Burley lover
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Ohhhhhh.... that's a great question!
I certainly can't say it's the best, but the number one Burley blend in my rotation is C&D Haunted Bookshop.
I also very much enjoy Peterson University Flake & Irish Flake, C&D Burley Flake #5, MacBaren HH Burley Flake, and War Horse Bar.
I certainly can't say it's the best, but the number one Burley blend in my rotation is C&D Haunted Bookshop.
I also very much enjoy Peterson University Flake & Irish Flake, C&D Burley Flake #5, MacBaren HH Burley Flake, and War Horse Bar.
Ford or Chevy?, what's the best motor oil?, what's the best golf ball?; I could go on. There are lot's of great burleys and burley blends to choose from. Taste is individual so my "best" burley may be dreck to you. Part of the attraction of pipe smoking is the great variety of tobaccos available and the journey one takes to find their favored blends. Recommend perusing C&D offerings as they have a large selection burley based blends that many on this forum enjoy. The website Tobacco Review can assist in narrowing the search.
leaving those dark fired blends aside, then it'll be Amphora Burley Blend and Mc Barens HH Burley flake
Amphora & Original Flake (walnut) for me. I’m not a big burley smoker but those are the two I’ve stuck with.
Any of the burlies from Uhle. I got a sample of several and they're all a cut above anything else I've had for Burley.
Been wantto try 8 state burley but its always out of stock thanks all for the info got some blends I need to try I also enjoy the dark fired blends
Solani 656 Aged Burley Flake… When you can find it.
I have some. I haven't cracked it open yet. If you send me a PM with your address, I'll put together a little Burley sampler pack and send it your way when I do.
Haunted Bookshop doesn't do much for me but love Old Joe Krantz.
Like others have said, it’s all a matter of tastes as to what is best. Some assume codger blends are “the” burleys, some prefer the dark fires, and some prefer a burley like C&Ds blends. I am of the latter. Haunted Bookshop, Pegasus, Kellys Coin, Stokkebyes cubed cut, GH&co Bright and Burley, etc… I don’t really have a “best,” just what suits my tastes at the time.
I enjoy several burleys, but recently I tried the Cobblestone Outdoors Hiking, and I like it a lot.
I bought some recently, and then I saw that JimInks says it has changed. I haven’t tried it yet, but mine was made after the “change”.
Blends made by Kohlhase & Kopp have been scarce for the last year. Don't know if it's low supply, people hoarding, or a combination of the two. Keep your eyes open and when you see out of stock Rattray's and Wessex blends showing up, start the hunt.
Solani Aged Burley Flake is magical, and I've only had the new stuff. I've got a few older tins from before the change, but haven't tried them, yet.