Moving to Burley Blends - Advice Needed!

[badbriar]

If y'all would be so kind, please advise on some good lightly cased/topped Burley blends - that are currently available.
I found a few pretty good ones that are out of production at this time and am looking to try more.
I like some English crossover blends and decided to try some in Burleys. Turned out to be a great move!

 

[BriarBrook]

Half and Half is pretty good. I'm not sure if you are wanting straight burley or burley forward, but I LOVE Party Line from MM.

 

[Snook]

The Country Squire has Sweet Burley, with just a light casing to enhance the natural burley flavors. Prince Albert is a classic burley with a little bit of a cocoa and molasses kind of flavoring.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Peter Stokkebye's Cube Cut

 

[bobpnm]

A favorite of mine. And, I believe, still attainable. Good starting point.

 

[dottlejockey]

Boswell's Premium Burley would fit the bill here nicely.
Also, Solani Aged Burley Flake or KBV Burley Morning Pipe.
Enjoy the ride. Some excellent stuff in this genre.

 

[LeafErikson]

Pegasus is pretty hard to beat. Burley Flake #1 is excellent but VERY stout in the nicotine department.

 

[RL Bucktails]

I’ll second Pegasus.

 

[Pooh-Bah]

Having not tried Pegasus, I'll dissent from the chorus and recommend Crooner.
Cube-cut Burley and wholesome, natural, pipe-ghosting deertongue grass.

I haven't tried Boswell's Premium Burley, but Mr. Boswell makes a fine pipe and both of the two Boswell blends I've tried (Englishes- Titus and Countryside) have been good, so consider that 50% of an endorsement for a Boswell Burley.

 

[renfield]

Pegasus is a good straight up Burley. Crooner is enjoyable if you like deer tongue. I used to recommend HH Burley Flake but, you know...

 

[Chasing Embers]

A favorite of mine. And, I believe, still attainable. Good starting point.
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May be discontinued since STG bought it.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

Burley blends are what I smoke the most of.

Some favorites that fit your description are:

Solani Aged Burley Flake (when you can find it) - In my top 5 tobaccos
Peterson University Flake
Hearth and Home Chatham Manor - This is a Carter Hall match that in my opinion is better than CH

 

[jerry]

Peretti’s, Watch City, Wilke … have bunches of ‘em!

 

[Pipke]

Daughters & Ryan Two Timer is pure burley. My favorite burley blend is Pegasus.

 

[newbroom]

Most of the codger blends (Carter Hall, Sir Walter Raleigh, Prince Albert, Half & Half, Granger, Velvet, and Mixture 79) are burley based and lightly topped. Each has its own characteristics, as do other more 'exclusive' (?) burley blends, with the most consistent shared value being nicotine.
I'd look at bulks and codger tins. Try several. The thing I noticed when I 'studied' the codger genre was that it would take me several bowls of the next blend in line to acquire its subtleties. Quickly judging a burley by one or two pipefuls is folly.
Here i am years later, and I am sorry to see that we might lose MacBaren burley flake and other Sutliff burleys like J4. I currently have several of the Sutliff burley based blends to enjoy while they last, and I usually keep some Big 'n Burley around from C&D.
I think I can enjoy more than one blend. Or, if I had to, one blend. I am loath to pick a favorite blend though because they change or become extinct. I try to be able to enjoy what I have or can obtain reasonably.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

If you would like to try an awesome all day burley with no casing, try D&R's Two Timer. It has been double toasted to give it a very natural but smooth flavor.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Peretti’s, Watch City, Wilke … have bunches of ‘em!

This!

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I haven't had these in a while, but I've always enjoyed, Granger, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Carter Hall. For me they are even better in a corn cob.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Before you go and buy a tub of Walt, check out Jim’s review of the current production

 

[Brad H]

Cobblestone brick burley plug.
I’ve been led to believe cobblestone is discontinued now. But there is some still out there.