English Blends More Expensive Than Aros?
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The reason might be the extra ingredients. Or they might just be capitalising on the "I smoke no stinking aro" snobs.
The reason might be the extra ingredients. Or they might just be capitalising on the "I smoke no stinking aro" snobs.
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Sutliff, most of their Englishes and blending tobaccos cost about $0.15 + more per ounce than the Aros. Not a huge difference.
A couple local B&Ms charge $3 more per ounce for English than they do for Aro blends.
My guess is that PG is cheaper than tobacco? ?
Not being a smartass. If you think about how laden some of these bulk aro blends are with humectant, it has to account for some of the weight. Maybe that translates into the different pricing. Just a guess, I could be wholly wrong.
Not being a smartass. If you think about how laden some of these bulk aro blends are with humectant, it has to account for some of the weight. Maybe that translates into the different pricing. Just a guess, I could be wholly wrong.
Latakia ‘spensive?
I dunno I don’t smoke Latakia so I haven’t noticed. ?
but I’d guess it might be one of the most expensive components.
Perique is probably the most expensive blender, but yeah, Latakia is definitely more costly than goopy burley black Cavendish.
There are also the orientals.
There are also top notch aromatics that, at ~$20 a tin, are not what you'd call cheap: e.g. those from Sillem's.
There are also top notch aromatics that, at ~$20 a tin, are not what you'd call cheap: e.g. those from Sillem's.
Yeah I can understand why. I smoke them occasionally, and most times I wish I chose something else
I mainly prefer VAs and Dark Fired. ?Yeah I can understand why. I smoke them occasionally, and most times I wish I chose something else
Not a big fan anymore myself. Only if it is an extremely minor player in the blend.
Not a fan of latakia either. It has its place and I can appreciate it occasionally, but the taste gets boring real quick. It also tends to irritate my throat.
SMOKING SOME PIRATE KAKE FOR THE LATAKIA HATERS☠??
You can have your English blends,
you can smoke them by the pound,
but the only blends for the pipers true
are aros all around!
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I've got some from 2009 before they started making the looser cakes. Careful about the lat bombs, many on here have suffered from long term to permanent latakia fatigue where every English blend tastes exactly the same.
I'm a homegrown and whole leaf smoker. I get physically ill smoking many store-bought blends (I must admit that I have not tried a plethora of them).My guess is that PG is cheaper than tobacco? ?
Not being a smartass. If you think about how laden some of these bulk aro blends are with humectant, it has to account for some of the weight. Maybe that translates into the different pricing. Just a guess, I could be wholly wrong.
So, I know it is the toppings in some way shape or form.
However, I have always tolerated, actually smoked and enjoyed, English blends.
I've always considered not tolerating humectants as one possibility.
Yeah I limit the lat bomb smokage. I like them, but infrequently. My favourite English blends so far are Squadron Leader, EMP, and Presbyterian, lighter Englishes.
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