Delusional Burly

[K.E. Powell]

Burley is king in my house. I've room for nearly all genres and varietals, but burley/dfk blends are what I smoke the majority of the time. VaPers and boozy English blends are getting plenty of love too.

There are so many burley and dfk blends I enjoy. Haunted Bookshop and Briar Fox are my comfort blends. Right now, I am really enjoying Sinfonia. If I need something with wallop, HH Old Dark Fires does the trick.

 

[sardonicus87]

Burley Boys in the house.

 

[Bbailey324]

I just got a pouch of Five Brothers with my last order. Haven't tried it yet. Sounds like it should be interesting.

 

[tmcg81]

I smoke burley probably 75% of the time. I mostly smoke MacBaren HH Burley Flake, and for a long time I thought that I only smoked Pegasus on occasion, until I noticed that my jars of Pegasus emptied quicker than most of my other blends. When I was smoking a ton of English blends, I figured Westminster was my favorite, but my Star of the East Flake jar was usually pretty empty. Perception isn't always reality.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

You can always spot a terrorist, by how they hate burleys.

 

[Indygrap]

I’ve been branching out into burley lately. I had C&D Burley #1 & Haunted Bookshop. I thought both were ok but nothing life-changing. I picked up some Half & Half & Pegasus & have had much better results. I particularly like adding some Sutliff black cherry to the H&H for an afternoon smoke.
Thought about adding some OJK to my last order but the bulk was sold out. Might grab some next time it’s available. I don’t think I’ll ever be a burley only person , but I’m beginning to get what all the fuss is about.

 

[MattRVA]

Burley is like vodka… most serious drinkers end with vodka, most serious pipe smokers end with burly.

 

[burleybreath]

Yorktown is all Virginia, right? But yeah, burley takes precedence in my pipe smoking, probably because it's closer to cigar leaf than Virginia, which has a cigarette association in my head, if not reality. Plus I love OTCs. But some Virginias are sublime, when my Covid-affected taster is working right. Reminds me of tea at its finest, a somewhat elusive taste for me.

 

[Sobrbiker]

I thought I didn’t like burley. As far as most straight-er burley blends go, I really don’t.
But I guess I smoke a bunch in dark fired, and blending/condimental forms.
5Bros gets mixed in quite a few things these days for “oomph”, or straight for breaking in bowl bottoms, as I can sip a dry shag better to ash cooler than others it seems.

 

[DanWil84]

I like Burley, but being in Europe, there isnt a lot of Burley forward blends like across the pond. The market here is still virginia and english dominated. The ones I smoked and like are ABF, HH Burley flake, MB Golden Blend and Navy Flake (even if I wouldnt call that a typical Burley blend). Im curious about HU Dockworker and have 3 C&D Burley blends available Haunted Bookshop Cake, OJK and Nutty Irishman which are quite pricey.

But to get to the end question, for the amount I smoke it would be hard to be not consious of what I smoke. The bulk of my open jars are straight VA or VaPers. But Burley would be a equal part with at least English and maybe even VaPers.

Edit: realised I also got a pouch of St Bruno Flake hanging around, but dunno if that would be considered a Burley blend.

 

[kcghost]

No burley for me, thank you, it is a major gag ingredient for me.

 

[serpentx]

To me, burley is like brown bread. It's not my favorite, but it tastes good and I always end up feeling satisfied afterwards

 

[anotherbob]

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.

to me both are old similar. Pretty much a straight variety and straight tobacco taste. Both have incredible nuances if you pay attention, but both can also come off simple as well simple but perfectly delicious and flavorful. Both always give me a great smoke. I think one of the reasons they're both favorites is I enjoy them every time and it doesn't matter what smoking mood I am in. Pay alot of attention or smoke on autopilot.

 

[anotherbob]

Yorktown is all Virginia, right? But yeah, burley takes precedence in my pipe smoking, probably because it's closer to cigar leaf than Virginia, which has a cigarette association in my head, if not reality. Plus I love OTCs. But some Virginias are sublime, when my Covid-affected taster is working right. Reminds me of tea at its finest, a somewhat elusive taste for me.

I have compared Va to tea and Burly to coffee before. And yes Yorktown is not just all Va it's all red VA. Including several different processes. It is also my go to smoke. If I could only have one that probably be the one, but if I could only have two it be Yorktown and Five Brothers.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I'm not a burley fan, but I don't dislike it either. If I smoke a burley blend, I usually smoke it in a cob. For some reason burley blends just taste better in my cobs than in my briars and meers.

 

[Hutch Piper]

Pegasus for me.

 

[Skippy B. Coyote]

I was under the impression that Carter Hall and Haunted Bookshop were my two favorite burley blends, but when I actually look and evaluate the quantity of tobacco remaining in my cellar jars I've apparently smoked way more Pegasus than just about anything else. I seem to reach for Pegasus whenever I want a burley blend with a bit more strength than Carter Hall but not enough for me to need to have eaten a meal before smoking or have a beverage handy to soothe my throat, which is most of the time.

 

[anotherbob]

I was under the impression that Carter Hall and Haunted Bookshop were my two favorite burley blends, but when I actually look and evaluate the quantity of tobacco remaining in my cellar jars I've apparently smoked way more Pegasus than just about anything else. I seem to reach for Pegasus whenever I want a burley blend with a bit more strength than Carter Hall but not enough for me to need to have eaten a meal before smoking or have a beverage handy to soothe my throat, which is most of the time.

Sometimes you can be delusional about how much of a blend you smoke. A thing you notice when you look at how much of it you've ordered and smoked in a year or two or when realize the tin or jar is almost gone.

 

[Reggie]

Another vote here for Pegasus. I can’t leave the stuff alone!

 

[DedHed Piper]

I´m not a big Burley fan and most of the blends I’ve smoked have been unsatisfactory for me. I do however adore some blends with burley as a perhaps smaller component; Solani Silver Flake, Reiners Long Golden Flake and two of my absolute favourites, Hal o the Wynd and Old Gowrie.
The only burley based blend I really enjoy today is HUs Makhuwa. Top smoke.
I do think I got thrown a bit off burley trying to like Haunted Bookshop, but that just made me dislike some burley flavours even more. Sad thing.