Am I The Only One Who Doesn't Like CH?

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

1,528

15

South Dakota

• Apr 10, 2014

• #1

Just smoked Carter Hall my second time and....just don't really care for it. Am I the only one?
Actually, I can seem to find any OTC I enjoy much. SWR isn't too bad.
I think when I found Virginia flakes I found my nirvana...

 

ghost

Lifer

May 17, 2012

2,001

4

• Apr 10, 2014

• #2

It's okay, but I don't love it. It's fine as a blender in my opinion, but not gangbusters on its own.
But oh the chicks, the chicks are back! :puffpipe:

 

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

2,017

5

• Apr 10, 2014

• #3

Hey to each their own, one of my favourites but everyone's taste buds are different.

 

drwatson

Lifer

Aug 3, 2010

1,721

5

toledo

• Apr 10, 2014

• #4

Tarak, No you are not the only one. Bought myself a smaller pouch, loved the first bowl, second okay, third bad, never tried it again. I don't mind a OTC but this one was not for me.

How's the little guy doing? His smile makes everyone light up around here!

 

cosmicfolklore

Lifer

Aug 9, 2013

33,999

75,777

Between the Heart of Alabama and Hot Springs NC

• Apr 10, 2014

• #5

The first few times I tried it, it seemed to dry my mouth out to where I had to stop smoking for the rest of the day. But, after it set for a few weeks, I came back to it, and it was pretty good. It's almost completely dry, except the preservative keeps it from drying completely. I seem to get more flavor from it this way. It isn't my first choice, but it makes for a quick smoke, as it seems to burn faster than the flakes that I'm used to.

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

1,528

15

South Dakota

• Apr 10, 2014

• #6

I'm thinking that it's the preservatives in OTC brands I don't care for. They all have this flavor undertone that I don't like.

 

lincolnsbark

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 11, 2013

641

0

• Apr 10, 2014

• #7

Yes you are. I like it so everyone must like it. Thats how it works right?

 

andrew

Lifer

Feb 13, 2013

3,043

402

• Apr 11, 2014

• #8

I'm too snobby for a blend like that, plus I don't like burley dominated tobacco. With the prices online and what I'm used to paying in canada I only go for the good stuff. I can just tell I wouldn't like CH because of the burley.

 

skapunk1

Can't Leave

Feb 20, 2013

495

1

• Apr 11, 2014

• #9

I tried it fresh out of the bag....nope. Tried it after 6 months in a jar....nope. Tried it 3 or so weeks ago after a year in the jar....yup. Good light tasting smoke. Blended a 50/50 with some 1Q, very nice.
Warren

 

judcole

Lifer

Sep 14, 2011

7,186

33,558

Detroit

• Apr 11, 2014

• #10

Nope, don't care for it. My general take on the OTCs is they're OK if that's all you can find or is what your budget allows for, but otherwise... Smoke the best tobacco you can afford. ::

 

bigvan

Lifer

Mar 22, 2011

2,192

12

• Apr 11, 2014

• #11

I'm not a fan either. Low quality leaf slathered in chemicals.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,459

• Apr 11, 2014

• #12

Some folks just don't like CH, and others just don't like burley, whether it's CH or something else. People

have different tastes and taste things differently. I like burley, and I like low-key tobacco, in rotation with

other stronger and/or edgier blends. Not to worry, as the Brits say, there is a world of non-burley tobaccos,

blends and single-leaf out there. I enjoy many of those too!

 

bryanf

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 16, 2013

742

8

• Apr 11, 2014

• #13

I like it, but it's a little boring. I much prefer Prince Albert, and find it a satisfying all day bite-free smoke that people around me enjoy the aroma of. I pretty much only buy Carter hall if, for whatever reason, Rite-aid is out of stock on Prince Albert.

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

1,528

15

South Dakota

• Apr 11, 2014

• #14

I think I'm probably not a burley fan, at least not straight. I've tried, because I love the description of it...but....not there. I don't mind it as part of a blend, like Esoterica Tilbury, that's yummy stuff!

 

cuchulain

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 28, 2014

215

0

Massachusetts

• Apr 11, 2014

• #15

It's a "meh" blend for me. I prefer Prince Albert for a straight Burley OTC. Half and Half has become my OTC of choice though.

 

settersbrace

Lifer

Mar 20, 2014

1,565

5

• Apr 11, 2014

• #16

Had it not been for a "why not" type purchase moment, I more than likely would have never become a pipe smoker. I had initially gone the way of so many by originally purchasing a Dr. G pipe and a big old plastic sack of the Tobacco Place brand Vanilla. After repeated tongue scorchings I began to question how or why anyone would want to inflict this kind of insanity upon ones self. So stop I did. Then one day I was I a cig outlet store picking up a couple hand made cigars and I started browsing the OTC pipe blend offerings and decided to give it another go with a pouch of CH. By then I had also discovered the then infant stage of the online pipe world and got schooled on packing and smoking techniques. I remember clearly how pleasant that Burley blend was and I started smoking it in earnest. Only after developing some skills and the ability to enjoy a "better" grade of tobacco, did I then start to explore the more complex, gourmet blends. Carter Hall will always hold a place in my pipe smoking heart and occasionally in my rotation, especially in a cob.