What would be your 2022 Holiday Blend?

[Buffalo]

After Secret Santa this year my blend will be Scotch with a touch of ice.

Well at least you haven't moved into true wino territory, the good ole drain-o cocktail.

 

[Buffalo]

Well I completely blew past this and still didn't give the correct answer.

If I were looking at components, then my picks would be some Aged/Stoved Red Virginia for some tangy, rich, dark fruit notes; spicy/incense-like Orientals for some exotic aromas; and maybe just a tad of Latakia for that fireplace ambiance; then just a touch of unsweetened Black Cavendish for some creamy mouthfeel to round it all out.

If you wanted to add a topping to it, then maybe one that included hints of apple cider, cloves, cinnamon and star anise.

Now that I'm reading this, I might go and try to whip up a batch of this! I've got all of the components.

Even though I don't gravitate towards Aros, maybe if I'm subtle with the sauce then it'll just be a hint of the Holiday aromas with some solid tobacco flavor.

I like the way you think!

 

[judcole]

I've got a 2017 tin of Christmas Cheer in rotation right now - opened it two or three weeks ago. It's not for the holidays, per se; with cooler weather, I bring some fuller blends into rotation.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Penzance for me. Tried and true, have plenty, so I can mark occasions with assurance of something very good.

 

[ClenchedBilliard]

For this holiday season I've resumed smoking my way through my jar of last year's Watch City Elf Dandruff. I can't wait to see what he does this year.

 

[Merton]

Bought some Figgy Pudding and it arrived yesterday. Even though it was 75 yesterday i tried a bowl. I liked it a lot. It is not a blend to be smoked everyday and you can smell it in the bag from 5 steps away. But, like Devil's Holiday it is an in your face aromatic which tastes like it smells. Where D.H. is a lot of berry and high notes, Figgy Pudding has lots of cocoa and candy notes. Beautiful room note too.

 

[kcghost]

I don't get very excited about special blends for Xmas. I just keep smoking Six Pence and Stonehenge by GLP.

 

[cigrmaster]

For Christmas Eve I think I will smoke some 1998 Orlik Fark Strong Kentucky.
For Christmas day I will start with some 2006 Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake. Next up I will smoke some 2002 Solani 633 . Next will be a bowl of 2007 Stonehaven. I might finish the evening with 2012 Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake.

 

[LotusEater]

I’ve got some We Three Kings left over from last year that I’ll probably smoke this holiday season.

 

[STP]

I’ve enjoyed Cornell & Diehl We Three Kings the past couple of yrs, and I also like cherry based blends too around the holidays… and my family enjoys the room note.

 

[BriarBrook]

Cringle is a favorite of mine, but i do have bags of Figgy Pudding and Wilke's Santa mix i haven't tried yet...

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I would think a good Balkan base minus the latakia, add a pinch of DFK (to sub for the lat) and a little lightly flavored cavendish, maybe vanilla with a touch of clove.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Penzance for me. Tried and true, have plenty, so I can mark occasions with assurance of something very good.

That was the first tobacco that "did" it for me back in the late 90's.

 

[mso489]

Should I crack my 2017 (?) McC's Christmas Cheer? If not, maybe some C&D Bayou Night or some Tuggle Hall.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ready Rubbed Match has got that Christmas sort of vibe. I'll probably be smoking it in this Christmas morning.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Ready Rubbed Match has got that Christmas sort of vibe. I'll probably be smoking it in this Christmas morning.

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That's going to be a beauty!

 

[pylorns]

Since I have some stashed away - McClenands Christmas Spirit, Wilke Rum Cake, Wilke Santas Blend, Christmas Cheer, and Country Squire Holiday Blends.

 

[LudwigB88]

Anyone ever try mixing McClelland red Virginias like Christmas Cheer with blend like Quiet Nights or Chelsea Morning ???