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For essential blends, I'd say I would need one from each category. Virginia: Capstan Blue Virginia/Perique: Sam Gawith St. James Flake English: Nightcap Dark Fired: HH Old Dark Fired (I prefer the ready rub over the flake) Aromatic: C&D Autumn Evening Burley: Solani Aged Burley Flake (although I smoke more Haunted Bookshop)
Love y'all guys,I'm 55 an my dad,step dad an old friend I called dad are all gone now,but y'all two just bring all the old conversations back.That I thought I lost, awesome
Hey Alan. I have recently returned to pipe smoking after a 6 or so year hiatus. I am not really sure why I ever left, but I missed what this lifestyle does for me. I won't go into detail because I value privacy as much as you, but suffice it to say that Ive been going through some hard times with stress and trying to be a better man for my wife and children. Picking a pipe back up has helped me tremendously. In my return to the pipe journey I have discovered your channel and enjoy your videos. Keep doing what you're doing sir because you are an inspiration to me. My wife and I have had our sights set for years on the same life you have built with land and a farm and we are closer to that goal than ever. Now, my situation with coming back to the pipe has some relevance to this video because I can share with you the first blends I thought of to jump online and buy. These are blends I tried and enjoyed years ago, circa 2014 when I started smoking pipe and they were essential enough for me to buy now so I could enjoy them today, and well I didn't keep any of the tobacco I had from years ago. Silly me... -Peterson University Flake -Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening -Cult Blood Red Moon -MacBaren Virginia No. 1 -MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired -GL Pease Chelsea Morning -GL Pease Telegraph Hill -Davidoff Scottish Mixture -Hearth & Home Marquee Cerberus Just a few to cover the bases. There are others that I like, but I wanted these available to me from the 1st bowl. If you are familiar with these you'll see they include everything from English to Aromatic. I like variety as well. Anyway, god bless you and your family and I look forward to the next video.
I purchased my first pipe and tobacco today I always loved the smell of pipe tobacco and the refined look of the smoker to me its always very classy and upscale. I've been doing my homework for a while now, and thanks to you're channel today was the day I went to my local shop and got hands on and was able to sample and learn a bit about the lifestyle, I'm hooked. thanks for all you do and keep the great content coming..
I thoroughly enjoy mixing me a bowl and watching your episodes. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, It is very informative and helpful. Oh yeah, I love your dog. Take care and again, I thank you.
Glad to see Peretti make the list. Living an hour or so from that shop is a blessing and a curse. Truly one of the great experiences is walking into that shop off Boston Common and stepping back in time. They smoke pipes in there all day, and invite customers to sample and do the same, which in Massachusetts takes some kind of miracle. I think there is a shop in Chicago that is older (Peretti est. 1870) but Peretti is by a long ways the oldest in-house blender in the country, as I understand it. Very old school, high quality tobaccos. The downside is that I have such love for the old local boys that it has cut into my branching out to other blenders around the world.
New subscriber. Thank you for your channel. Just ordered my first pipe, a Missouri corn cob and enjoyed my first bowl yesterday. It was good. Tobacco was Petersons 965.
The Dunhill 965 you tried may have been the old Murray’s recipe. Towards the end of the Dunhill run, Lane Limited produced the Dunhill line and are now continuing to produce them under their Peterson label.
Alan, it`s always a pleasure to listen to you and try and glean a bit of knowledge when it comes to Pipe Tobacco, I actually find myself making notes as I journey through your videos with you. So thank you and best wishes to you and your family from The United Kingdom.
I have just started pipe smoking so I’m still discovering my taste in pipe tobacco. My current favorites. Autumn Evening, C&D Rivendell, Old Toby, Cowboy Coffee, Country Squire Virginia Cream
I go through a lot of C&D Pegasus. I do love it!!! And HH Old Dark Fired for the occasional treat. But, when working in the yard, I must confess that a bowel of Prince Albert is satisfaction guaranteed for me. If I’m driving in the Shenandoah Valley then Carter Hall is what I have a taste for. Since these so called codger blends are only available now in the same place you’d buy C&D, GL Pease, McBarron etc and are frequently sold out, they’re as rarefied now as anything else. My honorable mentions are Edward G Robinson and Iwan Ries Three Star Blue.
Thanks again for the stimulating conversation and candor! As we discussed earlier, I'd throw my hat in for Drucquer & Sons Levant as another superior Balkan. I agree with you in preferring Petersons iteration of 965 ... flavors seem more pronounced. Maybe that's because I've only smoked well-aged expressions of the Dunhill release. To your very good health, Sir!
After trying several blends, I discovered I like blends with burley as a main component. My favorite blends are Presbyterian Reformation, Rivendell, MB Navy Flake and MB mixture-Scottish Blend.
Hello sir. Great video as usual. My essential blends: Peterson’s Irish Flake & University Flake; Cobblestone Hiking; McConnell’s Scottish Flake; C&D’s OJK Blue & Haunted Bookshop; GLP’s Navigator
Partial list off the top of my head... 1. Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader 2. Pipeworks and Wilke Vanilla Honey 3. Boswell's Penn Dutch Treat 4. Momoyama (Peach Mountain) not sure of the maker...I smoked it in Japan 5. Boswell's Northwoods
I enjoyed your comments, sir! My essential blends, which are a combination of most, if not all, of the broader categories, are as follows, in no particular order: - Burley Morning Pipe (Ken Byron Ventures). My absolute favorite morning smoke, this pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee topped lightly with cream. - Haunted Bookshop (Cornell & Diehl). A controversial pick, one that folks seem to love or hate, with few in the middle. Every time I light some up, I'm surprised all over again at how much I like it. - Cowboy Coffee (The Country Squire). Really nice all-day burley and dark-fired Kentucky blend. There is a topping, but it's light and refreshing. - Notorious (Ken Byron Ventures). The lat bomb to end all lat bombs. - The Oriental Affair (Ken Byron Ventures). KBV makes several outstanding oriental blends, but he's outdone himself with this most recent one. - Rouxgaroux (Watch City Cigar). There are many VaPers of which I am fond, but if I had to choose one, it would be this one. KBV's Verge Engine Overdrive is a close second, though. - Capstan Blue. I'm sure that Tolkien's tastes bias me, and there are many find Virginia blends, but this one is my most regular go-to. Thanks again for your entertaining content. I'm enjoying my Pipe Cottage stein and camping mug!
Cheers ol' chap. I ain't got 10, but these blends never fail me no matter the mood I'm in, or time of day. These 5 blends are essential to my smoking life and are cellered deep. Thomas Radfords Luxury Blend. Gawith & Hoggarth Revor Plug Samuel Gawith Best Brown Virginia (Plug) Samuel Gawith Cabbie's Mixture Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake. When I can get it, Germain's Brown Flake, King Charles, & Rich Dark Flake. These are so good they must have a mention, but being not readily available, you can't rely on them being a weekly smoke.
Milan’s Rovada is probably my favorite at the moment, that blend has been around since 1912 so it’s stood the test of time. It’s a beautiful light English with 5 different Virginia’s. Their Colonial Pastime is another good blend, it’s a aromatic/English. C&D autumn evening is of coarse a great aromatic. Pegasus is probably my number 1 burley blend I’ve tried so far. Last one I’ll mention is Maltese falcon.
I have been exclusively a cigar enthusiast until very recently. I’m still developing my sea legs within the pipe world, and thoroughly enjoying the process. The top of my list at this point would be Presbyterian, Peterson 965, and Peterson Early Morning Pipe. So far, I prefer English tobacco but I look forward to trying some of the better aromatic blends mentioned here. I appreciate your content, sir.
Alan, given what you have put on your list, I heartily recommend Gawith and Hoggarth Best Brown #2 which is a nice blend of burley and Virginia with just a smidge of sugar infusion for added sweetness but the sugar does not distract from the tobacco flavors. Another one I love that is relatively obscure is G.L. Pease Stonehenge which is a very tasty combination of Virginias, Burley and Perique. This blend is a collaboration of Samuel Gawith and G.L. Pease and is quite unique and satisfying. I mentioned Robert McConnell's in the comment below, my favorite in that line is their Scottish Flake, a tasty combination of various Virginias and Burley's with just a touch of Oriental, I would wager you will thoroughly enjoy this one. Keep puffin.
I’m returning to pipe smoking after many years and have started building my collection of tobaccos with these 5: 1. Peterson’s DeLuxe Navy Rolls (100g) - Virginia, Perique - (VaPer) 2. Peterson’s DeLuxe Mixture (50g) - Black Cavendish, Virginia - (Aromatic) 3. W.Ø.Larsen’s Selected Blends No.80 (50g) - Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia - (Aromatic) 4. Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead Signature Series (100g) - Virginia - (Virginia) 5. Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve (100g) - Black Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental, Perique, Virginia - (English or Balkan)
Autumn Evening is still one of my favs since I got your starter kit a couple years ago, yum! Boswell's Best is a current favorite, such good flavor. I do like black cavendish and have a big bag of it which I mix a pinch with some tobacco's that aren't great by themselves, a little this and a little that added to make some mighty fine essentials of my own!
My journey with aromatics was over almost as soon as it started. I like burleys (especially dark-fired) and latakia. Lately, Peterson Irish Flake, Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop have been the mainstays in my rotation. I'm a beginner yet, and I do have the unorthodox tendency to throw a pinch of straight dark fired Kentucky or latakia into anything. At this point in my pipe smoking, I'm just eagerly exploring. Smoking heavy, smoky blends has really forced me to smoke more slowly and refine my approach to the pipe. I just ordered a tin of Kentucky Plug, excited to try that. Thanks for the recommendation.
🥰 great video thoroughly enjoyed our time together feel like I'm not qualified to put up a list but if I was one thing on my list would be black cordial he Cavendish top with a bit of cherry can't seem to get away from it. Happy puffing folks!
Some of my essentials: C&D: Billy Budd, Star of the East (similar to Penzance), Pegasus, Winchester, Super Balkan, MacBaren: HH Old Dark Fired, HH Pure Virginia, Plumb Cake Peterson: Standard Mixture, EMP, 965, Kramer's Fr. Dempsey Grainger, and Presbyterian Mixture
Hi Alan, we have many blends in common. Here are few that I really enjoy. Ashton's Artisan's Blend, Drucquer & Son Trafalgar. G.L. Pease Chelsea Morning and Davidoff's Scottish and Danish Blends. Really enjoyed you live chat. God bless you and your family.
Loved the video Alan, here is my list. First Amendment (on your recommendation and my top choice), Quiet Nights, Canal Boat, 4th Gen 1855, Lane 1-Q, GL Pease Kensington, And Petersen Early Morning Pipe and Standard Mixture. And I smoke quite a bit of Carter Hall...go figure. Not too exciting but Hey. I have the Boswell Northwoods on order so thanks for the Tip.
Really good video, and glad to meet Belle (sp?). I too really enjoyed C&D Carolina Red Flake 2022, as I was exploring Virginias. I do like perique and Night Train, Chenet's Cake, and now the 2023 The Beast (not crazy about the name origin on that one) are favorites. Hope your visit to Strauss Tobacconist is good, and I recommend Independence as a great blend with many varieties of tobacco in it. I could not get Sleepy Hollow, but will try again next season. Good luck with the tobacco planting. I'm a former tobacco farmer and remember those days well. I may grow my own again some day. If you get a chance and know a local tobacco farmer, see if you can get a "hand" of dark fired.
My current essential blends list: Sillem's Linea Epoque Antique Bulldog R.A.F. Morning (this is a blend of different Mclellands from a local brick and mortar who generously sold me their last 9 oz. a few months ago) McLelland Creme Caramel/Caramel Rush (another that will be gone once it's gone, but it's my favorite of all time and I still have enough to have a bowl now and then) Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Sutliff Eastfarthing
My favorite tobacco is the bowl I am smoking while watching these videos. Still learning. I am now 7 months in on this hobby and still don't know poop. Just enjoy the time I spend doing it. I think I am missing something with pipe smoking. Some tobacco just tastes like a nasty cigarette flavor. I really enjoy autumn evening, but pending on the pipe I use. I continue to learn.
Nice list! Hard to go wrong with so many of them. Always a fun exercise. Enjoyed the stories, too. My essential blends: Burley: MacBaren Golden Extra Virginia: Stokkebye Navy Flake (which is actually a light VaPer, but the perique is so light it's not noticeable to me) VaPer: C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique English: Dunhill/Peterson Nightcap Aromatic: Peterson Sunset Breeze
Interesting list , i dont have that much time under my pipe smoking belt yet but i would say mine would include….Autumn Evenings, prince Albert, Escudo navy cut, Early Morning Pipe.
I too enjoy a good Virginia and Carolina Red is one of my favorites. I have also become fond of MacBarren's Virginia No 1 also. Some of the tobaccos you mentioned I have yet to try so I will have to give them a go round. Thank you for sharing your choices.
So glad you're still making videos. I really enjoy hearing from someone grounded being from the south living in the crazy world the NW has become. List of blends sounds good will try a few, would you have an updated list of aeromatics? (I'm still living in the 85% world of aeromatics)
I like the tin box 100gram poul Winslow of Denmark N01 also have a Winslow harlekin 100 gram tin box and two of my favorite 40 gram packages so far are Alsbo ruby (cherry flavored) these are all Danish blends so far but this last one ain't its called la bouquet de Florina old semois it's been in my bowl for a month straight and it really took me by suprise it's wonderfull 😀
Good to see you, thanks for the content, my go to lately is OGS (Orlick Golden Slice) Silams Black, and Peter Heinrich #39 with a pinch of OGS added to it, going to order some Arrowhead now, stay well.
Having a hard time keeping up with you, friend! Lol! Listening to you talk about the blend that you’re currently enjoying while I’m appreciating the Ruins of Windsor that you recommended in another video
Stumbled upon your channel recently. I’m glad I did…never heard of Tashkent (other than the city). This has become one of my top 3 tobaccos! Thank you sir!
Great video. This is a topic that was of keen interest to me. Wearing my Pipe Cottage T shirt today. Very nice quality. Great logo as well. I encourage people to check it them out. Highly recommend and a great way to support this great content that I thoroughly enjoy. Thank you!
My favorite pipe tobacco was Eclair from the Tobak Shack in Eagan MN. I smoked my first cigar at age 14. I smoked my first pipe at age 15. I have been smoking both on and off since.
For awhile now my favorite has been Amphora Burley Blend. Although burley dominant, it contains Kentucky and Virginia. I always smoke it in my Stubby Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe. I love it.
I found your channel bout 2 weeks ago and so and I'm very happy that I did. Im new to pipe smoking so I don't have alot of blends but I have found a few that I enjoy tremendously. I often hear you and others speak of the taste of aromatica but I at this time cannot get much taste. Is this something that will develop over time and my pallet becomes more defined? Thank you for your channel I thoroughly enjoy your content.
Good video. I agree with you about aromatics. I started smoking the peterson and other European aeromatics and the toppings alot lighter. Also noticing flakes burn alot cooler.
A knowledge and intriguing conversation as always. I am not very experienced in pipe smoking, though I've been smoking cigars for a few months. I'm glad you got the opportunity to come to Alexandria and visit Mr Boswell, i live nearby, and he always bends over backwards to help me as I progress along my pipe smoking journey, and his customer commitment and demeanor are unmatched.
My current favorite blends: - Robert McConnell: Black Flake - Solani: Aged Burley Flake - Peterson: Nightcap - G L Pease: Haddo's Delight - C & D: Blockade Runner - Dan Tobacco: Devil's Holiday
I enjoy watching your presentations. At the end of this one, you asked for comments, so here's mine. I'm enjoying a bowl of Gawith & Hoggarth American Delite in a Savinelli Siena pipe. Last night I tried some Cornell & Diehl Private Reserve Evergreen, which reminded me of smoking a cigar, in terms of taste and aroma. I may like that one better when smoked outdoors.
Here are my thoughts on favs: 1. VAPER: Hal O The Wynd yes indeed, Escudo Navy Flake and Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake 2. VA: Capstan Blue, Sutlff 507-C, and The Squire's Green Dragon. 3. BURLEY: Solani Aged Burley, Wessex Burley, Mac Baren HH Burley 4. ENGLISH: SPC Plum Pudding, JM Boswell Northwoods, The Squire's Bag End, and Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme. 5. AROMATIC: The Squire's Old Toby, Paul's Arrowhead, and Mac Baren Mixture-Scottish Blend
Great list…here’s my short list…Boswells Countryside, Peterson’s Early Morning Pipe, MacBaren’s Vanilla Roll Cake, HH Pure Virginia, and Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. Thanks 😀
Hola mi Hermano, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your channel. I am fairly new new to pipe smoking maybe a year now. But, I’ve learned quite a bit from you and other. I love English blends the best not much of an aromatic tobacco smoker. Good list of tobacco’s mentioned. Once again muchas gracias. Keep your videos coming my Brother.
Right now if I were to make a list of something essential, I would have to say EMP, plum pudding / special reserve, nightcap. Fair warning I am very new to pipe smoking and don't have tons of blends that I tried, but I have smoked some of the "best" cigars out there and those 3 are heavy hitters flavor wise.
Nice list. As requested, here's my short list (in no particular order): - Robert McConnell Highgate (a fabulous VaPer medallion with Cavendish, my favorite blend) - Orlik Golden Sliced - Mac Baren Vanilla Flake - Drucquer & Sons Red Lion (great smoky/sweet light English)
I am so glad you named Arrowhead. It is one of my go to blends. Peter Stokebys Optimum and Nougat are my other aromatic go to. Have you ever had Rattray's Summer 2018? Flavored with lemongrass and ginger.
Great video and list Alan, thank you as always for your thoughts and insight! In no particular order, my essential blends would be: GL Pease -Gaslight, Penny Farthing, Quiet Nights, Jackknife Plug. C&D- Star of the East, Haunted Bookshop, Apricots and Cream. Peterson- Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe. SPC- Mississippi River
I'll look forward to your tobacco growing videos. I'd say Nightcap, GlPease Odyssey, are essential to me. Still looking for a replacement to my much missed McClelland 5100
Well, I received my Old Toby, today. It definitely makes my “essential” list. I would have to say that is is my 2nd favorite aromatic behind Arrowhead from Paul’s Pipe Shop, and Sutliff bulk Blue Note as my 3rd.
Old Joe Krantz....Bayou Night...Big n Burley...Haunted Bookshop...Pegasus... Dark Fired for blending/mixing...and Morley's Best, so im not accused of being prejudiced against Latakia.. C&D has too many blends to like 'em all, but like you, those i do like, i really like..
Great video! I recently grabbed a tin of orlik strong dark Kentucky with a tin date 2018 boy is it good. I may order a few to sit on. Also may try the hiking you recommended. I live 20 min from Boswell's in Alexandria and about 2 hours from chambersburg store j.m is a great guy.
It’s always interesting at least me anyway to learn about what other fellow pipe smokers like to put in their pipes. With that in mind here are my favorites.The first five are currently on the market , next are blends that are currently unavailable but have a decent supply in my cellar 1 Balkan Sasieni 2 GL Pease Chelsea Morning 3 Sillems Black 4 GL Pease Gaslight 5 Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding 6 McClelland Frog Morton Cellar 7 Dunhill BB 1938 8 McClelland Balkan Blue 9 Orlick Dark Strong Kentucky 10 Just for Him Shortcut to Mushrooms. There they are , as you can see my tastes are all over the place. But that’s the beauty of pipe tobacco. There is something for everyone.
Sillem's is made by Kolhase and Kopp, they manufacture dozens, if no hundreds of various blends. Worth a try is their Fribourg and Treyer line and Robert McConnell's line, both originally blended in Great Britain but when the Brits started making life very difficult for tobaco producers, many of these blends and trademarks were picked up by K and K and Dan Tobacco, the two largest blenders in Germany.
Hi enjoy mixing my own blend Usually I take a quality mellow burly and blend it evenly with a quality black Cavendish I find that is my favorite daily smoke and war horse bar is something I enjoy to smoke on special occasions
I am starting my pipe journey and have learned a lot from your videos. It would be nice if you included in the description the list you give in the video so we can reference it without having to go through video again. Thanks
Hi Alan: My experience with all latakia mixtures is that the smokiness fades after a few years. I would hesitate to guess how many years is optimum but I would guess 5 to 7 years is the sweet spot. I am looking foward to the next live stream Keep puffin.
For the last few months, for me, Plum Pudding is the go to. C&D Apricots and Cream, Peterson Standard mixture, and also ODF. For some reason most of the Peterson blends taste the same to me... aside from 965 which is distinct. In fact most English blends to me taste very much alike which is a bummer. I’m fond of spicy rich flavor and plum pudding hits the spot for me always.
I think the Dunhill family Peterson blends all have distinct characters. EMP is peppy and light whereas Nightcap is mellow and has more of that deep latakia flavor. 965 seems to be almost in the middle of the two as far as body. Then along with that is that nice sweet surprise. I really like all of them.
New pipe smoker here (1 year) and my current essential list is: 1. GL Pease Chelsea Morning 2. Bells Three Nuns 3. GL Pease Quiet Nights 4. Mac Baren Golden Extra 5. Orlik Golden Sliced
Irish flake, old Dublin which I recommend you try if you haven’t. Both from Peterson. I also enjoy briar fox, G.L. Pease Meridian is another one. Captain black white since it is now made in Denmark is good. Best of luck with your garden. Take care
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For essential blends, I'd say I would need one from each category.
Virginia: Capstan Blue
Virginia/Perique: Sam Gawith St. James Flake
English: Nightcap
Dark Fired: HH Old Dark Fired (I prefer the ready rub over the flake)
Aromatic: C&D Autumn Evening
Burley: Solani Aged Burley Flake (although I smoke more Haunted Bookshop)
Love y'all guys,I'm 55 an my dad,step dad an old friend I called dad are all gone now,but y'all two just bring all the old conversations back.That I thought I lost, awesome
Hey Alan. I have recently returned to pipe smoking after a 6 or so year hiatus. I am not really sure why I ever left, but I missed what this lifestyle does for me. I won't go into detail because I value privacy as much as you, but suffice it to say that Ive been going through some hard times with stress and trying to be a better man for my wife and children. Picking a pipe back up has helped me tremendously. In my return to the pipe journey I have discovered your channel and enjoy your videos. Keep doing what you're doing sir because you are an inspiration to me. My wife and I have had our sights set for years on the same life you have built with land and a farm and we are closer to that goal than ever. Now, my situation with coming back to the pipe has some relevance to this video because I can share with you the first blends I thought of to jump online and buy. These are blends I tried and enjoyed years ago, circa 2014 when I started smoking pipe and they were essential enough for me to buy now so I could enjoy them today, and well I didn't keep any of the tobacco I had from years ago. Silly me...
-Peterson University Flake
-Cornell & Diehl Autumn Evening
-Cult Blood Red Moon
-MacBaren Virginia No. 1
-MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired
-GL Pease Chelsea Morning
-GL Pease Telegraph Hill
-Davidoff Scottish Mixture
-Hearth & Home Marquee Cerberus
Just a few to cover the bases. There are others that I like, but I wanted these available to me from the 1st bowl. If you are familiar with these you'll see they include everything from English to Aromatic. I like variety as well. Anyway, god bless you and your family and I look forward to the next video.
I purchased my first pipe and tobacco today I always loved the smell of pipe tobacco and the refined look of the smoker to me its always very classy and upscale. I've been doing my homework for a while now, and thanks to you're channel today was the day I went to my local shop and got hands on and was able to sample and learn a bit about the lifestyle, I'm hooked. thanks for all you do and keep the great content coming..
So can we get a "one year" update? 😊
I thoroughly enjoy mixing me a bowl and watching your episodes. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, It is very informative and helpful. Oh yeah, I love your dog. Take care and again, I thank you.
Glad to see Peretti make the list. Living an hour or so from that shop is a blessing and a curse. Truly one of the great experiences is walking into that shop off Boston Common and stepping back in time. They smoke pipes in there all day, and invite customers to sample and do the same, which in Massachusetts takes some kind of miracle. I think there is a shop in Chicago that is older (Peretti est. 1870) but Peretti is by a long ways the oldest in-house blender in the country, as I understand it. Very old school, high quality tobaccos.
The downside is that I have such love for the old local boys that it has cut into my branching out to other blenders around the world.
New subscriber. Thank you for your channel. Just ordered my first pipe, a Missouri corn cob and enjoyed my first bowl yesterday. It was good. Tobacco was Petersons 965.
Quiet Nights is my 2nd Favorite blend. Boswell’s Northwoods is my Favorite!
The Dunhill 965 you tried may have been the old Murray’s recipe. Towards the end of the Dunhill run, Lane Limited produced the Dunhill line and are now continuing to produce them under their Peterson label.
Alan, it`s always a pleasure to listen to you and try and glean a bit of knowledge when it comes to Pipe Tobacco, I actually find myself making notes as I journey through your videos with you. So thank you and best wishes to you and your family from The United Kingdom.
Same here.
I purchased some Old Toby per your suggestion, it's very nice! Thank you!
I have just started pipe smoking so I’m still discovering my taste in pipe tobacco. My current favorites.
Autumn Evening, C&D
Rivendell, Old Toby, Cowboy Coffee, Country Squire
Virginia Cream
I looked forward to your videos! My favorite channel bar none. Thanks for all your recommendations!
I go through a lot of C&D Pegasus. I do love it!!! And HH Old Dark Fired for the occasional treat. But, when working in the yard, I must confess that a bowel of Prince Albert is satisfaction guaranteed for me. If I’m driving in the Shenandoah Valley then Carter Hall is what I have a taste for. Since these so called codger blends are only available now in the same place you’d buy C&D, GL Pease, McBarron etc and are frequently sold out, they’re as rarefied now as anything else. My honorable mentions are Edward G Robinson and Iwan Ries Three Star Blue.
Cobblestone Hiking is out of this world, second in my burley list to Solani ABF
Thanks again for the stimulating conversation and candor! As we discussed earlier, I'd throw my hat in for Drucquer & Sons Levant as another superior Balkan.
I agree with you in preferring Petersons iteration of 965 ... flavors seem more pronounced. Maybe that's because I've only smoked well-aged expressions of the Dunhill release.
To your very good health, Sir!
After trying several blends, I discovered I like blends with burley as a main component. My favorite blends are Presbyterian Reformation, Rivendell, MB Navy Flake and MB mixture-Scottish Blend.
Hello sir. Great video as usual. My essential blends: Peterson’s Irish Flake & University Flake; Cobblestone Hiking; McConnell’s Scottish Flake; C&D’s OJK Blue & Haunted Bookshop; GLP’s Navigator
It ain’t hard to tell when a feller grew up listening to Jerry Clower and watching the Andy Griffith Show.
Partial list off the top of my head...
1. Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader
2. Pipeworks and Wilke Vanilla Honey
3. Boswell's Penn Dutch Treat
4. Momoyama (Peach Mountain) not sure of the maker...I smoked it in Japan
5. Boswell's Northwoods
Omg this was great! I found a few namely L.J. Peeetti that I'm going to try such a great setting too. Love your videos. Seriously, thank you
I enjoyed your comments, sir! My essential blends, which are a combination of most, if not all, of the broader categories, are as follows, in no particular order:
- Burley Morning Pipe (Ken Byron Ventures). My absolute favorite morning smoke, this pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee topped lightly with cream.
- Haunted Bookshop (Cornell & Diehl). A controversial pick, one that folks seem to love or hate, with few in the middle. Every time I light some up, I'm surprised all over again at how much I like it.
- Cowboy Coffee (The Country Squire). Really nice all-day burley and dark-fired Kentucky blend. There is a topping, but it's light and refreshing.
- Notorious (Ken Byron Ventures). The lat bomb to end all lat bombs.
- The Oriental Affair (Ken Byron Ventures). KBV makes several outstanding oriental blends, but he's outdone himself with this most recent one.
- Rouxgaroux (Watch City Cigar). There are many VaPers of which I am fond, but if I had to choose one, it would be this one. KBV's Verge Engine Overdrive is a close second, though.
- Capstan Blue. I'm sure that Tolkien's tastes bias me, and there are many find Virginia blends, but this one is my most regular go-to.
Thanks again for your entertaining content. I'm enjoying my Pipe Cottage stein and camping mug!
Cheers ol' chap. I ain't got 10, but these blends never fail me no matter the mood I'm in, or time of day. These 5 blends are essential to my smoking life and are cellered deep.
Thomas Radfords Luxury Blend.
Gawith & Hoggarth Revor Plug
Samuel Gawith Best Brown Virginia (Plug)
Samuel Gawith Cabbie's Mixture
Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake.
When I can get it, Germain's Brown Flake, King Charles, & Rich Dark Flake. These are so good they must have a mention, but being not readily available, you can't rely on them being a weekly smoke.
Arango Balkan Supreme is one of my all time favorites and a definite contender for a desert island blend.
Milan’s Rovada is probably my favorite at the moment, that blend has been around since 1912 so it’s stood the test of time. It’s a beautiful light English with 5 different Virginia’s. Their Colonial Pastime is another good blend, it’s a aromatic/English. C&D autumn evening is of coarse a great aromatic. Pegasus is probably my number 1 burley blend I’ve tried so far. Last one I’ll mention is Maltese falcon.
I have been exclusively a cigar enthusiast until very recently. I’m still developing my sea legs within the pipe world, and thoroughly enjoying the process. The top of my list at this point would be Presbyterian, Peterson 965, and Peterson Early Morning Pipe. So far, I prefer English tobacco but I look forward to trying some of the better aromatic blends mentioned here. I appreciate your content, sir.
Your videos are excellent. Love the beginning very nice editing . Very entertaining I have been smoking pipe 40 years. And still love my pipes.
Alan, given what you have put on your list, I heartily recommend Gawith and Hoggarth Best Brown #2 which is a nice blend of burley and Virginia with just a smidge of sugar infusion for added sweetness but the sugar does not distract from the tobacco flavors. Another one I love that is relatively obscure is G.L. Pease Stonehenge which is a very tasty combination of Virginias, Burley and Perique. This blend is a collaboration of Samuel Gawith and G.L. Pease and is quite unique and satisfying. I mentioned Robert McConnell's in the comment below, my favorite in that line is their Scottish Flake, a tasty combination of various Virginias and Burley's with just a touch of Oriental, I would wager you will thoroughly enjoy this one. Keep puffin.
I’m returning to pipe smoking after many years and have started building my collection of tobaccos with these 5:
1. Peterson’s DeLuxe Navy Rolls (100g) - Virginia, Perique - (VaPer)
2. Peterson’s DeLuxe Mixture (50g) - Black Cavendish, Virginia - (Aromatic)
3. W.Ø.Larsen’s Selected Blends No.80 (50g) - Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia - (Aromatic)
4. Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead Signature Series (100g) - Virginia - (Virginia)
5. Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve (100g) - Black Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental, Perique, Virginia - (English or Balkan)
Autumn Evening is still one of my favs since I got your starter kit a couple years ago, yum!
Boswell's Best is a current favorite, such good flavor.
I do like black cavendish and have a big bag of it which I mix a pinch with some tobacco's that aren't great by themselves, a little this and a little that added to make some mighty fine essentials of my own!
My journey with aromatics was over almost as soon as it started. I like burleys (especially dark-fired) and latakia. Lately, Peterson Irish Flake, Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop have been the mainstays in my rotation. I'm a beginner yet, and I do have the unorthodox tendency to throw a pinch of straight dark fired Kentucky or latakia into anything. At this point in my pipe smoking, I'm just eagerly exploring. Smoking heavy, smoky blends has really forced me to smoke more slowly and refine my approach to the pipe. I just ordered a tin of Kentucky Plug, excited to try that. Thanks for the recommendation.
🥰 great video thoroughly enjoyed our time together feel like I'm not qualified to put up a list but if I was one thing on my list would be black cordial he Cavendish top with a bit of cherry can't seem to get away from it.
Happy puffing folks!
Some of my essentials:
C&D: Billy Budd, Star of the East (similar to Penzance), Pegasus, Winchester, Super Balkan,
MacBaren: HH Old Dark Fired, HH Pure Virginia, Plumb Cake
Peterson: Standard Mixture, EMP, 965,
Kramer's Fr. Dempsey
Grainger, and Presbyterian Mixture
I just had some ODF with 6 years on it, nothing like it
Hi Alan, we have many blends in common. Here are few that I really enjoy. Ashton's Artisan's Blend, Drucquer & Son Trafalgar. G.L. Pease Chelsea Morning and Davidoff's Scottish and Danish Blends. Really enjoyed you live chat. God bless you and your family.
Loved the video Alan, here is my list. First Amendment (on your recommendation and my top choice), Quiet Nights, Canal Boat, 4th Gen 1855, Lane 1-Q, GL Pease Kensington, And Petersen Early Morning Pipe and Standard Mixture. And I smoke quite a bit of Carter Hall...go figure. Not too exciting but Hey. I have the Boswell Northwoods on order so thanks for the Tip.
I actually just started pipe smoking yesterday, but my local pipe shop just so happens to be Boswell's.
Lucky dog!
%100 percent agree on the Cobblestone outdoors. Excellent blend and the way they cut and process for packaging is great.
G&H Dark Flake, Dark Flake Scented, Irish Flake, 1792, Old Joe Krantz, and Five Brothers.
Such a sweet dog, lovely video!
Really good video, and glad to meet Belle (sp?). I too really enjoyed C&D Carolina Red Flake 2022, as I was exploring Virginias. I do like perique and Night Train, Chenet's Cake, and now the 2023 The Beast (not crazy about the name origin on that one) are favorites. Hope your visit to Strauss Tobacconist is good, and I recommend Independence as a great blend with many varieties of tobacco in it. I could not get Sleepy Hollow, but will try again next season. Good luck with the tobacco planting. I'm a former tobacco farmer and remember those days well. I may grow my own again some day. If you get a chance and know a local tobacco farmer, see if you can get a "hand" of dark fired.
My current essential blends list:
Sillem's Linea Epoque Antique
Bulldog R.A.F. Morning (this is a blend of different Mclellands from a local brick and mortar who generously sold me their last 9 oz. a few months ago)
McLelland Creme Caramel/Caramel Rush (another that will be gone once it's gone, but it's my favorite of all time and I still have enough to have a bowl now and then)
Mac Baren Mixture Scottish
Sutliff Eastfarthing
Good to see you again Alan! I’m going towards Arrowhead, Old Toby and No bite Delight
You guys are living the life. Cheers from the cold North
My favorite tobacco is the bowl I am smoking while watching these videos. Still learning. I am now 7 months in on this hobby and still don't know poop. Just enjoy the time I spend doing it. I think I am missing something with pipe smoking. Some tobacco just tastes like a nasty cigarette flavor. I really enjoy autumn evening, but pending on the pipe I use. I continue to learn.
Thank you for the reccomendations
I'm a fan of Boswell's private stock and Northwoods. And sg 1792 flake
I enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Nice list! Hard to go wrong with so many of them. Always a fun exercise. Enjoyed the stories, too.
My essential blends:
Burley: MacBaren Golden Extra
Virginia: Stokkebye Navy Flake (which is actually a light VaPer, but the perique is so light it's not noticeable to me)
VaPer: C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique
English: Dunhill/Peterson Nightcap
Aromatic: Peterson Sunset Breeze
The Strauss Florence location is kinda small but still kicking. So thankful to still have it here in town. Thanks for the video.
Interesting list , i dont have that much time under my pipe smoking belt yet but i would say mine would include….Autumn Evenings, prince Albert, Escudo navy cut, Early Morning Pipe.
I too enjoy a good Virginia and Carolina Red is one of my favorites. I have also become fond of MacBarren's Virginia No 1 also. Some of the tobaccos you mentioned I have yet to try so I will have to give them a go round. Thank you for sharing your choices.
Lane's RLP6, Mississippi River Barrel Aged Seattle Pipe Club, Presbyterian, Royal Yacht are a couple of my favorites right now
So glad you're still making videos. I really enjoy hearing from someone grounded being from the south living in the crazy world the NW has become. List of blends sounds good will try a few, would you have an updated list of aeromatics? (I'm still living in the 85% world of aeromatics)
I like the tin box 100gram poul Winslow of Denmark N01
also have a Winslow harlekin 100 gram tin box and two of my favorite 40 gram packages so far are Alsbo ruby (cherry flavored) these are all Danish blends so far but this last one ain't its called la bouquet de Florina old semois it's been in my bowl for a month straight and it really took me by suprise it's wonderfull 😀
Good to see you, thanks for the content, my go to lately is OGS (Orlick Golden Slice) Silams Black, and Peter Heinrich #39 with a pinch of OGS added to it, going to order some Arrowhead now, stay well.
Having a hard time keeping up with you, friend! Lol! Listening to you talk about the blend that you’re currently enjoying while I’m appreciating the Ruins of Windsor that you recommended in another video
Stumbled upon your channel recently. I’m glad I did…never heard of Tashkent (other than the city). This has become one of my top 3 tobaccos! Thank you sir!
Great video. This is a topic that was of keen interest to me. Wearing my Pipe Cottage T shirt today. Very nice quality. Great logo as well. I encourage people to check it them out. Highly recommend and a great way to support this great content that I thoroughly enjoy. Thank you!
*Bayou Morning! love it! Louisianian here!
My favorite pipe tobacco was Eclair from the Tobak Shack in Eagan MN.
I smoked my first cigar at age 14. I smoked my first pipe at age 15. I have been smoking both on and off since.
For awhile now my favorite has been Amphora Burley Blend. Although burley dominant, it contains Kentucky and Virginia. I always smoke it in my Stubby Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe. I love it.
I found your channel bout 2 weeks ago and so and I'm very happy that I did. Im new to pipe smoking so I don't have alot of blends but I have found a few that I enjoy tremendously. I often hear you and others speak of the taste of aromatica but I at this time cannot get much taste. Is this something that will develop over time and my pallet becomes more defined? Thank you for your channel I thoroughly enjoy your content.
I’ve been enjoying Peterson Nightcap in the evenings
Favorite Everyday blends:
1. English blend - Kramer's Father Dempsey
2. American blend - Cornell & Diehl's Epiphany
3. Aromatic - Lane's HGL or Cornell & Diehl's Autumn Evening
4. Codger blend - Carter Hall
5. Va/per blend - Cornell & Diehl - Bayou Morning
6. Lakeland blend - Samuel Gawith's Grousemoor
Dirty little secret #1 - Cornell & Diehl's Captain Bob's Blend
Dirty little secret #2 - Lane's 1-Q 😁
Good video. I agree with you about aromatics. I started smoking the peterson and other European aeromatics and the toppings alot lighter. Also noticing flakes burn alot cooler.
A knowledge and intriguing conversation as always. I am not very experienced in pipe smoking, though I've been smoking cigars for a few months. I'm glad you got the opportunity to come to Alexandria and visit Mr Boswell, i live nearby, and he always bends over backwards to help me as I progress along my pipe smoking journey, and his customer commitment and demeanor are unmatched.
My current favorite blends:
- Robert McConnell: Black Flake
- Solani: Aged Burley Flake
- Peterson: Nightcap
- G L Pease: Haddo's Delight
- C & D: Blockade Runner
- Dan Tobacco: Devil's Holiday
I enjoy watching your presentations. At the end of this one, you asked for comments, so here's mine. I'm enjoying a bowl of Gawith & Hoggarth American Delite in a Savinelli Siena pipe. Last night I tried some Cornell & Diehl Private Reserve Evergreen, which reminded me of smoking a cigar, in terms of taste and aroma. I may like that one better when smoked outdoors.
Here are my thoughts on favs: 1. VAPER: Hal O The Wynd yes indeed, Escudo Navy Flake and Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake 2. VA: Capstan Blue, Sutlff 507-C, and The Squire's Green Dragon. 3. BURLEY: Solani Aged Burley, Wessex Burley, Mac Baren HH Burley 4. ENGLISH: SPC Plum Pudding, JM Boswell Northwoods, The Squire's Bag End, and Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme. 5. AROMATIC: The Squire's Old Toby, Paul's Arrowhead, and Mac Baren Mixture-Scottish Blend
Ms. Belle, is it? She elevates the enjoyability of your video to a higher plateau.
Great list…here’s my short list…Boswells Countryside, Peterson’s Early Morning Pipe, MacBaren’s Vanilla Roll Cake, HH Pure Virginia, and Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. Thanks 😀
Hola mi Hermano, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your channel. I am fairly new new to pipe smoking maybe a year now. But, I’ve learned quite a bit from you and other. I love English blends the best not much of an aromatic tobacco smoker. Good list of tobacco’s mentioned. Once again muchas gracias. Keep your videos coming my Brother.
Old joe Krantz...crooner...haunted bookshop...Odessa ..bayou night....brown bogie and Kendall Kentucky.
Would love to see the tobacco crop that sounds so exciting 😊
Right now if I were to make a list of something essential, I would have to say EMP, plum pudding / special reserve, nightcap. Fair warning I am very new to pipe smoking and don't have tons of blends that I tried, but I have smoked some of the "best" cigars out there and those 3 are heavy hitters flavor wise.
Enjoyable chat. @18:47, I enjoy everything I’ve ever smoked from C&D.
Nice list. As requested, here's my short list (in no particular order):
- Robert McConnell Highgate (a fabulous VaPer medallion with Cavendish, my favorite blend)
- Orlik Golden Sliced
- Mac Baren Vanilla Flake
- Drucquer & Sons Red Lion (great smoky/sweet light English)
I am so glad you named Arrowhead. It is one of my go to blends. Peter Stokebys Optimum and Nougat are my other aromatic go to. Have you ever had Rattray's Summer 2018? Flavored with lemongrass and ginger.
Great video and list Alan, thank you as always for your thoughts and insight!
In no particular order, my essential blends would be: GL Pease -Gaslight, Penny Farthing, Quiet Nights, Jackknife Plug. C&D- Star of the East, Haunted Bookshop, Apricots and Cream. Peterson- Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe. SPC- Mississippi River
I'll look forward to your tobacco growing videos.
I'd say Nightcap, GlPease Odyssey, are essential to me. Still looking for a replacement to my much missed McClelland 5100
Cult Blood Red Moon was my first and still my favorite...from your recommendation.
Being a new pipe smoker (2 months), my current favorites are as follows:
1. Arrowhead -Paul’s Pipe Shop
2. Lane ‘1-Q’
3. Sutliff bulk ‘Blue Note’
4. Lane ‘MV-1000’
5. Sutliff ‘Blend No. 5’
6. ‘Memory Lane©️’ - a blend I made myself
I just ordered 4oz of Old Toby, which should be arriving on Monday. Perhaps that too, will make my list.
Well, I received my Old Toby, today. It definitely makes my “essential” list. I would have to say that is is my 2nd favorite aromatic behind Arrowhead from Paul’s Pipe Shop, and Sutliff bulk Blue Note as my 3rd.
Old Joe Krantz....Bayou Night...Big n Burley...Haunted Bookshop...Pegasus... Dark Fired for blending/mixing...and Morley's Best, so im not accused of being prejudiced against Latakia.. C&D has too many blends to like 'em all, but like you, those i do like, i really like..
Enjoyed the video. From what I know, Iwan (pronounced like Ivan) Ries pipe shop in Chicago dates back to 1857.
Nice list. I would add escudo, Robert McConnell Scottish Flake, and my favorite blend - St. Bruno Ready Rubbed. Enjoy!
Great video! I recently grabbed a tin of orlik strong dark Kentucky with a tin date 2018 boy is it good. I may order a few to sit on. Also may try the hiking you recommended. I live 20 min from Boswell's in Alexandria and about 2 hours from chambersburg store j.m is a great guy.
Orlik DSK is definitely on my list too
It’s always interesting at least me anyway to learn about what other fellow pipe smokers like to put in their pipes. With that in mind here are my favorites.The first five are currently on the market , next are blends that are currently unavailable but have a decent supply in my cellar
1 Balkan Sasieni
2 GL Pease Chelsea Morning
3 Sillems Black
4 GL Pease Gaslight
5 Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding
6 McClelland Frog Morton Cellar
7 Dunhill BB 1938
8 McClelland Balkan Blue
9 Orlick Dark Strong Kentucky
10 Just for Him Shortcut to Mushrooms. There they are , as you can see my tastes are all over the place. But that’s the beauty of pipe tobacco. There is something for everyone.
My aromatic is a cross between LaneBCA and C&D autumn evening. I mix 2 oz. Each together to make a 4oz blend. I jar it up. Its fantastic.
Sillem's is made by Kolhase and Kopp, they manufacture dozens, if no hundreds of various blends. Worth a try is their Fribourg and Treyer line and Robert McConnell's line, both originally blended in Great Britain but when the Brits started making life very difficult for tobaco producers, many of these blends and trademarks were picked up by K and K and Dan Tobacco, the two largest blenders in Germany.
Your experience with Quite Nights is the same experience I had with Plum Pudding. I just couldn’t put it down for a couple months.
Your laugh makes me laugh!
100% My 965!- a daily essential.
Hi enjoy mixing my own blend Usually I take a quality mellow burly and blend it evenly with a quality black Cavendish I find that is my favorite daily smoke and war horse bar is something I enjoy to smoke on special occasions
Dracquer & Sons - Blairgowrie
It is magical. Ultimate stewed fruit blend.
I am starting my pipe journey and have learned a lot from your videos. It would be nice if you included in the description the list you give in the video so we can reference it without having to go through video again. Thanks
Hi Alan: My experience with all latakia mixtures is that the smokiness fades after a few years. I would hesitate to guess how many years is optimum but I would guess 5 to 7 years is the sweet spot. I am looking foward to the next live stream Keep puffin.
For the last few months, for me, Plum Pudding is the go to. C&D Apricots and Cream, Peterson Standard mixture, and also ODF. For some reason most of the Peterson blends taste the same to me... aside from 965 which is distinct. In fact most English blends to me taste very much alike which is a bummer. I’m fond of spicy rich flavor and plum pudding hits the spot for me always.
I think the Dunhill family Peterson blends all have distinct characters. EMP is peppy and light whereas Nightcap is mellow and has more of that deep latakia flavor. 965 seems to be almost in the middle of the two as far as body. Then along with that is that nice sweet surprise. I really like all of them.
New pipe smoker here (1 year) and my current essential list is:
1. GL Pease Chelsea Morning
2. Bells Three Nuns
3. GL Pease Quiet Nights
4. Mac Baren Golden Extra
5. Orlik Golden Sliced
Irish flake, old Dublin which I recommend you try if you haven’t. Both from Peterson. I also enjoy briar fox, G.L. Pease Meridian is another one. Captain black white since it is now made in Denmark is good. Best of luck with your garden. Take care