I just started smoking two months ago, so I have tried only 4 different blends. So far CBRM and Wilke's Peanut Butter are my favorites. I don't "taste" anything as far as toppings go. Maybe it's because I'm 70 years old and my sense of taste has dulled over time. The others I tried were Peter Stokebye's Nougat and Wilke's 514.
I agree with many of your assessments of these tobaccos. Good video man. Happy Christmas and Merry Yule. May the all-father bring you peace and prosperity in 2025.
I've been on a Boswell kick. Northwoods, Military Force, Titus, and Countryside are the top of my rotation right now. Oh, i guess Peterson's Elizabethan Mixture to round out my top 5. Thanks for the great videos, Wilson! Merry Christmas!
As a newbie, or rather a returning pipe smoker I am really enjoying Peterson's Standard and 965. I never realised tobacco could taste so good! Thank you for all the videos and Happy Christmas from Wales (and as we say Nadolig Llawen)
Best new blend of 2024: GL Pease Horizons. Fantastically smooth, smoky and dark. All my runner ups will be HU tobacco, specifically Zulu and Khoisaan, which just hit all the right notes for me. I don't really consider tobaccos that have been out for years, maybe decades, when looking at 'best of' blends.
I've thought about trying Black Frigate- I do like CandDs Blockade Runner. For me I find a lot of their stuff hit and miss. Either I really like it or I hate it usually. Right now my tobacco stock is low- Macbaren Seven Seas Royal, Tombigbee (Old Toby) from Country Squire, and Carolina Red Flake.
I’m a McBaren Old Dark Fired fan and picked up some C&D Dark Fired to see if it was similar. It was not. Reminded me of a stinky cigar. I’ve been really enjoying Country Squires Tom Bigbee and Boswells Railroad Station this year. As far as codger blends I’ve kept some Prince Albert around to enjoy ever since finally trying it this year, a decent easy all day blend.
Video idea - Is there a way to confine smoke to one room and keep it from permeating the whole house? Smoking outside in the winter 🥶 is not enjoyable.
I agree with you and Cult BRM, I enjoy it, but it bites easy and has a little cough syrup to it, but I won’t complain if I got my hands on another tin. To me Country Squire Trumpeter is the best cherry blend on the market. Top 5 Country Squire Hunting Creek Country Squire Baker Steet MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cake MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired PS Luxury Navy Flake Bottom 5 C&D Haunted Bookshop - Tastes like a cigarette Country Squire White Rose -Too Floral Orlik GS. Found I don’t care for the bright hay of VA slices Country Squire Parson’s Blend -Same as OGS Cult BRM - It’s ok but goopy and bites
My worst 2 of the year were half & half and captain black original; both gave me terrible tongue bite. The best were Country Squire Hunting Creek and Quiet Nights. The most confusing blend has been haunted bookshop some smokes are incredible and other times they are just bad.
My top five this year 1: GL Pease Barbary coast 2: Sun bear but the 2023 Tupelo 3: C&D After Hours flake 4: Match Balkan Sobranie 759 5: PS Luxury Navy Flake Honorable mention: C&D Golden days of Yore 2024
Cowboy coffee is one of the best blends I’ve ever smoked. I compared two bowls side by side, this years maple shadow and cowboy coffee… I should not have done that because now when I smoke maple shadow I think of how much better cowboy coffee is and I can’t enjoy it.
My 2024 Favorites: Esoteric Pembroke Sutliff Vanilla Custard McClelland Frog on The Town Country Squire Riverboat Queen Country Squire Tombigbee Sutliff Maple Shadows LJ Perritti Thanksgiving Country Squire Cherokee McClelland Frog Across The Pond Wilke Chocolate Peanut Butter Dunhill/Peterson Deluxe Navy Rounds Cult Blood Red Moon (Honorable mentions: C&D Sunbear Tupelo Honey Country Squire Figgy Pudding Warped St Expresso Warped Scarecrow
My top 5 blends of the year. I am more of an aromatic fan in general. CAO Eileen's Dream East India Trading Co. Officers Club Sutliff Maple Shadows Missouri Meerschaum Company American Patriot Peterson Connoisseur's Choice
Cbrm tastes like literally nothing I've tried it a few times and every time I have I have has zero flavor now I understand when they say "tastes like hot air" the saying is true
I've been enjoying the heck out of Country Squire English hybrid blends. P.S. Blend, Northwest Trek, and Hunting Creek. Very curious on your take of these types of flavor profiles.
HAHAHA I'm happy you didn't like Black Frigate because I've been enjoying it! Thank you!! Enjoyed your content in 24 and looking forward to 25!!
Great reviews. Wishing you a Merry Christmas. Happy piping
Great Video. Have a very Merry Christmas Cheers from Western Australia 🎄
Thank you, Wilson. Appreciate your thought on these blends
A blessed Christmas to you and your family.
Same to you!
I just started smoking two months ago, so I have tried only 4 different blends. So far CBRM and Wilke's Peanut Butter are my favorites. I don't "taste" anything as far as toppings go. Maybe it's because I'm 70 years old and my sense of taste has dulled over time. The others I tried were Peter Stokebye's Nougat and Wilke's 514.
LJ Peretti Yuletide is my new favorite. Ordered a pound!
I agree with many of your assessments of these tobaccos. Good video man. Happy Christmas and Merry Yule. May the all-father bring you peace and prosperity in 2025.
Loved your content in 2024. I hope you continue to grow in 25. Thank you for all you do! God bless
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I've been on a Boswell kick. Northwoods, Military Force, Titus, and Countryside are the top of my rotation right now. Oh, i guess Peterson's Elizabethan Mixture to round out my top 5. Thanks for the great videos, Wilson! Merry Christmas!
As a newbie, or rather a returning pipe smoker I am really enjoying Peterson's Standard and 965. I never realised tobacco could taste so good! Thank you for all the videos and Happy Christmas from Wales (and as we say Nadolig Llawen)
Looking Sharp Wilson, thanks for the Video. Merry Christmas
Dave
I want to see you try some of the HU blends since they are available in the US now.
Black Frigate is great! It was my first "favorite" blend.
Best new blend of 2024: GL Pease Horizons. Fantastically smooth, smoky and dark. All my runner ups will be HU tobacco, specifically Zulu and Khoisaan, which just hit all the right notes for me. I don't really consider tobaccos that have been out for years, maybe decades, when looking at 'best of' blends.
I've thought about trying Black Frigate- I do like CandDs Blockade Runner. For me I find a lot of their stuff hit and miss. Either I really like it or I hate it usually. Right now my tobacco stock is low- Macbaren Seven Seas Royal, Tombigbee (Old Toby) from Country Squire, and Carolina Red Flake.
What’s a good blend you would recommend to someone starting out, but who is also a cigar smoker?
Have you tried the C&D Crooner? That one would make my own top 5 worst for sure. :)
So far I have a top 2, since I’m brand new to pipe smoking. HL Pease Chelsea Morning and Fillmore based off of your recommendation.
How do you pack OGS? I find that after 50% of the bowl it tastes like hot air.
I smoked 8 state 2 weeks ago and I had been smoking it every once in a while before then but 2 weeks ago it tasted like a straight cigarette.
I’m a McBaren Old Dark Fired fan and picked up some C&D Dark Fired to see if it was similar. It was not. Reminded me of a stinky cigar. I’ve been really enjoying Country Squires Tom Bigbee and Boswells Railroad Station this year. As far as codger blends I’ve kept some Prince Albert around to enjoy ever since finally trying it this year, a decent easy all day blend.
Video idea - Is there a way to confine smoke to one room and keep it from permeating the whole house? Smoking outside in the winter 🥶 is not enjoyable.
I agree with you and Cult BRM, I enjoy it, but it bites easy and has a little cough syrup to it, but I won’t complain if I got my hands on another tin. To me Country Squire Trumpeter is the best cherry blend on the market.
Top 5
Country Squire Hunting Creek
Country Squire Baker Steet
MacBaren Vanilla Roll Cake
MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired
PS Luxury Navy Flake
Bottom 5
C&D Haunted Bookshop - Tastes like a cigarette
Country Squire White Rose -Too Floral
Orlik GS. Found I don’t care for the bright hay of VA slices
Country Squire Parson’s Blend -Same as OGS
Cult BRM - It’s ok but goopy and bites
If anyone likes anise, they must try GH Aniseed Twist. Boy is that good, dry and absolutely bursting with natural aniseed flavor!
My worst 2 of the year were half & half and captain black original; both gave me terrible tongue bite. The best were Country Squire Hunting Creek and Quiet Nights. The most confusing blend has been haunted bookshop some smokes are incredible and other times they are just bad.
My top five this year
1: GL Pease Barbary coast
2: Sun bear but the 2023 Tupelo
3: C&D After Hours flake
4: Match Balkan Sobranie 759
5: PS Luxury Navy Flake
Honorable mention: C&D Golden days of Yore 2024
Cowboy coffee is one of the best blends I’ve ever smoked. I compared two bowls side by side, this years maple shadow and cowboy coffee… I should not have done that because now when I smoke maple shadow I think of how much better cowboy coffee is and I can’t enjoy it.
Cult BRM….. Me too buddy ME TOO lol
My 2024 Favorites:
Esoteric Pembroke
Sutliff Vanilla Custard
McClelland Frog on The Town
Country Squire Riverboat Queen
Country Squire Tombigbee
Sutliff Maple Shadows
LJ Perritti Thanksgiving
Country Squire Cherokee
McClelland Frog Across The Pond
Wilke Chocolate Peanut Butter
Dunhill/Peterson Deluxe Navy Rounds
Cult Blood Red Moon
(Honorable mentions:
C&D Sunbear Tupelo Honey
Country Squire Figgy Pudding
Warped St Expresso
Warped Scarecrow
My top 5 blends of the year. I am more of an aromatic fan in general.
CAO Eileen's Dream
East India Trading Co. Officers Club
Sutliff Maple Shadows
Missouri Meerschaum Company American Patriot
Peterson Connoisseur's Choice
Black Friget is sooooo good. I bet you know a Piper Professor who would help you there if you find a tin you forgot you had. 😉
Hahaha if I find another tin stored away, I'll keep that in mind!
i think our taste buds are the same lol
Cbrm tastes like literally nothing I've tried it a few times and every time I have I have has zero flavor now I understand when they say "tastes like hot air" the saying is true
Cult is amazing you’re taste buds are jaded haha
I've been enjoying the heck out of Country Squire English hybrid blends. P.S. Blend, Northwest Trek, and Hunting Creek.
Very curious on your take of these types of flavor profiles.
Don't forget to include "My" or "in my opinion" in the title
It's his video so it's implied, silly goose
@keysersoze1202 I don't think he needs you to defend him. It was just an observation sweet, don't cry
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100% agree with your number 1
bottom 5 is any aromatic for me.
Same