Presbyterian Mixture Review

[eljimmy]

That is the definition of Presbyterian, isn’t it?

I guess so

 

[indoeuro]

I really like Presbyterian but as a Catholic I do feel the need to say a Hail Mary between filling and lighting my pipe.

I'm Jewish, so I have to put on a kippah in case any of my fellow members of the tribe see the tin art. Fancy headwear mitigates most things, I've found.

 

[dcicero]

Had a bit the other day after a year long hiatus. It's was pretty good. Had a hard time keeping it lit though. I'm not upset I have 4 tins or so. Not sure if I enjoy it as much as I once did however. I think it could have been the pipe - not the hard time keeping lit, but the overall experience. I've been using half bents for a while and prefer them. I smoked it out of a strait. Eh. I'm thinking another legend for daytime latakia blends.

 

[dcicero]

I liked this review. Gonna try the 4 hr dry.

Presbyterian Mixture - Simply Stogies

In his first contribution to SimplyStogies.com, Michael reviews Planta's Presbyterian Mixture, in what is also the 1st pipe tobacco review for the site.

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[jewman22]

great blend, I just got my first tin of it the other day, and I'm daring to say it might be one of my new favourites.

 

[OlJawBone]

I love this blend. Am i the only one who thinks it tastes and smells like marshmallows or sweet cream?

 

[pantsBoots]

I love this blend. Am i the only one who thinks it tastes and smells like marshmallows or sweet cream?

You are not. My wife, too, loves the smell of this blend above all else. She says it smells like vanilla.

 

[OlJawBone]

You are not. My wife, too, loves the smell of this blend above all else. She says it smells like vanilla.

Good to hear its not me going nuts

 

[--dante--]

It's one of my library of unopened tins, so I'm glad to have additional commentary on it. I tend to like robust English blends like Old Joe Krantz and Bayou Night from C&D, but one of my all-time favorite milder English blends was Nat Sherman 536, really refined with several levels like a special wine, but alas, no longer made.

Have you tried Old Joe Krantz Red Label?

 

[anotherbob]

Had a bit the other day after a year long hiatus. It's was pretty good. Had a hard time keeping it lit though. I'm not upset I have 4 tins or so. Not sure if I enjoy it as much as I once did however. I think it could have been the pipe - not the hard time keeping lit, but the overall experience. I've been using half bents for a while and prefer them. I smoked it out of a strait. Eh. I'm thinking another legend for daytime latakia blends.

could be the blend. When I smoked it I did enjoy it but it never hit that wow level that it's reputation warrants. Like I found it to be a solid and good blend but really couldn't see what separated from other English blends. It's on my list of English blends I'll smoke again but honestly I enjoyed Nat Shermans English more as well as Ashtons Consummate Gentleman which while very similar hit more of a wow and the tins of that one seem to disappear a lot faster then good ole Prebs ever has. I guess I am saying your statement of as much as I once did, makes infinite sense to me.

 

[dcicero]

could be the blend. When I smoked it I did enjoy it but it never hit that wow level that it's reputation warrants. Like I found it to be a solid and good blend but really couldn't see what separated from other English blends. It's on my list of English blends I'll smoke again but honestly I enjoyed Nat Shermans English more as well as Ashtons Consummate Gentleman which while very similar hit more of a wow and the tins of that one seem to disappear a lot faster then good ole Prebs ever has. I guess I am saying your statement of as much as I once did, makes infinite sense to me.

I hear ya. You could be right. I am going to try this 4 hr dry time that review talks about and see what happens. I'll report if I remember to do so.

 

[pantsBoots]

It's great as a mild and flavorful english that doesn't bang you up with latakia - you can smoke a bowl in the morning and switch right to a straight virginia without having "latakia tongue."

 

[dcicero]

Tried to dry for 4 hrs. Eh. It's just not holding attention these days. Now Black Frigate however...tried it today and will be returning to it soon. Interesting stuff.

 

[bullet08]

Is this anything like Kramer’s? I haven’t tried this one yet. Just had Kramers English from 2018 and it’s a pretty strong smell for me. Still trying to find what I really enjoy. I was thinking of buying this one.

If you just had one bowl, give it a week and try again. Latakia is usually sharp straight out of the tin. Given short time, it will mellow out.

 

[daytonsean]

It’s been one that I’ve kept on hand for a long time. Never gets old. Light English blend, not much spice to it.

 

[xingpao]

I love Presbyterian as well.

 

[Stompthroat]

Only a newbie, but out of a dozen blends tried so far, Presbyterian is fighting for first place, alongside EMP (currently).
Nice review.

I really like Presb, but when I finally got around to trying Early morning pipe, I just didn't care for it at all. Funny how tastes change. Maybe in three years I'll be saying the opposite!

 

[Dudditz]

Lost my virginity of "Englishes" to a Presbyterian...the tobacco was fantastic too!

 

[tzinc]

This is my favorite so far the only one I like as much is Black House.

 

[uzzi101]

I have a tin in the cellar and excited to pop it at some point. I’m wondering how age improves the taste of this blend