So what was the problem with it?
What is the Worst Pipe Tobacco You have ever Smoked?
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It leaves your pipe stickier than a nun's thighs in the candle closet.So what was the problem with it?
Briar Works Pete's Beard Blend. Tasted like an old gym bag.
It used to be Amphora nr 2, a cherry aromatic that made me realize that cherries are supposed to be eaten and not smoked. I actually don't think it was bad per se, I just didn't like it.
Then I popped a tin of Nørding Tumbleweed. I've smoked 6-8 bowls of it and for the first time since I lost my love of latakia, I can't make myself finish a tin of tobacco. It is sooo bad! There is some kind of nasty liquor in there, maybe rum, maybe sherry, but the main flavors are mold and nougat. It stinks like that too. I hate it, just as I hate the fact that I also bought a tin of both the other Nørding offerings. The thought of it sends shivers down my spine!
Then I popped a tin of Nørding Tumbleweed. I've smoked 6-8 bowls of it and for the first time since I lost my love of latakia, I can't make myself finish a tin of tobacco. It is sooo bad! There is some kind of nasty liquor in there, maybe rum, maybe sherry, but the main flavors are mold and nougat. It stinks like that too. I hate it, just as I hate the fact that I also bought a tin of both the other Nørding offerings. The thought of it sends shivers down my spine!
LotusEater, thanks for letting me know. I do have a few small pipes and will give it another try eventually! I have a really small clay cutty that may be just the pipe for it!!!
@Merton I don't dislike Captain Black Grape bit a lot don't like it!
I enjoyed the packet @condorlover1 sent me last year but never heard of it until his offer of a few packets of Captain Black.
I was introduced to Captain Black when a re-enactor I met gave me some Captain Black Cherry to smoke in my clay pipe.
@workman I disagree with you regarding cherry blends as my favourite pipe baccy is Gawith Hoggarth Cherry ? Vanilla!
I had a memorable smoke of it in my clay pipe when I went to see the Lace Wars re-enactment at Cromford Mill in 2019...
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Old Ironsides, that stuff was disgusting. Stunk up the whole town!
I haven't had the GH Cherry Vanilla, but I'm sure it's as awful as it sounds ?
Agreed. The only blend that I could find zero enjoyment from, and likely for the same reason.
I have said it once and I will say it again. If an archeologist was to open an ancient tomb that had been sealed for 2000 years and the tomb builders had left an open pouch of Captain Monochromatic on the floor, it would probably still be moist and smokeable!
This thread is very amusing. It's all good, we don't need to like what anyone else likes.
I see a lot of mention of 1792 which is among my favourite blends from the first bowl. Funnily enough even though they evoke strong reactions and commentary, I don't see a lot of bashing for Gawith flavoured stuff (aka Lakelands).
Other than C&D Mississippi Mud which is the only tobacco I gave away (otherwise it'd have gone into compost), I haven't been impressed with C&D and GLP at all (other than Byzantium and Bayou Morning Flake). Nothing annoyed me as much as Mississippi Mud, but I did sell all my C&D/GLP tins very fast after opening. HU Tillerman is another which really pissed me off, instant tongue bite from the charring light so it's not the smoke, there's likely some chilli added to it. Good for the kitchen, not good for smoking...
I see a lot of mention of 1792 which is among my favourite blends from the first bowl. Funnily enough even though they evoke strong reactions and commentary, I don't see a lot of bashing for Gawith flavoured stuff (aka Lakelands).
Other than C&D Mississippi Mud which is the only tobacco I gave away (otherwise it'd have gone into compost), I haven't been impressed with C&D and GLP at all (other than Byzantium and Bayou Morning Flake). Nothing annoyed me as much as Mississippi Mud, but I did sell all my C&D/GLP tins very fast after opening. HU Tillerman is another which really pissed me off, instant tongue bite from the charring light so it's not the smoke, there's likely some chilli added to it. Good for the kitchen, not good for smoking...
I'm only a new pipe smoker but so far it has to be Holland House. I understood it was the brand my father in law smoked, from the room note that isn't the case.....I can't imagine anyone liking it....
Haunted Bookshop was the worst for me. I’ve tried it several times over a year and it kept getting worse than the one before. For me at least.
Despite the recent trend of people trying to revive its popularity, I say Mixture No. 79 still qualifies as a pile of crap.
Just checked…still Haunted Bookshop. Some things just don’t get better with age.