English Recommendation?

[mikecronis]

So, I've tried

Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding
Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding Special Reserve
Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding Bourbon Barrel
Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Balkan Sasieni
Sutliff Edward G. Robbinson
Sutliff Blend No. 5
Sutliff Alexander Bridge
VR, Bengal Slices

Maybe a few more, I'll have to check..

Can anyone recommend anything with great complexity similar to Balkan Sasieni?

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

I can’t lay claim to its complexity, but I was once rather fond of Arango/PS Balkan Supreme. Very tasty full bodied English with a deliciously creamy ?. Also, LJ Peretti Tashkent might scratch your itch for a more complex and very satisfying English experience. ️

 

[mso489]

English is such a wide genre that it really depends on finding the ones that suit you. I'm a fan of several C&D English blends -- Old Joe Krantz, Billy Budd, Stratfordshire, Bayou Night, and Tuggle Hall included. Good old 965 is a dependable English, and of course, Nightcap. And so many others. I smoke enough blends with no Lat, that I don't get burnt out on it. But it is true, to me anyway, that Lat and Perique are overdone as default condiments in English blends.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Edward G. Robinson isn't an English in my book, but I enjoy it.

 

[anotherbob]

Edward G. Robinson isn't an English in my book, but I enjoy it.

yeah it's about as English as French Canada is.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

So, I've tried

Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding
Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding Special Reserve
Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding Bourbon Barrel
Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Balkan Sasieni
Sutliff Edward G. Robbinson
Sutliff Blend No. 5
Sutliff Alexander Bridge
VR, Bengal Slices

Maybe a few more, I'll have to check..

Can anyone recommend anything with great complexity similar to Balkan Sasieni?

Guessing you're leaning orientals, Arango Balkan Supreme is a must, Margate will probably tickle your fancy too, RL Orcilla Mix is also in a similar taste profile.

 

[mingc]

So, I've tried

Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding
Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding Special Reserve
Seattle Pipe Co., Plum Pudding Bourbon Barrel
Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Balkan Sasieni
Sutliff Edward G. Robbinson
Sutliff Blend No. 5
Sutliff Alexander Bridge
VR, Bengal Slices

Maybe a few more, I'll have to check..

Can anyone recommend anything with great complexity similar to Balkan Sasieni?

This is not a comprehensive list:

Arango Balkan Supreme
C&D Pirate Kake
GLP Abingdon
GLP Charing Cross
GLP Odyssey
GLP Quiet Nights
GLP Westminster
Hearth & Home BlackHouse
Hearth & Home WhiteKnight
Peterson 965 and/or Sutliff Match
Peterson Nightcap and/or Sutliff Match
Peter Stokkebye Proper English
Sutliff Balkan II
Sutliff CA-100
Sutliff Match Balkan Sobranie Orig Smoking Mixture
Sutliff Match Balkan Sobranie 759

 

[Dudditz]

Presbyterian
Kramer's Father Dempsey
Squadron Leader
Nightcap
Abingdon
Westminster
Quiet Nights
Star of the East
Tuggle Hall

The list goes on...So many out there with so many different nuances.

 

[kschatey]

My two favs are Arango Balkan Supreme and Rattray's Red Rapparee. Both have great flavor and complexity with Orientals leading the way.

 

[scloyd]

John Cotton's Smyrna is one of my favorites. It's no longer available unless your lucky like I was and find someone here that doesn't care for it.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I like G.L. Pease Spark Plug. It's as if you took a leathery, smoky tobacco and used it to mop up motor oil from a garage floor (in the best way possible).

 

[pantsBoots]

My two favs are Arango Balkan Supreme and Rattray's Red Rapparee. Both have great flavor and complexity with Orientals leading the way.

This. I'd toss in Black Mallory as well for a stronger Latakia and somewhat subdued Oriental take on the same blend as RR.

 

[captpat]

Quiet Nights or Squadron Leader would be my top two recommendations.

 

[Latakia Dave]

Edward G. Robinson isn't an English in my book, but I enjoy it.

Nor in my book...It's not an English at all. It's an Aromatic with 1% Latakia in it, and that's not really very noticeable if at all.
Still a great smoke for sure.

 

[Latakia Dave]

A list of my favorites:
Peterson Nightcap
Peterson My Mixture 965
Peterson Early Morning Pipe
Sutliff Heavy English
Stokkebye English Luxury

 

[gubbyduffer]

Three of my favourites are
Robert Lewis Tree Mix
SG Skiff Mix
Solani Black and White

 

[supdog]

C&D Super Balkan
C&D Cordial
C&D Stratfordshire
C&D Star of the East Gold
Match 20 (965)
Match BSOSM
Match 759
Match Crown Achievement
To me Balkan Supreme is too lat heavy, I barely taste anything other than latakia (my 1/2 lb is from 2017)

 

[Infantry23]

I really like Maltese Falcon, 965, and Nightcap right now.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

C&D Engine #99 is pretty good too, and available in bulk!

 

[Fralphog]

++ GLP Quiet Nights, Sutliff Match 20 and, Arango Balkan Supreme
I would recommend Drucquer & Sons, Blairgowrie also.