Hi. I've been smoking a pipe for a few months and spent almost of that time with various burley blends. Early on, I had tried several cavendish based aromatics, which I didn't like at all as well as a couple of English blends which I want crazy about either. The English tobaccos that I tried were HGL and Voodoo Queen.
Just recently, I picked up several non-burley blends and blending tobaccos. Of the blending tobaccos, I got a ribbon cut red Virginia, a ribbon cut Bright Virginia, a Red Virginia Cavendish, Izmir Turkish, Dark Fired Kentucky, and Chopped Cigar Leaf. The blends that I received are Newminster's No. 84 Oriental Pipe Cut, C&D's Oriental Silk, and PS's PS400 Luxury Navy Flake.
Of all that I listed, the Navy Flake is my favorite. The Oriental Silk is pretty interesting as well, but I find myself choosing that blend maybe 1 in 4 smokes where the Navy Flake would be the other 3. I didn't care for the No. 84 OPC.
I didn't care for the cigar leaf or red cavendish at all. I want to like the DFK because of it's deep dark flavor, but it suffers from the same issue that I find with burley, and that is the development of a noticeable ashiness over the course of the bowl, whether alone or added to something else. This is why I ventures away from burley blends in general.
The red and bright Virginias along with with the Izmir is interesting enough to play with, but I don't really fancy myself as a home blender and won't be purchasing them again, though they will eventually get finished.
Going back to what I like, I think I definitely want to focus on vapers - especially but not necessarily in flake form. Other tobaccos may be included but I think but only as condiments and preferably not burley. The extra consignments aren't mandatory. It is entirely possible that I will settle into becoming a straight vaper devotee, but perhaps not. Maybe there's a Virginia flake out there that would meet my needs. I am open to trying something with Latakia in it again, but it would have to be at a very small percentage of the blend. I think I would like something that has a bit more natural fruity sweetness than the PS400 Luxury Navy Flake. Any tobaccos that I try must be available in bulk. Until I get a better paying job, this is non-negotiable.
I look forward to your recommendations.
Thank you!
Just recently, I picked up several non-burley blends and blending tobaccos. Of the blending tobaccos, I got a ribbon cut red Virginia, a ribbon cut Bright Virginia, a Red Virginia Cavendish, Izmir Turkish, Dark Fired Kentucky, and Chopped Cigar Leaf. The blends that I received are Newminster's No. 84 Oriental Pipe Cut, C&D's Oriental Silk, and PS's PS400 Luxury Navy Flake.
Of all that I listed, the Navy Flake is my favorite. The Oriental Silk is pretty interesting as well, but I find myself choosing that blend maybe 1 in 4 smokes where the Navy Flake would be the other 3. I didn't care for the No. 84 OPC.
I didn't care for the cigar leaf or red cavendish at all. I want to like the DFK because of it's deep dark flavor, but it suffers from the same issue that I find with burley, and that is the development of a noticeable ashiness over the course of the bowl, whether alone or added to something else. This is why I ventures away from burley blends in general.
The red and bright Virginias along with with the Izmir is interesting enough to play with, but I don't really fancy myself as a home blender and won't be purchasing them again, though they will eventually get finished.
Going back to what I like, I think I definitely want to focus on vapers - especially but not necessarily in flake form. Other tobaccos may be included but I think but only as condiments and preferably not burley. The extra consignments aren't mandatory. It is entirely possible that I will settle into becoming a straight vaper devotee, but perhaps not. Maybe there's a Virginia flake out there that would meet my needs. I am open to trying something with Latakia in it again, but it would have to be at a very small percentage of the blend. I think I would like something that has a bit more natural fruity sweetness than the PS400 Luxury Navy Flake. Any tobaccos that I try must be available in bulk. Until I get a better paying job, this is non-negotiable.
I look forward to your recommendations.
Thank you!
