My Morning Smoke

[gord]

Mmmm...semois.

Educate me . . . . what's semois?

 

[gord]

Do you take your coffee black or with cream and/or sugar? If it's with cream and sugar, I'd suggest trying some Oriental Silk or Sunday Picnic. A heavy Oriental forward va/or just hits me with coffee and cream/ sugar better than anything else. For black coffee, I'm usually smoking a strong burley like 5 Brothers or Haunted Bookshop or something with Semois.

I'll investigate those blends. Thanks.

 

[dottlejockey]

Educate me . . . . what's semois?

It's a variation of a burley grown in only one locale in the Semois Valley of Belgium. Quite a unique flavor. Like a shag cut which comes very dry. Definitely worth a try. If you don't like it, i'll happily take it off your hands.

 

[LeafErikson]

I think Pegasus, a Burley blend from Cornell & Diehl, with black coffee is an excellent way to start the day.

*welcome!

I think Pegasus is a great way to start, continue, and end the day.

 

[gord]

It's a variation of a burley grown in only one locale in the Semois Valley of Belgium. Quite a unique flavor. Like a shag cut which comes very dry. Definitely worth a try. If you don't like it, i'll happily take it off your hands.

Can you recommend a blend heavy on the semois? I'm about to enter another experimental phase. It's gone from aromatics, to English, and now to Orientals. I've gathered my favorites and hybrids along the way. :D

 

[RookieGuy80]

Can you recommend a blend heavy on the semois? I'm about to enter another experimental phase. It's gone from aromatics, to English, and now to Orientals. I've gathered my favorites and hybrids along the way. :D

Vincent Malin is the most popular blender using the leaf. Give his offerings a look see at SP. I've only had the Petit Robin, which is a shag cut burley/ semois blend, and I can't smoke that fast enough. I have the blue one with Belgian Sammy Hagar in my cart for the next order. That one is supposed to be straight semois.

 

[dottlejockey]

Can you recommend a blend heavy on the semois? I'm about to enter another experimental phase. It's gone from aromatics, to English, and now to Orientals. I've gathered my favorites and hybrids along the way. :D

My favorite of the Vincent Manil Semois offerings is the green label "La Brumeuse," pure semois which is what Rookie was referring to above. Definitely give that one a shot!

 

[Sobrbiker]

My favorite of the Vincent Manil Semois offerings is the green label "La Brumeuse," pure semois which is what Rookie was referring to above. Definitely give that one a shot!

Great, next time I order I’ll have to try some of this. You guys are killing me! Hopefully Reserve du Patron is still available when I recover from the splurging I’ve been doing this month.

As to @gord’s original question, I have no set “morning blend”, but I do like strength in my drive to work smoke. Irish Flake, 1792, Dark Birdseye, 5Bros, etc lately.
Morning isn’t morning without lots of black coffee…pipe may be optional, but coffee is a requisite.

 

[dottlejockey]

You guys are killing me!

Irish Flake, 1792, Dark Birdseye, 5Bros, etc lately.

Right back at ya! I haven't had a bowl of 1792 in years, but enjoyed the taste of the tonquin. On the list with it...

 

[tmcg81]

Anything with Burley works for me, especially if it's in Flake form. Although lately, I've been enjoying a bowl of Chelsea Morning with my coffee at least one day each weekend.

 

[DurinsRest]

If your wanting a great treat in the morning every now and then depending on how deep your pockets are I love some gray havens with a black coffee