Captain Earle Blends

[badbriar]

Well, with these on sale, the timing for this question may be on the mark. Which of their 8 available blends are winners and which are snoozers? And - which are absolute must have favorites?

 

[jttnk]

I have only smoked 10 Russians. It is heavy on the Latakia, but a really fun full lat blend. Many people comment on its strength, but I didn’t find it strong or off putting. Bold flavors yes, but strong, like gag you in the throat strength, I didn’t get. Good luck in exploring new flavors.

 

[craig61a]

I have some that I squirreled away a few years back during a sale and haven't touched. Several tins of Diamond Head and something else which I don't recall right now.

Mostly English blends and they rate a 3 or better on TR.
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At $33 and change for the 8 oz. not a bad deal. Seems they were going for a bit less a few years ago.

 

[MarcosEZLN]

I really enjoy Honor Blend, but it's the only one I've tried. It has a nice, earthy sweetness balanced out with spice/tang from the perique and turkish. I don't have a very educated palate but to me it's a complex blend with great balance. If SP shipped to me I'd probably buy at least a couple of the 8oz tubs.

 

[3rdguy]

I also recommend Ten Russians.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Stimulus Package for me was about as good as G.L. Pease Gaslight.

 

[stogie37]

Stimulus Package is strong on Lat (as are nearly all the CE blends) tasty and has a touch of brightness behind the tire fire. I have a handful of tins of it cellared. Mystic was 3* at a stretch for me - it never focused, but I smoked that one in the heat of a NC coast summer - these flavor profiles tend to lend themselves to cool / cold weather IMO. Ten Russians is VERY full flavor - tasty Lat bomb all the way. I have a 2019 tin of Diamond Head on deck and will likely crack it next week as Drucquer Red Lion leaves the current rotation. As a family of blends, they are earthy, mostly full flavored, burn well and none have rated poorly in my book.

 

[dcon]

My favorite is Stimulus Package. Yes, it is heavy on the Latakia but, it is the Orientals in this one that make it special. Ten Russians is great, as well. I see it as the more Latakia forward, with the other tobaccos taking a back seat.

 

[AroEnglish]

These are back on sale at SP. Anyone else have experience with them?

 

[mtwaller]

Mystic is very enjoyable. Perfect moisture, lights and smokes like a champ. I think it tastes very sweet compared to every other English I’ve had, but not in a fake way. It’s just really sweet. And delicious.

Ten Russians is great, too. It has a dry mouthfeel, and the Latakia pretty well drowns out everything else. Lots of leather, smoke, creosote flavors. Strength and nicotine are not overly strong in my opinion.

Haven’t had any of the other ones, but I can’t imagine any of them are terrible.

 

[Laurent]

Thanks for asking the question, looks like I’m getting a tin of ten Russians.

 

[originalnutcracker]

Smokingpipes.com has them at 15% off btw.