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denholrl

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 27, 2011
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Some of us older pipe smokers - myself included - find ourselves drifting away from English blends, finding greater enjoyment with the Virginia species. Recently, I sampled six Virginias and Virginia blends. Now, I'm not the kind of reviewer who reports tasting blackberries, green watermelons and compost so I'll just tell you what I liked and what I didn't. I wan't crazy about C&D's Opening night or Poplar Camp but I thought their Folklore (5 Virginia's, Perique, Kentucky, and Kasturi) was delicioous. I had two "favorites": Peterson's Deluxe Navy Rolls and the now-impossible-to-find Fribourg & Treyer's Cut Virginia Plug. Orlik's Golden Sliced took a little getting used to. Reminded me a little of McClelland's Organiclly Grown Flake. After a few smokes, I came to like it a lot. OK. That's my two cents worth. Thanks for listening.
 

BingBong

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There are a lot of virginias out there. Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake and Best Brown Flake are popular; I love FVF, don't get on with BBF. OGS is light and orangey, there is a Vintage Aged version which has a darker fuller tobacco flavour to combat the citrus.

I'm still working my way through what's available. F&T Blackjack for a red VA at the moment etc.
 
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It's probably normal you'd like the VaPer after being an English guy. But you also like CVP, which in my opinion, is one of the finest straight Virginias. If recommend you also try MB HH Pure Virginia and Virginia Flake. Of course, my favorite, Sir John's Flake Virginia. And Capstan Blue Flake. Also note, while English blends improve slightly with age up to a point, Virginias improve significantly with age. Good luck on your venture.
 
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