Best Blend of 2024: The Nominations Phase
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My vote is for Quiet Nights. I thought I saw it listed previously. Just in case.
Pembroke is quite good. I prefer it above Margate.
I see it's already mentioned, quite near the beginning; but the absolute best tin I've had this year was Steamworks.
I could name something else just for the game, but for the pleasure I had from that tin - WOW!
And I popped 16 more in the cellar.
I could name something else just for the game, but for the pleasure I had from that tin - WOW!
And I popped 16 more in the cellar.
Looks like JB wasn't happy about a repeat, and admittedly, it did nothing to broaden the game. So I perused through some of my empty tins from the last few months that I haven't gotten to throwing out yet (I always think I'll re-purpose them in some way), and came up with another that really did it for me that I had forgotten for the moment:
Phantom Privateer (Crumble Kake #6). So add that to the list for the game.
I was impressed with that one and have more in the cellar too, thank goodness.
First, to update the list:
Nominees
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Capstan
Capstan Blue
Cascadia
Trail Head
Cornell & Diehl
Eight State Burley
Exclusive
Pegasus
Steamworks
Sun Bear
Country Squire
Cowboy Coffee
Shepherds Pie
Daughters & Ryan
3 Sails
Drucquer & Sons
Rule Britannia
Erik Stokkebye 4th Gen
1931 Flake
Esoterica
Dunbar
Pembroke
Gawith Hoggarth
Aniseed Twist
Bosun Plug
Dark Flake Aromatic
Ennerdale Flake
GL Pease
Bankside
Geometrie
Horizons
Telegraph Hill
Quiet Nights
Lane
1-Q
BCA
HU Tobacco
Aus dem Krater no. 2
Director's Cut
Mac Baren
HH Burley Flake
HH Latakia Flake
Old Dark Fired
Royal Twist
Missouri Meerschaum
Luminaire
Orlik
Golden Sliced
Samuel Gawith
Cabbie's Roll Cut
Sutliff
Cringle Flake
Match Victorian
Phantom Privateer
The Old Boss
Watch City
558
Bipolar Express
Next up for business:
@Val and @Grangerous and @kanaia can each nominate another blend, as each nom was a duplicate. It can be anything and it doesn't have to have been released in 2024. This game is all about the drama and the turmoil, so the more blends the better.
As far as the game goes...
We're already up to 40 blends nominated, so this is going to be one hell of a game. Last year, the nominations ended on 12/31 and the game began on 1/1. Because I posted the game sooner this time around, more people have seen it and nominated blends. As a heads up, due to this fact, we'll probably lock nominations on the 23rd and begin the game on the 26th. (I like to think that I have a life, so there's no way in hell that I'll be logging noms on Christmas, but it would neat to begin voting immediately thereafter.)
As the game gets closer, I'll post the rules again, but most commenters here played last year and so I'm assuming it won't take much clarification. This is a free for all game in which each blend begins with 10 hit points. Each vote deducts from one blend and gives to another. Once a blend reaches zero hit points, it is permanently eliminated.
Eventually, all blends except for one will be rendered to the past tense and when that happens, we'll have our best blend of 2024. Last year's winner was Rich Dark Honeydew by @gawithhoggarth but it hasn't been nominated this year, so at this current moment, there's no chance of the winner being a duplicate.
Nominees
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Capstan
Capstan Blue
Cascadia
Trail Head
Cornell & Diehl
Eight State Burley
Exclusive
Pegasus
Steamworks
Sun Bear
Country Squire
Cowboy Coffee
Shepherds Pie
Daughters & Ryan
3 Sails
Drucquer & Sons
Rule Britannia
Erik Stokkebye 4th Gen
1931 Flake
Esoterica
Dunbar
Pembroke
Gawith Hoggarth
Aniseed Twist
Bosun Plug
Dark Flake Aromatic
Ennerdale Flake
GL Pease
Bankside
Geometrie
Horizons
Telegraph Hill
Quiet Nights
Lane
1-Q
BCA
HU Tobacco
Aus dem Krater no. 2
Director's Cut
Mac Baren
HH Burley Flake
HH Latakia Flake
Old Dark Fired
Royal Twist
Missouri Meerschaum
Luminaire
Orlik
Golden Sliced
Samuel Gawith
Cabbie's Roll Cut
Sutliff
Cringle Flake
Match Victorian
Phantom Privateer
The Old Boss
Watch City
558
Bipolar Express
Next up for business:
@Val and @Grangerous and @kanaia can each nominate another blend, as each nom was a duplicate. It can be anything and it doesn't have to have been released in 2024. This game is all about the drama and the turmoil, so the more blends the better.
As far as the game goes...
We're already up to 40 blends nominated, so this is going to be one hell of a game. Last year, the nominations ended on 12/31 and the game began on 1/1. Because I posted the game sooner this time around, more people have seen it and nominated blends. As a heads up, due to this fact, we'll probably lock nominations on the 23rd and begin the game on the 26th. (I like to think that I have a life, so there's no way in hell that I'll be logging noms on Christmas, but it would neat to begin voting immediately thereafter.)
As the game gets closer, I'll post the rules again, but most commenters here played last year and so I'm assuming it won't take much clarification. This is a free for all game in which each blend begins with 10 hit points. Each vote deducts from one blend and gives to another. Once a blend reaches zero hit points, it is permanently eliminated.
Eventually, all blends except for one will be rendered to the past tense and when that happens, we'll have our best blend of 2024. Last year's winner was Rich Dark Honeydew by @gawithhoggarth but it hasn't been nominated this year, so at this current moment, there's no chance of the winner being a duplicate.
My discover of the year is C & D Winchester.
D&R Ryback was nominated by @brooklynpiper but wasn’t included on the most recent update!