Best Match Codger Blends

[NomadOrb]

Tubs like Carter Hall and Prince Albert are getting harder to find. What are some of your favorite match blends that are as good or maybe even better than the old otc blends?

I've heard a lot of talk about Chatham Manor and Sutliff Estate. Do these satisfy long time codger blend enjoyers?

 

[username]

I like derby club aromatic. It’s a match to Kentucky club aromatic. (Never had the original) but I enjoy it occasionally.

 

[AJL67]

SPC seems to have a ton of Prince Albert with limits of 5 cans a day, seems like it's out there, personally i'd be grabbing up the actual stuff before looking for a match.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

SPC seems to have a ton of Prince Albert with limits of 5 cans a day, seems like it's out there, personally i'd be grabbing up the actual stuff before looking for a match.

This is sage advice. If the original is still in production and in your price range, pick some up.

Otherwise, Sutliff, Hearth & Home, and P&C have codger match blends (often in bulk). Note, the name may be slightly different, like Prince Andrew and Chatham Manor.

I haven't tried the match blends, so I can't comment on similarities.

 

[NomadOrb]

SPC seems to have a ton of Prince Albert with limits of 5 cans a day, seems like it's out there, personally i'd be grabbing up the actual stuff before looking for a match.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Grangerous]

My favorite is Match Granger. I put Granger in a bowl and hit it with a match.

 

[MikeDub]

Sutliff Ready Rubbed is fantastic. I never tried the original but I have tried the Lane version. I liked the Sutliff Ready Rubbed better and it’s one of if not my favorite codger blend, up there with Granger for sure.

Oh and Match Sugar Barrel is very good too

 

[Waning Embers]

Match Flying Dutchman

 

[NomadOrb]

My favorite is Match Granger. I put Granger in a bowl and hit it with a match.

Is there even a match for Granger?

 

[NomadOrb]

Sutliff Ready Rubbed is fantastic. I never tried the original but I have tried the Lane version. I liked the Sutliff Ready Rubbed better and it’s one of if not my favorite codger blend, up there with Granger for sure.

Oh and Match Sugar Barrel is very good too

I'm a fan of lane and Sutliff ready rubbed. Lane is no longer being made unfortunately, as I preferred that one myself.

 

[didimauw]

I don't have much input on this, however Carter hall is one of my favorite blends, and I hate Catham Manor.

 

[Elric]

I'm not terribly knowledgeable about codger blends as a whole, but do enjoy Sutliff Estate occasionally.

 

[Waning Embers]

I hate Catham Manor.

Yeah, that one was pretty bad.

 

[NomadOrb]

I guess I'll just have to keep stocking up when they are in stock. Thanks.

 

[LOREN]

I like Match Walnut, Match Holiday Mixture, and Match Elizabethan.

 

[n_irwin]

I pick up a bit of Match VIP because I was intrigued by the birch flavoring. It’s a decent aromatic that I enjoy from time to time.

 

[rmbittner]

These are really outside my wheelhouse—and I’ve not tried the originals—but I do occasionally enjoy Man’s Best Friend (marketed as a match for Barking Dog) and Great Outdoors (Field & Stream), both from Sutliff.

 

[instymp]

I don't have much input on this, however Carter hall is one of my favorite blends, and I hate Catham Manor.

Yes, no reason not to buy CH. Always here.

 

[didimauw]

Yes, no reason not to buy CH. Always here.

Tastes better, burns cooler, and cheaper!

 

[renfield]

I always get a chemical note in the second half of a bowl of Carter Hall. No other tobacco I’ve tried does that. To my palate Chatham Manor is more restrained on the topping and is pleasant through the whole bowl. YMMV.

If you like CH (or any other blend) then stock up on it.

Match Ready Rubbed is excellent. Don’t know how it compares to the original.