English Blends???

hooboy

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bou t 1/2 mile past \"Resume speed\\\"

• Oct 27, 2015

• #1

I prefer English Blends above all others and have been smoking them for years and like them strong! Now that being said I am curious As to what English Blends that others prefer that like a strong blend ( Stong = loaded w/Latakia)

a mind is a terrible thing.....to waste!

hoo

 

deathmetal

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Jul 21, 2015

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #2

I go hog wild for Dunhill Standard Mixture and Nightcap, but am rather fond of C&D Engine 99 as well.

 

stanlaurel

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #3

Captain Earles - Stimulus Package. Great stuff.

 

jpmcwjr

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• Oct 27, 2015

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I've found the Dunhill offerings somewhat insipid. For pure Latakia taste, there's Pirate Kake (said to be 75% Lat.). But I generally prefer a GL Pease blend, such as Quiet Nights that I am smoking right now. Really stands up, and has a variety of flavors/tastes to it.

 

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aldecaker

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #5

Nightcap for sure. Strong and tasty. Also like:
Star of the East

Peter Stokkebye Proper English and English Luxury

Peterson's Old Dublin

Balkan Sasieni

Magnum Opus (a new favorite thanks to fnord)

Dunhill London Mixture

...and a few more besides. So many good Lat blends out there!

 

rfernand

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Oct 2, 2015

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• Oct 27, 2015

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C&D Pirate Kake is a great Latakia bomb - a treat for sure. I'm a big fan of G.L. Pease Westminster - it instantly became my favorite, and managed to remove a few blends from my shopping list.
From Dunhill, EMP, My Mixture 965, Dunhill, and London Mixture are well known choices, as some in the thread have already mentioned. You may enjoy McClelland Frog Morton as well.

 

perdurabo

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Jun 3, 2015

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• Oct 27, 2015

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You gotta go with C&D Buffalo Soldier, C&D Star of the East, and GLP Gaslight.

 

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shutterbugg

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• Oct 27, 2015

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If there's enough Lat you can smell it in the tin, it's going to come forward and take charge of the taste and room note. That's why I cut to the chase and only smoke Nightcap. The mackdaddy of Lat blends.

 

tarheel1

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• Oct 27, 2015

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Old Ironside, C&D pirate kake, C&D bowlegged bear, Pease quiet nights, Samuel Gawith Commonwealth, Dunhill nightcap, and samuel gawith balkan flake.

 

hooboy

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Oct 22, 2015

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bou t 1/2 mile past \"Resume speed\\\"

• Oct 27, 2015

• #10

I agree with you about Peter Stokkebye Proper English aldecaker. It is some good stuff and nightcap get a nod

keep them coming I am taking notes for my next order!

hoo

 

jfox520

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #11

C&D da Vinci is another great blend.

 

brudnod

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #12

I love that some of the most popular English blends have such benign names like Nightcap and Quiet Nights. The nicotine content is so high that there is NO WAY I could sleep after a pipeful! These are strictly morning blends for me, IMHO. That being said, I enjoy Dunhill Standard Mixture when I am in the mood for an English blend.

 

ericusrex

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Feb 27, 2015

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #13

The only one I'd add to the others mentioned above is Peretti's Oriental #40.

 

cobguy

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #14

Lots of good suggestions already but didn't see these two listed yet:
GL Pease Odyssey

Fairmorn Lancer's Slices
Also ... before Syrian Latakia is all gone ... grab some Mac Baren HH Vintage Syrian

 

deathmetal

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Jul 21, 2015

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #15

So here's a dumb question.... if you wanted to brew up an English from blending tobaccos, what would you include?
A formula like this looks like the ultra-basic archetype:
20% Latakia

20% Orientals

60% Virginias
What Orientals would you use? What about adding non-standard ingredients like Cavendishes and Burleys?

 

perdurabo

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• Oct 27, 2015

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15% Latakia

35%Perique

50% Red Virginia
I would press it and have an Original and With a splash of rum

 

deathmetal

Lifer

Jul 21, 2015

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #17

That sounds really tasty... Perique soaked in rum? Where have I heard that before?

 

deathmetal

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• Oct 27, 2015

• #18

Some basic recipes here:

-Virginia bright-cured: 40%

-Oriental (as aromatic as available): 20%

-Latakia: 25%

-Perique pressure-cured: 10%

-Black Cavendish: 5%
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3926-Pure-Tobacco-Pipe-Blends-You-Can-Make

Click to expand...

 

haroldt

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• Oct 28, 2015

• #19

Dunhill Early Morning Pipe is a wonderful English, and one of my favorites. It is however mild, and since you are looking for something heavy, I would suggest two that are already listed here:
C&D Star of the East

C&D Da Vinci
Both are filled with lat.

 

shawnofthedead

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• Oct 28, 2015

• #20

One word: Gaslight.