My Pipe Club's Annual OTC Throwdown results

Howdy Gang,
Our local Waco (Texas) Pipe Club holds an OTC (Over The Counter) blends throwdown every June. We get large tins of a variety of old classic blends and then following a couple of hours of smoking we rate our favorites. It is a very unscientific contest as most of the club members can wade their way through only 4-5 blends during the time period and few smoke more than half a bowl of each blend tried. I thought that just for fun you folks might like to see the results of this year's OCC Throwdown. We had 17 members in attendance and who took part in the event. A point was given to each blend that an individual rated as the favorite he smoked during the two hour contest. Each member was also asked to vote for the worst blend they smoked.
Favorite OTC Blend -

1. Walnut - 8 (this one wins almost every year. Complex with Burley,Kentucky,Cavendish,Virginia,Latakia,Turkish & Maryland leaf.
2. Prince Albert - 4
3. Middleton's Cherry Blend - 2
4. Sugar Barrel, Edward G. Robinson & Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic received 1 vote apiece
Worst OTC Blends -
1. Four Seasons - 4
2. Holiday, Sugar Barrel & Middleton's Cherry Blend received 3 votes apiece
3. Edward G. Robinson - 2
4. London Dock - 1
5. - Paladin Black Cherry - 1
As for me; my favorite among OTC blends is Prince Albert. I voted for Paladin Black Cherry as my least favorite.
Best,
Pipestud

Howdy Gang,
Carter Hall did not receive any #1 votes but it did not receive any worst blend votes either. Remember, we voted on our favorite and least favorite. So, out of 17 puffers, it wasn't listed as either a Cat's Meow or a Suck Egg Mule.
Same with Granger and several other OTC blends that were smoked such as Velvet, SWR,Captain Black White, Borkum Riff Whiskey and Half & Half.
And no, I did not bring Mixture #79 to the OTC Throwdown this year. I did last year and darned near got tossed from the club... and I'm the dadgum club's co-founder and President. Mutinous bunch of nefarious puffers!
Best,
Pipestud

[/quote]Very cool. Sounds like a fun club you have and that meeting would have been interesting to hear all the different comments about the said tobacco's. Is the Walnut blend Middleton's Walnut?

Yes, one and the same.
Pipestud

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Sounds very cool pipestud. I come from Albuquerque Pipe Club I think we have done some stuff with the Waco pipe club, glad to see you on this forum!

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Yes sir, you gentlemen sent us a very generous financial donation to give to the West, Texas Red Cross relief effort and it was greatly appreciated. Your club is full of good folks!
Best,

Pipestud