Who is your favorite blender?

[standardgewehr]

I like blends from just about everyone named so far in this thread, but my all time #1 favorite is without a doubt the inimitable GLP.
I would also like to track down whoever came up with St. Bruno Flake and give them two snaps up and a high five.

 

[heraclitian]

GL Pease is great!

Only the vintage Dunhill EMP, Dunhill Nightcap, Three Nuns, Sobranie, Escudo and some Samuel Gawith's are at the same league for me. I'm sad that I know about his tobacco too late and have not tried his "high end" latakia tobaccos like Bohemian Scandal, Raven's Wings etc.. They are now all discontinued.

 

[sorringowl]

McClelland and G.L. Pease

 

[spartan]

Shame on all of you.
That's like picking your favorite child!
A plague on your tobacco cellar!
:rofl:

 

[group4]

C&D

 

[ejames]

I;m with John--Middletons and Mac B.

 

[hnryclay]

Rattray's, McClelland, G.L. Pease.

 

[clanobucklin]

My top 3 are Jack Peterson of Sterling/1776 Tobaccos, Russ Oulette of Hearth and Home, and Steven Books of House of Meerschaum. While Russ and Steven are excellent blenders - Jack Peterson, a Senior Citizen, continues to amaze me with his imagination and generosity.
As a 4th - and last but not least - Whoever blends for LJ Peretti's is also a Master - my hat is off to you Sir.
And let us not forget Mr. Prolific himself - the man with imagination and skill - Craig Tartler.
I would also list the above in the following manner:
Best English Blender - LJ Peretti Blender

Best Perique Blender - Russ Oulette

Best All Round Blender - Tie: Jack Peterson & Steven Books

Best Burley Blender - Tie: Russ Oulette & LJ Peretti Blender

Best Imagination in Blending - Tie: Craig Tartler & Jack Peterson

Best in the Creation of Pipe Tobacco Blends - Craig Tartler

 

[maineyachtie]

the L.J. Peretti blends are tops for me.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Hands down winner is Esoterica/JF Germain and Sons

 

[glpease]

tslex wrote, "But I am DEEPLY grateful for Russ O and GLP and their commitment to the community."

Thank you for saying so! It's very much my pleasure, sir.

 

[maineyachtie]

 

[biloxi123]

The Boswells and the Tartlers

 

[rafterman]

Mac Baren

 

[pstlpkr]

Whomever is working the bar at the time.

 

[bentmike]

Nice one Lawrence!
I think my favorite blender is Orlick I believe they make the Peterson blends I enjoy so much.

 

[kcvet67]

Mike McNiel (McClelland)

 

[leonardw]

Whoever is doing the blending for Mac Baren. I'm loving a lot of Mac Baren blends right now.

That would be Frank Blues, who was Lane's #1 pipe guy for many, many years.

 

[cortezattic]

Rudiger L. Will ...Solani Tobaccos: limited selection, but each one achieving perfection.

 

[jaysin]

Up untill recently my tobacco was very narrow in blenders Jack Peterson from Sterling tobacco and Steven Books

House of Calabashe. I used more of Jacks blends because hes not too far from me I email in the morning and have it the next day even did a pick up when when I was up his way instead of shipping 3 lbs lol.

Recently I had some Gl pease sent to me and the little sample I had I liked but it wasnt really enough to tell as it wasnt a full bowl but I will be giving some of his stuff a try.