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I just finished a tin of Ellipsis Flake and I really enjoyed it. It seemed to smoke well in every pipe I stuffed it in. I should probably pick up a few more tins and revisit them when they get some age on them.
I love bankside will never not have a tin around. I had a Samara a year or so ago and remember demolishing it in record time. The only time Ive done that in my short time smoking. Also enjoy Penny Farthing and might add more to my stash.
Id like to try
Jack knife
Triple play
Six Pence
Fillmore
Horizons
Regents
Id like to try
Jack knife
Triple play
Six Pence
Fillmore
Horizons
Regents
I have some vintage Drucquer & Sons Windjammer which I purchased years ago in Missouri and I find that it has aged beautifully and smokes same.
It was love at first smoke with Windjammer. It packs a punch and it’s a real kitchen sink blend. However, the blending is very well done: you can detect all of the components without much trouble, and they all complement each other. I agree with a previous poster who said it was a bit green, in that (while I do like it fresh) I thought that tins with 2 or 3 years of age were noticeably better than fresh.
I was less swept off my feet by Geologie, but that one was more subtle. Just a really enjoyable smoke with enough complexity to keep it interesting
I was less swept off my feet by Geologie, but that one was more subtle. Just a really enjoyable smoke with enough complexity to keep it interesting
Currently enjoying Horizons. To me it is like a version of Maltese Falcon I enjoy more. More crisp and toned down on the sweet notes.
Really enjoyed Meridian. Looking forward to smoking more of it.
Really enjoyed Meridian. Looking forward to smoking more of it.
Abingdon is my go to! Then perhaps Quiet Nights
I buy the big tins of Chelsea Morning and work my way through it daily. Big fan of Six Pence, Gaslight, Quiet Nights, and Abingdon, too.
Any English/Balkan blends I've tried are very good. I haven't sampled them all yet, but in that category I'm currently enjoying Horizons, Quiet Nights, and Westminster. Westminster is a great all-day smoke. I usually smoke the other two blends in the evening.
GLP non-English blends that I most like are Cumberland and Navigator. I always have a tin of Cumberland around.
GLP non-English blends that I most like are Cumberland and Navigator. I always have a tin of Cumberland around.
My all time favorite is Telegraph Hill. I also really enjoy Union Square and Sixpence. I wish I still enjoyed Latakia. I have some Westminster and several tins of Quiet Nights from 2014.
Quiet Nights and Chelsea Morning are my favorites. Meridian is good. I didn’t care much for Sicpence when I tried it, but maybe I should revisit it.
what didnt you like about sixpence? abrasive or rough. just curious. im always amazed by different palates!
I bought my first tins of Quiet Nights and Chelsea morning. First smokes were not so great, so I just closed the tin and let it sit for a few months opening periodically and maybe smoking a bowl or so to check it. As I'm learning with all the pease and CD blends (for me anyway) after about 6 months they are excellent. I'm loving Chelsea Morning and still trying to understand quiet nights. I guess they just need time to breathe or something. I've got tins of Montgomery and Union square that are in the tin still after at least a year and I smoke every now and then with much enjoyment. Maybe it's my humid climate but I dont see the need to jar these anytime soon, they just keep getting better and are not too dry. Fillmore and Maltese are both next and I'm most excited about them.
Currently I am enjoying Blackpoint. I just picked up a tin of 2016 Triple Play that I am saving until 2026, very excited to pop that one, it is moderately bulging 
I remember very much enjoying a tin of Meridian a year ago. Haven't smoked it since, but do think it's an excellent smoke. Try some of the other Old London series that have latakia and see what you think.
This is everything I’ve smoked so far in order of preference (English and Virginias separated as categories.
ENGLISH
Rattray’s Red Raparree
Peterson My Mixture 965
Drucquer & Sons Inns of Court
Arango Bulkan Supreme
VIRGINIA
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake
Orlik Golden Sliced
Peterson Elizabethan
Rattray’s Old Gowrie
Rattray’s Marlin Flake
GL Pease Reagent’s Flake (the only blend I actively dislike and don’t plan to smoke again, too much of an umami flavor for my tastes)
ENGLISH
- GL Pease Chelsea Morning
- GL Pease Quiet Nights
- Drucquer & Sons Merry Monk
- Drucquer & Sons Loch Ness
Rattray’s Red Raparree
Peterson My Mixture 965
Drucquer & Sons Inns of Court
Arango Bulkan Supreme
VIRGINIA
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake
Orlik Golden Sliced
Peterson Elizabethan
Rattray’s Old Gowrie
Rattray’s Marlin Flake
GL Pease Reagent’s Flake (the only blend I actively dislike and don’t plan to smoke again, too much of an umami flavor for my tastes)
Curious to hear how Navigator ranks and/or compares to a virginia flake like Newminster No. 400 or other Navy Flakes?