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irishearl

Lifer
Aug 2, 2016
2,146
3,762
Kansas
Of course you're going to get individual preference. My current rank would be C&D Red Odessa, C&D Stratfordshire, & Old Dark Fired.

 

weezell

Lifer
Oct 12, 2011
13,653
49,163
Condor RR

Condor Plug

Conniston Cut Plug

1792...................Now your good for the rest of your life...
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krizzose

Lifer
Feb 13, 2013
3,104
18,023
Michigan
At this moment, and leaving out any unobtanium blends:
Marlin Flake

Mac Baren HH Burley Flake

Hearth & Home Anniversary Kake
This list will probably be different in a month

 

mityahicks

Part of the Furniture Now
Nov 18, 2018
616
3,310
Gawith & Hogarth Dark Flake scented, tobac Manil thick cut, GLP Gaslight.

 

bnichols23

Lifer
Mar 13, 2018
4,131
9,554
SC Piedmont
Oh, Lord. Only 3. -sigh- OK, I'll try.
Black Frigate

Chimney Smoke [an aromatic house blend from a shop in Gatlinburg TN, close to one I blended when managing a shop in MD back in the '70s]

3 Nuns Yellow
Bill

 

paulfg

Lifer
Feb 21, 2016
1,567
2,933
Corfu Greece
@hawky454

your recommendations are exactly my favorites except I have never tried Skiff but include GH Dark birdseye
yep I also recommend
Condor

St bruno

Dark Flake Scented ( flake as unfortunately Plug no longer available)

revor plug

1792 flake

 

brooklynpiper

Part of the Furniture Now
May 8, 2018
633
1,362
1) GH Dark Birdseye or Dark Plug, but MacBaren HH ODF will do if GH isn't stocked (they fluctuate and I don't want to miss the damn ship!)
2) A coin cut virginia/perique - ideally Cabbie's Mix but Escudo will do if nothing else is around
3)I would have said McClelland here. There was a time I would have said Dunhill nightcap or flake. There was another time I would have said plum pudding, but probably the best thing about the world ending will be that there won't be any more sutliff blends. I'm going to put Haunted Bookshop here and surprise the hell out of myself at how this list rounded out. My stash is all virginia flakes and english blends and look at what dumb me listed.

 

brooklynpiper

Part of the Furniture Now
May 8, 2018
633
1,362
I have to say though, rereading the original post, in this reality I probably only smoke cigars - if I'm being extradited I must have already started my life of crime :wink:

 

judcole

Lifer
Sep 14, 2011
7,149
32,922
Detroit
Capstan Blue

Peterson Old Dublin

MacBaren Golden Extra
List subject to change :puffy:
Since I smoke more blends in that in one day, however....

 

troyniss

Can't Leave
Jul 8, 2018
467
1,194
Michigan
Sutliff 515RC-1

GL Pease Jack Knife Plug

Cornell & Diehl Black Frigate
Those are my top favorites at the moment.
Some runner ups would be:
GL Pease Stratford

SPC Plum Pudding

Macbaren HH Old Dark Fired

 

tkcolo

Starting to Get Obsessed
Apr 30, 2018
240
328
51
Granby, CO
When cost/availability is no issue:

Heinrich's Curly Block

Marlin Flake (my only jar is 2005, so I've never had it fresh)

Solani 656 ABF
Otherwise:

Bullseye Flake

HH Burley Flake

Haunted Bookshop/Old Dark Fired

 

hawky454

Lifer
Feb 11, 2016
5,338
10,220
Austin, TX
@PaulG, haha, I always knew you had good taste! I didn’t realize how similar ours was though. I could also add Dark Birds Eye to the list!

 
So, you're starting out with the new version of Condor, which has been said to taste like sucking pigeon farts straight from the bird's ass, by many devout fans of Condor. I kind of like the new, but I really liked the original better. It had more of a suntan lotion aroma to it.

If you like Condor, you should try the new War Horse Green and Red, and you'll definitely want to give Peterson's 3P plug a try.

 

autumnfog

Lifer
Jul 22, 2018
1,129
2,465
Sweden
Right now it would be
G.L. Pease Cumberland

SG Full Virginia Flake

C&D Autumn Evening
with close alternatives
Rattray's Old Gowrie

Capstan Blue

Macbaren Bold Kentucky

 
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