Brunello is an interesting blend that does not get talked about enough. The oriental presence is very unique.
Your Blend Of The Year 2022
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Can’t go wrong with the first two, but gold has yet to ring my bell. Been smoking on a 2013 RR tin for about two years now and still have half of it. My appreciation for lighter VAs has increased of late though, so I should revisit it.
Have yet to try the flake version though. Maybe that’ll do it. I have a 2018 tin kicking around in some nook or cranny.
Probably my favorite VaOr. And as a burley lover, it has just enough to keep me satisfied. Easy going, all day smoke.
Nothing new but many WOW smokes from Old Limey Bastard ( new to me)
I actually forgot about a couple of new to me blends this year. Watch City Cigar's Simply Voriental and Glass Slipper. Both are outstanding blends and will probably be in my rotation next year.
I’ve tried a lot of blends for the first time this year, but none that were new for 2022:
H&H WhiteKnight, GLP Gaslight, and Watch City Rouxgaroux all rang my bell from the get-go.
C&D Visions of Celephais was a “sounds ridiculous, but what the hell, I’ll try it someday” item, then I got it from my Secret Santa! Liking it was probably my biggest surprise of the year. Yeah, grape is a weird choice of topping. But I find myself able to enjoy it simultaneously as a silly fruity aromatic, and as a blend of some serious tobaccos. That it takes a match and stays lit really well just adds to the appeal.
I liked glass slipper well enough. Just jarred up my Simply Voriental after the last drop. Hoping to try it soon.
Glass slipper has more going on, but Simply Voriental I liked more. It's got a sweet and sour vibe with sine rang.
C&D Winchester. Great tasting blend of Red Virginia and Unsweetened Black Cavendish.
Two stand out, neither exactly new. First was the 2021 Cringle Flake after it had been in the tin for a few months - was like a different much richer blend.
The other was opening a jar of 2019 HU Director’s Cut, that had been rendered a so so smoke by adding a ton of DFK to it in place of the perique. A couple years later the DFK has settled down and isn’t drowning out everything else and this version of Director’s Cut is pretty good. The current version is different from the 2019 of which I bought a kilo and was considering tossing in the trash. K&K reduced the amount of DFK in newer batches, which is an improvement.
I’m done buying so I don’t try the new stuff being offered, unless it’s a sample.
The other was opening a jar of 2019 HU Director’s Cut, that had been rendered a so so smoke by adding a ton of DFK to it in place of the perique. A couple years later the DFK has settled down and isn’t drowning out everything else and this version of Director’s Cut is pretty good. The current version is different from the 2019 of which I bought a kilo and was considering tossing in the trash. K&K reduced the amount of DFK in newer batches, which is an improvement.
I’m done buying so I don’t try the new stuff being offered, unless it’s a sample.
Thanks to the forums, I tried some blends from WCC for the first time this year. I really enjoyed Rhythm & Blues, Deluxe Crumb Cut and Old Black Magic.
My smoke of the year was my only bowl of mccranies red ribbon from 2012. The pop of the tin, the smell off it, the perfect moisture content, the amazing flavor, all in all a great smoke. I'm going to slowly savor the 2 ounces I have in 2023.
For what is available now my smokes of the year where fresh HU Janneman Flake and Solani ABF which aired out for a year.
For what is available now my smokes of the year where fresh HU Janneman Flake and Solani ABF which aired out for a year.
My favorites of 2022 by category are:
New to Me: Pfeifen Huber - Virginia Golden Flake
runner up: HU - Old Fredders
Bulk: C&D - Bayou Morning
runner up: Newminster - Superior Navy Flake
Tinned: Robert McConnell - Scottish Cake
runner up: HU - Old Fredders
Biggest Surprise: Robert McConnell - Covent Garden
runner up: C&D - Haunted Bookshop
Overall: C&D - Bayou Morning
runner up: Robert McConnell - Scottish Cake
New to Me: Pfeifen Huber - Virginia Golden Flake
runner up: HU - Old Fredders
Bulk: C&D - Bayou Morning
runner up: Newminster - Superior Navy Flake
Tinned: Robert McConnell - Scottish Cake
runner up: HU - Old Fredders
Biggest Surprise: Robert McConnell - Covent Garden
runner up: C&D - Haunted Bookshop
Overall: C&D - Bayou Morning
runner up: Robert McConnell - Scottish Cake
My 2022 standouts:
1. 1792 Flake - Has been close to 10 years since I last bought a tin and this has to be one of my new favorites.
2. Aberrant - This blend is like adding a little something extra in flavor to ODF while still being something different enough to standout. Glad I stocked up on this one.
3. Cringle Flake 2022 - I can’t speak on previous releases as this was my first, but man is this so good. I too enjoy pure VAs but they can get boring. This edged out Carolina Red Flake for me this year because the perique adds that extra layer of complexity to older aged red Virginias.
I’m just happy to see it’s 2022 and there are still blending houses supplying us with a premium leaf to put in our pipes.
1. 1792 Flake - Has been close to 10 years since I last bought a tin and this has to be one of my new favorites.
2. Aberrant - This blend is like adding a little something extra in flavor to ODF while still being something different enough to standout. Glad I stocked up on this one.
3. Cringle Flake 2022 - I can’t speak on previous releases as this was my first, but man is this so good. I too enjoy pure VAs but they can get boring. This edged out Carolina Red Flake for me this year because the perique adds that extra layer of complexity to older aged red Virginias.
I’m just happy to see it’s 2022 and there are still blending houses supplying us with a premium leaf to put in our pipes.
Anthology really stood out for me. I felt like Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate while I smoked that one.
Hogshead for me too. Became a regular part of my rotation. Give Me Liberty, on the other hand, was just okay. But Hogshead is a really great smoke.What’s your favorite new blend that dropped in 2022? Or if you prefer just an old one you just seemed to jam on this year. What was your “Blend of the Year” for 2022? For me:
Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead.
Runner up: Per Jensen Whimsical
I guess Sutliff just has my number lately
After a bout last year with ChiCom disease and then a cold more recently, my taste and smell faculties have been whacked. The only tobacco that tasted right to me was a five-year-old tin of OGS. Strange, because I never really cared for it in the past.
New in 2022 Winner for me was Wilke Butterscotch Black Cavendish. I’m new to pipe game and Im finding I enjoy these types of blends a little more than others.
I tried and jarred a lot of the other 2022 drops mentioned in other posts and they were good smokes. But Wilke B-scotch was love at first light.
My jam though for past few months has been anything from KBV. Flying Dutchmen flek most recently.
I tried and jarred a lot of the other 2022 drops mentioned in other posts and they were good smokes. But Wilke B-scotch was love at first light.
My jam though for past few months has been anything from KBV. Flying Dutchmen flek most recently.
Uno was for me the best “new” blend. I bought 6 tins and only have two left - I wish I’d bought more.
My favorite “old” blend this year has been McClelland's Syrian Super Balkan. I picked up a tin at the KC pipe show along with a Castello pi and a Ser Jacopo all of which exceeded my expectations.
My favorite “old” blend this year has been McClelland's Syrian Super Balkan. I picked up a tin at the KC pipe show along with a Castello pi and a Ser Jacopo all of which exceeded my expectations.
I didn't have thing that stood out this year in a good way. I was truly shocked by how much I disliked Bankside. It was literally the first Pease tobacco I couldn't smoke.
The most recent thing I bought that I liked was Windjammer but that is actually a 2021 blend.
The most recent thing I bought that I liked was Windjammer but that is actually a 2021 blend.