What Do You Spice Your Carter Hall With?
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I have mixed Carter Hall with Five Brothers in the past to get more of a punch. Carter Hall has a nice flavoring that the Five Brothers absorbs very well.
Lately I have been adding more straight burleys to it. Sutliff mild burley mixed in is my favorite. I have my pouch filled with 1/3 carter hall, 1/3 mild burley, and 1/3 toasted burley. The Carter Hall takes the edge off the toasted burley, and brings out the buttery taste I like. Carter Hall has been 99 percent of my smoking since 2012
I used to put all kinds of things in it but now I use it as a work blend or in-between smoke to retune my taste buds. So as is pretty much.
I'm with Pipestud on adding some 5 Brothers for that nic hit. I also like to add some Lanes BCA to sweeten things up some.
I will by trying the perique soon. Have to order some. Any suggestions who to order from? What to look for?
C&D's Cube Cut Burley, Dark Burley or P&C's Dark Fired Kentucky Burley are great, especially with a small pinch of Cavendish or Perique for some sweetness and kick.
I haven't had CH for a while, and when I went to buy a pouch nearby at smokerfriendly, they had neither tub nor pouch, so I bought their last pouch of PA. However, I thought I'd throw a few ideas in the kettle. Tambolaka might make an interesting base note; I'd just go with a sturdy pinch in a bowl's worth. Black Cavendish would give CH a little more volume to the smoke and might actually bring up its constituent tobaccos too. McClellands Red Cake Virginia 5100 might sweeten it and give it a bit more depth, and I'd go about equal parts with that. Again with the base note, I think Mac B's Old Dark Fired, rubbed out to appropriate size, might do interesting things in a wide chamber, a pot, author, or diplomat, for example. Mixes can really turn up good taste and fragrance. Some of my best smokes have been homemade "blends."
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