Delusional Burly

[anotherbob]

Looking at my orders I realized I smoke a lot more burly then I give myself credit for. Basically I've smoked more Five Brothers then anything else with it being very close to Yorktown and then EGR that's my number three but all of those are pretty close to each other in amounts of gone through over the years.
Anyone else realize looking at their numbers of how much of certain blends they've smoked who realize their own idea of their smoking habits is slightly off.
Number 4 Cary Grants blend.

 

[Lumbridge]

It's burley, burley, burley for me, too. Occasionally I break from that and go for something different, but I just like burley a lot.

It's like that scene from Forrest Gump. "Burley with sauce, burley without sauce, Cavendish-processed burley. Burley with virginia, burley with perique, burley with dark fired burley, burley with..."

 

[dog_park_piper]

I don’t have an objective list to base off of, but in practice the only Virginia I smoke is all that fits in Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop, and I smoke these only once in a long while. I’ll smoke Daughters and Ryan’s Two Timer Regular for weeks straight. It’s fantastic burley.

 

[LeafErikson]

Burleys are where it’s at.

@dog_park_piper two timer is a great blend. It was a go-to for me early on in my pipe smoking. I should revisit it.

 

[Streeper541]

I enjoy the Burley family blends far more than any others.
I smoke Haunted Bookshop like it's going out of style. Probably my favorite blend.

 

[yanoJL]

Save a seat for me on the Burley train!

I enjoy OTC blends like SWR & EGR, but also Pegasus which, to me, is a bit codger-like.

Then there's the more "gourmet" Burleys, like HH Burley Flake and Erik Stokkebye 1931. I enjoy those too.

And then we have the Burleys that defy categorization. Like Semois, which I also enjoy. But I can't smoke Semois every day. It gets a bit overwhelming to my Palate.

Burley in the morning with coffee. It's a daily dose of bliss!

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

I’m married to Virginia…She’s been wonderfully sweet & satisfying to me. However, when I want to have a real good no nonsense experience …the Burley girls know how to wake me up & get me going. I tend to spend more time with my mistresses these days whether it be Haunted Bookshop, Pegasus, 5 Brothers (don’t judge!), and Her Highness Burley Flake. Virginia my sweet & Burley my …and . ️

 

[fishmansf]

I don’t have an objective list to base off of, but in practice the only Virginia I smoke is all that fits in Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop, and I smoke these only once in a long while. I’ll smoke Daughters and Ryan’s Two Timer Regular for weeks straight. It’s fantastic burley.

OJK is the best burley blend off all time and no one can change my mind.

 

[Bbailey324]

I enjoy Pegasus, have smoked pounds of Prince Albert, really like Granger and many others. I still smoke more Va/Per and English mixtures than full on burley blends. Haven't had OJK in years, might be time to revisit.

 

[irishearl]

OJK is the best burley blend off all time and no one can change my mind.

I would agree, but almost impossible to find it in stock recently. 1 of the factors in why, when I recently ordered, thought it was time for a latakia blend to go along with the Bayou Morning I bought since I couldn't find OJK at a price I was willing to pay.

 

[captainsousie]

I'm delusional if I think I'm burly.


Oh yeah, and I'm a huge burley fan. That and Latakia...and orientals...and periquee.

 

[anotherbob]

I’m married to Virginia…She’s been wonderfully sweet & satisfying to me. However, when I want to have a real good no nonsense experience …the Burley girls know how to wake me up & get me going. I tend to spend more time with my mistresses these days whether it be Haunted Bookshop, Pegasus, 5 Brothers (don’t judge!), and Her Highness Burley Flake. Virginia my sweet & Burley my …and . ️

Five brothers is my second most smoked blend of all time. Which is why I started this thread. My most smoked is Yorktown so maybe I am more of a single varietal guy when it comes down to it.

 

[Sigmund]

Im glad I kept an open mind and experimented once I found some good blends in the EU. I was convinced that I didnt like burley because every cheapo crap blend that had burley in it sucked. Boy was I wrong. Id rather smoke a good burley blend than a straight VA any day of the week that ends in day. I nearly missed out on some great smokes.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Five brothers is my second most smoked blend of all time. Which is why I started this thread. My most smoked is Yorktown so maybe I am more of a single varietal guy when it comes down to it.

Five Brothers is a fantastic pairing in the morning with a strong ️. It’s straight forward and satisfying. Never had Yorktown…gonna have to give that a try.

 

[BronzeAgePiper]

Well my last two purchase was a lb of Yorktown and 5 pouches of Five Bros so I think we’d get along in that dept. I just get an uncanny amount of nutty vanilla sweetness from Five Bros for whatever reason, so I find it delicious. OJK doesn’t stick around long in my cabinet either, those would have to be the main two. Ive tried Haunted Bookshop multiple times and cannot for the life of me figure out how people smoke that soursop.

 

[Roach1]

Im glad I kept an open mind and experimented once I found some good blends in the EU. I was convinced that I didnt like burley because every cheapo crap blend that had burley in it sucked. Boy was I wrong. Id rather smoke a good burley blend than a straight VA any day of the week that ends in day. I nearly missed out on some great smokes.

What can you recommend in the EU?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It was burley that built this country. Burley was the smoke of our forefathers from the tea party to the sands of Iwo Jima. God bless the burleys. But, I do enjoy a good Virginia also.

 

[Sigmund]

@Roach1 In the EU look at Estervals HU line. Almost all of them are excellent. Directors Cut, White Horses, Nyala...For Burley Makhuwa is amazing. For more traditional Burley also MacBaren HH Burley Flake. Look up JimInks review on this site for HU tobaccos.

 

[NomadOrb]

I was under the impression that I mostly smoke Burley, but I actually smoke a lot of virginia and oriental as well. I would put the ratios at roughly 60% burley (including dark fired), 25% virginia, and 15% oriental/turkish.

 

[fishmansf]

I would agree, but almost impossible to find it in stock recently. 1 of the factors in why, when I recently ordered, thought it was time for a latakia blend to go along with the Bayou Morning I bought since I couldn't find OJK at a price I was willing to pay.

Hard to find indeed. Luckily my friend and local tobacconist at the Cargo Hold in Poulsbo, WA (an absolute MUST if you’re in WA) had it in bulk so I stock up regularly and save it for the fall time.