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965 -Now Peterson is excellent and very smooth. A classic is Squadron Leader - a mid strength English from SG.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
Good stuff! I've seen it described as a Scottish blend and also as an Oriental Blend. No matter - it is a very quality blend that is maybe a bit past medium. Very satisfying and ages well.
GL Pease Maltese Falcon and/or Blackpoint. Pease never uses too heavy a hand with the Latakia and both these blends are sensational!
C&D Epiphany is light on the smoky and has some sweet to it. C&D Stratfordshire is nice, not to smoky. Presbyterian is nice and mild also. The first two can be had in bulk. I have read that Stratfordshire and Presbyterian are similar, but haven't tried comparing them yet.
I also like GL Pease Chelsea Morning. Gives me a nice nic hit with the morning coffee and is mild.
Good luck!
I also like GL Pease Chelsea Morning. Gives me a nice nic hit with the morning coffee and is mild.
Good luck!
I think you should give Cornell and Diehl's Black Frigate a try. It has a huge and loyal following, you can search for threads on here. It was recommended to me by the gentlemen at Iwan Reis (oldest tobacco shop in the US, located in Chicago). A lighter English blend with Black Cavendish, Turkish and a little bit of Latakia. It's got a nice rum topping and comes in the plug form. I really can't get enough of it and it was my gateway to English/ Balkan blends, which I now smoke almost exclusively.
I'm surprised Peterson (fomerly Dunhill) Early Morning Pipe wasn't mentioned.
If you like burley in your English, Sutliff Count Pulaski is a good American/English crossover. Squadron Leader is great if you can find it, and Presbyterian is a nice light English that's light on the Lat and heavy on high quality "Macedonian Orientals". If you want something heavier than PS luxury, dive on into Balkan Supreme. It's one of the best English/Balkan blends in production and it's relatively inexpensive, easy to find, bulk tobacco.
Arango/Stokkebye Balkan Supreme
Rattray’s Red Rapparee
Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture or Squadron Leader
Ashton Artisan’s Blend
GL Pease Maltese Falcon
Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding
Esoterica Margate
Smoker’s Haven Exotique Mixture
Sutliff Burma Road
Rattray’s Red Rapparee
Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture or Squadron Leader
Ashton Artisan’s Blend
GL Pease Maltese Falcon
Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding
Esoterica Margate
Smoker’s Haven Exotique Mixture
Sutliff Burma Road
I’d like to give a heavy +1 to SG Skiff Mixture. More Oriental/va forward, it’s absolutely amazing.
Presbyterian Mixture is a wonderful blend, light on the latakia and more oriental forward.
Kramer's Blend for Cary Grant, and Murray's 1810 Belfast are both mildly sweet with just a touch of latakia.
For an interesting VaPer blend with a nice bourbon topping I would recommend trying Pennington Gap by Cornell and Diehl
Forgot about the Kramer's blends. I have had both Father Dempsy and Carry Grant and both were top notch. Which reminds me I need to get around to trying the blend for Danny Kaye.
Oh yeah, Peretti makes some good ones. Royal is my favorite and nowhere near a lat bomb and Cambridge Flake is another excellent choice. Their 110 is also a decent light english, however, for me it was not nearly as good as Royal.
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