A One Blend Man

[fnord]

I love Latin.
"Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."
"Who longs for peace should prepare for war," about right there, Mission?
Fnord

 

[josephcross]

I wouldn't want to smoke a Latakia blend either always or never.

^This

 

[didimauw]

I got lucky after trying 20 or so blends, that I found my favorite very quickly. Cheap, readily available, and old (post 2007 by a long shot). I've been smoking it for about 4 years now.

 

[wyfbane]

My smoking tastes are all over the place. I couldn't do one blend.

 

[seagullplayer]

I only want to smoke my one favorite blend, I'm just having a bit of trouble narrowing it down.

 

[deathmetal]

I could see doing this. With repetition, one finds nuance. And there are some good candidates for the eternal blend...

 

[condorlover1]

I am a one blend guy!

 

[bigpond]

Al said:

Kidding aside, I typically really do smoke MM965 98% of the time.

Just curious if you've shopped around for a replacement and if so, if you've had any luck.

 

[ssjones]

Just curious if you've shopped around for a replacement and if so, if you've had any luck.

So far, no. Les Young was on a mission to have me test all of the 965 matches out there. So far, nothing is quite the same (I attribute this to the Brown cavendish). I have a boat-load (but realize the flavor will fade).

 

[fitzy]

Lately I've been finding myself reaching for PS Luxury Twist Flake far more frequently but I do have a ton of different blends at home.
My brother on the other hand only smokes Nat Sherman 509.

 

[pappymac]

I've been married to the same woman for 42 years....
In all other things I prefer variety.

 

[missionpipe]

"Who longs for peace should prepare for war," about right there, Mission?

You are correct sir.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

in order to avoid all my spending money go on tobacco I'm forced to keep my cellar limited-something various burley forward blend, yet some quality VaPers and some medium Virginas flake.All non aromatics, Perhaps I could consider smoking only 3-4 various blends all along once I have decided what I like best,so far couldnt have figure this diallema out,,

 

[sittingbear]

This may be a question for a second "piggy-back" post, but I want to ask for some elaboration. Several folks have said they are a one-blend smoker (or that they have a primary blend they smoke 50% of the time or more), but they don't mention what blend that is! So my question is, what is your primary, go-to smoke?
My two cents: I've been smoking a lot of OGS and PS LTF lately. I also just got a tub each of Chatham Manor and Lane Limited Ready Rub, which I've been enjoying, too.

 

[didimauw]

Carter Hall 99 percent of the time. The other 1 percent I mix it with butternut burley.

 

[redpanda]

" I can't imagine it, if for no other reason than because I wouldn't want to smoke a Latakia blend either always or never."
Funny how different we all are. I am exactly the opposite, I wouldn't be smoking a pipe if Latakia didn't exist.

 

[irishearl]

Close to always having been a 1 blend guy. That is have always only smoked 2 blends at a time, though what those blends have been has changed over time. Could easily stick with the 2 I like now forever, (if they continue to be made), ODF and C&D Odessa. But no way could I only do 1 blend. That would be too little variety for me.

 

[davidintexas]

"I have a completely groundless and unproveable theory that being a one-blend smoker is easier if you have a very limited number of choices available".
I agree with this. Also, if you are a relative newcomer like me to pipe smoking(4 years),then starting out with so many blends to choose from and getting hundreds of different recommendations makes it doubly hard. I still haven't found a "favorite" one but could name maybe 5 of my preferred ones. And that would probably be different 6 months from now.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Several folks have said they are a one-blend smoker (or that they have a primary blend they smoke 50% of the time or more), but they don't mention what blend that is!

That's so it stays in stock. :mrgreen:

 

[philobeddoe]

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