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mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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I take this thread as a recommendation to tear myself away from burley blends long enough to open one or two of my tins of Va and Va/Per as a turn toward variety. I think I have some nice ones, but can't be recommending them unsmoked. I am enjoying my Dunhill Durbar, which is Virginia based but has Orientals rather than Perique.
 

karam

Lifer
Feb 2, 2019
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Basel, Switzerland
What I've tried so far, and like them all very much:

Mild/Virginia-forward and sweet:
  • Escudo Navy Deluxe
  • Peterson/Dunhill Deluxe Navy rolls
  • Orlik Golden Sliced
Darker, less sweet and with more perique:
  • Dan tobacco St Bernard flake
  • Solani 633
  • MacBaren HH Acadian perique - not a perique bomb despite the name, has a touch of Kentucky (and Cavendish, and Oriental) which really spice things up
Dark and sweet
  • Samuel Gawith St James flake
  • Davidoff Flake Medallions
Perique bomb
  • Cornel & Diehl Bayou Morning Flake
 
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petes03

Lifer
Jun 23, 2013
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For blends that are readily available I would try the following.\
Solani 633
Escudo
Peterson Navy Rolls
The Navy Rolls are very similar to Escudo. When they were Deluxe Navy Rolls made by Dunhill I found them sweeter than Escudo which had more pepper to my tastes. I have both fully stocked in my cellar. They age really well as does the Solani. Fresh I enjoyed the Solani a little more than the other 2.
I definitely agree. A lot of people say that DNR and Escudo are the exact same tobaccos, but there is a definite difference to me. I prefer DNR. I haven’t tried the Peterson version. Is it the same as the Dunhill was?
 
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