&D's Serenity Series: Consolation which is an American "English" blend. I use quotations because I, like Bob Tate in THIS ARTICLE, try not to use the term, "English" when talking about a latakia blend. This said, I know this misnomer is quite prevalent here in the US, so I go with it for the most part.
-Jason

 

[rigmedic1]

I have a tin of Magnum Opus, saving it to try in my UncleArthur.

 

[jpberg]

Wow, tough question. Of blends currently available (and keeping in mind that "English is a pretty loose term), I've been smoking more P&W 400 than anything.
If we got into blends no longer manufactured, it would be near impossible to call - GL Pease Renaissance was stunning in it's short life, Sullivan & Powells Gentleman's Mixture Original was sublime, Bengal Slices, Dunhill MM 10, Breck's Mixture from With Pipe and Book, and on and on.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not pining for the old days, but if I could only pick one, ever, it would be a brutal choice.

 

[sincityjeff]

When I smoked English it was always Maltese Falcon. I don't smoke them anymore. But, if I had only one tobacco to smoke because of Armageddon or something and Va/Pers were all gone it would be MF.

 

[bigvan]

McClelland's Celebrated Sovereign

 

[docrx]

WESTMINSTER!

 

[mlaug]

Bishop's Move.
What happened, Mason!? Commonwealth? Really? 8O

 

[schmitzbitz]

Captain Earles Ten Russians for me. If I can only smoke one English, it might as well kick my ass and satisfy my cravings every time I step up to it.
Besides, if I'm on a desert island perhaps I can finally enjoy it without people whining about the foul room-note for once. I actually had a guy with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth give me the fake-cough last time I took the Russians on the town.

 

[hauntedmyst]

It would have to be Penzance or Pembroke. Ok, Pembroke.

 

[mlaug]

After some more thought....I'd rather be trapped on a dessert island. :mrgreen:

 

[spartan]

Does SCTM [Shortcut to Mushrooms] fit under the "English" guidelines? If so it's got my vote. Damn Tasty.

 

[uberam3rica]

can only have one English..... that's easy. Kate Beckensale!

You will have to fight me for her! I'd say Frog Morton On The Bayou

 

[clanobucklin]

Sterling/1776 Tavern - no doubt about it. While not the fullest - it has incredible smoothness, complexity and balance in an English blend.

 

[judcole]

Hmm.

Well.
I'd go with Old Dublin for a grab-it-any-time-I-want-latakia blend. Penzance for those times I want a fuller smoke.

McCranie's Murdock's Pipe makes three.
And then there's Balkan blends....

:puffpipe:

 

[atuukson]

Becks ol' limey Bastard

 

[octavius]

I am happy to see that this thread took off! :D
Maybe someone will have to make a VA, VA-PER, ARO thread...

 

[thesmokindragon]

Penzance

 

[octavius]

I have only begun to dive into Penzance... It is great, but I am only into my first tin, and I cannot rightly put it above my beloved FOTT. My decision might change... or not... let you know after a tin or two more.

 

[doctorthoss]

I could narrow my rotation down to one Va/Per, one burley, one Va, one Lakeland, one aro, one crossover, etc....But I don't know how I could narrow my English favorites down to just one!
Northwoods might end up taking the spot due to its superb smokeability... I smoke more of it than the others because it's so easy on my mouth.
On the other hand, Magnum Opus has been vying with Odyssey, my all-time favorite latakia blend, for my personal "top spot" in this category. Magnum Opus is wonderfully complex, while Odyssey (when I can get it to actually burn) might just be my favorite flavor on earth...
Maltese Falcon, Wilderness, Legends, Three Oaks Syrian, GH Balkan Mixture, and York Full Mixture are in the mix, as well.....