Most Popular Codger Blend?
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Lane 1Q, if you consider that a codger blend and that's not including the other names it gets redistributed as either.
Carter Hall seems to be the most widely liked, but 1Q and RLP6 are usually considered to be the most popular pipe tobaccos. Not sure I would consider either codger blends though, but that's subjective.
I see Prince Albert at more gas stations and convenience stores. It is probably the most available pipe tobacco in my area, but as far as you guys all living in areas where pipesmokers are rare to see in the wild, I have no idea.
Captain Black original/white is the most sold pouch on the big online retailers, and sold in many countries internationally.
Define "codger blend". 
It's not a very precise term.
Are you referring simply to what have been called "The American Classics" - the burley based, foil pouch blends that are sold in drugstores, convenience stores, and gas stations - the blends that you don't need to go to a tobacconist for? If so, probably Carter Hall or Prince Albert.
If you include things like commonly available bulks, then probably Lane 1-Q.
If you ask one of our friends from the British Isles, you will get different answers.
It's not a very precise term.Are you referring simply to what have been called "The American Classics" - the burley based, foil pouch blends that are sold in drugstores, convenience stores, and gas stations - the blends that you don't need to go to a tobacconist for? If so, probably Carter Hall or Prince Albert.
If you include things like commonly available bulks, then probably Lane 1-Q.
If you ask one of our friends from the British Isles, you will get different answers.
I would think Captain Black is the most popular codger blend but what do I know. I’m my area half and half, borkum riff and captain black are always available at the grocery store.
They don't seem to have codger blends in the UK.
I like the definition, "blends that you don't need to go to a tobacconist for".
I suppose the UK equivalent would be St Bruno or Condor.
Its hard to tell these days because in the UK, tobacco is hidden away behind a screen.
I like the definition, "blends that you don't need to go to a tobacconist for".
I suppose the UK equivalent would be St Bruno or Condor.
Its hard to tell these days because in the UK, tobacco is hidden away behind a screen.
If you mean what is the best selling widely distributed tobacco, that would be 1Q. If you mean what is the best selling widely distributed tobacco sold at places other than pipes shops and pipe sites online, that is sold at drug stores, grocery stores, and convenience stores, it is probably a tie between Carter Hall and Prince Albert.
Others are celebrated but probably not near first place -- Granger, Half-and-Half, Captain Black, Borkhum Riff, Velvet, and a few others.
Others are celebrated but probably not near first place -- Granger, Half-and-Half, Captain Black, Borkhum Riff, Velvet, and a few others.
Yeah, we will need a definition of what you are considering here. If 1Q is exempt, I would think CH would be in the running.
I certainly do my share to make Prince Albert and Carter Hall the #1's.
In the UK my guess would be; Clan, Gold Block, St Bruno, Condor, Erinmore, in that order. The first two are pretty nasty tobaccos, the latter three are excellent, and regulars in my fledgling 'rotation'.
If you use the definition I gave earlier, "the blends that you don't need to go to a tobacconist for", that eliminates all bulks. Likewise, it doesn't matter what sells the most at the big e-tailers, because they are tobacconists.
As you both note, and as I mentioned, what is considered a "codger blend" is really going to depend on what country you are living in. It's a very imprecise term. Sometimes one sees the term "OTC blend" to refer to those blends, but it really isn't a whole lot better.
To be honest, I have never bought any tobacco 'over the counter' in a supermarket. I have seen them once, in a supermarket in Hastings. A bloke in front of me was buying a box of fags, and I got a sneak peak at what blends they were selling. The ones I saw were Clan, Gold Block, and St Bruno. And then the shutters were quickly slammed down. That was about two years ago, so I couldn't truthfully say if they still carry them. But as you say, these are all imprecise terms, and when you start to dig about, they don't really make too much sense.If you use the definition I gave earlier, "the blends that you don't need to go to a tobacconist for", that eliminates all bulks. Likewise, it doesn't matter what sells the most at the big e-tailers, because they are tobacconists.
As you both note, and as I mentioned, what is considered a "codger blend" is really going to depend on what country you are living in. It's a very imprecise term. Sometimes one sees the term "OTC blend" to refer to those blends, but it really isn't a whole lot better.
@WerewolfOfLondon I've tried all these in my clay pipes; Special Virginia (former Mellow Virginia) would be another. I've tried that one in my clays as well!