The Forgotten Blends, Underrated, and Under Valued
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How big are your orders? Shipping is a killer. I'd live to try a couple HU blends.
The shipping seems high at first but when spread out over 10 or more more it isn’t that bad when you factor that in. I like that salty dogs plug is like 8 bucks a plug vs almost 20 from sp. like I said by the time you factor in the shipping it’s still pretty reasonable. I usually order about a dozen tins or so but that’s more my personal budget preventing me from ordering more.
Really, for the price of HU’s 100g tins (quality on par with Esoterica/Gawith, etc.). It only takes about 5 or 6 tins and shipping pays for itself!
I usually order a bunch tho, prices are quite low on DTM stuff and more as well. Classic more u spend more u save scenario ?
"I have read many of times, that the Mcclelland blends that we all drool over now, were quite underrated before they left the market, only to come into full fame after their death" .
I've been smoking pipe tobacco since the mid 1990's and back then I don't recall that McClellands blends were underrated. Maybe some were and I just don't recall. I've primarily smoked Virginia's over the years, so I can only comment on those. I, and many others, thought their Virginia blends were top notch back then. As far as tobacco's today, I would have to agree with others that mentioned Davidoff's Flake Medallions. That's the first one that comes to mind for me. I recently smoked a 6 year old tin that really was wonderful.
I've been smoking pipe tobacco since the mid 1990's and back then I don't recall that McClellands blends were underrated. Maybe some were and I just don't recall. I've primarily smoked Virginia's over the years, so I can only comment on those. I, and many others, thought their Virginia blends were top notch back then. As far as tobacco's today, I would have to agree with others that mentioned Davidoff's Flake Medallions. That's the first one that comes to mind for me. I recently smoked a 6 year old tin that really was wonderful.
Most people forget about blends such as"
Wessex Brown Virginia Flake
John Aylesbury Luxury Falke
Gl Pease Navigator
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky
Wessex Gold Virginia Flake
Wessex Gold Slice
Just to name a few
Wessex Brown Virginia Flake
John Aylesbury Luxury Falke
Gl Pease Navigator
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky
Wessex Gold Virginia Flake
Wessex Gold Slice
Just to name a few
MacBaren HH Acadian Perique. Best damn blend I ever had, now have two 100g tins with already 3 years of age on them. No clue when to crack one.
I'd agree the most famous McClelland blends weren't underrated. I think the surprise now is that any blend with the McClelland label goes for a premium, even though many of them weren't especially memorable. McClelland had the same approach to blending that C&D is so often criticized over, which is to offer a million blends in every conceivable configuration. Sure, they some amazing blends but there were plenty of forgettable ones too.
The most underrated and unmentioned blend is easily Esoterica Penzance.
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I have two tins from 2012, one I have opened and for awhile in the jar it had the best smelling aroma of any blend in my stock (over 120 different). Easily one of my favorite smokes.
Chasing Embers called HH Acadian Perique a hidden gem, or something along the lines of well-kept secret. Maybe it was too well-kept, so much that people didn't buy it enough to warrant continuing production.
Putting it next to the rest of the HH line, for me it stands equal to ODF (though a lot more complex), and blows a lot of the other more generic blends out the water. It's the addition of oriental tobacco, and a hefty dose of dark fired that does it, and the balance.
If you see tobacco reviews, only ODF and HH mature Virginia (also discontinued) have more reviews. This means that for the pipe tobacco freakers like us who bother to get on a forum and read and write about pipe tobacco, it was a good blend. It also shows how small we really are in the grand scheme of things!
Putting it next to the rest of the HH line, for me it stands equal to ODF (though a lot more complex), and blows a lot of the other more generic blends out the water. It's the addition of oriental tobacco, and a hefty dose of dark fired that does it, and the balance.
If you see tobacco reviews, only ODF and HH mature Virginia (also discontinued) have more reviews. This means that for the pipe tobacco freakers like us who bother to get on a forum and read and write about pipe tobacco, it was a good blend. It also shows how small we really are in the grand scheme of things!
?Don't recall that but then again, it's been years since I smoked it. It was good though. The cavendish got that one discontinued as the HH line is supposed to be "pure" like how HH Mature Virginia got the boot for its balsamic vinegar topping.