Mac Baren HH Line

[badbriar]

So, thinking about the whole lineup of HH tobaccos, which are winners and which are snoozers?
I'm going with ODF and Lat Flake. Curious about the Balkan - comments?

 

[Chasing Embers]

ODF, BK, Acadian Perique, and the discontinued Mature Virginia are my favorites.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I think the entire line are winners. Just a matter of what genre you prefer. Personally, I like Pure Va Flake a lot. I also cellar ODF, Latakia Flake and Burley Flake.

 

[python]

I have not tried them all yet, but the discontinued Highland Mixture was excellent IMO.

 

[wolflarsen]

Old Dark Fired, Acadian Perique, and Vintage Syrian are outstanding to my taste. I found Latakia Flake to be boring. Still need to try Bold Kentucky.

 

[python]

I meant Highland Blend, not mixture. The Blend was a re-release of the Mixture with a few changes.

 

[danimalia]

Mac Baren has really hit a homerun with this line. To my tastes, they're all varying degrees of good. My least favorite is probably Acadian Perique, hardly a bad blend. Have the VA and Latakia flakes coming in the mail which will be the last two for me to try, I think. My favorite is HH Bold Kentucky and I also really liked Vintage Syrian. I also appreciate MB for offering these in 50g, 100g and 1 pound quantities for maximum choice and value.

 

[danimalia]

Oh I forgot Burley Flake which is right up there with Bold kentucky for me. Great stuff.

ODF, BK, Acadian Perique, and the discontinued Mature Virginia are my favorites.

I was just talking to a dude at the local B&M and he was saying the Matured VA was real good and he didn't know why they discontinued it.

 

[lightmybriar]

All of them are excellent, although not all of them are to my liking.

Highlights for me are Acadian Perique (rich and buttery taste...if 3 Nuns were a potato, then Acadian Perique is a baked potato with butter), Vintage Syrian (haven’t yet tried the replacement Balkan), Old Dark Fired (add some old leather to the aforementioned baked potato )and Burley Flake.

I was underwhelmed by the Virginia Flake, but I think it is because I was expecting something different. I need to give it a fair re-evaluation. Same goes for Latakia Flake. I had it as a new pipe smoker, so I’m sure I did not give it a fair trial.

The Strong Kentucky caught me completely off guard, but again that’s because my expectations were not in line with the product. This one to me is very much like a Gawith rope in flavor.

I think there’s something for every pipe smoker in this line.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Matured VA was real good and he didn't know why they discontinued it.

It was flavor enhanced in some way. MB discontinued it in favor of their more natural tobacco in the HH line.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Pure VA, Burley Flake, ODF are my faves so far.

 

[gervais]

I can vouch for pure va. If you're into Virginias, yummy yummy.

 

[judcole]

I have been smoking HH Vintage Syrian for years. It is always in rotation. I still have about 2.5 lbs stashed away. Likewise, I keep the Burley Flake in rotation.
I've also enjoyed, and smoke regularly, Latakia Flake and Pure Virginia. And there's two tins of Mature Virginia left. One of them now has ten years on it - maybe I will try for fifteen.

 

[3rdguy]

I love Pure Virginia with a couple years on it. Bold Kentucky is my other favorite. Of course Vintage Syrian was great.

 

[cortezattic]

It's Old Dark Fired and Acadian Perique for me.

 

[prndl]

This ^.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Just placed an order yesterday, a tin of odf, 1931 stokkebye flake, and 2oz if Pegasus.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

HH ODF and Burley flake for me,what is certain, all the HH line is of exceptional quality

 

[kcghost]

ODF is very good!

 

[odobenus]

Pure Virginia for sure! The Latakia Flake and Vintage Syrian did not do it for me.