The Absolute Sweetest VA You Know?!

baccyfart

Starting to Get Obsessed

May 11, 2015

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Are there any opinions out there about who currently offers the sweetest bulk virginias. They can either be single type or blends, but they must be comprised of all virginia tobaccos. I am looking for the "best" base to use in my blending experiments. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

seilerjp

Might Stick Around

Oct 13, 2009

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Pittsburgh, PA

• Jun 9, 2015

• #2

McCranie's Red Ribbon. The older, the better.

 

rigmedic1

Lifer

May 29, 2011

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• #3

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake. Sweet like brown sugar.

 

baccyfart

Starting to Get Obsessed

May 11, 2015

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thanks for the rec's. keep 'em coming!

 

cobguy

Lifer

Oct 18, 2013

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McCranie's Red Ribbon. The older, the better.

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Agreed ... great stuff!
Also, McClelland's #5100 Red Cake ... great blender and available in bulk. ::

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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Sarasota Florida

• Jun 9, 2015

• #6

I find that after a number of years Sameul Gawith Best Brown Flake gets nice and sweet.

 

peteguy

Lifer

Jan 19, 2012

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• #7

When I want a sweet VA I grab:

McCranie's Red Ribbon. The older, the better.

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Also, McClelland's #5100 Red Cake

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This thread is done.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

7,638

Chicago, IL

• Jun 9, 2015

• #8

Mac Baren Virginia #1

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

7,638

Chicago, IL

• Jun 9, 2015

• #9

You might want to browse P&C's section on blending tobaccos.

 

zekest

Lifer

Apr 1, 2013

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Lane's 1-Q ?
From SmokingPipes.com:
Components: Black Cavendish Virginia Family: Aromatic Cut: Ribbon
Basically a Golden Cavendish blend but with a hint of Fire-Cured blended in provides scintillating taste and flavorful aroma.

 

mranglophile

Can't Leave

May 11, 2015

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United States

• Jun 10, 2015

• #11

Lane's 1Q is an aromatic, it does contain virginias, but I think they mean a verginai that is sweet versus a virginia with sweeteners.
The 2 McClelland products already listed and I find FVF penty sweet.

 

daimyo

Lifer

May 15, 2014

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Newminster Superior Navy Flake 400 is nicely sweet as well but the suggestions so far can't be beat.

 

newbroom

Lifer

Jul 11, 2014

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Florida

• Jun 10, 2015

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Is it 'across the board', or just the coins and flakes that I see prices creeping upward?

What drives these increases? Popularity? Demand? Perception?

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

1,528

15

South Dakota

• Jun 10, 2015

• #14

I would say any of the McClelland Christmas Cheers, or McClelland Blackwoods Flake.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Jun 10, 2015

• #15

I'll second peteguy on McClelland's 5100. I also find Orlik's OGS sweet/not over sweet. I've heard McClelland's Dark Star is really tasty but I'm following instructions and letting my tin get some age. There are probably a number of more sweet Virginias, but since sweet isn't my big criteria, I don't know them.

 

settersbrace

Lifer

Mar 20, 2014

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Dark Star, right out of a fresh tin. Now...this thread is done.

 

doctorthoss

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 6, 2011

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When I want to blend I tend to avoid McClellands due to the ketchup smell/taste so many have talked about (I enjoy it, but when I want to blend I like a very neutral tobacco taste, and don't consider McC to be best for that ). When I blend Vas, I like to use A 50-50 mix of FVF and Opening Night. When I want to sweeten it, I use C&D Red Va Cavendish. It's not artificially flavored, just cooked with sugar in a way that brings of a lot of sweetness (adding sugars like that doesn't bother me, as all tobaccos have sugars added in the initial processing stages).

 

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supdog

Can't Leave

Nov 10, 2012

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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/some-of-the-sweetest-non-aromatic-tobaccos-recommendation
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/sweetest-straight-va
There's some reading for you, good luck with your blending.

 

settersbrace

Lifer

Mar 20, 2014

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I have long ago gotten past the McClellend tin note and personally believe that for a US based blender, they do Virginias better than many and possibly most. I do like me some FVF and some British VaPers but it's hard to beat McClellends and they're always available. For any one of us to say what is the best or sweetest Virginias is purely subjective and one sided, experiment and find what YOU like the best. Some darn good recommendations have been listed here.

 

buroak

Lifer

Jul 29, 2014

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I once knew a bulky Virginia, but she was far from sweet.
Seriously, though, the recommendations for McCranie's Red Ribbon and McClelland's 5100 are probably your surest advice.