What Underrated Blends in Production do You Now Cellar?

[LotusEater]

Im not cellaring much yet as I'm exploring, but I have 2 blends I have both 2 pounds off, Presbyterian and MB Navy Flake. The first doesnt get a lot of talk (from a few a lot right @LotusEater, but not in general), maybe because it isn't a English as polarizing or "unicorn desert island blend" blahblah like Penzance. The second a lot of people don't like the topping, which I find very well matching with the tobacco and to me its still a tobacco forward blend without it being a aromatic. A bonus is the pound of MB Golden Blend/Extra I have, to me a underrated BurVa. I might even not touch the pounds I have off this in 2 years. Risk is I like it more fresh than "aged" or "well rested", but in that case I have a lot off tins to tobacco bomb someone.

I’ve read many of your posts and think you and I have similar tastes in tobacco. As you know I love Presbyterian but you may not know that I really like MB Navy Flake too. It is great fresh but I was lucky enough to have bought a pound of it that was jarred in 08 from a member here
Lately I’ve been mixing it with a little SG Brown Sugar Flake - makes for a very tasty smoke.

 

[Servant King]

Ashton Gold Rush

 

[OldWill]

Kramer's Father Dempsey and 4Noggins' Bald Headed Teacher are two underrated all day type blends.

 

[Elric]

I can't really call some of them underrated, but my most-cellared blends at the moment:

Tins
Presbyterian - 32 tins
Wessex Burley Slices - 20 tins
Celebrated Sovereign - 12 tins
OGS - 10 tins
Escudo - 10 tins

Bulks
EGR Blend - 3 lbs
Newminster No400 - 2.5 lbs
Blockade Runner - 2.5 lbs
LLRR - 2 lbs

 

[btp79]

I wasn’t smitten by it on my first go many years ago but I wasn’t prepping it right, in fact, it took several revisits before it clicked for me. I love plugs and for the price, I personally think 3P’s is the best you can get in the US. I haven’t tried the newish Cascadia Plugs though, they look good but I seriously doubt they are any better than 3P’s and they are more expensive. I highly recommend 3P’s but don’t expect it to blow your mind right away, this is a tobacco that is greatly rewarding but it can be too much work for a lot of smokers, which I understand, but I’ve learned to love the ritual of plugs. I hope that you learn to love it too.

I'm pretty deep on the 3p's. I open the tins intended for ageing and mylar 5 plugs to a bag. I noticed a ring of corrosion on almost every tin I opened (round tins) so into the mylar went the cellar.

 

[btp79]

Not sure about underrated, but I rarely see it mentioned here. Sutliff VooDoo Queen. This surprised the heck out of me. I got a pound of it 5 years ago when it was on super sale, recently went through the process of transferring my cellar from jars to mylar and tried some. It was awesome so I ended up with another 5 pounds on a recent Sutliff sale again. It's one of those blends that I just enjoy and can't really define why.....and I'm ok with that

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Not sure about underrated, but I rarely see it mentioned here. Sutliff VooDoo Queen. This surprised the heck out of me. I got a pound of it 5 years ago when it was on super sale, recently went through the process of transferring my cellar from jars to mylar and tried some. It was awesome so I ended up with another 5 pounds on a recent Sutliff sale again. It's one of those blends that I just enjoy and can't really define why.....and I'm ok with that

Good stuff!!!

 

[Peter Turbo]

Savinelli Juno

 

[dctune]

Visions of Celephais. Hardly mentioned by anyone, still in production, and the only tobacco I stock up on.

Will this ghost a pipe?
I’m intrigued.

 

[Donb1972]

Will this ghost a pipe?
I’m intrigued.

Yeah, it will. I smoke it in a Mr Brog morta...and it has definitely been marked ~ just walking past it, I can smell it ? Visions works very well with a one blend only pipe, though, so if you like it it works out.

 

[JKoD]

Are any blends really underrated or are they just under discussed?

My largest quantity is variety. ? I have some favorites I’m focused on adding, but I’m really uncomfortable talking about them. It makes me super nervous to share favorites around here. Before you know it - readily available production is “out of stock.”

 

[hawky454]

Please describe your ritual of plugs.

I picked up some 3P and Cascadia tins and am looking forward to starting my own ritual (and enjoyment).

I also picked up a noodle press for creating my own plugs, once the time and desire are right.

By ritual I basically mean I just enjoy the preparation of slicing the plug before each smoke, drying out the slices and loading up. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Cascadia Plugs, which ones did you get?

 

[krizzose]

C&D Bijou and Low Country Waccamaw

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

By ritual I basically mean I just enjoy the preparation of slicing the plug before each smoke, drying out the slices and loading up. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Cascadia Plugs, which ones did you get?

I bought the 5-pack of Cascadia's offerings and intend on dipping into it soon. It was on sale for about $11 a tin.

I'm debating trying 3P or a Cascadia plug first, and have heard virtually nothing but good things about both.

 

[hawky454]

I bought the 5-pack of Cascadia's offerings and intend on dipping into it soon. It was on sale for about $11 a tin.

I'm debating trying 3P or a Cascadia plug first, and have heard virtually nothing but good things about both.

Ah man, that’s a good sale! For some reason they stopped sending me their monthly catalog, I’ll need to look into why.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Ah man, that’s a good sale! For some reason they stopped sending me their monthly catalog, I’ll need to look into why.

I misspoke. $70 for the 5 tin sampler, or $14 a tin. @condorlover1 suggested Cascadia and pointed out the deal.

The deal has occured twice, and I think once with a tin coffee mug (like for camping). Normally I try to stay below $5 an ounce, but the deal was decent and I justified it with some other clearance specials - like $0.99 Smokers Pride pouches (not that justification is needed).

You can rejoin the mailing list by hitting a link on the P&C website. And I think I'll try a Cascadia tin this weekend.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Will this ghost a pipe?
I’m intrigued.

You bet it will. More grape than Captain Black Grape.

Yeah, it will. I smoke it in a Mr Brog morta...and it has definitely been marked ~ just walking past it, I can smell it ? Visions works very well with a one blend only pipe, though, so if you like it it works out.

My Celephäis pipe is a morta as well.

 

[Donb1972]

You bet it will. More grape than Captain Black Grape.


My Celephäis pipe is a morta as well.

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Ooh... that's a nice one!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ooh... that's a nice one!

By Andrey Kharitonov, one of a set.

 

[tfdickson]

Watch City Old Dominion. Almost always available and a world class VaPer. I’ve got 6 pounds in the cellar and the only reason I don’t have more is that it really is always available.