Over the months since my last post, I have been enjoying a number of new (to me) blends I have found. Meistermischung blends are produced by Kohlhase & Kopp and I suspect that at one time they had fancier names. Meistermischung translate to English as “Master Mix” and there are at least 10 different blends ranging from Nr. 11 to …
Why the name The Untouchables Special Mixture was chosen for this blend is unknown to me but maybe they should have named it “Unfindable.” I only found it by painstakingly going through every blend available on the Estervals Pipe House website (http://www.tecon-gmbh.de/index.php?language=en) in May 2021. While it is widely available in Europe. Don’t bother searching U.S. retailers for The Untouchables …
One of the things I’ve “enjoyed” doing during the past year is exploring new tobacco blends. Define “new tobacco blends” as blends I haven’t smoked before. Since July 2020, I have become an even bigger fan of Rattray’s, HU Tobacco, Kohlhase & Kopp, and Dan’s Tobacco. The problem is that many of the blends I enjoy are hard to find …
Let me blunt. In my opinion, Rattray’s makes some of the finest tobacco blends available. A large percentage of their blends have earned three- or four-star ratings on tobaccoreviews.com. I have enjoyed many a bowl of Red Rapparee, Hal O’ the Wynd, Bagpiper’s Dream, Exotic Orange and the Rattray’s Winter Editions. Now comes a blend I’ve never knew existed – …
As a fan of the tobacco formerly known as Rattray’s Exotic Orange, I often hear pipe smokers express their love for Holger Danske Original Orange Mellow. I’ve withheld my opinion because I hadn’t smoke it. Now I wonder if they are buying a different blend than I did. The tin I bought at Mayan Imports Metairie location last months does …
I keep telling myself that the rectangular shaped 100-gram tins should come with a “Best By” date stamp. I keep telling myself not to buy said tins because I know what I’m going to find. A nice, tightly packed, cellophane wrapped bundle of dried out tobacco. For some reason, I am still buy tins like this. To be honest, when …
This is my opinion based on the 10 bowls of London Dock I’ve smoked so far. For my other pipe tobacco reviews, click here. The descriptions… First off, the label reads: “An aromatic blend with sensuous flavor notes of rum, cherry and vanilla. Premium Double Toasted Barley, Flue Cured Virginias, and naturally sweet Orientals marry exquisitely with a touch of …
Cornell & Diehl Sea Dog (Scoundrel Series) claims to be an English blend. That’s where my confusion about it starts. While it does contain some tobacco commonly found in English blends, the proportions seem to be all wrong. Most English blends I know contain Latakia, Oriental/Turkish and Virginia – in that order of use. Sea Dog missed the memo on …
As a general rule, if the critics hate it, it’s probably something I’m going to like. Doesn’t matter if it’s a movie, a TV show, booze, coffee or food – 90 percent of the time I find myself disagreeing with supposed “experts” who write reviews professionally. I have read reviews on something and said, “Someone paid good money for that …
Newminster No. 23 Blackberry Brandy It’s cooler in Southeast Louisiana with temperatures dropping into the 40s and 50s at night and the leaves on the red maple in my front yard turned red and dropped to the ground. Even the oak trees in the neighborhood are doing the same. I have smelled the smoke from fire places and fire pits. …
