Been really enjoying Dreams of Kadath and am wondering what your impressions of the other Old Ones series blends are. Reviews are all over the map and many of the blends have some similarities in ingredients.
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Dreams of Kadath is good, as you mentioned. Visions of Celephais is also good if you don’t mind a heavier topping. Some find it a little “grapey,” but I like it. Those are the only two of the Lovecraft themed ones that ive tried.
I just received a tin of Innsmouth, but haven’t had any of it yet.
I just received a tin of Innsmouth, but haven’t had any of it yet.
The grape intensity out grapes Captain Black Grape.
Dreams of Kadath is the winner in the series, it’s all downhill from there.
Which is why it is AMAZING. I get the hate for both blends, but I like them.
Exactly, I love them both. ?
How does the grape compare to captain bobs bkend? (It’s the only grape flavoured tobacco I’ve had so just using as a point of reference)
Never had that one. Not a big fan of much of anything with latakia anymore.
Having my first bowl of Innsmouth right now. I think it’s great. It has more Cavendish presence than I was expecting, but not in a bad way. The Katarini still comes through. I think this might be a little sweeter than DoK or VoC, but I need to revisit those to be sure. It’s definitely a milder blend than the other two, but still has plenty of flavor and complexity.
Reminds me of an old Peretti blend: Lexington. It had a grape note, as in Lexington and “Concord.” I smoked it in the mid-70’s, if memory serves me.
I didn't enjoy it though I was able to get through the whole tin. I think my review of this tobacco is voted most "helpful" of all my reviews on tobaccoreviews 
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When I first began smoking a pipe, C&D were some of my first blends. Bayou Nights was the first and I really enjoyed it. I then began going through a number of other C&D blends some were good others not so great. Bayou Nights was the only one I remember.
I bought and cellared one of the Lovecraft blends, but I quit and sold them off.
The C&D blends I smoked I thought worthwhile. I am not smoking and thus really know nothing about the vast number of blends they've released, but from the outside, and let me say again that this is from the outside, I don't trust a blender's quality when they have 220 extant blends (per SP) with more added on a regular basis.
Compare this to GLP who pursues his palate's vision until he tastes that reality. He has 82 tobaccos (SP). I seems to me that too much of C&D production feeds the money machine.
The C&D blends I smoked I thought worthwhile. I am not smoking and thus really know nothing about the vast number of blends they've released, but from the outside, and let me say again that this is from the outside, I don't trust a blender's quality when they have 220 extant blends (per SP) with more added on a regular basis.
Compare this to GLP who pursues his palate's vision until he tastes that reality. He has 82 tobaccos (SP). I seems to me that too much of C&D production feeds the money machine.
I enjoyed Dreams', but I like other C&D blends more, like Billy Budd, "Elderly Joseph Krantz," Stratfordshire, Tuggle Hall, and others.
I’d say their blends are on par with most of the other available commercial blends out there today, with some that are real gems. And they make Pease’s blends, if I recall correctly.
“Elderly Joseph Krantz” ? I’m using that!
I've had the same experience. I get the impression that their goal is to cover all the bases. If I owned a pipe store I'd certainly carry their stuff if for no other reason then how much territory they can cover. If you ask me my guess is that other companies in a way are held back by their history and are more established and have more to risk by releasing blends that might not be as popular. C&D is relatively new and doesn't have the limitation of having a style or reputation that is cemented in the it's what my grandpa smoked. There is also the chance that they're inspired by the Pokimon slogan (something about catching them all).
funny thing is I just read your review and now for the first time I want to try it.I didn't enjoy it though I was able to get through the whole tin. I think my review of this tobacco is voted most "helpful" of all my reviews on tobaccoreviews
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That's good! Reviews were meant to contribute to a discussion on a tobacco, not to impose hegemonic opinion.
I don’t think it’s currently available, but if you’re interested, check with them.
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