Beware of the Carter Hall Hype!
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Like someone said previously, if you smoke 4, 5 or more bowls a day it's a great smoke. Nothing wrong with OTC blends IMO. If you are a burley smoker you'll probably agree, if not a burley smoker you're missing out!!! LOL
Different smokes for different folks.
Different smokes for different folks.
hfearly,
I am the same as you. If you only smoke once, the tobacco has to be impressive in and of itself. As I often say, Wessex Burley Slices are my favourite but it isn't necessarily a show stopping blend either - but it is miles away from the drugstore burleys...
That Dutch blend sounds quite nice.
I am the same as you. If you only smoke once, the tobacco has to be impressive in and of itself. As I often say, Wessex Burley Slices are my favourite but it isn't necessarily a show stopping blend either - but it is miles away from the drugstore burleys...
That Dutch blend sounds quite nice.
Smoke what you like, like what you smoke !
Haven't smoked CH but I smoked PA, as a matter of fact I bought a pouch at the grocer out of curiosity. I would definitely not buy a whole tub of it. It has it's time and place in my rotation.
Personally, for the price ( $7 for a 50g pouch of PA ) I could pick up the same quantity of something that's more up my alley at the B&M .
Haven't smoked CH but I smoked PA, as a matter of fact I bought a pouch at the grocer out of curiosity. I would definitely not buy a whole tub of it. It has it's time and place in my rotation.
Personally, for the price ( $7 for a 50g pouch of PA ) I could pick up the same quantity of something that's more up my alley at the B&M .
okiebriar - You know, it is by no means horrible. And I do understand why people use it to break pipes in - it did seem to burn fairly cool and left a fairly thick ash.
Okie, it's actually pretty good for smoking outside at work as it's fast-burning and you won't need to tamp or relight.
(Though again, I recommend trying the Angler's Dream!)
(Though again, I recommend trying the Angler's Dream!)
I liked the Black House. But I didn't love it to death ;-) Mostly because out of the fresh opened tin it tastes a bit "spicy" to me. I'll try mixing it 50/50 with CH and see if that takes some of the edge off. Actually if that works out that'd be an amazing use of all that CH!
I find CH to be a good, every day, easily available and convenient, very affordable smoke. No, it's not a special blend, but I like it as a solid Burley tobacco, one that usually doesn't bite and think it is a good newbie tobacco. No, it's not an aromatic, a VA/Per, or an English/Balkan, but I would bet that more new pipers would find it to be acceptable compared to the more exotics IN THEIR FIRST FEW PIPES, especially before they have discovered their particular preferences, New pipers have generally not learned to properly dry, pack, light, and smoke their tobaccos, which often causes their less-than-ideal experiences in those first, critical pipesful. I think learning to enjoy the pipe is more important in the beginning than the superb experiences of our favorite blends that come later in our piping lives. Each piper is different in his/her preferences for blends and pipes, but we all have to learn to enjoy the piping experience, and starting with a baseline, albeit less exciting tobacco like CH, SWR, or PA can be a good start.
i like carter hall and the other otc tobacs from time to time, just to break things up abit. i think they offer straight up smoking, no trills here. i started smoking a pipe as a kid 13 years old. that was 40 years ago. i had to learn how to smoke a pipe the hard way (no help). my point here is simple. otc tobacs were all i had to go by. it kinda stays with you. i agree that these types of tobaccos are`nt for everyone. i would not suggest these otc tobacs to a newcomer. just my 2 cents here.
take care.
mike.
take care.
mike.
I tried it straight again, and still didn't find it earth shattering. So I tossed a third of my Carter Hall pouch in a jar that had MacB Vanilla and a third of a pouch of CBW. Just fired it up and it's pretty darn good. This joint is going to smell classy all day.
If I was single and this was 1975, I'd light this up by the fire at a ski chalet and attract a bevy of ladies. That is if the old pipe ads were true... :
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If I was single and this was 1975, I'd light this up by the fire at a ski chalet and attract a bevy of ladies. That is if the old pipe ads were true... :
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