Carter Hall

[Bassman65]

Tried Carter Hall for the first time today. Been cellared for about 9 months in a mason jar since I bought it.

Not bad. It’s an easy smoke. It stays lit incredibly well and produces quite a bit of smoke. Also has that old timey pipe smell. I did get an odd waft of chocolate, and occasionally a chemically tinge. Not sure what that taste is.

I’ll definitely finish the tub, but I honestly prefer Smoker’s Pride Black Cavendish for a cheap OTC blend. Probably due to my love of aromatics.

 

[FLDRD]

I did get an odd waft of chocolate, and occasionally a chemically tinge. Not sure what that taste is.

Possibly the propylene glycol (PG). Some can taste it more than others.
It's my "base" blend, as in, the "lowest" I'll go. I like it overall and it got me on the path that led to smokeable leaf. But sometimes I taste it's chemical.

 

[Sig]

Letting Carter Hall, Prince Albert and Half&Half sit in a jar for awhile can lessen the chemical taste in my opinion.
I USED to smoke all three as well as Middletons Cherry by the pound. Sinse the HUGE price increase here in NYS, I no longer smoke any of them.

 

[Bassman65]

Letting Carter Hall, Prince Albert and Half&Half sit in a jar for awhile can lessen the chemical taste in my opinion.
I USED to smoke all three as well as Middletons Cherry by the pound. Sinse the HUGE price increase here in NYS, I no longer smoke any of them.

What are you smoking instead?

 

[MikeO_CLT]

CH in a cob is one of my favorite smokes. If I am traveling, I try to keep it simple & just take some CH & a cob. I've never missed the briars or any other blends if I have some CH & cob while away from home.

 

[bullet08]

Still have a pouch left over from US made CH. The thing about these codger blends is they will out live roaches.

 

[kcghost]

CH is generally an enjoyable blend for elderly amongst us. I don't enjoy it myself.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I’m just trying Carter Hall now. Five bowls in, and I’m liking it better than Prince Albert and Half&Half. The casing/topping isn’t too strong and it’s got just enough Virginia for me.

 

[Bassman65]

I’m just trying Carter Hall now. Five bowls in, and I’m liking it better than Prince Albert and Half&Half. The casing/topping isn’t too strong and it’s got just enough Virginia for me.

Another bowl on a chilly fall day. Paris nicely with the fire. The more I smoke it, the more I can appreciate it

 

[Grangerous]

I thought I’d never dislike Carter Hall. It hasn’t changed. I have. It’s strange to revisit blends once loved and not experience them the same.

 

[didimauw]

I thought I’d never dislike Carter Hall. It hasn’t changed. I have. It’s strange to revisit blends once loved and not experience them the same.

Oh it's not you that's changed my friend

 

[wolflarsen]

I miss the pouches. Only offering it in 14oz tubs is lame.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I miss the pouches. Only offering it in 14oz tubs is lame.

I probably would have tried it a lot sooner if the pouches were still available.

 

[sittingbear]

Try Chatham Manor (aka Estate Blend). It's Hearth and Home's Carter Hall match, and I think it's better quality.

 

[Sig]

What are you smoking instead?

Pretty much everything else.
The only reason I really ever smoked those blends was because of the ridiculously low price.....a decade+ ago.