If You Could Only Have 7 Tobaccos.. Which Ones Are They?

[maulragoth]

I'd probably have to go with these:

• Five Brothers
• GLPease Gaslight
• Arango Balkan Supreme
• PS Luxury Bullseye Flake
• Rattray's Old Gowrie
• Comoy's Cask #4
• Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend

 

[sholto]

At this point in my pipe smoking career I'd probably have to go with these:

• 1792
• McConnell's Scottish Blend
• Coniston Cut Plug
• St Bruno Flake
• Orlik Racing Green
• G&H Black and Brown
• Presbyterian Mixture

 

[canucklehead]

Dunhill EMP
SG Squadron Leader
GH Whiskey Twist
Dunhill DNR
Super Value Bourbon Whiskey
Presbyterian
D&R Ryback (just got it a few days ago, new favourite)

This list is prone to change on a daily basis.

 

[Pipe Daddy]

My favorite 7 in no particular order:
Capstan Navy Cut
Daughter's and Ryan Cockstrong
Three Nuns
Erinmore Flake
Mac Baren Vanilla Flake
SG Squadron Leader
Peterson Irish Mist

 

[Magpiety]

This is a good thread for finding new things to try. Mine are:

Gawith Best Brown Flake
McConnell Scottish Flake
Escudo
Blairgowrie
C&D Stratfordshire
Solani ABF
Good ol' basic Carter Hall

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'm a bit surprised having browsed through what has been posted. Surprisingly few Virginia Flake lovers. So I want to know who buys up all the Virginia Flakes when they are posted at the Internet Retailers sites?

 

[wyfbane]

My 7 coming from stuff in my cellar, in no particular order:

1. MacBaren Navy Flake with at least 5 years on it.
2. SPC Plum Pudding
3. Dan Devil's Holiday
4. McClelland Christmas Cheer
5. SG FVF
6. Ennerdale Flake
7. McClelland Royal Cajun Ebony

 

[Country Bladesmith]

No particular order:
1. Arango Balkan Supreme
2. Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
3. Cornell & Diehl Billy Budd
4. Erinmore Flake
5. Peterson’s Irish Flake
6. Daughters & Ryan Rimboche (either Saint James or Acadian)
7. G. L. Pease Quiet Nights

Ask me tomorrow, and I’ll give you a different seven. ?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

GH Rum Flake
GH Coconut Twist
Prince Albert
Carter Hall
D&R Picayune
Carter Hall
Sir Walter Raleigh

I mostly would just need blends alternating from mild to strong. Any seven would do as long as they taste good.

* if I could do 8 I'd throw in an English, for an occasional change of pace. If I could only have 7, I'd live without it.

 

[cigrmaster]

Hmmmm...Klondike Gold. I haven't smoked that in a while. Time to open a tin.

Jesse, I grabbed my biggest Ruthenberg a group 6 or ODA and filled it with Klondike Gold. It took a little more than 3 full flakes and it tastes great. This is the second time I tried this and the first time went great, never got boring, just smooth and tasty all the way down.

 

[peregrinus]

So I want to know who buys up all the Virginia Flakes

I thought it was you. ?
Seriously, I used to wonder where the “tons” of tinned McClelland flakes ended up- now sometimes it seems people bought them and smoked little but stashed them away instead.

 

[dkmdvm]

I humbly submit, really humble because I'm pretty new at this:

PS Luxury Twist Flake
PS Luxury Navy Flake
PS Proper English
Arango Balkan Supreme
Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired
Layne HGL
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I thought it was you. ?
Seriously, I used to wonder where the “tons” of tinned McClelland flakes ended up- now sometimes it seems people bought them and smoked little but stashed them away instead.

I've done my fair share to make a dent in what was available. LOL But I'm sure that is miniscule compared to what has been sold. When I looked at people's top 7, I just didn't see those top Va Flakes listed very often.

 

[mordy18]

I’m going to include only regularly or semi- regularly available blends in my list to avoid frustrating new pipe smokers:

Escudo Navy Rolls
Kramers Father Dempsey
Presbyterian Mixture
Spc Plum Pudding (or reserve)
GLP quiet nights
Sutliff Walnut Match
Peterson Gold

 

[litup]

1. McClelland 2000 Fragrant Matured Cake
2. McClelland Christmas Cheer
3. McClelland Navy Cavendish / Sam Gawith Navy Flake (I know I'm cheating by adding two here but I want a Navy blend in my top 7.)
4. GL Pease Sixpence
5. GL Pease Quiet Nights
6. Sam Gawith Full Virginia Flake
7. Peterson Irish Flake

 

[Old School 3319]

Prince Albert
Half & Half
Brigadier Black Bull Run
Carter Hall
Middleton Cherry

 

[wyfbane]

No particular order:
1. Arango Balkan Supreme
2. Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
3. Cornell & Diehl Billy Budd
4. Erinmore Flake
5. Peterson’s Irish Flake
6. Daughters & Ryan Rimboche (either Saint James or Acadian)
7. G. L. Pease Quiet Nights

Ask me tomorrow, and I’ll give you a different seven. ?

Billy Budd is so good, as is the LNF. I also love the bullseye rounds from Stokkebye.

 

[cigrmaster]

This was last weeks favorites,
For the current week these are my favorites.
2013 Brigham Klondike Gold
2012 Rotary Navy Cut
2012 Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug and Special Brown Flake
2006 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky
2007 Stonehaven
2011 Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls
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This will be this weeks favorites.
2004 Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake
2006 Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake
2012 Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake
2012 Fribourg & Treyer Vintage Flake
2012 Astleys no 44 Dark Flake
2013 Brigham Klondike Gold
2002 Solani 633

Most likely I will work in a smoke of 2006 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky here or there.

 

[daytonsean]

Peterson Old Dublin
Hamborger Veermaster
Vintage Syrian
Blackhouse
Carter Hall
Old Dark Fired
Dans Blue Note

 

[karam]

I'm not done with it, but after doing some thinking I'm getting close

1. DFK: MacBaren Old Dark Fired (haven't tried GLP Jackknife Plug)
2. Lakeland: 1792 Flake (Conniston Cut Plug a close second)
3. VaPer: - (still haven't tried loads, got Director's Cut and StJames Flake to try next; DLNR, StBernard Flake, and Solani 633 would do me for a long time, but I need more oomph)
4. Balkan/English: - (waiting to try White Knight and Sassieni, but Nightcap would do)
5. Flavoured: any tobacco-forward
6. Gawith rope: Sweet Rum Twist
7. wild card to keep things interesting