What's Your Favorite Codger Blend?
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@Ettrick puffer Should I buy a pouch of Gold Block to smoke in my clay pipes?
Hey @halfdan for reenactment, you should definitely work on plugs and twists!
@Jacob74 I've only smoked twist once when @condorlover1 sent me a sample to try in my clay pipes. I found it a bit damp and difficult to light!
Cannot recommend Revor Plug or Bosum Plug highly enough for that sort of thing. You shouldn't find them damp. Fantastic smokes which I miss the hell out of.
Not sure if they qualify for a 'codger' definition... but they'd be my picks.
@Mtlpiper Never smoked plug either, but I've smoked a few different Gawith flakes in my clay pipes; I think these are very well suited to clay pipe smoking!
They are that -- I chop mine up kinda fine and let it dry a short while. The only one I have left is Brown #4
After managing to hold on to it for several months I finally opened my last pouch of Condor...without imbibing in too much whisky sadly.
Ever seen steaming hot licorice logs being freshly extruded from the machine in a confectionary?
Come to think of it, I haven’t had licorice since that tour.
That's my vote too, love a pouch of Half and Half.
Prince Albert really irritates my throat, Carter Hall tastes good but also irritates my throat though not like PA. Been a very long time since I've had SWR, may need to try again, but H&H is where it's at for me.
@Scottishgaucho I've lost count of how many packets of Condor I've smoked in my clay pipes; never detected any ghosting of my clay pipes thoughAfter managing to hold on to it for several months I finally opened my last pouch of Condor...without imbibing in too much whisky sadly.
Can't say I've noticed any Condor ghosting no matter which type of pipe I smoke it in. I do think it gets exaggerated....then again I would say that as I like it.@Scottishgaucho I've lost count of how many packets of Condor I've smoked in my clay pipes; never detected any ghosting of my clay pipes though
I like Mixture 79 once in a while my Grandfather smoked that one, And sometimes for old times sake I smoke Captain Black or Borkum Riff. These where two of my Fathers favorites if he could get his hands on it. He hated to go shopping so my mother usually bought him tubs of Cater hall or Edgeworth. those where his day to day tobaccos.
I have tried them both but I do not like them very much.
I have tried them both but I do not like them very much.
I've come to appreciate all of the American Classics, especially the burley forward blends. I have a tub of most of them. Lane Limited Ready Rubbed and Granger is what I reach for most often, but I would be happy with pretty much any of them.
I've tried most of the more popular codger blends, can't rightly say which leads the pack. PA is fine and readily available. CH I smoked like mad for a while. SWR is good in theory but half the pouches I've bought were really old and dried out, and dry SWR burns like a grassfire. Didn't care for H&H.
Right now I'm enjoying my new can of Granger, and I've got a pound of Sutliff Edgeworth RR Match on the way...
Right now I'm enjoying my new can of Granger, and I've got a pound of Sutliff Edgeworth RR Match on the way...
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SWR pouches are dried, tasteless crap, buy the can for a totally different SWR smoking experience. There's a world of difference between the two, the cans are always fresh.
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