2014 TOBACCO PICKS

[kanaka95]

Sorry fellow pipe brothers but i was wondering if this would strike an interest.I hope it's not to early for this and please forgive me if it is.What would be your top ten picks of tobacco as it stands right now.I know its only april but being a newcomer to the sport this is how i kinda gauge some good baccy to try and i love hearing about everyones favorites as they usually have a brief story behind why they like and enjoy certain tobaccos.I haven't even tried ten tobaccos yet so i can't give you my favorites.I know theres going to be some new tobaccos coming out but if you would do the honors and give it a go i would appreciate it.Happy puffs.

 

[petes03]

Hmmm.... Top 10, I have more like a Top 50 list, lol! But I'll try to list just 10.

Right now I'm on a big Va, VaPer and VaBur kick, so that's what I'm gonna list.
Capstan Blue Flake

Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls

Orlik Golden Sliced

P. Stokkebye Lux. Bullseye Flake

Mac Baren Mixture Flake

Mac Baren Virginia Flake

P. Stokkebye Lux. Twist Flake

McClelland 221b Black Shag

Mac Baren Roll Cake

And one I just tried today, but has become an instant hit with me, Dan Tobacco Hamborger Veermaster.

 

[pipejunky]

I don't now if i can get through 10 but here goes: captain black dark, Sutliff Barbados Plantation,Molto Dolche,H&h Daybreak,Larry's Blend cut with sweet & Savory, McClelland 5100 & 5110, S&g 1792, Sweet Coconut Twist,Boswell Pennsylvania Dutch Treat That was easy.

 

[saint007]

The list could change at any time but right now:
Sillem's Black

Veermaster

Frog Morton Original

Sillem's Red

3 Nuns

Dunhill 965

Dunhill Early Morning Pipe

7 Seas original

Frog Morton Cellar

Germain's Plum Cake (thanks Cortez for the tip on this one)

P S Golden Dansk

 

[macattack]

GL Pease Jackknife Plug

GL Pease Triple Play

Cornell & Diehl Exhaused Rooster

Cornell & Diehl Sunday Picnic

Cornell & Diehl Opening Night

MacBaren Old Dark Fired

McClelland Blackwoods Flake

McClelland Bulk 2010

McClelland Dark Star

Hearth & Home Anniversary Kake
These are some of my go-to blends. I seem to favor dark-fired Kentucky burley lately.

 

[cortezattic]

ODF

Capstan Yellow

Esoterica Stonehaven

SG Medium Va flake (in the tin, Golden Glow)

SG FVF

SG Best Brown flake

SG St. James flake

F&T Cut Virginia Plug

F&T BlackJack

Rattray's Brown Clunee
Alternatives:

• Esoterica Brighton
  
  Esoterica Scarborough
  
  Mac Baren Virginia #1
  
  Dan Limerick
  
  Rattray's Marlin Flake
  
  Rattray's Hal O'the Wynd
  
  Rattray's Old Gowrie
  
  4noggins' Prairie Wind
  
  4noggins' Weybridge
  
  C&D Haunted Bookshop

I haven't the time or energy to get into several offerings from:

• Hearth & Home
  
  G L Pease
  
  McClelland
  
  Sillem's
  
  Dunhill
  
  Solani
  
  Reiner
  
  Heinrich
  
  Wessex
  
  both Stokkebyes
  
  several other Dan blends
  
  many C&D offerings
  
  and innumerable miscellaneous stand-outs, like Escudo!

Is this the Golden Age Of Tobaccos, or what?!

Seriously, a list of top 50 blends is not unrealistic -- and I don't even smoke Latakia and Lakeland scented blends!

Mind you, I'm omitting a lot of brands I routinely smoke but don't consider "top notch", like P.A., Angler's Dream,

Newminster's selections, Sail, Skandinavik, Troost, IRC, Altadis match blends, etc.

 

[voorhees]

Here are my top 10. In no particular order.
1. Scotty's Butternut Burley

2. Dunhill Nightcap

3. Frog Morton Cellar

4. Balkan Sobranie

5. Escudo

6. Molto Dolce

7. Peterson's Irish Oak

8. GL Pease Navigator

9. GL Pease Sextant

10. Black House

 

[edgreen]

1. H&H Magnum Opus

2. Frog Morton on the Bayou

3. Escudo

4. 4 noggins Bald Headed Teacher

5. Seattle Pipe Club Mississippi River

6. Frog Morton Cellar

7. Daughters and Ryan's Rimboche SJ

8. H&H Anniversary Kake

9. 4 noggins Three Blind Moose

10. Esoterica Dunbar

 

[brdavidson]

Ok, I'll give it a go, in no particular order.
1. Carter Hall

2. SG Best Brown Flake

3. Brigham Klondike Gold

4. Dunhill MM 965

5. Escudo

6. MacBaren Virginia #1

7. Wessex Brigade Dark Fired

8. Peterson De Luxe Mixture

9. Orlik Golden Sliced

10. Three Nuns

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Astley's 109

Astley's 2

Blackjack

McClelland's Red Cake

Holger Danske Original Mild Orange

Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Twist Flake

Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Navy Flake

Newminster Superior Navy Flake

H&H Virginia Spice

GLP Triple Play
But, this is just my short list.

 

[james80]

Germain Rich Dark Flake

Peterson Irish Oak

Hearth and Home Anni Kake

4 Noggins Weybridge

Lame 1Q

G&H American Delite

Erinmore Flake

DMP Elizabethan Mixture

McBaren ODF

Dunhill EMP

 

[dryseason91]

Honestly, I haven't smoked enough to do a proper Top 10, but here's my Top 5, in no particular order:
Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls

Mick McQuaid Plug

Peterson University Flake

McConnell Original Oriental

Solani Aged Burley Flake

 

[Perique]

I never get tired of top ten threads. Mine:
- Escudo

- Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake

- Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake

- Pipeworks & Wilke No. 5

- GLP Haddo's Delight

- GLP Fillmore

- McConnell's Scottish Cake

- Rattray's Marlin Flake

- GLP Cumberland

- H&H Anniversary Kake

 

[kanaka95]

Wow I'm amazed guys thanks for the response i love it.keep it coming it's awesome to see the taste of our members here.Keep puffin on.

 

[mrdottle]

In my pipe smoking ‘career’ I have evolved from smoking solely aros to English blends (Latakia/ Virginias) and American English blends (Latakia / burley) to VAs and VAPERS to burley blends. I now consider myself a Burleyophile. I still smoke ‘em all, but for every one bowl of VAs, VAPERS, Latakia blends and bombs, I’ll smoke three or four bowls of burley blends. As such, I am listing some of my favorite burley blends. Granted, many true burley blends do contain VAs, and possibly perique, etc. And some burley blends also contain Latakia but it is very much in the background, i.e., I would not consider these American English blends.
Cornell & Diehl:
Big n’ Burley

Burley Flake #3

Exhausted Rooster

Lunchtime Blues

Night Train

Pegasus

Riverboat Gambler

Old Joe Krantz
MacBaren - HH Old Dark Fired
Pipes & Cigars - L J Heart Burley
G L Pease - Jackknife Plug
Park Lane - Fireside
Uhle’s – Blend 00
John Patton / 4noggins - Storm Front

 

[phred]

I'm still a noob, and right now I'm trying to get through a backlog of samples that I ordered early on in order to justify adding things to my rotation.
That said, there are a few blends that have earned a spot as "regulars":

1. Lane 1-Q (local variant, "Victorian Standard")

2. Molto Dolce (wife approved)

3. Prince Albert (ditto)

4. Escudo

5. Luxury Bullseye Flake

6. Black House
The other 4 slots in the Top Ten will likely include a lighter English and a more robust English blend (still exploring, haven't settled on a particular blend yet), and possibly some Virginias once I have an opportunity to experiment with them. I'd put Sugar Barrel on the list, but it's been discontinued, so I'm going to have to ration my stash until someone resurrects it...

 

[morton]

I've been smoking mostly Va's and Vapers of late. Here's my list of (for now) top ten in no particular order:
Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake

Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake

Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture

Dunhill Flake

Orlik Golden Sliced

4Noggins Prairie Wind

4Noggins Alamosa

SG Best Brown Flake

SG St James Flake

SG FVF
I do smoke others from time to time including GLP Haddo's Delight, Escudo, Dunhill English blends, MacBaren stuff, McClelland stuff but more often than not, those ten are what I'm reaching for.

 

[cigrmaster]

kanaka, after you read my list, there is no reason to read further. Mine is the quintessential list for any tobacco gourmand. Now pay close attention. :rofl:
Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake

Esoterica Stonehaven

Escudo and Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls

Mac Baren Old Dark Fired

Brigham Klondike Gold

Capstan Blue Flake

Astleys no 44 Dark Flake

Rotary Navy Cut

Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake and St James Flake

Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug

Solani Silver Flake and 633
These are just a few of my favorites, if you would like a list of the rest of mine, please feel free to ask. My list is made up of only the finest tobacco's on the planet. After years of exhaustive tasting I have come up with the finest list known to mankind.
I also have a particular bridge for sale in Brooklyn. lol