Codger Blend as a Daily Smoke

[Servant King]

Once I whittle down a regular rotation from the bevy of open blends I have going (about three dozen currently), I could see Match Hickory making its way into said rotation. That's about as close as I get right now, but that may change as I draw nearer to codger age, which I deduce is 42 (according to Douglas Adams anyway).

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

St Bruno.

 

[kcghost]

Never had the desire to smoke a codger blend.

 

[ray47]

Theri not OTC Codger blends, but they remind me of the Codger blends from the 60's. Those blends would be my everyday blends of C&D's Old Joe Krantz Blue Label and Pegasus.

 

[vosBghos]

Theri not OTC Codger blends, but they remind me of the Codger blends from the 60's. Those blends would be my everyday blends of C&D's Old Joe Krantz Blue Label and Pegasus.

Definitely feel that way about the original OJK especially when I’m smoking it with my teeth out complaining to my neighbor “ these kids today don’t know nothin”

 

[badbeard]

If you want a PA vibe, Newminster No. 702 Light Burley scratches the itch. It's also so similar to Golden Extra that I have pondered if it's just the same thing. Golden Extra bites me and this doesn't which makes me think it is different. PA tends to get a little ashtray note on the home stretch, and this stuff doesn't do that.

There are a few "cheaper sleeper" tobaccos by Newminster, in the codger vein.

 

[edger]

I enjoy Virginia's and Burley's with some English blends when the mood hits. However, my "go to" daily smoke tends to be Half and Half. Classic, slightly sweet, decent nicotine fix, tasty, and tends to never let me down.

I always come back to Half and Half and enjoy it when nothing else sounds good.

Does anyone else regularly go back to the typical codger blends? If so, name your king.

I haven't smoked Half and Half in decades, but I think it is time to revisit it. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[--dante--]

Sticking to the OTC codger blends, for me it's Granger, with Prince Albert a close second.

 

[edger]

C&D Three Friars is my codger blend (va/bur/perique). I don't care for the PG in most OTC codger blends. Available in bulk at a reasonable price and very underrated.

 

[Streeper541]

I used to smoke alot of Carter Hall. Then it was discontinued for a while.
I haven't gotten any since it was re-released.

My grandfather pretty much smoked SWR exclusively.

 

[STP]

I enjoy Lane RLP-6 and 1Q from time-to-time, which are similar to Captain Black Original/White and Royal.

 

[Spa32]

Never had the desire to smoke a codger blend.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[FurCoat]

I have a lot of codger blends on hand, but if I had to pick one than I would choose SWR.

 

[hawky454]

My tastes favor the British codger blends, eg; Condor, St. Bruno, Revor Plug. I like 5 Bros from time to time too, goes great in a cob for a quickie.

 

[mso489]

I have a lot of available blends, but when I go for one of the old-time so-called over-the-counter blends, I like SWR and SWR Aromatic, and Granger. Several others now and then. Half-and-Half seemed a little harsh for a burley Virginia blend, but I may have had a bad pouch. It should be a sure bet. I can mix a nice Va/bur blend myself that smokes smooth and tasty. But tastes differ. SWR Aromatic is most like a premium blend -- burley based, Virginia as a condiment, with three liqueurs as flavoring, nicely balanced.

 

[Egg Shen]

I enjoy Lane RLP-6 and 1Q from time-to-time, which are similar to Captain Black Original/White and Royal.

Love me some RLP-6 too. But I do wonder what RLP means.

 

[nolan613]

Half & Half, third generation...

 

[Alex.Jr]

My tops are 79 and PA. But I like them all.

H&H being the last. It’s got a chemical note that doesn’t agree with me.

 

[hugodrax]

Used to be a "pouch blend" of Sugar Barrel and Walnut. Not anymore, lol.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

These days I smoke mostly OJK and Five Brothers. I just stocked up on Five Brothers, and in an order I had six pouches. I was surprised to get five of them in the cardboard retail box that I guess they theoretically put on the counter in BNMs. Never seen it, but I’ve only been in one BNM! That’s all there is near me.