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Burley blends
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I bought some with my last order because I see you recommend it all the time, and our tastes seem to match up with burleys. I can't wait to give it a shot.
Lots of good recommendations already. I would add that I've really enjoyed trying out all the old time Codger/OTC blends and found that I really like the whole genre.
Also as already said, try the Mac Baren burley, like Golden Extra and Symphony they are excellent as well.
We really are spoiled for great choices in every pipe tobacco genre right now.
Also as already said, try the Mac Baren burley, like Golden Extra and Symphony they are excellent as well.
We really are spoiled for great choices in every pipe tobacco genre right now.
I mix the C&D Dark Burley with BCA for a Pegasus-like smoke, or with any good aromatic to improve the burn and add more body.
Can’t beat good old SWR for a classic burley blend! Goes great with morning coffee!
I haven’t had much luck blending it with aros. For me the two always seem to cancel out each other’s better qualities. I do mix dark burley with Izmir with good results
What is your pref ratio? I might give that a whirl tonight. Just happen to have both in stock.
It depends on what I'm going for, but usually I mix 80% dark burley, 20% Izmir. I smoke it in a narrow bowl, which brings out the Izmir flavors, for me.What is your pref ratio? I might give that a whirl tonight. Just happen to have both in stock.
Having discovered that I am (much to my initial disappointment) not a Virginia person but rather a Burley person, I've been trying quite a few Burley blends this year and have found four that I really enjoy:
Carter Hall
C&D Briar Fox
C&D Pegasus
C&D Haunted Bookshop
They're all very similar in style but at different spots on a scale between light and sweet and dark and earthy. Carter Hall is the lightest and sweetest of the bunch, with a gentle nicotine hit and subtle toppings of bourbon whiskey and cocoa. The toppings are mild enough that I wouldn't consider it an aromatic, it's definitely a Burley blend to me, just the lightest and sweetest of the bunch.
Next up is Briar Fox, which is a little bit darker and earthier than Carter Hall but still naturally sweet with pleasant notes of raisins and figs and an ever so slightly stronger nicotine content. After Briar Fox comes Pegasus, which starts to drift more towards the dark and earthy side but still has a little bit of natural sweetness from the unsweetened Black Cavendish and a noticably heftier nicotine punch.
Lastly, Haunted Bookshop falls at the darkest and earthiest end of the spectrum with no perceptible sweetness (to me at least) and a spicy peppercorn kick from dropping the Black Cavendish and replacing it with Perique. The nicotine content is quite substantial as well and definitely the strongest of the bunch. Beyond Haunted Bookshop lies Old Joe Krantz, which is still very much in the same blend family, but is so dark and earthy that I find it a little foul smelling and barnyard'y tasting.
If you're a fan of Carter Hall though I'd absolutely recommend trying out Briar Fox, Pegasus, and Haunted Bookshop. They're all quite similar in style and in the same sort of blend family, just at different places on the scale from light and sweet to dark and earthy. I love 'em all!
Carter Hall
C&D Briar Fox
C&D Pegasus
C&D Haunted Bookshop
They're all very similar in style but at different spots on a scale between light and sweet and dark and earthy. Carter Hall is the lightest and sweetest of the bunch, with a gentle nicotine hit and subtle toppings of bourbon whiskey and cocoa. The toppings are mild enough that I wouldn't consider it an aromatic, it's definitely a Burley blend to me, just the lightest and sweetest of the bunch.
Next up is Briar Fox, which is a little bit darker and earthier than Carter Hall but still naturally sweet with pleasant notes of raisins and figs and an ever so slightly stronger nicotine content. After Briar Fox comes Pegasus, which starts to drift more towards the dark and earthy side but still has a little bit of natural sweetness from the unsweetened Black Cavendish and a noticably heftier nicotine punch.
Lastly, Haunted Bookshop falls at the darkest and earthiest end of the spectrum with no perceptible sweetness (to me at least) and a spicy peppercorn kick from dropping the Black Cavendish and replacing it with Perique. The nicotine content is quite substantial as well and definitely the strongest of the bunch. Beyond Haunted Bookshop lies Old Joe Krantz, which is still very much in the same blend family, but is so dark and earthy that I find it a little foul smelling and barnyard'y tasting.
If you're a fan of Carter Hall though I'd absolutely recommend trying out Briar Fox, Pegasus, and Haunted Bookshop. They're all quite similar in style and in the same sort of blend family, just at different places on the scale from light and sweet to dark and earthy. I love 'em all!
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I'm a burley devotee, having been born into the scent of my dad's Granger, always from a pouch. I like so many burley based blends and blends with burley as a condiment. Two that come to mind are Petersons Irish Flake and 3-P.. C&D has played a major role in raising burley from an inexpensive codger leaf to a respectable premium blend base tobacco and condiment. So many C&D burley blends to mention but a few: Billy Bud, Old Joe Krantz in its various versions, Stratfordshire, Tuggle Hall, and many others.
And since no list of blends is complete without some unattainable unicorns, I'll recommend the no-longer available Nat Sherman 536, a pleasing English with burley as a condiment.
Among the old standards, I like both Sir Walter Raleigh regular and the aromatic version, though both blends are aromatic. Granger is always pleasing. D&R's Two Timer is all burley and sturdy.
And since no list of blends is complete without some unattainable unicorns, I'll recommend the no-longer available Nat Sherman 536, a pleasing English with burley as a condiment.
Among the old standards, I like both Sir Walter Raleigh regular and the aromatic version, though both blends are aromatic. Granger is always pleasing. D&R's Two Timer is all burley and sturdy.
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Funnily enough I'm having my first smoke of Peterson's Irish flake right now, and in a Peterson's Arklow pipe as it happens... Hadn't realised it was burley. Have to say I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Makes a nice change-around in between my much loved Ennerdale and 1792 regulars. They don't seem to be ghosting each other either.
In fact I've been trying a few Peterson blends lately (Killarney, Elizabethan, 965 and the Irish flake so far) and I'm really liking them all.
