Alternatives To Classic Tobacco Blends

[sablebrush52]

here are times for fuffing about

Faffing about. It's a British term for people doing things in a disorganized way that results in much effort and little accomplishment.

 

[anotherbob]

Faffing about. It's a British term for people doing things in a disorganized way that results in much effort and little accomplishment.

Yeah I know. But don't want to look too cosmopolitan. Also never read it anywhere only heard it spoken. So as far as I knew I might have just slaughtered it's spelling.

 

[edger]

My view on this issue is to get to know others on this forum whose tastes and opinions jive somewhat with your own. Ask them for their opinions and try some of the blends that they like. A long process perhaps, but "subjectivity" will be less of a problem than going to lists like the one the OP posted.
As far as the semantics issue, I endorse @jiminks approach. He uses standardized terms of his own, and employs them in the order of their significance to whichever blend he is reviewing. Apologies to him if I have misstated anything here.
To me, this is the way to find alternatives, in the inevitable reality that many blends will go the way of the dodo.

 

[sablebrush52]

a lot of people think that creatives shouldn't or can't be specific

It's true of untalented "creatives". Art for art's sake is fine when you're a trust fund baby, burning through the result of your parents' hard work and sacrifice.
And in all instances, Sturgeon's Law applies.

 

[anotherbob]

It's true of untalented "creatives". Art for art's sake is fine when you're a trust fund baby, burning through the result of your parents' hard work and sacrifice.
And in all instances, Sturgeon's Law applies.

personally I am a fan of art for arts sake. I think it's good for people to have an outlet. Honestly if I don't create I get even more crazy. Though I will on a side note say that although mathematically impossible somehow it doubly applies to poetry.

 

[edger]

I've always thought that developing the ability to "render" accurately before attempting abstract work was a requirement. How does the viewer know that your hand did what your mind told it?
Same thing applies to writing. You need a vocabulary that contains adverbs and adjectives that refine your thought. It also wouldn't hurt to have access to the OED!

 

[condorlover1]

It's true of untalented "creatives". Art for art's sake is fine when you're a trust fund baby, burning through the result of your parents' hard work and sacrifice.
And in all instances, Sturgeon's Law applies.

What? They go to live in Scotland and vote SNP?

 

[edger]

What? They go to live in Scotland and vote SNP?

Sounds fishy to me.

 

[Servant King]

Faffing about. It's a British term for people doing things in a disorganized way that results in much effort and little accomplishment.

Which is interchangeable with a nearly identical term: life on planet Earth.

Gosh, I love synonyms...

 

[mingc]

Weird that the Charatan (I think Orlik in the US) Dunhill replacements aren't on the list. Some are actually pretty decent.

I thought that was wierd also, but most reviews of Charatan's I have seen suggest they never really got that close to the Dunhill blends.

The OP's linked article and chart are from tobaccopipes.com's blog. Tobaccopipes.com does not sell Charatan tobacco, which is not imported in the US. So, it's not so weird that there's no mention of Charatan.