My Next Order

 

I know most, if not all of you don't care much about my tobacco choices, while pipes are at least interesting.  I am undecided between ordering a pouch or two of Half & Half or a full 7 ounce can.  I just might order a couple of pouches, because it is one of those blends that has been around for over a hundred years and can't be all bad.  But like Captain Black or Borkam Riff or other over-the-counter (OTC) blends as they ate called, they are great for sampling, but one wouldn't smoke them every day.  

I think 7 ounces of something like Half and Half is over kill.  I bought a 14 ounce can of Sir Walter Raleigh that took me nearly two years to use up.  Even then I mixed some with Good Stuff, but it just added a touch more Burley that was already there.  I am thinking Half & Half is a lot like Good Stuff without the slight mint flavoring.  Some said Half & Half is an excellent blending tobacco like my Good Stuff.  A Burley/Virginia mix makes for an excellent blending tobacco.  Half & Half is so-called because like my Good Stuff, it is Half Burley and half Virginia.

I had the Yale English tobacco by Cornell and Diehl on my list but took it off because the reviews seemed similar to what I read about Old Professor by Sutliff.  Just for fun I added Revelation to my list and also English Aromatic by Cornell and Diehl.  Blood Red Moon by Cult is on my list as it is a top pick Chetty blend.  Those are my next tobacco choices to try.  They will all be four ounces or less.  

I know this all seems boring for me to list and explain, but while I now have three favorite blends, I'll sample others.  Finding a good English I like as one I'll buy again hasn't been easy, but I read enough about Old Professor that I just knew I would like it.  None of these tobaccos are really expensive, except that Cult Blood Red Moon might cost the most.  But it is a sample.  Two ounces of a tobacco is a sample.  I gambled on 8 ounces of Old Professor and that paid off big time.  

I won't take risks with tobacco, but even in buying a pipe there are risks, unless one pays hundreds or more for a pipe.  I know all this is boring, but I have received tobacco as gifts and I've often been pleasantly surprised.  Perhaps Seattle Culb Plum Pudding Special Reserve surprised me the most.  I re-ordered that several times, but it is expensive.  Good Stuff was a pleasant surprise.  I've sampled several tobaccos by Warped, all which have cigar leaf in various strengths in all its mixtures, hence its name.  

So, I'm compiling my list, but I try not to spend more than $50-60 on a tobacco order.  I order about a month's supply at a time.  But I budget a certain amount each month.  I have a couple of pipes on my list, but I'm not in any hurry for a pipe.  I spend more time shopping for tobacco than I do pipes.  I have my eye on a Savinelli Churchwarden pipe, like the one pictured above.  And there is a little less expensive Peterson Churchwarden I like.  I need to budget for a pipe, mostly because I don't really need more pipes.  

Well, those are my thoughts today as I smoke my Peterson, Number 307, System Standard pipe with some Old Professor this morning.  I know these names are unfamiliar to you, but over time I will be mentioning some of them again.  I just wanted to familiarize you with the names.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave