how does smoker's pride classic compare to other OTC blends like PA ,SWR
I can’t comment on the quality of smokers pride but it looks like the one that people enjoyed the most was Rich Taste and it has since been discontinued. Carter hall and sir Walter Raleigh are both fantastic all day blends that you can’t go wrong with. Smokers pride is quite a bit cheaper but there’s a reason the other two have been around as long as they have (along with PA). If the price point is a factor in your decision I know that Sutliff and hearth and home both sell matches to a lot of the classic blends. H&H has a Carter hall ‘match’ called Chatham manor that really missed the mark for me. Too much cocoa, not enough rum, and terrible mouth feel. After that experience I pretty much never tried another match again and when I want an otc tobacco I just purchase an otc tobacco. Sir Walter Raleigh is my all day smoke.how does smoker's pride classic compare to other OTC blends like PA ,SWR
Smoking some as we speak. Pretty much smoke this all day at work as it’s just something to mindlessly smoke while I work on trucks and trailers. As for comparison to the others, it really is it’s own animal. It has a very strong topping that some people have described as chemical smelling. The flavor is considerably toned down from the bag note. To me the flavor kind of bounces between Carter Hall and SWR. Burns ok and loads easy. Nothing to write home about……just kinda meh. Of course, this is solely my take on it.how does smoker's pride classic compare to other OTC blends like PA ,SWR
the Velvet got a lot better after some dry time the pouch i got was as wet as chew when i first opened it for a couple of days.Velvet fruity? I've never gotten that much taste from it. For bag tobacco, I like Daughters and Ryan and OHM. For codger blends I like Sir Walter Raleigh original and aromatic, Iwan Ries Three Star Blue, Edward G. Robinson, Granger, Mixture 79, and others. I don't care for Half-and-Half, which has harsh edges, nor Prince Albert, which has too much cocoa. I like cocoa, but not in tobacco.
To my tastes, if you like Carter Hall, you’ll like Smoker’s Pride Classic. It’s not the exact same, but it’s like a Carter Hall match blend.how does smoker's pride classic compare to other OTC blends like PA ,SWR
I’ve had the Rich Taste and the Mellow Taste. I found both to be enjoyable, simple blends. Surprisingly tasty and characteristically mild and easy going. For the folks that snub tobacco for it being “tobacco” I just shake my head.how does smoker's pride classic compare to other OTC blends like PA ,SWR
Wild Turkey 101 is excellent. I tell people this and they turn their nose up. Fine. More for me!“American Classics. They have been around a very long time. They are classic "all-day smokes" - not overly complex, not overly strong, but interesting enough to want to repeat. They should not be denigrated for being readily available.” - @judcole
EXACTLY!
By example: Wild Turkey 101 punches waaaaay above its weight among bourbons; yet occupies the lower shelf among hyped small batch bourbons of today. Your loss for not tasting this long time gem.
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I can’t agree any more. I enjoy trying new blends or revisiting and I really do enjoy them. But then I’ll light one of my OTC’s and the taste is amplified. I’m smoking now. I just finished a half flake of Peterson University in a narrow cob with a cup of tea. I switched to Granger and there was immediate satisfaction. I could’ve filled a bowl of SWR, or Carter Hall or Prince Albert, or Velvet, or Half n Half and the result would’ve been the same. Melt into my chair, relax and not have to think. The flavors are all phenomenal for as mild and well behaved these are. Call me crazy, but to me… these are the blends.I believe that most blends today are just trying to create a new mouse trap. If you want to experience what pipe smoking was and is today you should try the Codger blends. They are what has kept pipe smoking going for the last hundred years. The new blends have expanded and brought in a new age of pipe smoker, but the Codger blends made it what it is. I enjoy Codger blends on their own merits, but I also like to experiment with them too. I have just enjoyed a MOLINA Barrasso pipe with a 50/50 mix of Granger and Virginia Gold Black Cavendish. Very satisfying.