My codger blends are both Velvet and PA - Both are great, super smooth easy smokes. PA is great with a hint of chocolate very mild and for me the sweetness builds as you get deeper into the bowl - A classic all day easy smoke. And you’re right, it smells exactly like a bunch of damp fall leaves 🍁 - good review 👍
Good review my friend! I look forward to trying this one. I've been trying to get my hands on some for a while but never got around to buying any. As a burley lover, it's on my list to try. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Looking forward to more Codger Reviews! Or, just all kind tobacco reviews. (My nerd likes to sit on the porch and listen while I smoke the same blend) haha
I do the same thing. Man I've really fallen in love with Prince Albert in the past couple months. It just keeps getting better while remaining the same. Next codgers in the drawer are Half & Half and Sir Walter Raleigh. On a Virginia run at the moment. Stick around and I'll have some videos on them for sure.
P.A. is one of those wonderful old codger blends that is timeless 😃. Carter hall is another great one to try. I have some vintage P.A. from the mid 2000’s that I’ve been aging and it does get better with time in my opinion so it’ll be fun to see how your very vintage P.A. taste in comparison 👍👍 Have a great day
If you're looking to build a reference for what the individual tobaccos taste like, I might recommend looking up the C&D "Blenders Series". They sell them in the can as solo tobaccos, and might be what you're looking for.
I had the same issue that you have with Carter Hall. There was no way to buy it without getting a 50 gallon drum! I bit the bullet and got lucky -- Prince A. is good enough to keep around. Did you ever find a solution to Carter Hall?
Good Evening 😊 Strange weather we having around the world 😮 Thanks for the review and sharing your thoughts on the blend 👏🏼 Sounds like a blend i will enjoy 😋 Have a fabulous day and stay warm 🤗 Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Dude, those are on the list! @SouthAlabamaPiper31 says he could smoke Granger all day, and @SmokeSnacks says Raleigh tastes like horse piss. With reviews like that how can you NOT check them out? Lol
@@TheNovicePiper i think thats why i love it, im a novice too and i sometimes dont want to challenge my pallette to pick up the hints of lavender or whatever. I just want to kick back and enjoy.
@@TheNovicePiper Grabow used to presmoke their pipes with PA in the 1950's. US diplomats gifted some to Stalin in WW2 like how they gave the USSR & UK mass produced Ford trucks and Sherman tanks. So it was a very classic US blend in its time, maybe the most quintessential US name brand pipe tobacco so far. All the best.
@@rakovsky3901 Interesting stuff! I saw some footage of the Grabow smoking machines (I think that was Grabow)...they were wild. Just a rack of metal pipework with briar bowls affixed to it, all puffing away smoothly. Very cool.
@@TheNovicePiper Edgeworth was another classic blend that Grabow was pre-smoked with and that US Diplomats gave to Stalin. So Edgeworth would be one of the most iconic US blends after PA. The Grabow company presmoked their pipes with Larus Brothers' Edgeworth RR before they presmoked their pipes with PA. Nowadays Larus Brothers' Edgeworth RR is a collector's item. Lane's made its own version of Edgeworth RR that some collectors have. I tried Sutliff's RR MATCH and it's good, although PA is a bit better IMO and in the opinion of alot of reviewers. both PA and Edgeworth RR are rather similar- Burleys with a light chocolate topping.
Could be a fine base for home blending experiments. Add some Latakia, Perique, Cavendish, Dark-fired Kentucky, Cigar leaf, etc. Let hear it for the Prince and our dear Presenter. 👏
This is interesting...I hadn't thought of using it to reset my pipes. No issues with ghosting in my pipes yet, but I sometimes experience ghosted "senses," if that makes sense. I'll smell or taste a tobacco when I'm nowhere near the pipe. Does that sound familiar to you?
@@2xbigbear390 The pipe I'm smoking in the video is an aristan pipe with no name or identification on it. I bought it at a local store and named it "Sam." The pipe in the thumbnail photo for this video is "Ed," and it's a GBD pot shaped (shape #9437) in the Prehistoric finish. If you look through my older videos you'll find videos where I show each of those pipes in greater detail.
@TheNovicePiper although it's considered an otc blend with a stigma...I and many others feel it's quite good...a bit stronger and certainly more complex than the average 'budget brand'....try it out and see for yourself...😉
@@Patf1968 I feel the same way about dark fired tobaccos...so far they all taste like "rough cigar," bland and no character. With the codgers I notice a big difference from one to the other, and Albert has become a favorite.
My codger blends are both Velvet and PA - Both are great, super smooth easy smokes. PA is great with a hint of chocolate very mild and for me the sweetness builds as you get deeper into the bowl - A classic all day easy smoke. And you’re right, it smells exactly like a bunch of damp fall leaves 🍁 - good review 👍
@@ssnoc I love the stuff, it's a favorite now!
@@TheNovicePiper Me too.
Always enjoy your descriptions and impressions…
Good review my friend! I look forward to trying this one. I've been trying to get my hands on some for a while but never got around to buying any. As a burley lover, it's on my list to try. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Thank you! It's worth a try for sure, a nice consistent smoke to keep in the stable.
This is just your first impression. Keep smoking it and by the time you finish that tub you’ll be ordering another one!
I'm looking forward to hearing if you find that the old version that you got from the 1960's was much different.
@@rakovsky3901 I've been thinking about it lately. I'll make a video of it when I crack it open!
Prince Albert is prob my most favorite tobacco. I really like it.
@@PonderosaPiper It's very high on my list. The stuff is just consistently great.
@@TheNovicePiper Agreed.
Spot on , just like listening to a friend talk!👍👍👍👍
@@darrylthehorntoadpiper That's the angle I'm going for, glad it connects with you!
Looking forward to more Codger Reviews! Or, just all kind tobacco reviews. (My nerd likes to sit on the porch and listen while I smoke the same blend) haha
I do the same thing. Man I've really fallen in love with Prince Albert in the past couple months. It just keeps getting better while remaining the same. Next codgers in the drawer are Half & Half and Sir Walter Raleigh. On a Virginia run at the moment. Stick around and I'll have some videos on them for sure.
P.A. is one of those wonderful old codger blends that is timeless 😃. Carter hall is another great one to try. I have some vintage P.A. from the mid 2000’s that I’ve been aging and it does get better with time in my opinion so it’ll be fun to see how your very vintage P.A. taste in comparison 👍👍
Have a great day
If you're looking to build a reference for what the individual tobaccos taste like, I might recommend looking up the C&D "Blenders Series". They sell them in the can as solo tobaccos, and might be what you're looking for.
Dude, thank you for the info. This is going in the "To Be Investigated" box for sure.
Nice review, I’ve never tried Prince Albert. I might get some and try it out. Thanks for sharing.
I had the same issue that you have with Carter Hall. There was no way to buy it without getting a 50 gallon drum! I bit the bullet and got lucky -- Prince A. is good enough to keep around. Did you ever find a solution to Carter Hall?
@@TheNovicePiper you might be hood the other South Alabama Piper…. I think he was looking for some.
Good Evening 😊 Strange weather we having around the world 😮 Thanks for the review and sharing your thoughts on the blend 👏🏼 Sounds like a blend i will enjoy 😋 Have a fabulous day and stay warm 🤗 Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
It's pretty good! Nothing special but an easy one to puff heavily.
The longer that stays in the tub it gets a chocolate aroma. I have 4 tubs in my cellar. I love Prince Albert and the aroma is old fashioned pipey.
Great review. Prince Albert is my favorite codger blend.
You described that about the way i see it. I find myself reaching for Granger, Velvet, or sir Walter Raleigh more often.
Dude, those are on the list! @SouthAlabamaPiper31 says he could smoke Granger all day, and @SmokeSnacks says Raleigh tastes like horse piss. With reviews like that how can you NOT check them out? Lol
I love Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic most so far but have yet to try Prince Albert and Granger. Looking forward to it.
Prince Albert. If I have smoked it it was years ago. I remember my dad using it in the early 1960s
I bought a tin from the 1960s not long ago. I'm going to give it a try and see if I can taste any difference in it. It's a very nice blend.
Nice, probably my favorite tobacco. Awesome in its simplicity!
It amazes me that there's not much to it and yet I keep going back to it. It's a special blend for sure.
@@TheNovicePiper i think thats why i love it, im a novice too and i sometimes dont want to challenge my pallette to pick up the hints of lavender or whatever. I just want to kick back and enjoy.
@@TheNovicePiper Grabow used to presmoke their pipes with PA in the 1950's. US diplomats gifted some to Stalin in WW2 like how they gave the USSR & UK mass produced Ford trucks and Sherman tanks. So it was a very classic US blend in its time, maybe the most quintessential US name brand pipe tobacco so far.
All the best.
@@rakovsky3901 Interesting stuff! I saw some footage of the Grabow smoking machines (I think that was Grabow)...they were wild. Just a rack of metal pipework with briar bowls affixed to it, all puffing away smoothly. Very cool.
@@TheNovicePiper
Edgeworth was another classic blend that Grabow was pre-smoked with and that US Diplomats gave to Stalin. So Edgeworth would be one of the most iconic US blends after PA.
The Grabow company presmoked their pipes with Larus Brothers' Edgeworth RR before they presmoked their pipes with PA. Nowadays Larus Brothers' Edgeworth RR is a collector's item. Lane's made its own version of Edgeworth RR that some collectors have. I tried Sutliff's RR MATCH and it's good, although PA is a bit better IMO and in the opinion of alot of reviewers. both PA and Edgeworth RR are rather similar- Burleys with a light chocolate topping.
Prince Albert 🤴
In a league all if it's own!
The SMOOTHer Codger Blend.
Could be a fine base for home blending experiments. Add some Latakia, Perique, Cavendish, Dark-fired Kentucky, Cigar leaf, etc. Let hear it for the Prince and our dear Presenter. 👏
@@honuhalawahalepule653 Let's make the Prince King! Lol...
Yes you nailed it! P.A. is a perfect palate cleanser. It can also de ghost a pipe.
This is interesting...I hadn't thought of using it to reset my pipes. No issues with ghosting in my pipes yet, but I sometimes experience ghosted "senses," if that makes sense. I'll smell or taste a tobacco when I'm nowhere near the pipe. Does that sound familiar to you?
@@TheNovicePiper yes it makes perfect sense. I have had that experience with dark fired Kentucky
What pipe is that? I love it
@@2xbigbear390 The pipe I'm smoking in the video is an aristan pipe with no name or identification on it. I bought it at a local store and named it "Sam." The pipe in the thumbnail photo for this video is "Ed," and it's a GBD pot shaped (shape #9437) in the Prehistoric finish. If you look through my older videos you'll find videos where I show each of those pipes in greater detail.
Cheers from the South Carolina Lowcountry
Hello there! Seems there's quite a few children of Appalachia 'round here. I'm not far away, myself.
Sir enjoy C&D Bowlegged Bear. English blend
@@thetazman6 I'll check it out!
Try it with a little black cavendish added, it will sweeten it up alttle. Lane BCA is good.
@@preston7999 I will do this! It just so happens I picked up some cavendish not long ago...
Have you tried Amphora...original or full aroma? 🤔
@@edwardfaris8516 Can't say I have...I've seen it around but haven't heard much about it. Pretty good stuff?
@TheNovicePiper although it's considered an otc blend with a stigma...I and many others feel it's quite good...a bit stronger and certainly more complex than the average 'budget brand'....try it out and see for yourself...😉
@@edwardfaris8516 It's going on the list!
Well done man. I liked the way you did this. Like listening to a friend tell me about the blend.
Thanks man. It's an impressive blend in the sense that there isn't much impressive about it, and yet I keep going back to it.
I get a sort of chocolate flavor from prince Albert.
@@Ghelms.blacksmith I pick that up from time to time as well.
You just described all codger blends. Just smooth and bland. No character, to me.
@@Patf1968 I feel the same way about dark fired tobaccos...so far they all taste like "rough cigar," bland and no character. With the codgers I notice a big difference from one to the other, and Albert has become a favorite.