Pipe Tobacco Recommendations: English Blends

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  • @dermotoneill8009
    @dermotoneill8009 Рік тому +15

    Hello Alan! My name is Dermot, from Dublin Ireland. I am seriously interested in starting to smoke a pipe and would just like to say that I am thoroughly enjoying watching your channel and I am delighted to say that you and your videos have provided me with superb insights for the pipe smoking beginner. I wish to thank you for that and long may they continue.

  • @rodney2860
    @rodney2860 7 місяців тому +6

    I’m just getting into pipe smoking at 25 and your videos are so helpful. Thank you 🙏

  • @georgebrown9994
    @georgebrown9994 3 роки тому +20

    Another superb video, Allan!!! My Papa had a smoking jacket, actually 2 smoking jackets that Granny made for him. One was an everyday jacket, the other was a red silk jacket that was only worn during the Holiday Season!!! I have his everyday jacket in my closet (a prized treasure).
    I remember many a Christmas Eve sitting in his lap, smelling his pipe and listening to him read, "A Visit From St. Nicholas"!!!

  • @jontest5718
    @jontest5718 10 місяців тому +3

    It is a pleasure listening to you talk. Thanks for the video.

  • @medappa1000
    @medappa1000 3 роки тому +78

    Peterson’s Old Dublin is another excellent English blend; rich , slow burning and flavourful.

    • @tabacosbebidasecultura6050
      @tabacosbebidasecultura6050 2 роки тому +4

      I agree.
      One the my favs.
      Nathan, from Brazil South America

    • @kurt120032002
      @kurt120032002 2 роки тому +3

      not a big fan, Accidentally I open a can 3 days ago, and the flavor is really intense, not really pleasant and tobacco really strong. I was smoking outside and still got a little dizzy, something that never happen with a pipe, and even with cigars it is very rare specially when smoking outside. I did a got a brand new corn pipe with the first smoke, and made sure to let it dry just to get a good first impression.

    • @alanjohnson4637
      @alanjohnson4637 2 роки тому +5

      Do you think Old Dublin may be an Irish tobacco? Just asking……..

    • @HeyhitmeBAM
      @HeyhitmeBAM Рік тому +5

      @@alanjohnson4637 no

    • @reallivebluescat
      @reallivebluescat 6 місяців тому

      What about 7reserve?

  • @jeffreyrobinson3555
    @jeffreyrobinson3555 Рік тому +8

    My dad smoked a pipe, quit for many years then became a smoker after I started it. I gravitated to English very early and pretty heavy at that.
    My dad tried it. We had to order tobacco as this was in the 1980s.
    He thought my English tasted ‘musty’
    Well he lived next door, and we ordered tobacco together to save on shipping cost.
    He ran out and it took about two weeks to get it shipped. And I let him have a couple ounces of my English. Within a few days he really came to like it. And over the last thirty years of his life I don’t think he ever smoked anything but a English blend

  • @gabrielroper4662
    @gabrielroper4662 3 роки тому +15

    What a perfect way to start my day. Your videos are relaxing to my soul, informative, and inspiring me to remember to slow down and enjoy life. As a brand new pipe smoker, I want to thank you. Please keep it up. I will happily support your business for years to come. I just ordered a Clark’s favorite and will now order some of these blends. Thank you sir.
    P.s. I have my late father’s corduroy sport jacket, it is now my smoking jacket.

    • @jamesmikkelson7636
      @jamesmikkelson7636 2 роки тому +1

      Couldn't agree with you more Gabriel! You stole my thoughts while watching and listening to Alan.

  • @wisconsinwoodsman1987
    @wisconsinwoodsman1987 3 роки тому +10

    Chelsea Morning is a good blend too if you enjoy EMP.

    • @thepipesmoker5803
      @thepipesmoker5803 3 роки тому +1

      @@thepipecottage3301 I agree with WW. My number one morning English. Same ingredients as NightCap. I also smoke and enjoy NightCap. Poor comparison is Quiet Nights vs. Penzance. Penzance is well above all English blends. Also Penzance has no Perique. Quiet Nights is a refined NightCap with the same ingredients.

  • @EatTheMarxists
    @EatTheMarxists 2 роки тому +6

    As a Maryland-born hillbilly from North Carolina and Virginia stock I have a fondness for southern accents. It takes me about half an hour every time I’m down in NC, SC, Georgia, Alabama, or Florida for my own accent to appear.
    I’m enjoying your videos, brother; keep them up. I’ll be preordering my own Old Carolina Pipe t-shirt in a week or two!
    Edit: I should add my favorite English and Balkan blends for the fun of it (in no particular order) -
    1.) Esoterica Penzance
    2.) Dunhill/Peterson Night Cap
    3.) GLP Quiet Nights
    4.) Baker Street from The Country Squire
    5.) My Private Blend from The Country Squire - it’s a very close match to my beloved Frog Morton On The Bayou that Jon David makes for me. If you’d like to give it a try call Jon David and ask him for four ounces of Rondy’s Private Blend and I’m sure he’ll be happy to set you up.
    6.) Hearth & Home Black House
    7.) Hearth & Home White Knight
    8.) Esoterica And So To Bed
    9.) Dunhill/Peterson Early Morning Pipe
    10.) Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve.
    11.) Sutliff Red Virginia Crumble Kake
    12.) Sutliff English Crumble Kake
    13.) Esoterica Margate
    14.) C&D Chocolate Cavendish (bwahahaha - just seeing if you were paying attention. This is a pretty good chocolatey aromatic tobacco though; you should give it a try.
    15.) Frog Morton On The Bayou. I only have about two mason jars and one unopened tin left, and it hurts my heart. This is why Jon David makes me a match for it, which is super close but just off enough to not be a perfect match; I think it’s due to the McCelland tins the way that they did.
    Happy smoking!
    And yes, Greg’s Quiet Nights is a *better* Penzance and is a million times easier to come by.

    • @zebwalton979
      @zebwalton979 2 роки тому +1

      To my taste, Star of the East Flake has always been a dead ringer for Penzance. It contains more Latakia than Penzance however. I can remember buying Penzance in bulk and then trying SOTE Flake and wondering, “why am I spending more on this C&D Flake that tastes like Penzance and I have all this in bulk?” Still have a couple pounds left, but I prefer London Mixture.

  • @oldschool1503ify
    @oldschool1503ify 2 роки тому +3

    Enjoying Early Morning Pipe with my Savinelli Rusticated Trevi 606 drinking a cup of coffee and watching this video. Thank you Sir! I really enjoy and appreciate your videos.

  • @joelhuston1881
    @joelhuston1881 3 роки тому +2

    After all the UA-cam pipe content that I've consumed over the years, I'm delighted to have found this channel! Great content!

  • @frankdananay7860
    @frankdananay7860 3 роки тому +8

    I love your videos, so well thought out and well presented and always informative with great content . Keep up the great work.

  • @christopherhatchell2497
    @christopherhatchell2497 3 роки тому +13

    Presbyterian is my first reach these days. It is perfection from the initial light until the final draw. Also Cornel and Diehl Carolina Red Flake is amazing this time of year!

  • @nigelmeadows5779
    @nigelmeadows5779 2 роки тому +1

    Love this chap especially his accent he comes across as a true gentleman and very informative and like me a love of the past

  • @buffalobill9048
    @buffalobill9048 2 роки тому +56

    I enjoy your videos but this one got me laughing quite a bit. Enjoyed your confession about your 'smoking jacket' purchase as a student and sharing that meeting with fellow men in the pipe smoking room all wearing smoking jackets, were the 'good old days'. So true! We are merely the grandchildren of that past generation wondering what it was like. Cell phones and the Internet have ruined us all!

    • @j.ebburts8393
      @j.ebburts8393 2 роки тому +3

      I did enjoyed that part of the video as well because I’m that guy with a grant buying tobacco and a smoking jacket.

    • @the-unseenarmy
      @the-unseenarmy 11 місяців тому

      @@internet-user22sure, but maybe we could knew it in a much more natural way; in person in a smoking room/ saloon type of vibes.
      I like more this type of “old days ways” then the new.

    • @grahampawson1502
      @grahampawson1502 8 місяців тому

      I like the “smoking jacket confession “ and as an English pipe smoker I totally concur with the tradition long past 🧐

    • @Rikisballs
      @Rikisballs 7 місяців тому

      Without technology we probably wouldn't even know about all the good blends or even this channel for that matter😂

  • @expandingknowledge8269
    @expandingknowledge8269 2 роки тому +2

    I swear I am watching Gone with the Wind when listening to you speak, not a bad thing. You have an interesting format to your presentations, and they are enjoyable, Cheers!

  • @RasDoc89
    @RasDoc89 3 роки тому +5

    Can’t wait to visit that shop when the doors open!!

  • @jasonkelsey3441
    @jasonkelsey3441 3 роки тому +2

    Enjoyed watching while smoking my beloved Peterson 965. Smoked some early morning pipe this morning. I will no doubt finish the day with some nightcap. In my opinion these are they holy trinity of english blends..lol ;)

  • @gastondeveaux3783
    @gastondeveaux3783 2 роки тому +10

    Just curious, what was your field of study? That is quite an impressive bookshelf there. I always get excited when I see a great assortment of historical books.

    • @Horse-c2t
      @Horse-c2t 25 днів тому

      From a previous video, he stated he was a history major.

  • @Atavisten
    @Atavisten 2 роки тому

    Wonderful video. You really do this well. Great work - will subscribe. And your dialect/accent is fantastic, I cannot deny it. And learning more about pipes and tobacco is a bonus.

  • @murphyorama
    @murphyorama Рік тому

    Good advice for a prospective pipe smoker. Not bought my first pipe yet but doing my research and your advice is invaluable. I'm in England, and it's great to hear that rich Kentucky accent. Saw you recently on Pints with Aquinas. God bless.

  • @johnpipere83
    @johnpipere83 3 роки тому +3

    I bought Early Morning tobacco due to your recommendation and its the perfect morning smoke with coffee

  • @standifer01
    @standifer01 3 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed your video , nice change of pace . For the past while I have been smoking Father Dempsey from Kramer's it is a English Mixture very nice . Hope all is well !

  • @pipesmoker956
    @pipesmoker956 Рік тому

    Usually in the afternoon when I have my first pipe.
    I listen to your videos and
    I've commented before that I used to smoke cornsilk when I was just a lad.
    I now have 6 pipes and one more on the way.
    I'm sixty six, i'm gonna join the next twenty-five five + years of smoking my pipes. I'm excited about trying out some new blends.
    As you say in your videos, I'm looking forward to cooler weather, I live in Oklahoma, and it's hot here today.
    Thank you, Mr. Haroldson, for your timely chats.

  • @Yobats
    @Yobats 3 роки тому +6

    Peterson’s Standard mixture is pretty good too

  • @bloodybonescomic
    @bloodybonescomic 2 роки тому +2

    Blending tobaccos for pipe smokers is an art that I have come to appreciate deeply. Like making a great artisan whiskey, ale or brandy. A good pipe, a great tobacco, a good book. These things make life great. Thank you for your efforts and excellent reviews. Some of your favorites are mine too. Presbyterian is always on hand here. It is a favorite of mine. I shall try your recommendations with great enthusiasm..
    I went camping at a fishing camp with some old friends recently. After a great day in the trout fisheries we sat by a campfire and poured some good whisky. i lit my pipe filled with an aromatic favorite. It was an enchanting evening. I am the only pipe smoker I know of in my area. It seems to be a lost art. Sad to say.
    It is to be me a spiritual hobby that I will enjoy until the day I leave my rhis life.

  • @TrueBlueYou
    @TrueBlueYou 4 місяці тому +1

    Great information!- I’m on a budget - - is there anything that you can recommend from Sutliff or Lane- something that I could try and later purchase in bulk for a good value?-thx

  • @kpend1001
    @kpend1001 2 роки тому +10

    You should start an Old Carolina Pipe Cottage Audio Book Club. Your cadence would make for a great audiobook.

  • @Herbster41
    @Herbster41 2 роки тому +6

    Nightcap was my intro to the English blends. Been hooked ever since. Never came across Penzance, but I have found Esoterica Margate in Brick and Mortar. Fantastic stuff. Bradley of Stuff and Things just did a review of GL Pease Maltese Falcon. Very positive review. I'll be trying that one soon. Last - your assessment of Presbyterian is spot on, I really love that one. Great video.

    • @theblishknovk
      @theblishknovk Рік тому

      Same here. Night cap was one of the first pipe tobacs ive ever smoked and loved it. Then fell in love further with standard mixture and also esoterica "and so to bed". These days i smoke cigars far more often but a good english once in a while really hits the spot.

    • @ZeroGravityFuneral
      @ZeroGravityFuneral 4 місяці тому

      Nightcap was a bit hard hitting for me at first but now I love it. Early morning pipe and nightcap are my favorite

  • @Dreoilin
    @Dreoilin 3 роки тому +5

    Great video. I've been enjoying Pirate Kake these days, a very heavy English. I find it pairs well with a single malt from Islay like Ard Mor or Lagavulin or Laphroaig.

    • @markokeefe8632
      @markokeefe8632 3 роки тому +1

      Ardbeg An Oa and Bowmore are my favorites as well.

  • @jasonbrandt358
    @jasonbrandt358 3 роки тому

    Thank you sir it is refreshing to veiw a gentleman with your caliber for knowledge and demeanor

    • @jasonbrandt358
      @jasonbrandt358 3 роки тому

      @@thepipecottage3301 your very welcome

  • @michaelcase8574
    @michaelcase8574 3 роки тому +17

    There is only one tobacco the loss of which I mourn and that is the original Balkan Sobranie. I first smoked this some 50 years ago and can never forget the pleasure it gave me.
    Dunhill Standard is another way to introduce someone to English blends.
    Doing a great job!

    • @EatTheMarxists
      @EatTheMarxists 2 роки тому +1

      I enjoy the current Balkan Sobraine though. It’s not quite the same, but it’s still very, very good. It’s just a hassle to get any of; I think that I may have three tins of it but that’s all at the moment.

    • @michaelcase8574
      @michaelcase8574 2 роки тому

      @@EatTheMarxists You are lucky to have that much even if it is not the original.
      Cheers

    • @Stahlgewitter
      @Stahlgewitter 2 роки тому

      I find better luck at brick & mortars for finding it. I've picked up a ton or 2 every couple months from a location near me. They always seem to have some in stock..m

    • @michaelcase8574
      @michaelcase8574 2 роки тому

      @@Stahlgewitter You are a very lucky man Joe!

    • @WilHenDavis
      @WilHenDavis 2 роки тому

      Esoterica Tobacciana - Margate is pretty damned close to TBSOSM as I have ever found. TBSOSM was my favourite back in 1972 when I lived in the UK, and started smoking a pipe after deciding to give up cigarettes. Savory's in Oxford was a favourite haunt. back in the 1970s.

  • @stefanroller5019
    @stefanroller5019 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for that nice overview of English blends. I remember well having had a tin of the by then Dunhill 969 which I enjoyed very much, maybe because it was aged already. As I restart with the pipe now and haven't really smoked for about 15 years I'd definetely want to try the Peterson version of it before I crack the tin of the 969 that is still there and well sealed. What I got for my restart is two Rattray's from which one is the Professional Mixture. I got this because it says in the description a pinch of Oriental and a pinch of Latakia. Opening the tin it smells rather "English" but when transformed into smoke it's just like a seasoning with salt and pepper on food. I'd deeply recomand this mixture for any more "natural" smoker who wants to try toward the English mixtures. Helping in that is for sure the black cavendish for smoothening. Give it a try and be surprized.

  • @metallicarocks4ever
    @metallicarocks4ever 2 роки тому +2

    I’m currently enjoying a bowl of Nightcap in my Savinelli 320. Bengal Slices is another blend that I love, and that I seldom hear others talk about. I’d love to hear your thoughts

  • @davidmaslow2931
    @davidmaslow2931 Рік тому +1

    Pipes and Cigars now carry Balkan Sobranie. Always on back order.

  • @kublaicarl4818
    @kublaicarl4818 2 роки тому +3

    I am really enjoying your channel and content, just subscribed too. I don't know how easy it is to get Gawith & Hoggarth products in the States but if you can you should try their Balkan mix, the flavour is excellent and well balanced, it's a great smoke.
    Kind regards
    Carl.

  • @insightvideo6136
    @insightvideo6136 2 роки тому

    Fantastic video. I’ll be visiting your store. Thank you for this very informative presentation. Subscribed!

  • @dominicvergnetti
    @dominicvergnetti Рік тому +1

    My current English rotation is Davidoff royalty, Sutliff blend 5, 965, and nightcap. Davidoff royalty is an incredible under the radar blend!

    • @nitegoat1369
      @nitegoat1369 Рік тому

      Man, do I love Blend No. 5. I also really enjoy the bulk Peter Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme. When I smoke my first bowl, it did not taste as though it had a Pugh Latakia, compared to Blend No. 5. But having put it in a Ball jar, and let it set for a couple of months, it now has a sufficient Latakia content for my liking, and has since become my 2nd favorite English Blend. At some point in the near future, I’ll be ordering myself a ton of My Mixture 965, as well as a tin of Early Morning Pipe, Nightcap, and Quiet Nights; so as to expand my English blend palate.

  • @lordhogarth
    @lordhogarth 3 роки тому +5

    I'm a great fan of EMP and Presby. A notch up in flavor from those, but still a moderate and superb English, is Father Dempsey's Mixture. Available only at Smokingpipes, at a very reasonable price.

    • @markokeefe8632
      @markokeefe8632 3 роки тому

      I agree, I love Father Dempsey’s, have to smoke it daily.

  • @maxmedia6524
    @maxmedia6524 2 роки тому +1

    Here in French Canada we call it “un smoking”, also worn in evenings to read etc. I enjoyed your video. Do u have any Canadian shops to suggest where a large selection is available...who can maybe offer small tasting packets?

  • @zakkthemaniac0329
    @zakkthemaniac0329 Рік тому

    Not a pipe smoker but love the smell. Just got on nasal Snuff 3months ago and stopped smoking cigarettes and vaping. Might go to vape again cause I put a lot of money into it. But the taxes is ridiculous and then putting everyone name in the database is messed up. Love the channel, just found your channel. Love your voice. I'm from VA and love hearing accent like you talk with. Much love brother

  • @sonicmaster4u
    @sonicmaster4u 3 роки тому +5

    I always enjoy spending a few moments with you. While I am mostly a aromatic piper, I enjoyed our visit while on the veranda with some hot coffee and Sutliff Vanilla Custard. Always a pleasure. 🤠☕

    • @jonkash5923
      @jonkash5923 3 роки тому

      @@thepipecottage3301 I just started smoking a pipe I would love for you to show me the ins and outs thank hope to here back from you.
      -your Carolina neighbor from NC

    • @sonicmaster4u
      @sonicmaster4u 3 роки тому +1

      @@thepipecottage3301 that is wisdom right there. Muttenchops via youtube. He's the Yoda of pioesmokers everywhere.

    • @jonkash5923
      @jonkash5923 3 роки тому

      @@thepipecottage3301 thank you I will check him out.

  • @norbertobarberiz5750
    @norbertobarberiz5750 2 роки тому +1

    Greetings sir. I hope this comment finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your time and insights. I have recently began to work in a brick and mortar shop and I am expanding my experience with pipe smoking. Your videos have been of great help with both your suggestions and over all point of views on the art of enjoying pipe smoking. Thank you.🙏🏽

  • @gauthierbriere
    @gauthierbriere 2 роки тому +1

    As a french, I enjoy so much your accent.

  • @blakeking2029
    @blakeking2029 11 місяців тому

    Love your content have dabbled in pipe smoking for a year just recently started back. I have one briar pipe and several expensive meerchuam pipes. Some fron SRV and IMP they are amazing! I just ordered some of the blends you mentioned. Just wanted to say thak you for everything!

  • @christopherbright1048
    @christopherbright1048 Рік тому

    I truly enjoy your videos I recently returned to pipe smoking as during the covid times good pipe tobacco was hard to find will take your recommendations to heart. I today tried Autumn Evening what a nice smoke thanks

  • @bjdenil
    @bjdenil 2 роки тому

    I am coming back to this to try the ones I have not next time I am ordering. Love so many that you mention.

  • @rogerwilliams2629
    @rogerwilliams2629 2 роки тому

    Just found your channel and was thinking about English being low around here anyway, so good timing. Enjoyed your presentation and accent, which strangely reminds me of our own East Texan accent in some ways....smoke a pipe all day and night I will enjoy this channel.

  • @Mausmussi
    @Mausmussi 3 роки тому +6

    Great video! I would include Hearth and Home 's Magnum Opus on that list, together with Seattle Pipe Clubs Plum Pudding and GL Peases Gaslight! Those are my favorites English/Balkans! Cheers from São Paulo/ Brasil

    • @EatTheMarxists
      @EatTheMarxists 2 роки тому +1

      Russ’ Magnum Opus is definitely a must-try. About ten years ago P&C messed up my order and later I found a package on my doorstep that they sent me with eight ounces of Magnum Opus as way of an apology. It was unexpected, not asked for at all because everyone messes up orders now and then, but it was certainly welcomed! It’s a great, great blend. Russ makes a lot of great blends

  • @cjb00742
    @cjb00742 2 роки тому +4

    I would like to recommend Deacon's Downfall. It is one of my favorite all day English blend. It is very similar to presbyterian but richer and more complex on some levels, a great smoke.

  • @brianpriest3638
    @brianpriest3638 2 роки тому +1

    I was on the other side of the room and thought for sure you said “esoteric piss ants” thank you for the laughs! Great content, sir.

  • @shakeypiper3022
    @shakeypiper3022 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Sir for that. Well wishes and satisfying smokes. I look forward to the Brick and Mortar store. I live in Charlotte and hope it is close enough for day trips.

    • @shakeypiper3022
      @shakeypiper3022 3 роки тому

      @@thepipecottage3301 Yes I am a regular there. Great family the McCranies i have been friends with them for 25 years.

  • @samuelstambaugh5181
    @samuelstambaugh5181 2 роки тому +3

    My father , aWW2 tail gunner vet was very fond of an Irish blend called Erimore . I now at the ripe and retired age of 58 have decided to return to pipe smoking and have ordered a tin of this very same tobacco! I remember a rather smooth and pleasant aroma from it

    • @zeelowsguys
      @zeelowsguys Рік тому +1

      Smelling like fruit cake too☺️

    • @rubenuneken6037
      @rubenuneken6037 Рік тому

      Thats an awesome blend, keep in mind that its a flake

    • @samuelstambaugh5181
      @samuelstambaugh5181 Рік тому

      @@rubenuneken6037 Yep , like my father back in the 60-70s I use a extremely sharp chisel to cut it in the tin . It’s dedicated just for that purpose

  • @MagickYoga
    @MagickYoga 3 роки тому +1

    For years its been Early morning pipe. Just recently I tried Peterson Standard mixture and I have been smoking a lot of it. The richness of it was what really got me returning to it multiple times a day now.

  • @WilHenDavis
    @WilHenDavis 2 роки тому +1

    …and when I can't find "Abingdon" , I have spent time experimenting with my own blends, to attempt to re-create something similar to TBSOSM. Lots of experiments and attempts, and a few "near misses" but that is all part and parcel of the pipe, by the way when my doctor asks me if I smoke, I tell her I don't "smoke" a pipe, I "ENJOY" a pipe. Here is what was one of my first attempts at TBSOSM: equal parts (by weight) of Smyrna, Perique, and Latakia (which I call "SPLAT") - enjoy!

  • @ronh.798
    @ronh.798 3 роки тому +2

    Very enjoyable video sir. I'm not a latakia enthusiast for the most part, but I do have plenty in the cupboard, many Syrian latakia blends before they disappeared. I couldn't agree with you more when it comes to Early Morning Pipe and Quiet Nights. Yes, QN does compare very closely to Penzance, but, as you know, much more available and reasonably priced. Another favorite of mine is Sam Gawith's Winter Time Flake. I prefer latakia when it's used more as a condimental tobacco than as a main component. I like HGL from Lane, the Walnut match blend made by I believe Middleton, also Dr. Bradley from Iwan Ries. I prefer the smokey latakia in the background rather than the forefront, but to each his own. I really got a sense of the old time smoking parlour when I toured Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC. I was in the smoking room that the gentlemen would go and enjoy their pipes and cigars after dinner, quite an experience.
    Keep up the good work and pipe on!

  • @joyjones8726
    @joyjones8726 Рік тому

    This is my first visit to your youtube channel. A very pleasant discovery! I am an old and experienced pipe smoker, my current top three English blends are: 1. Peterson's Standard blend, 2. Peterson's Nightcap, and 3. Cornell & Diehl"s The Old Ones Series, Awakened Elder. All are Latakia heavy, and a delight through a good pipe; especially through my recently refurbished gourd calabash. Did it with some trepidation, since even youtube was fairly ambiguous about what actually worked. It came out really well, with the effortless draw I remember from days of old. I look forward to visiting your website.

  • @karlmizuk5762
    @karlmizuk5762 3 роки тому +1

    Just purchased a few tins from your store. Can’t wait to break in my new Savinelli 404 Pocket with them !

  • @dougowen9873
    @dougowen9873 2 роки тому

    I am very pleased to find you, as a tobacco retailer and pipe smoker I absolutely agree on Bombay Court, Mike McNiel hit the nail on the head with that one. Gone forever. Great video I will be tuning in on a regular basis and love the Southern Gentleman accent, (although you probably consider us northerners to be the ones with the accents. LOL ) Where is your store located? I am in Poulsbo, Washington just west of Seattle. Keep puffin.

  • @BallisticSamFishing
    @BallisticSamFishing 2 роки тому

    Sutliff Heavy English smoked my first bowl of if this last weekend. Couldn’t stop thinking of it all day at work that following Monday.

  • @curtbradley549
    @curtbradley549 3 роки тому +1

    Is the Enunciation/drawll exaggerated for effect ??My Wife from your state doesnt sound like that ?? Just curious is all , enjoyed your chat !

  • @stevenwagner9205
    @stevenwagner9205 10 місяців тому

    Nice to see Robertson's "Stonewall Jackson" on your shelf. Great book! I love Dunhill Nightcap too, "The Velvet Hammer!"

  • @jasonnanz5371
    @jasonnanz5371 3 роки тому +3

    Glad to see Milan made the list.

  • @timjerome8942
    @timjerome8942 2 роки тому

    What a delightful dip back into the refined days of Tobacciana . Thank you Dr.Harrelson.

  • @billystegall5741
    @billystegall5741 Рік тому

    Hello. I’m interested in getting started smoking a pipe, I’m 61 years old and I enjoy listening to you talk about pipes and the different kinds of tobacco you smoke. If you could help me in getting started out on the right foot I would appreciate it very much, Thanks Billy.

  • @scarfaceeddy122
    @scarfaceeddy122 Рік тому

    I'm new to English blends and Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader is actually the first and favourite so far for me!

  • @Will-tm9oo
    @Will-tm9oo Рік тому

    First off. Congrats on your newborn. God is good. Yes I would love to come and visit you.

  • @mountainman3046
    @mountainman3046 3 роки тому +1

    New subscriber love the content thus far. I am fairly new to pipe smoking. I've only been going for about a year. Happy holidays to everyone and please keep up the great content.

  • @Philip_Taylor
    @Philip_Taylor 11 місяців тому

    I am English, and I just bought a tin of 965. It smells almost exactly like one of the actual fine cig tobaccos -- Drum blue -- which people say smells like pipe tobacco. This one smells almost identical, but stronger and better, which was an excellent first impression (for an ex-smoker). Then, I packed it normally straight out of the tin. How it burns! This stuff smokes itself, takes no care whatsoever to keep cool, it's like my pipe has a mind of its own. The taste is also excellent but I'm still getting used to it, so I'll give it a chance to speak for itself. Thanks again for the recommendation, man.

  • @konstantinkolaxazov3471
    @konstantinkolaxazov3471 Рік тому

    It takes a special type of personality to properly maintain the old tradition of pipe smoking. The perfection is in the fine simplicity of tobacco mixture. Enjoyed to watch and listen the intelligent lecture, English blend it is. Cheers!

  • @pilates68
    @pilates68 3 роки тому +4

    I should also mention that some classic American English blends were once made. Barking Dog, Walnut, and Holiday mixture were lighter on the Latakia but introduced many American pipe smokers to this beloved English component, at a time when burley dominated domestic pipe blends.

    • @eddmtz4028
      @eddmtz4028 7 місяців тому

      talking about burley's. Granger pointer is my favorite

  • @Teewinot2
    @Teewinot2 3 роки тому

    You are the only other presenter on YT that has extolled the virtues of Bombay Court. I love this blend greatly and for the longest time thought I was the only one who did. It was a sad day when McClelland closed shop.

  • @kpend1001
    @kpend1001 2 роки тому +1

    Great episode!
    Looking forward to an episode on Balkan/Oriental blends!

  • @SRKanai1
    @SRKanai1 3 роки тому +2

    I really love a great Stokkebye oriental/English blend with a healthy dose of perique added in there. I love anything that tastes like spicey shoe leather. I can't explain it but I do. If anybody has any recommendations of new blends with a similar profile please let me know. My Mixture 965 is a fantastic blend as well.

    • @chubbyjohnson5480
      @chubbyjohnson5480 2 роки тому +1

      I do love a bit of Perique in my English blends. Excellent comment.

  • @reedkelly6145
    @reedkelly6145 2 роки тому

    QUESTION??? What else can I smoke in my pipe? I know there are aromatics, but what are they and are they combined with tobacco? Can say mango, orange, peach, be dried and smoked in a pipe without combining with tobacco? If I want to smoke a pipe but don't want to smoke any tobacco what other options are there? THANKS, PS: I am new, and know nothing about pipe smoking.

  • @hg1651
    @hg1651 6 місяців тому

    I used to wait till fall/winter for Latakia forward blends. Now it’s all year around. I can’t stop.

  • @nitegoat1369
    @nitegoat1369 Рік тому

    Hi Alan,
    If you have not yet tried Sutliff Private Stock (tin) Blend No. 5, I highly recommend that you do. I have only tried a few different English blends, two of which are bulk blends - one of which I really enjoy (Peter Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme). But the Sutliff Private Stock Blend No. 5, really hits the spot. It was actually recommended to me by Dan Spaniola - owner of Paul’s Pipe Shop, in Flint, MI. I went there to pick up some more Arrowhead, and a tin of My Mixture 965, but they were sold out of My Mixture 965. Dan suggested the Sutliff Private Stock Blend No. 5, as a substitute.
    Now, never having smoked My Mixture 965, I cannot say whether or not Blend No. 5 has a similar taste. Nor do I know whether or not I enjoy Blend No. 5 so much, because it was the first English blend I had ever smoked. What I do know is, it is one of the most satisfying tobaccos that I have ever smoked. I don’t see many, if any, YTPC content creators mention this particular blend - which I believe is deserving of more attention. Then again, if it gets too much positive attention, I may not be able to find it as easily. I guess I’m the type of person, that when I get great satisfaction out of something, I want others to enjoy that same satisfaction, from that same product.

  • @Alohahawkeye
    @Alohahawkeye Рік тому

    I’ve come across your channel only very recently after seeing your interview on Pints with Aquinas. If you are so inclined I would enjoy sending you some tobacco from my cellar. Cheers and aloha.

  • @christopherhatchell2497
    @christopherhatchell2497 3 роки тому +1

    Also if you are ever in Fayetteville NC I would highly recommend Anstead’s Tobacconists! A fine establishment.

    • @jonkash5923
      @jonkash5923 3 роки тому

      I live in Greenville NC is it worth the drive?

  • @dougowen9873
    @dougowen9873 2 роки тому +6

    As far as under the radar English and Oriental blends, Scottish Blend and Original Oriental by Robert McConnel, blended in Germany by Kolhasse and Kopp, are both excellent. And of course, Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding is quickly becoming legendary.

    • @Jame629
      @Jame629 Рік тому

      My dads family were Scottish irish and my dad had hes grandads smoking jacket silk with a dragon on the back dads uncle was only a short guy and used it as a boxing robe .the smoking culture always was a healthier practice than say cigarettes are today .for example a lot people who played sports had a smoke back then

  • @johnpowercrassus2957
    @johnpowercrassus2957 3 роки тому

    Many thanks for your recommendstion. I really like EMP and Epiphany.

  • @operationblackout1095
    @operationblackout1095 2 роки тому

    8:32 the part where you talk abt familiarity really is smt similar to what I do. I have special pipes that actually is used as a reminder or a symbol, usually at times of despair I would smoke a certain pipe to remind me of certain positive ques. Similarly, in times of glory I would smoke another pipe to remind me to remain calm, rational, and humble.

  • @Abbathoniah1
    @Abbathoniah1 3 роки тому +1

    Greg Pease has revived several of the old Drucquer and Son’s mixtures and I have been working my way through them this year. So far “Inns of Court” and “Princes Blend” are my favorites. All of them are very high quality tobaccos that are worth a try for any English lover. Also, Rattray’s “Number 7 Reserve” is a lovely English/Scottish blend that has been my go to all day smoke for several years.
    Love your videos sir and I will make the trip down from Black Mountain, NC when you open your store.
    Cheers!

  • @Spoegpoeg1
    @Spoegpoeg1 3 роки тому +7

    What a southern accent, I could listen to it all day.

  • @CMyers2000
    @CMyers2000 3 роки тому +3

    Very helpful! Presbyterian is certainly in my list of favorite English blends, as is Westminster by G.L. Pease-one that I didn’t hear you mention.
    If it would benefit other YTPC members, I’d love to hear more about your approach to cellaring tobacco-especially those like the McClelland you mentioned that you enjoy slowly over time. I’d love to “sip” more tobaccos and vary my palette, but I’m always worried about drying out larger tins and wasting great product. I’ve tried mason jars, humidors, rehydrating, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  • @fredmclain1967
    @fredmclain1967 3 роки тому

    Would really enjoy seeing some pics of your brick and mortar. Your style must carry over. Good videos, very enjoyable to watch and listen.

  • @tendaychart
    @tendaychart 2 роки тому +1

    Smoking Jackets - Well said, Brother!!

  • @thegraybeardchroniclespodcast
    @thegraybeardchroniclespodcast 3 роки тому +1

    Love ALL of the Peterson blends you mentioned! Based on your recommendation, I have tried Squadron Leader and Quiet Nights. Both are delicious! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

  • @waynejohnson3214
    @waynejohnson3214 Рік тому

    I began piping about a year ago. Maybe 2 months in, I discovered English blends. Aside from the occasional codger blend, they're all I smoke.

  • @humdrumm5456
    @humdrumm5456 3 роки тому +1

    Great video. I would suggest Rattrays Accountants Mixture if you like an English blend that favors latakia but without orientals…a smooth and smoky blend…very enjoyable. 😀

  • @billrhyde
    @billrhyde 3 роки тому

    I enjoy your videos. I wish you and your business venture much success.

  • @karenisensee3987
    @karenisensee3987 2 роки тому

    This is Fred. I love your recommendations. I enjoy Early Morning Pipe in the morning as well.

  • @CristiNeagu
    @CristiNeagu 2 роки тому +3

    McClelland is legendary. Their tobaccos are like nothing else. It saddens me to no end every time I think they closed down shop.

  • @Yard_Machine
    @Yard_Machine Рік тому +1

    I smoke sutliff medium English fairly regularly. I need to try more English blends because I really love it. Other than that I pretty much just smoke straight dark burley or dark fire Kentucky

    • @nitegoat1369
      @nitegoat1369 Рік тому +1

      If you like the Sutliff Medium English, try Sutliff Private Stock Blend No. 5 (tin), and Peter Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme (bulk). I bought a couple ounces of Sutliff Medium English, which is good. But the other two I recommended, just have a more intense Latakia flavor, and that almost incense-like note, which I believe comes from the Latakia.

    • @Yard_Machine
      @Yard_Machine 10 місяців тому

      Thanks for the suggestions! Since my last comment I’ve had the opportunity to try a few different blends and I only recently realized it’s the Latakia that makes an English taste so darn good.

  • @patrickreynolds6861
    @patrickreynolds6861 2 роки тому

    I just discovered your UA-cam channel this morning. I really like the continent how are you come across on your videos. I myself pretty much only smoke English blends. Presbyterian tobacco was popularized by British prime minister Stanley Baldwin.
    I believe he may have had a hand in how to put the tobacco blend together with his tobacconist. Presbyterian and Night Cap were the first English blend I ever tried recommended by my father.
    I was 14 years old when I first tried a pipe never looked back I’m 57 years of age.

  • @alexperez9760
    @alexperez9760 3 роки тому +1

    Standard mixture is good simple blend.

  • @dhdaniel1
    @dhdaniel1 2 роки тому +2

    I'll cast my vote for Squadron Leader, and also Skiff both are great SG classics
    great video by the way
    Dave

  • @timrichardson4018
    @timrichardson4018 3 місяці тому

    Oh I agree about Quiet Nights! Fantastic blend!

  • @DennisWatson-q3k
    @DennisWatson-q3k Рік тому

    Dr. Harrelson I have a couple of questions. The first is do you prefer a butane or a flint lighter? The second one is could you send me your list of your aromatic tobacco’s please

  • @tomkeene14
    @tomkeene14 9 місяців тому

    As the proud owner of two smoking jackets, one for me and another for if any gentleman has forgotten to bring their own or does not have one, I can confirm they are wonderful. It adds to the ceremony which I think all pipe and cigar smoker enjoy. If my Wife sees me put it on she knows I am off to go and put the world to right (in my head) and I come back a better man.