When I started pipe smoking, I began with Captain Black blends, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Carter Hall. The Captain's blends got old fast, before I'd finished them. When I tried SWR I wasn't much happier, so I mixed them all together in a jar and left them alone. Carter Hall was better but I put about half a pouch of that in with the mix but didn't smoke the concoction because I moved on to Dunhill blends. Later I got more CH, and added more to that jar, hoping to tame the Captain and his bite. Recently, I put a couple pinches of London Mixture and Nightcap in the mix. I'd gotten a tin of Royal Yacht, didn't like it, and was smoking it in a mix with CH and later with Prince Albert, trying to use it up. I also added a quarter pouch of PA to that jar. Tonight I put a few bowls worth of RY in the jar. I've just lit up a bowl of that home blend, and finally the Captain is subdued, and RY is doing me some good. That pint jar is full to the top, but now the tobacco gives a good enough smoke. I'm glad I didn't toss the tobacco I didn't like but found way to use it in this mix. As the jar allows for more tobacco, I'll put the last few bowls worth of RY in there, and stay away from that and Captain Black in their pure forms.
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