Blends Everybody Should Try Once?

[HopHand]

Just for curiosity's sake.
What are some tobacco blends you personally believe all pipe smokers should try at least once before they leave this world? And if you have a reason other than it's yummy why?
In my limited experience it would have to be the famous codger blends. Only cause I've seen and tried them over the years as cheap last ditch RYO tobacco and it wasn't tell I started pipe smoking did I have any respect for them as a tobacco product.

 

[That Guy]

All of them ?

 

[HopHand]

All of them ?

I have many a times so far wondered if smoking a tin of every tobacco produced in a person's life time was possible or if one would run out of years before blends.

 

[JOHN72]

C&D: Mississippi Mud....you will go straight to heaven without dinner.....You will not feel the effects of the electric chair.....................

 

[That Guy]

I have many a times so far wondered if smoking a tin of every tobacco produced in a person's life time was possible or if one would run out of years before blends.

I'd be thinking more in the terms of being able to afford all that LOL no one said you had to smoke the whole tin/pouch/brick/bag/ect. Smoke one bowl and you're done with that blend LOL

 

[HopHand]

I'd be thinking more in the terms of being able to afford all that LOL no one said you had to smoke the whole tin/pouch/brick/bag/ect. Smoke one bowl and you're done with that blend LOL

Guess that's true. Only I would soon run out of space for those 99% full tins or the jars I stored then in. Already having that issue and I'm less than a year in and long past ran out of people to give it away too.
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[sablebrush52]

First thing that comes to mind is McClelland's 40th Anniversary blend - as good a matured red Virginia blend as I can recall.
Sufliff's 2020 Cringle Flake was at the same level, just as a Va/Per.

Pfeifen Huber Virginia Golden Flake - just fly to Munich and buy some, 'cause it isn't sold anywhere else.

Motzek Strang - the new release is a pale shadow of the Motzek made version - good but lacking the complexity of the earlier product.

HU Director's Cut - since it has been returned to its original formulation

McConnell made Rattray's blends

RO Perique Series GP-11

Esoterica Dunbar

All of these are either hard to find or expensive on the aftermarket. There are a lot of available blends that are great, but ones to try before you die is a different matter.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Ennerdale would be top of my list of blends everyone should at least try once.

 

[Worknman]

I cant speak on the other releases of Christmas Cheer but I can say I recently smoked some from a 2013 tin and it was absolutely phenomenal.

 

[perdurabo]

C&D The Beast

 

[HopHand]

First thing that comes to mind is McClelland's 40th Anniversary blend - as good a matured red Virginia blend as I can recall.
Sufliff's 2020 Cringle Flake was at the same level, just as a Va/Per.

Pfeifen Huber Virginia Golden Flake - just fly to Munich and buy some, 'cause it isn't sold anywhere else.

Motzek Strang - the new release is a pale shadow of the Motzek made version - good but lacking the complexity of the earlier product.

HU Director's Cut - since it has been returned to its original formulation

McConnell made Rattray's blends

RO Perique Series GP-11

Esoterica Dunbar

All of these are either hard to find or expensive on the aftermarket. There are a lot of available blends that are great, but ones to try before you die is a different matter.

Oh wow. Super awesome take on the question. While I knew a few were out their I hadn't considered "Grail" class tobaccos at all when I posted the question. Thank you.

 

[canadianpuffer]

Captain Black Grape - just so you can say you did ?

 

[HopHand]

Captain Black Grape - just so you can say you did ?

Yikes.
I don't understand how anybody smokes any of the captain blacks.
Got a multi pouch brand sampler and they became.
One of only two brands I straight tossed instead of saving to try later or for times of desperation.

 

[scloyd]

Molto Dolce straight out of the tin, not waiting 2 months for it to dry. The snap. crackle and pop makes it a fun blend.

Smoke it while your eating Rice Krispies...snap, crackle and pop in stereo.

 

[Servant King]

Captain Black Grape - just so you can say you did ?

Not something I want on my permanent record. If When I'm at the pearly gates, that's the kind of information that'll get the lever pulled and the cloud dropped right out from under me...

 

[That Guy]

Captain Black Grape - just so you can say you did ?

 

[Servant King]

Molto Dolce straight out of the tin,

Isn't that how Hunter S. Thompson died?

 

[condorlover1]

Anything me and Weezell smoke. You know I've often had that dream that I am at the pearly gates and Abraham is checking my file. After a few moments he says that I am all clear to come in to heaven but there is just one more formality to deal with and that is the cavity search!

 

[Jaylotw]

Dunhill Nightcap, Full Virginia Flake, Escudo are three I recommended to anyone starting out as classics in their genres and must tries. I think you have to smoke those three to get your Pipe Smoker Who Knows About Pipe Smoking card.

 

[HopHand]

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Welp this thread took a turn.
Now I'm stuck wondering are all pipe smokers weirdos or just the ones on this forum?
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