What to Buy Next?

[jeffsimpson]

To prevent TAD, I have a rule; I only own as many different blends as I have mason jars; now of course, I could just buy more jars, but (somehow) I have more mental fortitude than that. Anyways, I'm about finished my Dunhill Flake, meaning I have a spot opening up. I'm open to pretty much anything. The current blends I own (not counting the Dunhill Flake) are as follows:
Capstan Navy Cut
Peterson Balkan Delight
Missouri Meerschaum Great Dane
Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman
Captain Black Royal
An aromatic from my local tobacconist
My personal blend of chocolate/mint

as you can see, I have plenty of aromatics and virginia blends. what else do I go for? maybe a nice oriental?

 

[runningbare]

Old dark fired...Tin or bulk..

 

[mso489]

Peterson Irish Flake, a burley, if you enjoy burley.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

C&D Pegasus for a good burley blend

 

[newportpipe]

This ^ ^ ^ ??​

 

[crawdad]

Arango Balkan Supreme

 

[Servant King]

I curb my own TAD the same way. Well done!

Peterson University Flake gets my vote, but if you want something different. I second @CoffeeAndBourbon if you care to venture into the Burley realm. C&D Pegasus is a good representative of its category. @ray47 raves about it too, and so do others.

 

[ray47]

Old Joe Krantz Blue Label is another good burley blend along with C&D's Pegasus which is my favorite.
Tobacco Reviews | Cornell & Diehl - Old Joe Krantz Blue Label (Old Joe)

 

[Grangerous]

Since you have aromatics and Virginia’s, try some of the classic OTC’s. There’s really something special about a bowl of Carter Hall, Prince Albert, Granger — assuming you’ve never given these a go.

These should’t be overlooked by anyone. If you’ve already sampled these…. I’ve enjoyed Peterson University Flake. Solani. Burley London Blend.

Maybe Old Dark Fired or My Mixture 965 to broaden your Latakia horizons. These are also in the must try category

 

[uzzi101]

Have you tried Balkan Sasieni? Highly recommended. Give it a few bowls as it might take a while to understand the flavor. Smells great and doesn’t make you stink.

 

[jeffsimpson]

I'm definitely interested in the Balkan Sasieni; how forward is it with the oriental compared to the virginias? Having a few virginias/vaPers already, I'd rather have something that departs from that and goes for Oriental first, then latakia, then virginia.

 

[germinal]

To prevent TAD

This is not how we do things around here

Good suggestions all around, I might add Presbyterian Mixture. Oriental heavy English blend that I quite enjoy.

 

[beezer]

To prevent TAD, I have a rule; I only own as many different blends as I have mason jars

My rule is the exact opposite...I buy all the blends I can up front and only then do I get to thinking about how many mason jars I might need. Thankfully most of what I buy are sealed tins, so I really only think about whether or not I have an empty and clean jar once I'm ready to pop one.

 

[pantsBoots]

I'm definitely interested in the Balkan Sasieni; how forward is it with the oriental compared to the virginias? Having a few virginias/vaPers already, I'd rather have something that departs from that and goes for Oriental first, then latakia, then virginia.

Balkan Sasieni would fit that bill.
There are numerous other Oriental-forward blends I also adore:

Rattray's Red Rapparee and Black Mallory
Peretti Royal
Robert Lewis Orcilla (a personal favorite)
Presbyterian Mixture (light latakia)
C&D Sunday Picnic (no latakia)
C&D Virginia Gentleman (no latakia, add burley, light oriental - another favorite)

Happy hunting! The name of the game is trying a few that grab your eye.

 

[LotusEater]

If your looking for a good oriental blend to try there are some great suggestions here

Best Orientals? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

Hi Gents, will you be so kind as to give me an intro to the best Orientals; say the top five or six. I've got a little Samsun left and smoke that from time to time but I'd like to know what the great Orientals are. Bearing in mind I don't like stuff that's too strong. I know, I know, I'm a...

pipesmagazine.com

I really like oriental forward blends and suggest you try Tashkent. It has a fair bit of Latakia in it but I would not let that dissuade you. It’s a refined blend
And if you think you might like orientals it is a very good one.

 

[johng99]

Peterson/Dunhill Early Morning Pipe and GL Pease Cairo are worth a try.

 

[supdog]

There are several blends that you should look into from C&D, Stratfordshire, Cordial, Star of the East gold, and Habana Daydream.

 

[cigrmaster]

I haven't bought tobacco in ages so I will be buying another Jack Howell pipe again. I am going for a Rhodesian in am another Jack Howell pipe pipe. I only have the one and I want another one in a color I don't have.