Half Virginia, Half Burley Blends?

[pitchfork]

Besides Half N' Half, I wonder if there are there any other blends with roughly equal portions of VA and burley? Most VAs and Vapers are pure VA (and Perique), while most burley blends have a smattering of VA at the most, but lately I've been mixing VAs of different types with my usual burleys (Old Joe Krantz, Haunted Bookshop, Burley Flake #2) and it makes for a great change of pace. You get more sweetness from the VAs, but you don't VA palate fatigue either (all that tangy sweetness gets old after a while). I suspect some older blends were probably a more even mix of the two, but I can't think of any that are made right now.

 

[bulldogbriar89]

Esoterica Stonehaven but thats a hard to find blend

Mac Baren Burley London Blend

 

[cosmicfolklore]

C&D Briar Fox is good. Virginia Gentleman by them is also pretty good. It has a touch of Turkish in there for aroma.

 

[cortezattic]

Bell's - Three Nuns

C&D - 417P: Night Train

C&D - Exhausted Rooster

Esoterica - Tilbury

G&H - Best Brown Unscented

G.L. Pease - JackKnife Plug

Mac Baren - HH Old Dark Fired

Mac Baren - Modern Virginia Flake

Peter Heinrichs - Dark Strong Flake

 

[billypm]

I made up a blend of equal parts 5100 and P&W Nut Brown Burley. It's my warm weather go-to blend. Tastes like cinnamon and chestnuts.

 

[judcole]

Mac Baren Burley London Blend

Discontinued, alas.
Try Peterson Sherlock Holmes or Hearth & Home Old Companion.

 

[Chasing Embers]

+1 Old Dark Fired

 

[Chasing Embers]

I thought Half & Half was half bright and half regular burley.

 

[pitchfork]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I was particularly looking for VAs with ordinary burleys (not dark fired). It seems there are surprisingly few of those.
Stonehaven is one I like, although it's really in a class of its own being sauced and steamed and pressed.
But Briar Fox is one I had forgotten about -- I have a bit of that here at home. Great suggestion.
Haven't tried Night Train, but that sounds promising.
billypm wrote: "I made up a blend of equal parts 5100 and P&W Nut Brown Burley. It's my warm weather go-to blend. Tastes like cinnamon and chestnuts."

I'll have to try that one -- sounds amazing. Although the Nut Brown is also discontinued (!).
chasingember, my understanding is that the "bright" in Hn'H is bright VA.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I stand corrected. Odd, found two different descriptions online.?

 

[pitchfork]

chasingembers, I just read the other day that my beloved Burley Flake #2 has dark fired in it, but I swear it doesn't. As far as I can tell, it has some white burley and some dark (burley), plus a little VA. But it's like Abe Lincoln once said...

 

[newbroom]

chasingembers, I think your original perception was closest to the reality here. I am smoking some half and half as I write this, and I find it hard to believe it's half VA.

 

[pitchfork]

chasingembers, I think your original perception was closest to the reality here. I am smoking some half and half as I write this, and I find it hard to believe it's half VA.

Interesting. I can't remember the last time I smoked it. Guess i'll have to break down and buy a pouch (does it come in pouches anymore?).

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I think that almost every Virginia that C&D offers has some burley in it. While they may be billed as Virginias, I can taste the leaf of burl in them.

 

[mso489]

If you can do plug, Triple Play fits that category, if I remember correctly, but is also just an outstanding blend.

 

[mso489]

Oops, Triple Play is also dark fired. Sorry about that. I've had success mixing McClellands 5100 for Virginia, with Lanes burley without bite, and sometimes a little black Cavendish. You can tweak it with other blending tobacco, but I think the simpler the better.

 

[pitchfork]

I love Triple Play. Wonderful, unique plug.

 

[cortezattic]

I just found that Tom Eltang's Virginia meets the criteria -- although probably not a 50/50 mix. Gotta put this on my next order.