New Blends from John Bull

[homesteader]

With all the FDA regulations and some blends falling by the wayside, I was surprised to read in my newly arrived Pipes & Cigars catalog that John Bull is releasing two new blends (the P & C website says mid November).

John Bull True English has Latakia, Oriental, and Virginia and is described as a traditional English with a heavy taste of Latakia.

John Bull Fragrant English contains black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, and is described as sweet and smokey, giving a pleasant room note.

John Bull Royal English, their original pipe tobacco, has been a long time favorite of mine. It contains black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia, and Latakia. Not only is John Bull a favorite, it introduced me to several other blends known as "American English" which are my favorite type now. Burley and Latakia are good together.

 

[kcghost]

Sadly my taste buds have moved on from Latakia based blend to those without. Man I really liked Latakia.

 

[Servant King]

I saw this too, and am looking forward to this new release. JBRE was my first foray into English blends, and at just shy of $6 for a 1.5 oz. pouch, it's a great blend to have on hand for when you want something on the milder end of that spectrum. I will, of course, assume that the two newbies need as much dry time as RE does...

 

[homesteader]

I received an email from P & C saying the two new John Bull blends I backordered were shipped today. Checking their website they now show in stock. I'm looking forward to trying them.

 

[JohnMosesBrowning]

Homesteader - any other burley/latakia blends you'd recommend? I've got a Royal English jarred up that I'm going to dig up on your recommendation so I'm curious about any others you might offer in this "category." Many thanks!

 

[anotherbob]

what did I say about the deeming regs and how they wouldn't really effect us?

 

[mso489]

I've always liked John Bull Royal English, with its burley. I have an unopened pouch on hand, after I finish this home mix I concocted. I see John Bull is also offering a line of cigars that someone posted on the cigar thread. How are those? It's a good line of leaf, I think, well-grounded and moderately priced.

 

[homesteader]

Homesteader - any other burley/latakia blends you'd recommend? I've got a Royal English jarred up that I'm going to dig up on your recommendation so I'm curious about any others you might offer in this "category." Many thanks!

Some I really like are Distinguished Gentleman by E. Hoffman, Iwan Ries Three Star Blue, Sutliff RL-BD (a match for Barking Dog), and Lane HGL (RLP-6 with Latakia.) Some of these may also be categorized as aromatics because of a topping, especially the HGL, but they aren't heavily aromatic--you still get the taste of the tobaccos.

 

[JohnMosesBrowning]

I'm going to pick up Distinguished Gentleman. Thanks for the recommendations!

 

[Servant King]

@homesteader Now that you've tried both new JB releases, how would you rate all three blends, highest to lowest in preference?

 

[homesteader]

@homesteader Now that you've tried both new JB releases, how would you rate all three blends, highest to lowest in preference?

I think the original Royal English would be my favorite, followed by the True English and then Fragrant English. Some English blends that are popular I just don't care for, so the True English fills a void in English blends that I like. The Fragrant English is alright but similar to several I already smoke without being better than them.

 

[Servant King]

Just thought I'd mention that P&C is having a sale on various English blends, three of which are the JB blends. $4.68 a pop, not bad!