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   If you had to pick one blender. Who would it be? I gotta go with Cornell and Diehl.

   NASCAR...Everything else is just a game.

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   I have to use the one brand that has stuck in my mind since I was a nipper.
   I have always loved Wessox Brigade Apple... So to extend that to the logical conclusion.
   Wessox.

   
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   My favorite blender is Proctor-Silex.
   OK, I know, nobody likes a smart-ass. Tough to do just one blender! Russ Ouellette, Craig Tarler & Greg Pease in that order. Bob Runowski has a few top-notch blends too; in fact, I think he's responsible for my favorite geezer blend, Haunted Bookshop.

   I find myself sitting idly on the line dividing past and future,
   as if I could kill time without injuring eternity. -- Thoreau

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   This is a tough one to answer. I like a lot of blenders such as Russ Ouellette's H&H Series, C&D, McClelland, and Samuel Gawith to name a few.

   If I HAD to pick one, I would spend some time debating over H&H and C&D. I would choose one of those two based off of their large selections and their very reasonable prices.

   "When the Government Fears the People, There is Liberty;
   When the People Fear the Government, There is Tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson

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   Sam Gawith

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   Peter Stokkebye or Orlik.

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   Hey Cortez,
   But everybody loves a little.......

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   Peter Stokkebye or Orlik ,quality and easy on the wallet .

   “There was an awful suspicion in my mind that I'd finally gone over the hump, and the worst thing about it was that I didn't feel tragic at all, but only weary, and sort of comfortably detached.”

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   I have to go with Stokkebye. Great selection at a nice price

   If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

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    Kevin needs to make an option to add in a Poll when you create a new thread. It would be nice if we could vote on threads like this one.

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    I'd have to say Gawith and Hoggarth, and / or Sam Gawith - probably Sam Gawith.

    I can't wait to try more Pease blends though. From what I've read and smoked, he knows how to balance a damn fine Latakia / English / Balkan-style blend. Anybody rates his VAPers too?

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    Haven't had any of Greg's Va/Pers yet.

    This topic can go a few ways.

    Favorite belnder as in I can only smoke one brand. In that case I'd likely go Gawith.

    Favorite blender as in all around best quality best buy best variety I'd say either C&D or McCelleland.

    Or favorite blender as in the actual guy who I admire as an artist. In that case no question Greg Pease. The whole premium micro batch approach. I really appreciate his "everyman" quality. He's very active on the internet and his blog is cool. He even excerpts Regular Joe reviews of his stuff from tobaccoreview.com, answers questions, etc. He seems like one of us.

    I also like his blends and the things he does. He doesn't just follow the same recipe and just change ratios etc. He seems to really experiment and focus on making each blend uniquely the best it can be.

    Now I just hope he can find a new source of Syrian Latakia.

    I won't see any communication directed to me here. I'm no longer active at this forum.

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    Good one Cortez!
    For me it is a toss up between Peterson's for University Flake and Gawith and Hoggarth for Black Irish twist.
    Just one though? Okay, if I have to, G&H.

    I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane.

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    Man, Tough questions if I had to pick a company I would say Samuel Gawith. Individual blender Russ Ouellette mixes some really high quality stuff.

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