Best Blend of 2023: An Elimination Game

[cshubhra]

Most of what’s left I like or love . But we should have to be brutal.

Sorry to see Royal Yacht almost gone

 

[Ahi Ka]

Pegasus, meanwhile, has been spotted taunting the other blends, thrusting his hips in disgust and telling them to suck it.

Out of all the American commercial blends I have tried, Pegasus and its sister blend Winchester are the most similar to homegrown. I don’t say this as a snarky bugger who had his nomination culled, but rather someone who is excited to see, that even with the plethora of options available, good humble tobacco which tastes like tobacco still holds its own.

 

[LongIslandPiper]

Hogshead +1
Capt’n Black royal -1

 

[LongIslandPiper]

I wanted to make certain grape was doa

 

[Dave760]

Mixture №79 -1
Maple Shadows +1

 

[B.Lew]

Anomalous +1
Golden Sliced Orlik -1

 

[Ryan]

1989 +1
Exclusive -1

 

[Bbailey324]

BCF +1
Royal Yacht -1

 

[seanv]

Ennerdale +1
1989 -1

edited to fix my bad math skills lol

 

[jbfrady]

Ennerdale +1
Royal Yacht -1

By my math, Royal Yacht is dead

It died in the post before yours, so feel free to swap your downvote. You were only two minutes apart. This thread's feeling mighty revolutionary against all things Royal.

 

[seanv]

It died in the post before yours, so feel free to swap your downvote. You were only two minutes apart. This thread's feeling mighty revolutionary against all things Royal.

Whoops. I edited my post. This is fun

 

[rick3wood]

Ennerdale +1
Exclusive - C&D -1

 

[AcesAndEights]

Peterson Flake +1
Stratfordshire -1

 

[Winnipeger]

Pegasus +1
Mixture #79 -1

 

[Ash Cooper]

+1 Wintertime flake
-1 Anomalous

 

[ThermionicScott]

I'm limiting my input to blends I've tried, otherwise not voting; just watching.

Same here. I need to try a lot more blends, apparently!

 

[Servant King]

PSLNF +1
C&D Pegasus -1

Time to put this horse out to pasture...

 

[Scottmi]

Esoterica Dorchester +1
Squadron Leader -1

 

[jbfrady]

I'll show some attention to blends that haven't seen any action.
+1 Rich Dark Honeydew
-1 From Beyond

Living:
Anomalous - Sutliff - 15
Brown Twist #4 - SG - 10
Aged Burley Flake - Solani - 7
Luxury Navy Flake - Peter Stokkebye - 16
Squadron Leader - SG - 12
Golden Sliced - Orlik - 11
Red Virginia - Robert McConnell - 11
Dockworker - HU - 12
Oriental Silk - C&D - 10
Pegasus - C&D - 17
Mixture #79 - Sutliff - 8
Rouxgaroux - WCC - 10
Ennerdale - GH - 17
1989 - Erik Stokkebye - 15
Stratfordshire - C&D - 9
Full Virginia Flake - SG - 13
Maple Shadows - Sutliff - 12
Holly's Non Plus Ultra - Dan - 10
Rich Dark Honeydew - GH - 11
From Beyond - C&D - 9
Bob's Chocolate Flake - GH - 12
Black - Sillem's - 12
Dorchester - Esoterica - 15
American Cut Plug - Watch City - 9
Exclusive - C&D - 4
Skiff Mixture - SG - 13
No. 69 - Peter Henrichs - 10
Flake - Peterson (Dunhill) - 12
Lancer Slices - F&K - 10
Wintertime Flake - SG - 13
Dark Bird's Eye - GH - 15

Deceased:
Grape - Captain Black
Match 20 - Sutliff
Hogshead - Seattle Pipe Club
Royal - Captain Black
Royal Yacht - Peterson

In this eat-the-rich world, the Royal Yacht was unable to stay afloat and now sleeps with the fishes. Several blends now comprise the upper echelon of this challenge, but it is with great irony that "Exclusive" isn't part of the club.

 

[captainsousie]

Squadron Leader+1
Mixture 79 -1