If you had to choose only one blender - or blends from one company?

[newbroom]

That's what I'M talking about, though, I see another post cosmicfolklore slipped in before my response.

I read that Lane is a subsidiary of Scandiavian...now, and there will likely be more swallowed up by this behemoth of a tobacco company.

 

[darthcider]

Too much choice, so not for me, sorry.

 

[tppytel]

I'll go with McClelland, as I'm primarily a VA fan. But as buroak noted, they've also got the only (semi-)aromatics I enjoy as well as some oriental offerings. Heck, I've only tried a tiny fraction of what McC produces - beyond the well-known Craftsbury and brown/green/black tins, they still have a ton of other blends that look great.

 

[jthomas04]

Esoterica all the way. Though I would miss me some Luxury Flake that's for sure.

 

[phred]

I'd have to recuse myself, as I have not yet tried enough tobaccos to honestly choose a single blender's product over another's.

 

[aristokles]

Cornell and Diehl.

 

[peteguy]

Esoterica here as well.

 

[topd]

I don't usually comment on hypothetical situation questions but this one kinda hit a nerve. It would have to be Dunhill. Not because Dunhill is the best or most known... But because I couldn't do without my morning tobacco. I could smoke it all day if it was all I could get. I buy tins by the dozens and enjoy dating them, storing them and showing them off. But I get Dunhill Early Morning Pipe in bulk, most likely close to a pound and a half a month or so. It's funny that's it's called EMP, but that IS my morning smoke, and I smoke it til noon or so. Couldn't do without it....

 

[iamn8]

Vitamix made by Vitamix is my goto mixer

 

[blueeyedogre]

MacBaren..... Capstan Blue to be exact.

 

[wyfbane]

Hmm. In the spirit of the OP I can go with a single blender. I pick Russ. He has great examples of every type of tobacco AND matches for the current and past greats. Also as sort of a cheat, he now is the blender for the SPC Mississippi River and Plum Pudding.
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Another company not mentioned but worthy of a lifetime choice is Dan tobacco. Midnight ride, Gordon Pym, Bill Bailey's Balkan, Blue note, Devil's Holiday, Hamborger Veermaster, Sweet Honeydew, and Treasures of Ireland Limerick. Plenty of variety for a lifetime supply of quality leaf.

 

[elpfeife]

R.L. Will also blends Brigham's Klondike Gold and Hudson's Bay which are two of my favorites.

 

[leacha]

This was an easy decision for me. McClelland. I can even go one step further and narrow it down to one blend if I had to go that route. Bulk No.2015 Virginia Perique Flake. That blend hits me like no other. I can smoke it all day, every day, every week, every month and every year for the rest of my life. The rest of their offerings are an added bonus though.

 

[pitchfork]

R.L. Will also blends Brigham's Klondike Gold and Hudson's Bay which are two of my favorites.

I did not know that. That puts those blends in a totally different light.

 

[woodsroad]

My parents bought a Waring blender back in 1958 and it is still going great guns.

So, I'd have to say Waring as my favorite blender.

 

[iamn8]

The Waring is a fine machine with a solid reputation and good history. It's my number 2 choice with no 3 being a super hot ex gf who, while not a great cook, could mix with the best of them.

 

[warren]

The Osterizer followed by whichever company is blending IRC. I suspect it is STG.

 

[woodsroad]

The Osterizer is a fine blender. Does yours have a metal or plastic cased base? Casing is getting to be a lost art.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I already have a lifetime supply so I would tell the dude to stick it. If that weren't the case though, it would be a toss-up between GL Pease and RL Will.

 

[warren]

The metal one is in the garage somewhere waiting for me to repair it. It's been waiting a while. So long that my wife replaced it some years ago. Now I'm feeling guilty. Maybe I'll get to it this year. A new cord is all it needs. Damn the kid's gerbils!