80% c&d dark burley mixed well with 20% c&d white burley. Smoked slowly—the “breath method” or similar—it’s a near perfect, smooth hi nic blend—for me
Those are the definition of harsh in my opinion. I think that they are not well rounded and poorly blended… no offense. I’m amazed Russ had a hand in them honestly because I do like most of the blends I’ve tried from him. These new War Horse Bars are nothing like the original but even on it’s own merits I think it’s a very poor effort to emulate an old English style pipe tobacco, I’d much rather smoke the real thing. The new War Horse blends have a fan base though, so there are people that like them obviously. The OP had mentioned that this blend was harsh for him too. I think the word harsh has different meanings to us though, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to me but I think it has negative connotations.Try the mighty War Horse (Red and Green), mate.
Indeed, I did miss the OP's verdict about WH.Those are the definition of harsh in my opinion. I think that they are not well rounded and poorly blended… no offense. I’m amazed Russ had a hand in them honestly because I do like most of the blends I’ve tried from him. These new War Horse Bars are nothing like the original but even on it’s own merits I think it’s a very poor effort to emulate an old English style pipe tobacco, I’d much rather smoke the real thing. The new War Horse blends have a fan base though, so there are people that like them obviously. The OP had mentioned that this blend was harsh for him too. I think the word harsh has different meanings to us though, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to me but I think it has negative connotations.
- Disclaimer, the statement above is just my opinion, is totally meaningless and was not intended to upset anyone. Smoke what you like and like what you smoke. My take is probably from shear disappointment, Green was touted as a Condor replacement for a long time before it was released so I was greatly disappointed when I first took a whiff of the aroma coming from my mailbox when first delivered (I got them from P&C so the tins opened up in the box and yes I could smell it from the garage).
Literally like butter. Seriously!Semois is buttery smooth to me and has ample vitamin N.
I wonder if I got a weird batch of it. I like the stuff a lot, enough that I'm going to order more, but it arrived dry as dust and I cannot retrohale it at all because of the harshness. I ordered 2oz bulk from 4noggins, idk if that matters. Is it smoother from a tin?I saw your thread title and I instantly thought, Crooner. So I laughed when you mentioned Crooner. — one of the few blends that I can feel anything from and yes it’s tasty and smooth.
You can try rehydrating a little or pack super tight if it is bone dry. C&D blends used to come very dry because Craig’s philosophy was that you shouldn’t be paying for water. The tin might be slightly moister. More recent C&D blends tend to be more conventional in their moisture content. I’m not sure where the current standard is on their legacy blends.I wonder if I got a weird batch of it. I like the stuff a lot, enough that I'm going to order more, but it arrived dry as dust and I cannot retrohale it at all because of the harshness. I ordered 2oz bulk from 4noggins, idk if that matters. Is it smoother from a tin?
Seconded. War Horse Green is smooth but packs a nice punch.Try the mighty War Horse (Red and Green), mate.
I wonder if I got a weird batch of it. I like the stuff a lot, enough that I'm going to order more, but it arrived dry as dust and I cannot retrohale it at all because of the harshness. I ordered 2oz bulk from 4noggins, idk if that matters. Is it smoother from a tin?