Care To Recommend A Good Burley?

[badbriar]

I recently purchased a very good English-Burley from Wilke and am looking to branch out to try more Burleys.
Appreciate some recommendations on good, medium to strong Burley blends. Also, maybe some with a light topping.
Thx - RR

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Pegasus
Sutliff RR Match
Uhle’s 00
Wessex Burley Slice
Solani Aged Burley Flake
Five Brothers
HU Makuwa
Haunted Bookshop

The thing to do is go to Smokingpipes and search the massive Library of burley they have. Read through some of that and pick a few out that speak to yas. C&D does burley right. ️

 

[thesmokindragon]

+1 on Solani , Wessex and Five Brohers; you won't find the Solani and Wessex around much / always out-of-stock

I do really enjoy University Flake from time to time, nice VaBur as well as C&D's Night Train. I have heard good things about Mac B's HH Burley Flake ( Can get it by the 1lb at SmokingPipes...damn you TAD! ) also some others to mention that you might want to try Mac B's Old Dark Fired ( smoked lbs of this stuff ), Peterson's 3 Ps Perfect Plug, C&D's Billy Budd and GLP's JKP &/or RR. That should give you a nice spectrum and need those master blenders that "know" how to use Burley otherwise harsh, bitter and edges that will rip you apart, haha

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

Uhle’s 00 is easy to overlook but don't sleep on it. It's a knockout. Also, it fits your criteria for medium taste and lightly topped,

 

[sardonicus87]

• Mac Baren HH Burley Flake (easily in my top 5 burley)
• LJP makes several that are supposed to be good, haven't gotten around to them myself.
• C&D Old Joe Krantz (the original brown one, might also like the blue label one, but I can't personally recommend it as I haven't tried it)
• Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired

Not exactly BURLEY burley, but Mac Baren Navy Flake is burley based, and it's kind of like the burley version of PS LNF.

 

[brooklynpiper]

It’s all about what you want—what makes a good burley to you.

If you want rough around the edges, haunted book shop, krantz, 5 bros, peg—these are rugged alkaline unflavored air cured dominant.

If you want cocoa notes, one of the codger burleys. I would include ABF in the flavored camp and recommend it.

Then there’s dfk

 

[thesmokindragon]

I hunted this one back in the day like a Big Game Hunter - Got a few lbs to enjoy. It is one of those love/hate blends IMHO but if you have the patience to get the stars/planets/pipe(s) to all line up then you are talking about one heaven-like smoke out of this one.

 

[canucklehead]

Mac Baren London Burley - milk chocolate

Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut - dry cocoa, rich burley

Sutliff Ready Rub match - cocoa, bread, cedar pencil shavings

Low Country Natural Virginia&Burley - Dark burley in combination with red Virginia, no flavours added. Kind of like OJK or HB without perique.

Daughters and Ryan Two Timer - unadulterated toasted burley

 

[Steddy]

Lightly topped- C&D Burley Flake #5.
You might enjoy straight burley like C&D White Burley and C&D Dark Burley. They have clear flavors with nuance. It’s also an educational experience.

 

[minerLuke]

I agree with trying Mac Baren HH Burley. Easy to find, always in stock, reasonably priced and a very decent Burley flake.

Sutliffs Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match is also a good one to try.

Old Joe Krantz if you feel like trying something stronger.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

I second c&d dark burley.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Cornell and Diehl Crooner

 

[wolflarsen]

Carter Hall and Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed are regulars for me.
Crooner looks interesting. I hope to try that one soon.

 

[smokeystache]

Watch city American Cut Plug mixture!

 

[telescopes]

Sutliff Ready Rub is an excellent choice. OLK is as well, but it might have a bit of a kick.

 

[rsshreck32]

LJ Peretti Burleys are excellent. Based on your parameters, I highly recommend LJP Blend 333. C&D Pegasus may also a good choice based on what you're looking for.

 

[smokeystache]

Since it's been a year to the day since my last post, I feel that I need to mention Bison Burley from Ravenwood Fine Provisions. James puts together some great blends and Bison Burley has been my go to since it was released! It's what I pair with my morning coffee on my commute more days than not. Stay smokey...

 

[Meerly John]

Solani Aged Burley Flake and G&H Bob's Chocolate Flake are all time greats that you be lucky to score once or twice a year if you keep an eye out.

HH Burley Flake and Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut are great dark burleys, the Mac Baren has a little ODF, and the Cube Cut has a very light topping. C&D Big & Burley is also darker has a little bit of latakia and perique. Old Joe Krantz has dark burleys, and a bit of virginia and perique.

Haunted Bookshop is great but it makes use of white burley which is a little different. It has perique. Tuggle Hall is also white burley, with perique and latakia

 

[gentlemanjerry]

I'll add my 2 cents on a burley forward blend...Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut (PS41) - it has some red Virginia & cavendish...but that chocolaty, nutty, molasses burley comes through...it only comes bulk I believe. I keep this jarred up in my cellar...so I never will run out, lol! - It has a place in my weekly rotation.
Of course Carter Hall is a great burley blend as well.

 

[dottlejockey]

Amphora burley blend.
Perretti 111
John Cotton's Double Pressed Burley
Cobblestone Burley Plug