Minimal Happiness Requirements?

[anotherbob]

What is the most minimal cellar would you need to be a happy smoker?
For me If I have Yorktowne, Pegasus, any decent English blend, and a good aromatic I can be a happy smoker. That's my minimal happiness requirement for pipe smoking.
What's anyone elses?

 

[Skippy Piper]

Lane Limited - RLP-6
Smoker's Pride - Cherry Cavendish
Daughters & Ryan - Windsail
Cornell & Diehl - Haunted Bookshop
Peterson - Early Morning Pipe
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Dark

That oughta do it.

 

[PaulRVA]

Capstan Blue
C&D Exclusive
Escudo
Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls
Kramer’s Father Dempsey
Nightcap

 

[mingc]

Absolute minimum? 1 heavy Latakia blend, say, Margate, 1 heavily scented Sam Gawith Hoggarth, say, Ennerdale, and 1 change of pace blend, say, Luxury Navy Flake.

 

[anotherbob]

Absolute minimum? 1 heavy Latakia blend, say, Margate, 1 heavily scented Sam Gawith Hoggarth, say, Ennerdale, and 1 change of pace blend, say, Luxury Navy Flake.

Ennerdale is a great blend. It's certainly qualifies for my aromatic slot.

 

[Skippy Piper]

Absolute minimum? 1 heavy Latakia blend, say, Margate, 1 heavily scented Sam Gawith Hoggarth, say, Ennerdale, and 1 change of pace blend, say, Luxury Navy Flake.

Ennerdale is a great blend. It's certainly qualifies for my aromatic slot.

Ennerdale almost made my list too! It's not quite a "need to have it" blend for me, but it is the one I reach for 9 times out of 10 when I'm in the mood for a Lakeland. Great summertime blend too!

Oh, and if you like Yorktown then give D&R Windsail a try. It's verrrrry similar to Yorktown, but skewed more to the red Virginia side with a little less brights.

 

[anotherbob]

Ennerdale almost made my list too! It's not quite a "need to have it" blend for me, but it is the one I reach for 9 times out of 10 when I'm in the mood for a Lakeland. Great summertime blend too!

Same here. I love the stuff but it's not a must have. Though kind of sad that it was my last flake of it that I realized cube cut works best for me with that particular one.

 

[sablebrush52]

I like variety. But if I had to pick just a few I’d say Wilke Rum and Maple, HU Director’s Cut, C&D Yorktown, McClelland 2015, McClelland 40th Anniversary, D&R Rimboche AP, Huber Virginia Golden Flake, Sutliff Cringle Flake, HH Acadian Perique, Esoterica Dunbar, Vintage Syrian, A&C Petersen Escudo.

Ask me tomorrow and the list will be different.

 

[anotherbob]

I like variety. But if I had to pick just a few I’d say Wilke Rum and Maple, HU Director’s Cut, C&D Yorktown, McClelland 2015, McClelland 40th Anniversary, D&R Rimboche AP, Huber Virginia Golden Flake, Sutliff Cringle Flake, HH Acadian Perique, Esoterica Dunbar, Vintage Syrian, A&C Petersen Escudo.

Ask me tomorrow and the list will be different.

You are a man with good taste in tobacco. I have no idea what you eat or drink. But with tobacco great choices especially the Yorktown.

 

[Egg Shen]

I probably have one of the widest cellars on here. Still, I could exist smoking only Captain Black til the end and that’d be fine.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Wilke No. 515 (both versions); Sutliff Modern English No. 310 (still thanking @Nevatitude for the tip on that); McClelland Nording Hunter Pointer, Retriever and Labrador; Wilke Rum & Maple; various McClellands in the tub; various Virginias I've gotten good recommendations on from @hoosierpipeguy; --- and something cherry.

 

[anotherbob]

I probably have one of the widest cellars on here. Still, I could exist smoking only Captain Black til the end and that’d be fine.

me too. But to feel really truly happy I'd need a bit more then that. The worst pipe tobacco I've smoked was smoked and enjoyed.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Sir John's Flake Virginia
MB HH Pure Virginia
MB Virginia Flake
CVP
McClelland 40th Anniversary

 

[ThermionicScott]

I’m more or less content with a wide variety of blends, but I definitely wouldn’t want to be without Samuel Gawith Virginias!

 

[briangray]

Peterson EMP
C&D Autumn Evening
Peterson Nightcap

 

[spike]

I’m going minimalist.

English: Dunhill London Mixture
VaPer: Esoterica Dunbar
Aromatic: Autumn Evening
Straight Virginia: Wessex Red Virginia
Wild Card: C+D Anthology

 

[Sobrbiker]

Perish the thought….
It’s all about variety for me.
If I couldn’t have a variety of blends, and pipes I’d probably just get my nic fix from the same primary source I used before (and since) I picked up a pipe.

 

[anotherbob]

Perish the thought….
It’s all about variety for me.
If I couldn’t have a variety of blends, and pipes I’d probably just get my nic fix from the same primary source I used before (and since) I picked up a pipe.

just as valid an answer as the one blend fellows.

 

[OzPiper]

What’s wrong with you all ?
So easily satisfied !

Try eating bacon EVERY day for a month
You’ll all change your minds

 

[Servant King]

I'd probably be just fine with a vanilla aromatic, a VaPer or straight VA flake, an English, and an aromatic English. First thing that comes to mind for each is Sutliff 1M, Stokkebye Navy Flake/MacB VA flake, Sutliff Sobranie Match (either one), and MacB Plumcake.

Of course, this hypothetical scenario is belied by the sheer variety in my cellar currently.