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

[radrick96]

A fellow member started a thread on 7 pipes... So I figured I would start one about tobaccos.

Personally, my selection would be one of each tobacco type.
1. Burley
2. Virginia
3. Kentucky
4. English
5. Cavendish
6. Latakia
7. Perique

While I haven’t smoked enough blends yet to list the names of favorites, I encourage you to list what 7 tobaccos you would select.

 

[didimauw]

Carter hall
Briar fox
HH Old Dark Fired.
HH Burley Flake
Pegasus.

That's all I got.

 

[radrick96]

Looks like i need to try the HH Old dark fired and burley flake. It seems highly recommended on this forum

 

[mikefu]

MacBaren Burley London Blend
MacBaren VA #1
Gawith Hoggarth No. 7 Broken Flake
HU Director's Cut
Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture
Wessex Dark Flake
MacBaren Mixture Scottish

 

[tmcg81]

Star of the East Flake
Westminster
Orlik Golden Sliced
PS Navy Flake
Blend for Cary Grant
KBV Burley Morning Pipe
1Q

 

[Chasing Embers]

Black Frigate
McClelland 40th Anniversary
Christmas Cheer
Yenidje Highlander
Yenice Agonya
Oriental No. 6
HH Rustica

 

[twoonefive]

This changes on a regular basis, but right now I think this sums up my main 7 rotation -

SG Hansom Flake
SPC Galloping Gertie
DTM Tumblin Dice
DTM Veermaster
Kendal Plug
FVF
Cabbies Mixture

 

[dino]

Samovar
Drama Reserve
Wilderness
Edward G. Robinson 's Pipe Blend
Molto Dolce
Dino's Mixture (FVF, University Flake, Latakia, Mahalla)
Dino's Balkan Blend (5100, Syrian Latakia, Oriental, Yenidje)

 

[elasmo]

Nightcap
Cabbie's Mixture
Hal O' the Wynd
GLP Westminster
C&D Billy Budd
Ye Olde Signe
Sam Gawith Wintertime Flake

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Warrior Plug
Full Virginia Plug
St James Plug
Brown Twist Cherry
Ennerdale Flake
Revor Plug
Solani Silver Flake

 

[sablebrush52]

Motzek Strang
McClelland 40th Anniversary Blend
St Bruno Flake and Ready Rub
HU Director's Cut
HU 5th Anniversary Blend
Esoterica Dunbar
John Cotton #1&2

Ask me again tomorrow and the list will be partly different.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Carter hall
Briar fox
HH Old Dark Fired.
HH Burley Flake
Pegasus.

That's all I got.

6. Carter Hall
7. Carter Hall

 

[jttnk]

As of now...
Balkan Supreme
Black Frigate
Pirate Kake
Edward G Robinson
Germain Royal Jersey Green
Orlik Golden Sliced
Dreams of Kadath

 

[virginialover]

Dan Tobacco Skipper's Flake.
STG Escudo.
SG St. James Plug.
SG Best Brown Flake.
Germain's Brown Flake.
Germain's Special Latakia Flake.
G. L. Pease Abingdon.

 

[tobefrank]

Escudo
Solani 633
McClelland Red and Black
Full Virginia Plug (new favourite)
Irish Cask (aka Irish Oak)
Scottish Flake
Orlik Golden Sliced

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Wessex Good Virginia Flake
F&T CVP
Astleys 44
Ascanian No 1
C&D XX Flake
HU Directors Cut
Solani 660

 

[mso489]

Good lists! I'll take a different tack and list characteristics that I use to select tobaccos:

1. Blends or single leaf that are consistent in flavor and smoking characteristics
2. Blends that require fewer relights and burn evenly
3. Blends with fewer additives
4. Brands and blends that can respond to demand and are generally not listed as "out of stock"
5.Brands that have wide distribution for the convenience of their customers and are widely available
6.Blends that have irresistible flavor and get smoked up
7. Brands and blends that are good value for the price

 

[lochinvar]

McClelland Pebblecut
McClelland Drama Reserve
McConnell Oriental
Gawith Best Brown
Germain Rich Dark Flake
Highland Targe
Marlin Flake

If we are limiting it to tobaccos still in production, I would move up C&D Opening Night and Escudo.

 

[alaskanpiper]

McClelland 40th Anniversary
Esoterica Tilbury
HU Fayyum
Peter Heinrich’s Curly Block
Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding SR
GH Bob’s Chocolate Flake
Country Squire Old Toby

Close 8th: MacBaren HH Burley Flake

 

[peregrinus]

SG FVF
SG SJF
HU Director’s Cut
Motzak Strang
Salty Dogs
Esoterica Tilbury
McClelland Christmas Cheer