Sounds like a smart plan.
I cut mine with low nicotine Cornell & Diehl Virginia Ribbon; I did not like the results.
Lane's BLWB does make more sense to me.
I have always found Haunted Bookshop to contain heart healthy levels (see also: ass loads) of nicotine. But then I regularly smoke G&H Dark Birdseye, Old Joe Krantz, and Kendal Kentucky, so stout isn't an issue for me.
Tried it! Great success. However, the first attempt at 1 part BLWB to 3 parts wasn't great. Haunted Bookshop is just so powerful it almost didn't even noticed the sweeter blend added. I finally bumped it up to 50-50. Very enjoyable! And builds great cake. It's increased in my 2 burley pipes enough that I noticed.
High recommendations!
Anyone else have something they'd try to mix it with? I'm looking to experiment!