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[schmitzbitz]

[/quote]revs: I would add Amphora to your buying list but it's been discontinued in the USA. Maybe track down some Sail Yellow or Green if you can get it. I found some old pouches of Yellow mummifying behind a supermarket counter. With a little remoistening, they turned out to be pretty great, similar in style to my dearly departed Amphora.

These are the Canadian OTC's (along with Captain Black); I have some Amphora Original Blend sitting in the back of my stash purchased prior to my discovering U.S. based etailers. If you would like to give it a try, shoot me a PM.

I can't bring myself to buy Sail (or more Amphora, for that matter); considering the cost is $24.99 for 50g.

 

[jaybird]

PM sent, can't wait...thank you.

 

[seanz]

I tend to buy this brazillian virginian thats classified as OTC as it cheap $40 for 40grm other than that, its either erinmore flake or borkum black cav

 

[brewshooter]

I enjoy Carter Hall, Walnut, and SWR Aromatic quite a bit. I've also had PA, Captain Black Original (White Pouch) and Middleton's Apple and they are fine, but I would add the first three to my personal rotation before the others. As for blending, I bought a rather large, HUGE, Oom Paul pipe from Marty Pulvers the other day and decided to make it an aromatic pipe. I was looking for something to fill the spectacularly large bowl and ended up with a blend of equal parts PA, Captain Black and P&C's Butternut Burley. Turns out, it was FANTASTIC!!

 

[smokey422]

In the past my choice would have been no contest: Edgeworth Ready Rubbed. Now that it is discontinued, my pick would be Carter Hall.
Smokey

 

[jaybird]

revs, just got the package in the mail while heading out the door to work. Thank you.

 

[seakayak]

Captain Black (white) is my standby emergency blend. I recently tried the "gold" blend and found it too peppery for my taste.

 

[gecko13]

Two OTCs that I keep on hand are Carter Hall, SWR, and SWR aromatic. They are good for simple everyday out and about bowls.
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[brewshooter]

Two OTCs that I keep on hand are Carter Hall, SWR, and SWR aromatic.

Uh, isn't that three?!?!? :P

 

[jpbass]

Captain Black (white) is my standby emergency blend. I recently tried the "gold" blend and found it too peppery for my taste.

What I like about Gold (or MV1000, Fader's 14K-all the same thing) is that it's a little less aromatic, and I can actually taste Virginia in an inexpensive aromatic blend.

 

[gecko13]

@brew Yes I suppose, but I lumped the two SWRs together. I wasn't going to make the distinction, but I did.
:nana:

 

[billm67]

After reading the thread...now I'm going to have to try some of these.I think Palladin's going to be the first.

 

[yohanan]

I finished up a pouch of SWR aromatic, I found it to be a very good smoke. ::

 

[weezell]

PA,and Walnut,I buy by the tub and jar it up.Always a good non-thinkin mellow smoke..

 

[jeff59]

CA and Walnut, enough said.

 

[jaybird]

I tried the Middleton Apple last night and it was good.

 

[tonypuff]

Prince Albert, Carter Hall, Sugar Barrel and CBW all purchased by the tub when i can find them :mrgreen:

 

[nsfisher]

nova scotia canada (annapolis valley) even at the pipe an tobacco shop thats all we can find here is CBW, gold and royal, amphora full, mild and reg, sail green and yellow, borkenriff, ambrosia, and 7 seas blend, so i been trying some of the new Mr, B's; they r supposed to be made by brig, however i cant seem to find anything that grabs me, i find they r all "Just a smoke". Guess ill have to start buyin online.

 

[jpbass]

nova scotia canada (annapolis valley) even at the pipe an tobacco shop thats all we can find here is CBW, gold and royal, amphora full, mild and reg, sail green and yellow, borkenriff, ambrosia, and 7 seas blend, so i been trying some of the new Mr, B's; they r supposed to be made by brig, however i cant seem to find anything that grabs me, i find they r all "Just a smoke". Guess ill have to start buyin online.

Amphora huh, I don't believe you can get that in the US at all anymore. I ran into an older guy at the Tobacco Mall a couple months ago who was trying to hunt some down. I know that my local tobacconist has a blend called Euphoria that is supposed to be a match for Amphora.

 

[bogie]

I tried PA about a year ago and hated it ! lol Then last month i was just sitting around, got up and bought a Cob and pack of PA, ive been smoking at least one bowl of pa everyday since.