I broke from my normal and placed an order with smokingpipes instead of P&C this month. I only did this because of a Rossi Rubino Author pipe I had been eyeing for a while. I really like the shape and wanted to go with a lower priced pipe to add to my "bumming around" group of pipes. Ones that I can pretty well take anywhere anytime and not worry too much about them receiving some abuse. P&C just didn't have what I was looking for in stock so I went with smokingpipes who seemed to have plenty of Rossi pipes to choose from. But as exciting for me as the new pipe I also ordered 6 new blends to try, one 2oz tin of each. This brings me to my main point of my post.... I'm looking for opinions on which I should sample first. I've researched each and all come well reviewed and fall under blend categories I'm currently enjoying, but I want to know which you have tried that you would rank above the others. The tins I ordered are:
G.L. Pease - Chelsea Morning
G.L. Pease - Westminster
McClelland - Frog Morton Bayou
McClelland - Frog on the Town
Seattle PC - Mississippi River
Seattle PC - Plum Pudding
As I mentioned these are all brand new blends for me. I enjoyed my last round of GL Pease and Frog (original & cellar) sample blends, but these are my first two SPC blends. I'm curious as to which you would call your favorite. Also if anyone has any good or bad things to say about Rossi pipes or the 8320 shape I'd love to hear them!
G.L. Pease - Chelsea Morning
G.L. Pease - Westminster
McClelland - Frog Morton Bayou
McClelland - Frog on the Town
Seattle PC - Mississippi River
Seattle PC - Plum Pudding
As I mentioned these are all brand new blends for me. I enjoyed my last round of GL Pease and Frog (original & cellar) sample blends, but these are my first two SPC blends. I'm curious as to which you would call your favorite. Also if anyone has any good or bad things to say about Rossi pipes or the 8320 shape I'd love to hear them!