I know there are some members here who dabble in blending their own tobaccos, and even a few master blenders here who do it for a living. For the rest of us, I suppose there's a much easier way to do it.... er.... have someone do it for us. So I've been wanting to try this for a while now, and finally got around to it with an order I put in at Pipesandcigars this evening. I finally created and ordered My Own Blend. I am quite impressed with how simple they make it, as well as a brief explanation about the the different tobaccos and suggestions on how well they pair with other tobaccos. Even more impressive is you can name your blend and save it on your account at Pipesandcigars.com and quickly and easily order it again in the future. What I think could be better is more options to choose from, and the ability to add more than just 4 tobaccos.
There are 10 base components which include... Perique, Latakia, Yellow Virginia, Red Virginia, Toasted Burley, White Burley, Oriental, Dark Fired Kentucky, Black Cavendish, and Toasted Black Cavendish. This gives you plenty of room to create your own VaPer, English, Balkan, Burley or etc blend.
There are also 10 flavored components so you can make one heck of an aromatic if you so decided. And there are three Seasonal components. Of which I'm not sure why they have to be seasonal. Why not just make them a permanent option?
You must order a minimum of 8 ounces. I'm sure there's a reason for this, and I'm going to bet it's because it's easier to mix 8 ounces of tobacco than it is to mix 2. So I'm totally fine with the minimum 8.
And I'm sure you have to like to gamble a little.... I have no idea how my mixture of 4 different tobaccos is going to turn out. I might like it, or I might hate it. And spending 60 dollars a pound, you have to hope you like it if indeed you order that much or more. I opted for the 8 ounce minimum. So it's bit of a pricey bet. But I look at it like this. This is a custom blend made for me by someone else. Of course it's going to be a bit pricey. I can live with it.... while hoping my tobacco blend doesn't suck. Please lord, let my tobacco be awesome.
I really like the concept of My Own Blend. I just wish I could add a bit more than just four components. I can add yellow virginia, red virginia, white burley, and black cavendish in a number of different ounces per each component. However, if I decided I wanted to add some rum flavoring to the mix I'd have to get rid of one of my original 4 components. If I wanted to add rum and maple, I'd have to get rid of two or my original 4 components. This is where it gets to be a bit of a bummer.
I still think it's a cool concept and worth trying. So I put in my first order for this today. I named mine Valley Of Dragons, taken from a book I'm writing. And it consists of mostly yellow virginia followed by toasted cavendish, and just a pinch of dark fired kentucky and latakia. I figure I'll either like it or I won't. I'll let you all know when I've received it and smoked the first bowl. :D
Who else has tried this, and channeled their inner Russ Oulette? And what are your thoughts?
There are 10 base components which include... Perique, Latakia, Yellow Virginia, Red Virginia, Toasted Burley, White Burley, Oriental, Dark Fired Kentucky, Black Cavendish, and Toasted Black Cavendish. This gives you plenty of room to create your own VaPer, English, Balkan, Burley or etc blend.
There are also 10 flavored components so you can make one heck of an aromatic if you so decided. And there are three Seasonal components. Of which I'm not sure why they have to be seasonal. Why not just make them a permanent option?
You must order a minimum of 8 ounces. I'm sure there's a reason for this, and I'm going to bet it's because it's easier to mix 8 ounces of tobacco than it is to mix 2. So I'm totally fine with the minimum 8.
And I'm sure you have to like to gamble a little.... I have no idea how my mixture of 4 different tobaccos is going to turn out. I might like it, or I might hate it. And spending 60 dollars a pound, you have to hope you like it if indeed you order that much or more. I opted for the 8 ounce minimum. So it's bit of a pricey bet. But I look at it like this. This is a custom blend made for me by someone else. Of course it's going to be a bit pricey. I can live with it.... while hoping my tobacco blend doesn't suck. Please lord, let my tobacco be awesome.
I really like the concept of My Own Blend. I just wish I could add a bit more than just four components. I can add yellow virginia, red virginia, white burley, and black cavendish in a number of different ounces per each component. However, if I decided I wanted to add some rum flavoring to the mix I'd have to get rid of one of my original 4 components. If I wanted to add rum and maple, I'd have to get rid of two or my original 4 components. This is where it gets to be a bit of a bummer.
I still think it's a cool concept and worth trying. So I put in my first order for this today. I named mine Valley Of Dragons, taken from a book I'm writing. And it consists of mostly yellow virginia followed by toasted cavendish, and just a pinch of dark fired kentucky and latakia. I figure I'll either like it or I won't. I'll let you all know when I've received it and smoked the first bowl. :D
Who else has tried this, and channeled their inner Russ Oulette? And what are your thoughts?
