Early Morning Pipe or Nightcap?

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Which one do you prefer and why?

I know this is subjective to each smoker, time of day, drink being paired with it, if Jupiter is in alignment with Mars etc etc but which do you prefer?

I know I’m going to end up buying both but which one should I buy first?

I’ve wandered through the Lakeland’s and now I’m going to try the English blends.

I’m open to other English blend suggestions - Squadron Leader, Royal Yacht? - so which one is the best for you?

 

[prairiedruid]

EMP is a lighter oriental english blend that is an easy smoke with not much vitamin N. Nightcap is more flavorful and has a fair amount of Vitamin N. I like Nightcap after a big meal whereas EMP is an anytime smoke.

 

[StringBEan]

I recently picked up a tin of squadron leader and I love it. It’s very… campfire like? It’s woody and smoky, but with a really clean floral note that tends to fade a bit by the end. Sometimes I’ll mix a little pinch of an aromatic in as well. Overall though, it’s a nice, balanced entry tin for sure.

 

[warren]

When the old stuff was available, Nightcap. A comparason? I just preferred Nightcap. I'd be hard pressed to tell you why as my palate isn't as discerning as some others. Probably the nicotine content. I haven't tried the Peterson branded stuff. I suppose I will, one of these days.

 

[anotherbob]

Which one do you prefer and why?

I know this is subjective to each smoker, time of day, drink being paired with it, if Jupiter is in alignment with Mars etc etc but which do you prefer?

I know I’m going to end up buying both but which one should I buy first?

I’ve wandered through the Lakeland’s and now I’m going to try the English blends.

I’m open to other English blend suggestions - Squadron Leader, Royal Yacht? - so which one is the best for you?

I like early morning haven't tried nightcap and although it's a light english I get more light then english from it.

 

[paulfg]

965 tops them both

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

965 tops them both

Heavy on the Latakia?

 

[kcghost]

Nightcap is a Latakia lover's dream smoke. Rich, Balkany, and fills the air with smoke. It will put a real buss on you if you aren't careful. EMP is a quality smoke in its own right but not near the caliber of Nightcap IMO.
IMHO both Night Cap and Emp are superior to 965.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Try them by comparing back to back! I like 'em both.

 

[spicy_boiii]

965 tops them both

By a mile

 

[warren]

965 would be my choice also, except it wasn't an option.

 

[vosBghos]

I actually start my mornings with EMP and find that it has enough flavor and Nic to get started with the day and if I miss it I really miss it.

NC is great for them Nights when you really want flavor and Nic.
I find I really enjoy it paired with alcohol. So I might reach for it once a week.

Most chilly (sober) nights I’m smoking Super Balkan or Balkan Supreme if I want a bit mellower lighter flavor.

Thats all if I’m smoking english, on the regular I’m smoking Burley’s and VA/VaPer
horses of another color altogether …

 

[vosBghos]

Heavy on the Latakia?

Ok three pipers posted they preferred 965 to both EMP and NC.
Tell us all about it, is 965 the best of both worlds, the middle child ,the offspring?

I’ve yet to try it and I love EMP and occasionally enjoy NC…

 

[mingc]

EMP, 965 and Nightcap have increasing amounts of latakia as I've listed them. Nightcap also has perique IIRC. They are each excellent in their own way. I keep a small stash of all three.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Nightcap all day. It's been a standard bearer for the genre for decades. Only the recent name change to Peterson's have dampened it's appeal to the uninitiated.

 

[Streeper541]

EMP is a lighter oriental english blend that is an easy smoke with not much vitamin N. Nightcap is more flavorful and has a fair amount of Vitamin N. I like Nightcap after a big meal whereas EMP is an anytime smoke.

I agree. I could smoke EMP all day long. It's smooth.

 

[telescopes]

EMP in the morning.

Nightcap at night.

It's simple as that and always has been.

 

[renfield]

If you have GLP blends available I’d say Quiet Nights or Chelsea Morning. Inspired by the Dunhill/Pete blends but better done, IMO.

Or get EMP and Nightcap along with the Pease blends for a fun comparison of English style blends.

 

[warren99]

Of the old Dunhill blends. before they changed blenders in the early 2000's, I always preferred Nightap, a much richer and flavorful blend with ample amounts of perique and latakia. I've never been a fan of Early Morning Pipe-- pretty bland IMHO. I've tried the new Peterson iteration of Nightcap but not Early Morning Pipe. Unfortunately, I've found the current Peterson version of Nightcap, to be a shadow of its former self. Among current blends, I've found GLP Samarra and Ashton Artisan's Blend more to my liking.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Royal Yacht?

?

That one has no latakia in it.