Here are mine in no particular order
of course at the top
Penzance
1792 flake
And so to bed
1888 Early day
tied for fifth Hearth and home’s Ambassador,s blend and Armada
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Join Our Discord ServerHere are mine in no particular order
of course at the top
Penzance
1792 flake
And so to bed
1888 Early day
tied for fifth Hearth and home’s Ambassador,s blend and Armada
SG Kendal Plug
MacBaren Stockton
McClelland Black Sea Sokhoum
GH Rich Dark Honeydew
McClelland 2025
original Balkan Sobranie
GL Pease Raven’s Wing
GL Pease Westminster
John Patton Stormfront
Cornell & Diehl Epiphany
honorable mention for GL Pease Odyssey
Irish Flake 1792 Royal Yacht London Mixture Margate Dunbar I know thats six, just five is too hard
university flake
foxes bankers
allegro
sweat mystery X
quarteto
as you can see I like aromatics but my two favorites are natural
My top five is based on blends that I enjoy the most without breaking the bank. Supply and cost issues force me to omit some blends that I like just as much.
McClelland Beacon (VA/Per)
McClelland 5100 Red Cake (VA)
Peter Stokkebye Balkan Supreme (Balkan)
Altadis Count Pulaski (American English)
GL Pease Westminster (English)
Not been at it all that long but have gathered a few i enjoy. 1792 flake Presbytarian mixture Gh best brown flake no2 Skiff mixture Gool ol’ Condor.
Hmm… I thought I had already listed my top 5, but perhaps I’m thinking of another site to which I belong. Anyway, here goes:
Butera Kingfisher
Escudo Navy Deluxe
G L Pease Cumberland
McClelland Tudor Castle
Peterson University Flake
Condor,
Orlik Golden Sliced,
SG’s Best Brown Flake,
Orlik Bulls Eye Flake,
Carter Hall.
Subject to change at any given moment.
SG Navy Flake Dunhill Nightcap GH Rum Flake Peterson 3Ps SG FVF honourable mentions to: SG Chocolate Flake GH Balkan Mixture SG Westmorland Mixture Dunhill De Luxe Navy Rolls SG Sam’s Flake (hated it at first, then realised I was smoking it in a sour pipe)
Thanks to all that contribute to this discussion. I had found like, taste, smokers and in doing so discovered some leaf I need to acquire
1792 flake University flake SG Commonwealth SG Navy flake rest of SG
No particular order as they are all brilliant. Dunhill Early Morning pipe Penzance Petersons Irish Flake Dunhill Royal Yacht GLP Union Square FVF All the other GLP blends are right up there too as well as a bunch from Mcclleands!
My current top 5 are G&H Dark Plug, G&H Coniston Cut Plug, Scaferlati Caporal Bleu, GLP Triple Play, Old Ironsides.
SG Grousemoor MacBaren Mixture PS Golden Dansk MacBaren Latakia Frog Morton
SG St. James Flake G&H Coniston Cut Plug G&H Bosun Cut Plug G&H Balkan Mixture tie between G&H Kendal Flake and Dark Flake
1792 Carter Hall GLP Maltese Falcon SG Navy Flake GH #12 Mixture
Revor Plug MacBaren Mature Virginia MacBaren Navy Flake 1792 Prince Albert
in no particular order… Orlik Bull’s Eye Dunhill Royal Yacht Petersons University Flake G&H Coffee Caramel Erinmore Mixture
In no order- do these have to be current production? Balkan Sobranie-at least the old stuff (still must try a newer batch) Dunhill Aperitif Dunhill Nightcap Crown Achievement University Flake (I may have to revise this 5 or 10 times and add another 5)
SG Squadron Leader GH Dark Birdseye MacBaren Vanilla Cream (flake or mixture) Dunhill Royal Yacht MacBaren Navy Flake
Some of you guys have Penzance??? Where did you purchase it? WHERE!?!?!?!?!? Here’s my current list of top five favorites (not in any particular order): Rattray’s Hal O’ the Wynd Japanese Tobacco Inc.'s Koiki (since I can’t get it cheap from Japan anymore [I refuse to be ripped off by that one site!], I searched for an alternative brand that also offers an all natural, additives-free tobacco; and I found it in American Spirit’s Original Blend. This stuff is awesome!) McClelland’s Townsman Cavendish (Blue) McClelland’s Frog Morton Samuel Gawith’s 1792 Flake Other rotating favorites: Samuel Gawith’s Squadron Leader Captain Earle’s Ten Russians Peter Stokkebye’s Golden Dansk Butera’s Royal Vintage Sweet Cavendish Benjamin Hartwell’s Evening Stroll Dan Tobacco’s Sweet Vanilla Honeydew
@itsuke you can get penzance from 4noggins.com if you don’t mind paying 40$ for a 2oz tin. The stuff is good but not 40$ good.
University flake 1792 Louisiana flake Orlik Golden Sliced Commonwealth
The tin on 4noggins is also a consignment, and they don’t guarantee quality of the stuff inside. The prices for some of those other consignment tins is absolutely ridiculous, there are plenty of good tobaccos out there to try.
MacBaren Navy Flake McClelland Tudor Castle Peterson’s University Flake McClelland Yenidje Supreme Peterson’s Irish Flake
@itsuke Mayan Imports in New Orleans “had” 3 tins the other day. Strangely enough when I left they were out of stock… My favorites are quickly becoming ropes/twist. I enjoy the taste and strength. I a little goes a long way making it pretty economical even though on a per pound basis it appears to be expensive.
@MikeB. That looks like a great line up for my tastes.
$40? I’ve bought old batch Balkan Sobranie for much less…
Mr.O you are a lucky man
Here’s five that I like: Hartwell’s Evening Stroll Savinelli Aroma Glen Piper ( a good English/aromatic cross) Granger McBaren Scottish Mixture
BBF Astleys No. 44 FVF Esoterica Stonehaven C&D Opening Night
New Line up… SG Balkan Flake H&H Vintage Syrian SG Grousemoor MacBaren Mixture Flake
Luxury Bullseye Flake Luxury Twist Flake SG Navy Flake GH Bright CR Flake I need to choose one more, brb…
There are many more I want to try but currently I like BBF Stonehaven Orlik golden sliced Nightcap Dark flake
Right now: Mac Baren Old Dark Fired H&H Cerberus GLP Union Square Dunhill Flake Carter Hall
holonmax- I suppose so! The pouch is seemingly perfectly intact, the tobacco is bone-dry, but that’s to be expected I figure. For $25 I was happy!