Tough Assignment: Name Your Top 5

[misterlowercase]

I have almost achieved full codger status.
1). Velvan Plug

2). Warrior Plug

3). Condor Plug

4). St. Bruno Flake

5). Peterson's Perfect Plug
Honorable Mentions:

Stonehaven

Robt. McConnell Latakia Flake

Kendal Kentucky

Dark Plug

Gaslight

JackKnife Plug

 

[deathmetal]

...where is Mixture 79?

 

[misterlowercase]

..I prefer Mixture 69.

 

[pruss]

..I prefer Mixture 69.

I dunno... I've seen the tin art and I'm not sure that I'd want that canned.
1. HU Director's Cut

2. Escudo

3. GLP's Haddo's Delight

4. L.J. Peretti's Oriental #40

5. McClelland's Tudor Castle
I need to start expanding my Lat forward repertoire, or I'm in danger of becoming a one-trick pony. SToP's Smyrna and Bengal Slices were pretty nice in testing. I look forward to seeing if they land a spot in regular rotation.
-- Pat

 

[elpfeife]

mlc must have a very hairy chest!
Mine in particular order:
1. *

2.Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake

3.Motzek Strang

4.Klondike Gold

5.Christmas Cheer
* Undisclosed because not widely available and Nate would probably buy up all available tins just for the fun of it. ::

 

[fishfly]

Balkan Sasieni

Lancer's Slices

Engine 99

Carter Hall or Prince Albert for fishing and driving

Whatever I haven't tried yet.
Until my last order, Newminster English Luxus (17) would have been high on the list, but that batch just wasn't quite right somehow--harsher, pepperier, a bit more damp. It was from a supplier I hadn't ordered from before so next time I'll order from one of the places that sent the stuff I grew to love.

 

[andrew]

Until my last order, Newminster English Luxus (17) would have been high on the list, but that batch just wasn't quite right somehow--harsher, pepperier, a bit more damp.

So dry it out a bit if it's a bit damper, that could be giving you the harshness.

 

[fishfly]

So dry it out a bit if it's a bit damper, that could be giving you the harshness.

You are certainly correct Andy. I have dried it significantly and some of the harshness has dissipated. But the peppery taste and a bit of tongue bite remain, pretty much unabated. My working theory is someone at the new supplier had a bad day and grabbed a pound out of one of the other Newmister barrels--maybe the Ultimate English (52) barrel.

 

[tarak]

McClelland Christmas Cheer (any year)

McClelland Blackwoods Flake

Frog Morton On the Town

Frog Morton Cellar

H&H Anniversary Kake

 

[derfatdutchman]

My top five right now
1. C&D Three Friars

2. C&D Engine 99

3. GLP Gaslight

4. MacBaren Old Dark Fired

5. C&D Mountain Camp

 

[deathmetal]

Mixture 69

I really don't want to know what the "top flavoring" is on that one.

 

[shawnofthedead]

GLP Gaslight

Balkan Sasieni

McC Balkan Blue

GLP Key Largo

FMOTT