Red Virginias
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Yeah me too, with one exception. Their Golden Mixture is a very fine ribbon cut, almost a shag. It's bright virginias at their best, citrusy and tangy. It burns very fast, which is nice sometimes. A perfect morning smoke, IMO.
I keep looking at this jar of Sutliff Red Virginia I'm aging and wondering if it will improve with time. I'll let you know how that works out, by and by. I have several tins of McClellands blends that feature Virginia, so likewise with those. My PS LNF and Bullseye coins have had a long quiet gestation. There should be some good Virginia smoking in here somewhere.
I held out some hope for you until now. F&T makes some of my favorites. Cut Virginia Plug and Vintage,
Thanks all. I'll be giving all of the suggestions a try although some will have to wait until they're available again. C&D Red Virginia Cavendish and Opening Night are on their way.
I checked my cellar and I have a couple tins of the McConnell's Red VA so I might open one this weekend.
I checked my cellar and I have a couple tins of the McConnell's Red VA so I might open one this weekend.
Rhythm & Blues is already on my list to order when it comes back into stock. As well as Old Dominion & Rougaroux.
Both are really enjoyable smokes. The Red VA Cavendish is good fresh, but just a few months in the cellar, and it becomes even more spectacular. Opening Night has always satisfied me.
I have another suggestion, but it is even harder to find. The Briary got in these tins of D&R Red Virginia that are sold under the Blender's Bench line of theirs. Fresh, it's not very remarkable, but letting it age a year past the date that is stamped makes all the difference. But, I can't find it online at all, but you could call The Briary. They are very affordable.
Also, GLP's Laurel Heights is a very nice red, which has just a smidgen of latakia. It's just enough to add a leathery chewiness to the favor. I had to be told by Greg himself that it had any latakia at all, because it is definitely not very prevalent. I actually got lost in the woods with my dogs while smoking this. I was so focused on the taste that i sat down to think about it. 15 minutes later, I looked up, and had no idea what direction I had come from. If I hadn't of had my phone, I probably would have panic'd. But, I ended up just enjoying not knowing where I was, ha ha.
I recently opened a tin of C&D Speakeasy and am enjoying it. 80% of the blend is the same Red VA thats in CRF. Speakeasy adds some KY and Oriental leaf and a bit of rum, I think.
Don't know if they will just be using their standard reds with the CRF crop running out or what?
Don't know if they will just be using their standard reds with the CRF crop running out or what?
I have been wondering about this myself - can anyone from C&D chime in?
Maybe I'll e-mail them if nobody chimes in here. Would also be curious if they've had any luck finding a good replacement crop for the CRF.
That's a good idea, D, let us know if you hear back. In the meantime, maybe my best friend Jeremy can say something....
Sounds like a step forward. Carolina flake by itself is a bit of snooze
Crumble Kake - Red Virginia isn't bad too, but it needs to sit for a year or so in my opinon.
Old Gowrie would also be another good one if you like Vaper.
Marble Kake also goes under the radar too
Old Gowrie would also be another good one if you like Vaper.
Marble Kake also goes under the radar too
Cringle Flake is Excellent!!! Once you open the tin that "BAM" of Tang...Love It.
Sutliff 515 RC 1 is about as good a minimally processed Red Virginia as there is on today’s market. I can’t think of anything more monotonous, though. Mixed 50/50 with 507 S, it is a good smoke. I have smoked at least 75% of the blends mentioned here, and all I taste is various sauce recipes, most of which add sugar in some form and make the tobacco smoke hotter. YMMV, IMO
I have to beg to differ. I find the vinegar that they top this stuff with to be nothing like a McClelland and it leaves a cat piss smell in my sinuses for days afterwards. But, everyone is different.
I think that just about any other red Virginia beats this one hands down.
I don’t think there is any vinegar at all. I certainly don’t smell or taste any. There is a minimal amount of PG, which disappeared for me by simply spreading out the contents of a poun bag overnight. Pretty solid mixer, IMO, like 5100, but monotonous.
I picked up a pound when it first came out. The vinegar my bag had was so strong that after the box sat on my kitchen table for a few hours, you could still smell it for a few days afterwards.
I got a pound when it first came out, too, and my experience was nothing like yours.
Hey, you got mine!! Ha ha
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