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theTomTom

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Sep 28, 2025
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Am interested in getting an idea on the rattrays English blends.

Old goalie is a happy place for me now, and am interested in the other blends, particularly the oriental and English.

I just need a rough idea of how much of what is in each one so as to compare to other things I've tried
 
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judcole

Lifer
Sep 14, 2011
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I take it you mean "Old Gowrie", puffy
Here's the Rattray page at Tobacco Reviews. That will give you some of the info you are looking for.
Professional Mixture and Highland Targe have been two of my favorites.
 

theTomTom

Might Stick Around
Sep 28, 2025
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Im trying to get the actual percentages. The reviews I e seen on that site, well let's not discuss.

Old gowrie can taste like wet leather gloves. And my phone wants to change gowrie to goalie
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
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Am interested in getting an idea on the rattrays English blends.

Old goalie is a happy place for me now, and am interested in the other blends, particularly the oriental and English.

I just need a rough idea of how much of what is in each one so as to compare to other things I've tried

How many more if these “must know percentages” threads before these and other pure troll efforts die under the bridge?
 

Goblin_Walrus

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 1, 2025
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How many more if these “must know percentages” threads before these and other pure troll efforts die under the bridge?
I am a little confused by the, let’s say, the prospect of there being a benefit to trolling in a pipe and tobacco forum. What’s the point?
 

lraisch

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Jul 4, 2011
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Even if you knew the exact percentage of each tobacco in the blend, you probably could not reproduce it. Source of the leaf, processing, toppings, etc. would all be proprietary.

Even in challenges conducted by professional blenders, specific blends have been almost impossible to duplicate.
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
6,654
47,119
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I am a little confused by the, let’s say, the prospect of there being a benefit to trolling in a pipe and tobacco forum. What’s the point?

No benefit in any rational sense - which is the answer as well. Some form of jollies - looks like he was disappeared from here about the same time he was disappeared from another forum where it was mostly nonsense for the sake of nonsense.
 
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woodsroad

Lifer
Oct 10, 2013
14,322
28,395
SE PA USA
Tough crowd here these days.
I see a lot of value in knowing percentages of leaf in a given blend. It’s why when someone posts a home blend formula that they give weights or percentages. Sure, everyone trying to make it will end up with something slightly different but, damn, you have to have an anchor point. The Cult of the Irreproducible Tin has always seemed silly to me. Any blend can be reproduced, to a greater or lesser degree (Russ proved that several times over), and even if you miss the mark, having percentages helps you get close.

John Cotton Smyrna

LeafAmount%
Latakia20245Sutliff TS18 Latakia
Turkish15033Sutliff TS19 Turkish
Virginia9622Sutliff TS1R Red VA Ribbon
TOTAL448100%
 
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khiddy

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Tough crowd here these days.
I see a lot of value in knowing percentages of leaf in a given blend. It’s why when someone posts a home blend formula that they give weights or percentages. Sure, everyone trying to make it will end up with something slightly different but, damn, you have to have an anchor point. The Cult of the Irreproducible Tin has always seemed silly to me. Any blend can be reproduced, to a greater or lesser degree (Russ proved that several times over), and even if you miss the mark, having percentages helps you get close.

John Cotton Smyrna

LeafAmount%
Latakia20245Sutliff TS18 Latakia
Turkish15033Sutliff TS19 Turkish
Virginia9622Sutliff TS1R Red VA Ribbon
TOTAL448100%
Having benefited personally from this recipe, I am in agreement with @woodsroad here in regards to recipe sharing.

That said, OP was definitely a troll, as proven both here and elsewhere. Getting banned from two places in the same day indicates he was on a mission, and it wasn’t to spread joy and harmony.
 

woodsroad

Lifer
Oct 10, 2013
14,322
28,395
SE PA USA
Having benefited personally from this recipe, I am in agreement with @woodsroad here in regards to recipe sharing.

That said, OP was definitely a troll, as proven both here and elsewhere. Getting banned from two places in the same day indicates he was on a mission, and it wasn’t to spread joy and harmony.
I'm not defending the OP. Just don't throw out the bathwater with the troll. Or something like that.
 
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Sobrbiker

Lifer
Jan 7, 2023
6,553
89,458
Casa Grande, AZ
Tough crowd here these days.
I see a lot of value in knowing percentages of leaf in a given blend. It’s why when someone posts a home blend formula that they give weights or percentages. Sure, everyone trying to make it will end up with something slightly different but, damn, you have to have an anchor point. The Cult of the Irreproducible Tin has always seemed silly to me. Any blend can be reproduced, to a greater or lesser degree (Russ proved that several times over), and even if you miss the mark, having percentages helps you get close.
Now that Sutliff isn’t making it, y’all got that WarHorse Green recipe?