Your Blend Of The Year 2022

[alaskanpiper]

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

 

[coming to_falling too]

I would have to say either Whimsical or Aberrant

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nothing's really been a standout for a few years now. I think with the number of blenders around now, they may have run into a wall for anything uniquely new.

 

[seanv]

My most smoked blend is the same as last year. Macbaren HH Burley Flake.
My favorite new blend this year was Low Country Edisto

 

[ashdigger]

The blend of the year for me is Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake


When I tried it fresh it was disgusting overpowering garbage. So I put it in jars.

Yes jars, because I bought a few pounds of it.

I even tried to make the Cosmic Twist out out it like my good friend Cosmic did, everyone needs a hero. Still garbage.

But not it has six to seven years on it. I churned right through 8 ounces. Absolutely grand stuff.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Age works miracles with those PS Luxury blends.

 

[gervais]

Nothing particularly stands out. I thoroughly enjoy everything I ever stuff into my pipes!

It's all amazing!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nothing's really been a standout for a few years now. I think with the number of blenders around now, they may have run into a wall for anything uniquely new.

Okay, I've got one. I finally opened a tin of Balkan Blue this year. Probably the most interesting latakia blend I've tried second only to Yenidje Highlander.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Age works miracles with those PS Luxury blends.

I was disappointed with LTF aged. It loses all of the coconut.

 

[Jaylotw]

Honestly, Bankside really flipped all the switches for me this year.

As far as my most smoked blend this year, it's Yorktown. That stuff never fails me.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Okay, I've got one. I finally opened a tin of Balkan Blue this year. Probably the most interesting latakia blend I've tried second only to Yenidje Highlander.

Balkan Blue is my favorite McClelland Latakia blend. That and Oriental #1, but thats much less latakia driven.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I was disappointed with LTF aged. It loses all of the coconut.

True. Navy and Bullseye really change for the better. LTF changes and becomes different, but IMO still quite good.

 

[filmguerilla]

Best three NEW tobaccos for me this year: Balkan Palmetto, 2022 SPC Christmas Spirit, and G.L. Pease Bankside.

 

[Chasing Embers]

LTF changes and becomes different, but IMO still quite good.

Good but no longer separates itself from other Virginia flakes. It just becomes similar to Newminster 400.

 

[ashdigger]

I was disappointed with LTF aged. It loses all of the coconut.

That’s specifically why I loved it.

 

[ChonkyTonks]

I was disappointed with LTF aged. It loses all of the coconut.

Ah, that is disappointing to read. That is what I love most about that blend.

 

[Chasing Embers]

That’s specifically why I loved it.

Then why smoke it or buy it when there's other blends?

 

[ashdigger]

Then why smoke it or buy it when there's other blends?

I bought it years ago before I knew anything.

Mind you, I also bought Haddos Delight and that nasty shit is worse that eating my X’s cooking.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I bought it years ago before I knew anything.

Mind you, I also bought Haddos Delight and that nasty shit is worse that eating my X’s cooking.

Wait a few years.

 

[Chasing Embers]

That is what I love most about that blend.

Same