Ribbon cut VA recs

[Butter Side Down]

As far as VAs go, I've always been a flake smoker but I picked up a tin of Rattray 40 Virginia (a ribbon cut) a few months back and I have to say I'm really loving the no fuss, no muss simple pleasure of just scooping my pipe in the jar, giving the top a press and lighting it up all codger style. Plus I don't always have two hours to enjoy a pipe, so I'm also digging the fact that I can get through a medium bowl much faster than I do with a flake. So...

Anybody have any recs for some other tasty ribbon cut VAs?

 

[sablebrush52]

C&D Yorktown

 

[futureman]

I really like ribbon cut blends, too.

If you enjoy perique with your VA, Telegraph Hill and Elizabethan Mixture (as well as Match Victorian) are really nice.

 

[Butter Side Down]

I really like ribbon cut blends, too.

If you enjoy perique with your VA, Telegraph Hill and Elizabethan Mixture (as well as Match Victorian) are really nice.

I think I might actually have a tin of Elizabethan lingering at the bottom of a pile of solo tins I've collected over the years under the loose heading "to try at some point later on." I should dig that out.

 

[MattRVA]

Watch City Cigar Simply Red and Simply Orange, also 3 Sails is a good one to keep around.

 

[Auxsender]

I think I might actually have a tin of Elizabethan lingering at the bottom of a pile of solo tins I've collected over the years under the loose heading "to try at some point later on." I should dig that out.

Keep your expectations in check. In my opinion, which is admittedly unpopular, it’s deeply mediocre compared to other VAPer blends out there. I had a tin, smoked two bowls and gave the rest away. It’s not terrible, but, why eat dry-ass chicken breast when I could have porterhouse steak? Or, more applicably, why smoke Lizzy Mix when WCC 558 exists?

 

[kcghost]

Ribbon blends are very nice to load but I prefer the flake cut for the flavor.

 

[VirginiaMan]

I will second WCC Simply Red. A go to for me.

 

[minerLuke]

Peter Stokebye Virginia long cut is a good straight ahead VA ribbon available at a bulk price.

Daughters and Ryan Three Sails is very good as well but it's more shag than ribbon cut.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Good suggestions above. I've been really into KBVs Prince of Wales lately. I would recommend that, if you haven't tried it yet.

 

[VirginiaMan]

I forgot to mention if you like the vinegary style virginia then Sutliff 515-rc1 would be right in your wheelhouse

 

[Winnipeger]

Royal Yacht
Wessex Classic Virginia

 

[anotherbob]

C&D Yorktown

I second that. And it might be why sable is good at painting? Probably not but worth investigation.

 

[Butter Side Down]

Thanks for the suggestions all. If anybody has more, keep them coming.

Wasn't able to find any of these at my trip to Iwan Ries over the weekend, but I did pick up another tin of Rattray 40 VA, a tin of Capstan RR Blue, and a GL Pease I'd never seen before called Penny Farthing (not strictly a VA and more of a shag than a ribbon cut apparently, but it sounded interesting nonetheless).

 

[Swiss Army Knife]

Sutliff's match for Elizabethan Mixture is, I think, better than the original and obviously cheaper to boot. They sell it under the name Match Victorian. Another one from the Sutliff stable is 707 but it's closer to a broken flake than it is strictly Ribbon.

 

[FurCoat]

I would pick up a few tins of Savinelli 140 while it's still available.