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Gentleman Caller. I agree with the review, which said " If you have any curiosity regarding deer tongue, and even if you don't, this is a must try." So... I'm glad I tried it. But it's not for me. The flavoring is intriguing -- a fragrant weed that was once a big part of pipe smoking, and (apparently) used apart from tobacco for its scent. I wonder if some of the swamp-like barnyard-evoking Germain-branded blends use something similar -- some piquant weed. It has a slightly sweet taste, but does not present to me as vanilla.
I also had some Watch City Voriental (yes, I've been smoking entirely too much lately). The blender honesty notes it's not an Oriental dominated blend -- maybe it should be called VirginiaO. The Virginias seem in the lemony zone. Quality, but also not for me, tho' I have become a big Watch City fan. Nor'Easter is on my all time fave list and Persian Slipper was good too. After months of experimenting I plan to go back to my usual faves.
I have yet to try anything with deer tongue in it. Only know Bing Crosby liked it. Now you’ve made me curious. I see C&D also has Crooner - obvious nod to Bing …hmm, I feel a C&D order coming on. 😎
I like a mix of 80% Crooner to 20% Sutliff 507c. Really nice. I would also recommend Imagine from 4Noggins.
Half Elizabethan mixture and half Five Brothers in a Morgan naked billiard...
I’m vaping some Golden Virginia (shag rolling tobacco) in my trusty DynaVap Vong. Yes, it isn’t pipe tobacco and it isn’t a pipe. I’m bending the rules! But, this is how I get my nicotine fix during breaks at work 😊
I used to smoke that sometimes when I still smoked cigarettes. quite a nice rolling tobacco. It might even work in a pipe if you drie it out a bit.
It’s the UK’s best selling rolling tobacco for a good reason 😊 I have tried it in a pipe, but it isn’t as good as vaping it, in my opinion. And, it isn’t as good as any of my pipe tobaccos (in a pipe). I have a mini Savinelli pipe that was made for smoking cigarette tobacco, apparently. I’ve only used it for small bowls of proper pipe tobacco though.
Lee, I vape naturally extract tobacco. I get it from Black Stone. I have burley, Kentucky, and Latakia. I haven't found a VA I like.
I'm very interest though I your device. I have several dry "herbal" vapes including a tabletop Volcano. I've been wondering how tobacco would translate.
Going from not smoking latakia very much to buying a tin of C&D Da Vinci. It reminds me of Pirate Kake. I need to get a new tin of Pirate Kake and compare it to what I have left of my 2013 tin. But Da Vinci is pretty good. It makes me want to fire tge grill up again.
Same here. I was a chronic consumer of Dunhill Nightcap for the first few years. Da Vinci is pretty nice. Not overwhelming like I expected.
Pipe Force Episode VI, in a BriarWorks bent apple. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this blend every time I’ve had it. Now is no exception! A Top 5 tobacco, in my estimation.
First time ever smoking a c&d blend: carolina red flake very nice!
I had sweet tooth so I threw some berry Cavendish in with some blending toasted burley and it's pretty darned good in this Bari saddle bit billiard I always kinda forget about. I got it somewhere along the line in an estate lot and kept it. Big ole pit covered by spot rustication. But it's a really good smoker.
All the Steamworks re-release buzz got it on my mind, so I’m smoking 2023 Steamworks in a vintage Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen.
“Chip” may be an antique, but he’s keeping up just fine.
Today I tried layering a rubbed out straight Virginia flake on bottom (KBV Jim’s Special Flake) with an Oriental/Aromatic on top (KBV Samsun & Delilah).
Worked very well. May try other “layered-bowl” combinations now.
I was thinking about this the whole time I was mowing.
A NA Guiness And a cob full of Scottish Mixture
One year aged C&D Opening Night in my Rhodesian. It's been 5 or 6 years since I've had this. My first tin molded after 1 or 2 bowls and I never had it again. Reminds me of McClelland #27 virginia but with more of a harsh edge and spicier. Somewhere I read that it's made with equal parts bright and red va. Jeremy Reeves says its uncased also so I may need to blend up a batch and make a crumble cake.....
I’m on my second bowl of Fribourg & Treyer Special Brown Flake. Smoking it in a an antique French meerschaum.
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