English blends

[FLDRD]

Peter Stokkebye's Proper English.

+1 !
Only recently found this but it is excellent.

Best of the Rest is super-budget but I've only tried a small amount, seems to be a step below PS Proper English.

John Bull Proper English is acceptable.

Loved EMP (and highly recommend) as one of my earliest learning blends for English/Latakia - but did NOT like the Match.

One method is to go online and pick ones that have massive #'s of reviews - and read about the blend and what people have to say. Statistically, if hundreds of other people like that popular blend, you will too. Pick the one(s) that intrigue you the most and learn from it.

 

[kcghost]

There are literally hundreds of blends out there. Go to an online vendor, look up their bulk blends and away you go.

 

[mso489]

In bulk, definitely try C&D's burley-based English blend Tuggle Hall. Also with burley, try C&D's Old Joe Krantz, Billy Budd, and Stratfordshire. It's a different sub-genre of English. Long discontinued but highly refined and nuanced was Nat Sherman 536, a Virginia-based English with burley as a condiment, a really elegant spin on burley in an English blend.

 

[anotherbob]

To my mind all Englishes basically taste like English until after a while spent with them. And then they open up and the joy is in the details.
That said my favorite English is actually Ashtons Consumate Gentleman. In my opinion it is like Presbytarian but better to my taste.

 

[mingc]

Sutliff makes some very good bulk latakias that are second to none:

Match 20 (965 copy)
Match Late Evening (Nightcap copy)
Balkan Sobranie 759 Match
Balkan Sobranie Original Mix Match
Balkan II
CA-100

Kramer's Father Dempsey is also very good.

I also think PS Proper English is excellent.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

C&D Engine #99

 

[camaguey]

In bulk, definitely try C&D's burley-based English blend Tuggle Hall. Also with burley, try C&D's Old Joe Krantz, Billy Budd, and Stratfordshire. It's a different sub-genre of English. Long discontinued but highly refined and nuanced was Nat Sherman 536, a Virginia-based English with burley as a condiment, a really elegant spin on burley in an English blend.

I had tuggle hall about 25 years ago or more when Craig had a group of samples for sale. Otherwise he would not sell less than a pound. As i remenber , it was a clon for dunhill 965 , not a burley blend. It is different now?

 

[elvishrunes]

I make an English that smells really smoky and is surprising smooth:

-1 oz or 1 part C/D dark fired Kentucky
-1 oz or 1 part C/D Latakia
-1 oz or 1 part Sutliff red Virginia
-1 oz or 1 part Sutliff Crème Brulee or any vanilla aro

All bulk items and really balanced with decent nic from the dark fired and Virginia…. Mix in a bowl and jar for at least 2 weeks, longer is better, mmm

 

[warren99]

Balkan Supreme, Balkan Sasieni, Ashton Artisan's Blend, Dan Pipe Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend and Gordon Pym, GLP Samarra and Charing Cross, Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture and Squadron Leader, Peterson Old Dublin, Esoterica Penzance, Murray's 1A Linfield

 

[lraisch]

My primary recommendation would be for Stokkebye's English Oriental Supreme.

It is an excellent value for the quality of leaf it contains and a good introduction to an English blend.

John Bull is also a bargain though harder to find and not in bulk as far as I know.

Many others, such as Squadron Leader are hard to find and even rarer in bulk form.

 

[Tom Sawtooth]

Squadron Leader ?

Skiff Mixture ?

Commonwealth Mixture ?

 

[JimPM]

Hello gentlemen (and hopefully some ladies too),

I am a very new pipe smoker, and am wanting to explore English blends, but want to try the bulk items first, as I'm working on a budget for now (gotta save some bux for some new pipes i'm considering!). What are some good English blends that might fit this bill? So far, I am considering the following:

- Stokkebye 306 English Oriental Supreme
- Balkan Supreme
- Sutliff 504C Aromatic English

Any others for this newb?

Thanks a million!

C-Mo

From my experience way back with I first transitioned into English I tried PS English Oriental Supreme. Coming from being a straight aromatic smoker the stuff was super strong to me, which I know now that it is milder English. So my advise would be start with the gentler ones first and if you like that your palate will naturally pull you to stronger blends. You may want to try Kremer's Father Dempsey, JM Boswell Magnum Blend or Countryside, Sutliff Match 20, Super Value English Mixture, PS English Luxury or Early Morning Pipe just to name a few.