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[vosBghos]

Thanks. That makes sense. Makes me wonder what English tobaccos were like before the Crimea period. I guess Indian tobaccos predominated with the East India company. But before that maybe they were very similar to American blends as I imagine most of our leaf before the Indian empire came from the Americas and the Caribbean, and in turn probably reached there from Africa. Or maybe not. Is the tobacco plant native to north America and the Caribbean? Didn't Native Americans have a tradition of tobacco smoking?
It's fascinating to think of all the social and cultural history of the world that must be written into tobacco trading over the centuries.

As far as I can have seen there are two camps the OG English would constitute natural unadulterated tobaccos slightly cased but never all and out topped because of old English style equivalent Food and Drug Administration Laws or some such. The more modern general camp would be any blend heavy in Latakia usually but not always containing Virginia and Orientals and sometimes switching out or adding Burley's and or Perique. Then you have Balkans and Scottish blends and down the rabbit hole we go.

 

[tirefire]

The trifecta of English
LJ Peretti
Tashkent
Royal
Omega

Don't forget Cambridge Flake for fearsome foursome!

 

[FurCoat]

Don't forget Cambridge Flake for fearsome foursome!

Dammit, you had to come up with the fearsome foursome. Now I have to order some Cambridge Flake. I'm telling my wife this is all your fault.

 

[MidTNPiper]

All/most already mentioned, but when I crossed that bridge, I chose to ease into the pool rather than cannonball in via Lat bomb. With that mentality, and readily available options, I’d say Proper English / English Oriential Supreme / Westminster…or my personal favorite Standard Mixture.

 

[Coreios]

Balkan Sabranie, Peterson Night Cap, Quiet Nights, Plum Pudding are all really good to most who are used to English. If youre new and stepping into it you might enjoy Revelation Match, Barking Dog Match, H. H. Latakia Flake.

 

[Coreios]

I haven't seen it mentioned above... Capstan 'Original Navy cut' flake.
I am sure you will like it.

That's a straight Virgina.

 

[EA/DC]

That's a straight Virgina.

It certainly is.
And it is, in origine, a great 'old English' Virginia blend. Although not made in England anymore nowadays, it is still well worth to reccomend as an English tobacco blend.

That was the question... "I'm looking to step into the English blends after my time of enjoying Aros."

 

[El Capitán]

Thanks for all the recommendations friends. Got a nice list. Let's hope Santa leaves a bunch lol.

 

[Coreios]

It certainly is.
And it is, in origine, a great 'old English' Virginia blend. Although not made in England anymore nowadays, it is still well worth to reccomend as an English tobacco blend.

That was the question... "I'm looking to step into the English blends after my time of enjoying Aros."

He meant a Latakia blend I think.