Best Blend of 2024: The Elimination Game Part

[Servant King]

+1 HH Burley Flake
-1 Lane 1-Q

1Q is deceased.

 

[sablebrush52]

+1 Cringle Flake
-1 Doblone D'Oro

 

[dottlejockey]

1Q is deceased.

Oops...so it is!
Revision: -1 Ennerdale Flake

 

[Bbailey324]

+1 Steamworks
-1 1792

 

[Servant King]

Oops...so it is!
Revision: -1 Ennerdale Flake

Yes, sadly, we cannot make it extra dead. Or even do something nice, like ADD SOME FREAKING BURLEY TO IT, God forbid...

 

[jbfrady]

+1 Escudo
-1 BCA

You can recast the negative side of your vote. BCA is already deceased…

 

[ThomasS]

-1 Escudo
+1 HH Burley Flake

 

[jbfrady]

-1792
+Capstan

Nominees
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AC Peterson
Escudo - 6
Capstan
Capstan Blue - 7
Cascadia
Trail Head - 6
Cornell & Diehl
Eight State Burley - 10
Exclusive - 12
Pegasus - 11
Steamworks - 15
Sun Bear - 10
Winchester - 11
Country Squire
Cowboy Coffee - 10
Shepherds Pie - 9
Daughters & Ryan
3 Sails - 10
Ryback - 10
Drucquer & Sons
Rule Britannia - 10
Dunhill/Peterson
Early Morning Pipe - 12
Erik Stokkebye 4th Gen
1931 Flake - 10
Esoterica
Dunbar - 9
Pembroke - 11
Gawith Hoggarth
Aniseed Twist - 10
Bosun Cut Plug - 4
Bosun Plug - 13
Dark Flake Aromatic - 10
Ennerdale Flake - 9
GL Pease
Bankside - 11
Geometrie - 9
Horizons - 14
Telegraph Hill - 11
Quiet Nights - 15
HU Tobacco
Aus dem Krater no. 2 - 10
Director's Cut - 12
Makhuwa - 10
Mac Baren
HH Burley Flake - 14
HH Latakia Flake - 11
Old Dark Fired - 10
Royal Twist - 11
Missouri Meerschaum
Luminaire - 10
Orlik
Golden Sliced - 5
Ravenwood
Gates of Argonath - 10
Samuel Gawith
1792 Flake - 19
Cabbie's Roll Cut - 10
Savinelli
Doblone D'Oro - 9
Sutliff
Cringle Flake - 15
Match Victorian - 11
Phantom Privateer - 10
The Old Boss - 9
Watch City
558 - 11
Bipolar Express - 6

Deceased
1-Q - Lane
BCA - Lane

Thus far, this game has represented an assault on all things tried-and-true. First they came for the Lanes and I said nothing. Mostly because that shit sucks. But now they're coming for actual good classics like Capstan Blue and Escudo and Orlik GS and I must say... for shame!

The patriot in me is proud, however. American blending houses are really cleaning up in this game. GLP, Cornell & Diehl, and Sutliff blends have accumulated a combined 24 extra hit points so far with only two blends (Geometrie and The Old Boss) falling below the initial 10-point threshold.

1792 still holds a commanding lead, though. So far, if this blend has a theme song, it's "Can't Touch This" by the incomparable MC Hammer.

 

[rsshreck32]

Exclusive +1
Ennerdale -1

 

[ThomasS]

Bosun Cut Plug -1
HH Burley Flake +1

 

[JackOrion]

There’s none on here that I’ve tried and disliked. I’m surprised though that Sansepulcro isn’t on the list.

 

[Manawydan]

+1 Sun Bear
-1 1792 Flake

 

[Mr_houston]

Capstan Blue +1
Orlik Golden Sliced -1

 

[niblicck]

- Pegasus
+ Escudo

 

[andrew]

+ 1792
- d&r 3 sails

 

[Sobrbiker]

+1792
-OGS

 

[onepyrotec]

Ravenwood Gates of Argonath +1
Orlik Golden Sliced -1

 

[cshubhra]

Ravenwood -1
Orlik Golden Sliced +1

 

[Pipke]

+1 Quiet Nights
-1 OGS

 

[VDL_Piper]

+1 Telegraph Hill
+1 HH Latakia Flake