Mc Baren's blends that equals to CH

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Hi Folks, by any chance does anybody know if there are a blend amongst the Mac Barens tobaccos any bled which may came close in taste to Carter Hall, ? some say their Symphony or Mc Mixture are the ones

 

[pagan]

Mac Baren Symphony and Mac Baren Mixture Modern are both made with Burley, Cavendish and Virginia , Carter Hall lacks Cavendish. Now I have not smoked any of the Mac Barens, I do smoke a lot of Captain Black witch is also made with Burley, Cavendish and Virginia and I am fond of and liken Carter Hall to CB

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'm a regular Symphony smoker, even have a pipe dedicated to it, and think it tastes nothing like Carter Hall. Also love CH BTW.

 

[kanse]

I remember JimInks mentioning in some review a superior alternative to Carter Hall, or was it Pipestud?

Shame I forgot.
Some say 4 noggins bald headed teacher is similar, anyway.

 

[skraps]

In the MacBaren line, Symphony would be the closest to CH. However, like Chasing said... it's really nothing like it, lol.
You may want to check out P&C Chatham Manor. Basically a CH match, but blended by Russ and made with far superior tobacco. I have heard many say that it's phenomenal and better than CH.

 

[JimInks]

Nothing in the MacBaren line up resembles the taste of Carter Hall. I do recommend, for their own merits, Symphony and Golden Extra. Also, H&H Chatham Manor.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Thank you for your comments,as always they're greatly appreciated, finally I got my hand on CH ordering it thorough smokingpipes.com,and guess what, I was surpriced of how fragrant and cool burning it was,real good value stuff, unfortunately retailers do not sell it back here in Eu reg.In addition to Mc Barens offerings we do have widely available that Borkum Riff Bourbon mixture crap,Y'all Have a Nice Sathurday evening plus most restful Sunday Day, Paul

 

[mso489]

I can't think of any Mac Barens blends that approximate Carter Hall. I like Va/Bur/Cav blends a lot. I've done home mixes from time to time, but my current favorite professional version is PC Russ O.'s Log Cabin. PC's Chestnut is also a fine smoke, but has about five different tobaccos, in a non-aromatic blend sold in a tub, nice.

Another lively aromatic all-day blend is Iwan Ries Triple Star Blue, newly available in a tin, or is it a tub. It's distinctly tobacco forward but gives off a pleasant room note.

 

[didimauw]

Carter Hall is my all day every day smoke. I've tried many blends trying to simulate Carter Hall. Yet nothing comes close. I've been tempted to try some of the Burley/Virginia flakes from Cornell and Diehl though in hopes it would be similar, but never bit the bullet. There's just nothing as good as Carter Hall. :D