I like the Three Sails from them, nice VA shag, as well as the Ramback, which is a VA/KY shag blend not unlike G&H Dark Birdseye. Excellent value for the money IMO.
Daughters & Ryan, The Best or The Worst?
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I always keep Picayune around. Sigaro is one one of my favorite cigar leaf blends. D&R is definately a great value in pipe tobacco, and I haven't been disappointed in any blend I've tried.
I've smoked D&R's Athey, London Dock and all three of the Raccoon's (Friend, Accent & Delight) and found all of them to be good. I still have one tin of Athey and two of London Dock but I need to buy more of the Raccoon's Friend which is the American Blend.
I'm a big D&R fan, as well. Three Sails is a fun, very mild one, and I love most of the Rimboche blends too. Thanks to MSO, I have a couple tins of two-timer on hand, but haven't gotten around to them yet.
I like D&R tobaccos but sometimes I wish Mark Ryan hadn't changed the labelling on his tobaccos from RYO to pipe tobacco to avoid the FDA regs at the time. It ended up bringing government on to our hobby.
It’s not like it was only him.
Rimboche AP is legit. Better than match Elizabethan IMO.
will probably get SJ also.
London dock tastes like false cherry. Did not enjoy but my wife likes it.
Athey almost has a taste like half and half.. only not cloying or false like half and half.
will probably get SJ also.
London dock tastes like false cherry. Did not enjoy but my wife likes it.
Athey almost has a taste like half and half.. only not cloying or false like half and half.
Thanks for the responses and suggestions everybody. I do like drier tobaccos with minimal casing, I'm a tightwad, and I also like a nice shag, so it sounds like I'll like D&R blends.
D & R is right up the highways from me in Kenley, with its mail handled through Smithfield, a somewhat larger town, here in what is still the tobacco belt in central N.C. I have not sampled many of D&R blends, so I can't speak to the inventory. But I am a burley devotee, and on the recommendation of a Forums member I bought a pound of Two-Timer, two burleys "toasted twice." It is a sterling example of a solid all-burley blend done with sense and artistry. I rarely buy a pound, but I'm glad I did. This outfit is, as they say, the real deal.
When I worked at a B&M we sold a ton of D&R tobaccos. However, it was primarily to the RYO crowd. I have never actually smoked any of it for myself.
Some of the bagged RYO Virginia is fine leaf and makes a good pipe tobacco for single leaf, base blending, or condiment. If it is good tobacco and packaged well, don't let the intended market or low price put you off.
Lots of people get blame for this, including and maybe especially Philip Morris.
Yeah man you get a metric ass-ton in a pound as well. I packed really tight 4 Pint jars and 1 half pint jar off 1 pound. Normally you might get 2 pint jars off a normal LB.
Excellently generous dry portions and prices.
Sweet! That's what I like about the Low Country Natural blends in bulk from SP, you get twice as much actual tobacco compared to some of the gooey aro blends that are fully Sutliffed.
Haha yeah if you are looking for best volume for the money I think you’ve found it. I bet it’s drier than low country though I haven’t tried LC.
I got the 2 lbs and it looks like it got 5.
I got the 2 lbs and it looks like it got 5.
Hi Jim - in your reviews for the Rimboche VaPers you recommend a rehydration to get the best flavour out of them - what method do you use to rehydrate these tobaccos?
I spritz distilled water very lightly in a baggie, and let it sit for a while. Light hydration only. Not much is needed.
jiminks method sounds good for other dry blends like Five Brothers and Semois.
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