Minor Tad Attack

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Just visited Pipesandcigars.com for a couple things.
1.5 oz tin of The Smoker, Wise Fox. Sounds interesting so I thought I'd give it whirl. Would love to know if anyone here as tried it and what they thought.
8 oz tin of Brigadier Black, Bull Run. Although not a huge fan of Gettysburg (but it's not terrible and I'll smoke a bit from time to time), Alamo is pretty darn good. Bull Run sounds like a winner to me. Will still have to try Waterloo at some point.
Black House 4 oz bulk. What can I say? I love this stuff. As a newbie pipe smoker, it was one of the first blends I tried and I fell in love at first puff.... well honestly I think I fell in love when I first opened a tin of the stuff. One of these days I'm going to have to order a couple pounds to put back. I've come close to running out a couple times, and I don't think I ever want to be without it.
Well there you have it. It's not much, but it will do for now. Slowly.... very slowly building a cellar lol. And now the waiting begins, which is the hard part.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I haven't tried any of those, actually I haven't even heard of them. Let us know what they're like.

 

[pitchfork]

Haven't tried any of The Smoker remakes, but Wise Fox (had to look it up) sounds interesting. Burley as the base for a Latakia blend was much more common, it seems, before the second world war. I've had a couple of blends like that from C&D and they were a really nice change of pace -- didn't fatigue the palate the way that VA-based latakia blends can.
Let us know how you like the Wise Fox.
Crowley's Best -- that was it: burley, Perique and Latakia. Good stuff.

 

[petes03]

Nice! I need to order me some Black House as well!

 

[pipingruotsi]

+1 on the Black House. I'm planning on stocking up on that one at some point too.
I preferred Alamo to Bull Run, but YMMV. Like you, I wasn't a huge fan of Gettysburg. I sent most of the tin to my sister and kept just a little for when an odd mood strikes. I do like the Waterloo. For me, it seems to come alive mid-bowl to the end. Unfortunately, I'm a little susceptible to tongue bite from straight burley. So I usually have a small bowl and sip slowly, but that's just me.
The Smoker blends look interesting to me and I'm looking forward to what you think. I'm a fan of the old-timey lat blends. House of Windsor Barking Dog was good (and P&C's match is good too) and Hearth and Home Beverwyck is similar. Great cool-smoking interesting tabacs.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Black House (the only lat blend I've smoked) is my favorite blend that I've smoked so far, so I figured I'd give another lat blend a try. Wise Fox sounded interesting to me. I like burley (most of my blends are burley based)and I like the lat in Black House. Seems like an easy decision for me lol. I'll definitely let you know what I think of it.