Who is (are) your favorite tobacco makers?

[cigrmaster]

My favorites are the following.
Kohlhase, Kopp and Co. KG ( certain Wessex blends) Astley blends

Sam Gawith

Planta ( Fribourg &Treyer and John Aylesbury)

RL. Will ( Solani and Reiner )

Wessex

GL Pease

 

[clyde]

Altadis, Middleton

 

[ejames]

Middleton--

Mac Baren--

C&D.

 

[topd]

Butera

Esoterica

Peterson

Samuel Gawith

 

[jcsoldit]

Samuel Gawith

McClelland

Rattray's

Hearth and Home

 

[strave19]

GL Pease/C&D

Sam Gawith

McClelland

Esoterica
Its actually tough for me to order the different brands. Like has been said before, each have blends that I really like and some that are just okay. I have only tried a few from each so that makes it tough to really make a decisive judgement. Maybe I'll change my answers every 6 months. :puffpipe:
I also have to say... Mr. Pease's writing bumps him up a few points in my book. I've been reading the articles on his website for years and cant get enough.

 

[mightyblaze]

McClelland is my fav

 

[johninkc]

My hometown blender/manufacturer ... McClelland.

 

[cajunguy]

There are so many that I enjoy, that it is hard to narrow down to just one. So, unfortunately, I can't offer up anything more than a tie between Hearth & Home and Mr. Pease.

 

[choch]

Overall I would have to pick Germain as my favorite maker. Esoterica, Smokers Haven, Balkan Sobranie and so many other great brand are actually made & blended by Germain.