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austinxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 25, 2012
289
1
After a very successful and exhausting week at work I treated myself to a bottle of scotch. I picked up a bottle of McClelland's Islay. I'm still exploring Scotch and what I like. I figure what better way to enjoy it than with a bowl or two of...what! I have many tobaccos to choose from as johnnyxpipe treated me very well on a swap, and a few more pipes than I did last week so I can rotate and experiment.
I'm thinking I'm going to try some Boswell Northwoods with it, but I am wondering what tobaccos you all think would be a good pairing. I'll try many, but I'm curious what YOU all would choose.
I have the following to choose from at the moment, and I am also open to suggestions of what to order down the road!
Excuse some of the spelling as I'm new and likely to get things mixed up, and some of these I think were swaps from swaps and the handwriting is a little hard to read so I'm gonna write them as I can read them.
My choices...
Boswell Northwoods

Boswell Magnum

Boswell Christmas Cookie

P.S. Mild Cavendish

P.S. Balkan Supreme

7 Seas Black

P.S. Noughat

Paladin Black Cherry

Unknown Light Burley

C&D Autumn Evening

Middleton Apple

CPT Cool...don't think I got that one right!

AND So to/yo Bed...don't think I got that one right either...

C&D Billy Budd

C&D Bayou Morning

C&D Night Train

Pipesandcigars.com Pine Grove

C&D Pirate Kake

P.S. Navy Flake

Mac Baren 7 Seas Royal

C&D Mountain Camp

GH Sweet Whiskey...sounds fitting enough

Pembroke...this one sounds good from what I've read.
Any input is appreciated! And again, thank you to johnnyxpipe for being such a good guy.

 

ohin3

Lifer
Jun 2, 2010
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I tend to like Virginias with or without perique as an accompaniment to the salty, oily, smokey Islay malt whiskies. In contrast I tend to like English tobaccos with a high Oriental content when having a lighter whisky.

 

ohin3

Lifer
Jun 2, 2010
2,454
26
G.L. Pease Telegraph Hill is outstanding with an Islay malt whisky. You got me going now so I set out some Telegraph Hill and lifted a bottle of Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Edition_01 from the liquor cabinet. Iced water poured, tobacco airing out. In 20 min or so I will be in the zone ha ha ha.

 

austinxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 25, 2012
289
1
Tanks for the recomendations! I went with PS Navy Flake, Northwoods, and wrapped up with some Pembroke. All in all a fantastic evening.

 

msandoval858

Part of the Furniture Now
Jun 11, 2012
954
3
Austin, TX
I typically enjoy a good cigar with scotch but on the ocassions that I opt for a pipe instead, anything English tends to work just fine for me. The smokiness of the latakia stands up to the scotch well.
I've never tried a VA flake with scotch although I don't doubt the flavors would be interesting together.

 

baronsamedi

Lifer
May 4, 2011
5,688
5
Dallas
If you like the McClelland, try Bowmore. I'm pretty sure McClelland is really a new Bowmore and if you like the McClelland, you'll love it. Nice and peaty.

 

austinxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 25, 2012
289
1
Yeah from what I understand Bowmore actually males them. So you're correct. I'll add it to the list. Thanks!

 

austinxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 25, 2012
289
1
The Islay being specifically made at the Bowmore distillery, the others at other ones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClelland%27s_Single_Malt

 

austinxpipe

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 25, 2012
289
1
Thank you, I really appreciate the guidance. Tonight is a repeat of last. Then it's back to the grind!

 
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