Nothing new really. Old favorites that have a few years in the cellar now, hit my sweet spot for smoking.
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Your Blend Of The Year 2022
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Three blends that are new to me and dominated my rotation in 2022:
Match Victorian
WCC #558
Doblone d'Oro
Match Victorian
WCC #558
Doblone d'Oro
I discovered Country Squire’s non-aromatics this year. Green Dragon and Faulkner Flake were hits for me.
C&D Five O' Clock Shadow was my go to blend for 2021.
New for 2022: CRF '22, the only new for this year blend I actually tried, so it wins by default. Quite good, but not amazing, maybe better after a little age. The tin note is spectacular though.
New to me: Whole Leaf Tobacco DFK, I've been putting that sh_t on everything.
Most smoked/Perrenial favourite: D&R 3 Sails, a quick shag is always appreciated.
Honourable Mentions: Brunello Flake and Low Country Natural Virginia&Burley
New to me: Whole Leaf Tobacco DFK, I've been putting that sh_t on everything.
Most smoked/Perrenial favourite: D&R 3 Sails, a quick shag is always appreciated.
Honourable Mentions: Brunello Flake and Low Country Natural Virginia&Burley
Wessex Gold Brick for me
runner up: Sir Johns VA Flake
years not over yet though!
Merry Christmas!
runner up: Sir Johns VA Flake
years not over yet though!
Merry Christmas!
If we're including old blends that are new to us as individuals, then I gotta include Gentleman Caller. I never had a blend with deertongue in it before, but damn, is it tasty stuff. The room note is also very pleasant.
I would like to add a runner up new to me blend:
WCC Glass Slipper
WCC Glass Slipper
I have two:
Sillem’s Musketeer. An aromatic with a base cube cut burley and big hunks of cavendish. It burns slow and cool, and has a great balance of flavors between the tobacco and topping
Low Country Edisto. A red Virginia flake, that’s tangy, sweet, simple, and reliable. I like it just fine fresh, but I think it’s gonna be great with some age. It’s already pretty mild and smooth, and as mentioned sweet. Could be like candy in a few years
Sillem’s Musketeer. An aromatic with a base cube cut burley and big hunks of cavendish. It burns slow and cool, and has a great balance of flavors between the tobacco and topping
Low Country Edisto. A red Virginia flake, that’s tangy, sweet, simple, and reliable. I like it just fine fresh, but I think it’s gonna be great with some age. It’s already pretty mild and smooth, and as mentioned sweet. Could be like candy in a few years
This year was all about PAD and less about TAD. I haven't bought much tobacco this year. I did recently pick up some "Smyrna" at the local B&M. As soon as I smelled it I knew it was a McClelland product. That faint ketchup and whatever casing they used was very evident. Probably been sitting in that jar for a decade. Smells a little musty but man is it taaaaaaaasty!
Also recently added Old Joe Krantz Blue to my rotation and Squadron Leader, along with Wessex Campaign Dark Flake, which I haven't tried until now.
My main revelation this year has been eliminating pipes that aren't getting smoked in exchange for pipes with just the right dimensions and smoking properties for me. I started doing this a year ago. I've gotten rid of 17 briars so far. I have a few more purchases before I'll be able to dedicated 2 pipes that I love smoking, each to 1 blend type. I'm at just under 20 briars all of which kick ass IMO. This way, I find myself smoking more Latakia blends, because I've finally been able to dedicate a couple of pipes I really love to Latakia, which I more often avoided in the past for fear of ghosting my limited selection of favourite briars. Anyway, matching the right pipe to the right blend has been a five year journey so far, and this year, I'm finally starting to enjoy my fairly deep cellar to its fullest potential. Happy New Year and Happy Puffing!!!
Also recently added Old Joe Krantz Blue to my rotation and Squadron Leader, along with Wessex Campaign Dark Flake, which I haven't tried until now.
My main revelation this year has been eliminating pipes that aren't getting smoked in exchange for pipes with just the right dimensions and smoking properties for me. I started doing this a year ago. I've gotten rid of 17 briars so far. I have a few more purchases before I'll be able to dedicated 2 pipes that I love smoking, each to 1 blend type. I'm at just under 20 briars all of which kick ass IMO. This way, I find myself smoking more Latakia blends, because I've finally been able to dedicate a couple of pipes I really love to Latakia, which I more often avoided in the past for fear of ghosting my limited selection of favourite briars. Anyway, matching the right pipe to the right blend has been a five year journey so far, and this year, I'm finally starting to enjoy my fairly deep cellar to its fullest potential. Happy New Year and Happy Puffing!!!
Thanks for the suggestion. I have and it disagreed with my palate. But I had a similar experience with Elizabethan Mixture, so I should try it again.
Folklore is a rich smoke with an altering complexity as you smoke through it. For me a standout.
SPC Hogshead was an eye opener too, really enjoyable.
Uno would be up there as well and unfortunately I haven't gotten to the other two in the series.
Can I revisit this thread after I get to the half a dozen or more 2022 releases I have yet to crack?
SPC Hogshead was an eye opener too, really enjoyable.
Uno would be up there as well and unfortunately I haven't gotten to the other two in the series.
Can I revisit this thread after I get to the half a dozen or more 2022 releases I have yet to crack?
That Smyrna is amazing stuff. Working through a 2007 tin myself. I am also a huge Campaign fan, but my favorite Wessex blend in probably the aforementioned Gold Brick.This year was all about PAD and less about TAD. I haven't bought much tobacco this year. I did recently pick up some "Smyrna" at the local B&M. As soon as I smelled it I knew it was a McClelland product. That faint ketchup and whatever casing they used was very evident. Probably been sitting in that jar for a decade. Smells a little musty but man is it taaaaaaaasty!
Also recently added Old Joe Krantz Blue to my rotation and Squadron Leader, along with Wessex Campaign Dark Flake, which I haven't tried until now.
My main revelation this year has been eliminating pipes that aren't getting smoked in exchange for pipes with just the right dimensions and smoking properties for me. I started doing this a year ago. I've gotten rid of 17 briars so far. I have a few more purchases before I'll be able to dedicated 2 pipes that I love smoking, each to 1 blend type. I'm at just under 20 briars all of which kick ass IMO. This way, I find myself smoking more Latakia blends, because I've finally been able to dedicate a couple of pipes I really love to Latakia, which I more often avoided in the past for fear of ghosting my limited selection of favourite briars. Anyway, matching the right pipe to the right blend has been a five year journey so far, and this year, I'm finally starting to enjoy my fairly deep cellar to its fullest potential. Happy New Year and Happy Puffing!!!
Gold Brick is amazing. After my first taste I immediately bought enough to build a house no wolf could ever blow down.
Yeah, and visions of cellulite ……not good.
I’m fairly set in my ways regarding tobacco, but this year I “discovered” HG Coniston Cut Plug. Great stuff!
BriarWorks Back Down South. Haven't had it for awhile. Something different this time. Seems to be more Va note. Enjoying it very much this month. 4th Gen Jubilæums was superb. Should have gotten extra.
Uno, Folklore, Eight State Burley.
KBV Scare o Matic, it’s a licorice cream aro.
Looking forward to trying Edisto, Atalaya, and of course Carolina Red Flake.
I’m really interested in C&D’s new Perique they’re sourcing.
I fell in love hard with Kentucky dark fired this year which was a pleasant surprise, my only experience with it was with cigars that tasted like BBQ. I tried ODF and it has wisps of the BBQ flavor and kind of wrote off the leaf.
Then I tried some GH stuff and Cumberland and said ok, more dark fired please. Enter well aged Jack Knife Plug and mind blown. Deep, Earthy, and rich flavors, no BBQ.
KBV Scare o Matic, it’s a licorice cream aro.
Looking forward to trying Edisto, Atalaya, and of course Carolina Red Flake.
I’m really interested in C&D’s new Perique they’re sourcing.
I fell in love hard with Kentucky dark fired this year which was a pleasant surprise, my only experience with it was with cigars that tasted like BBQ. I tried ODF and it has wisps of the BBQ flavor and kind of wrote off the leaf.
Then I tried some GH stuff and Cumberland and said ok, more dark fired please. Enter well aged Jack Knife Plug and mind blown. Deep, Earthy, and rich flavors, no BBQ.
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Hands down, my absolute favorite was that new blend from you know where. It's incredible 
Anthology was a "wow" blend for me from first light up and it continues to impress.
Glad I have a few tins in reserve.
Glad I have a few tins in reserve.