gospelman
Age : 55
Joined : 20 Dec 2007
Posts : 126
Location : Knoxville
Tobacco : Squadron Leader, Westminster, Prince Albert, Nightcap
Pipe : The one I'm smoking now
 |  Subject: Re: Full Bodied English?  Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:10 am | |
| | Davey wrote: | GM,
But its disco, right? Where to find it? |
It might be hard to find, for sure. Knox had some till recently, and you might find a tin at other online suppliers.
I have one tin left...it doesn't have a lot of age on it yet, but I'd be glad to share the wealth. PM me.
Mike
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smokey422
Joined : 21 Dec 2007
Posts : 161
| | Subject: Re: Full Bodied English? Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:52 am | |
| I'll second Vito's recommendation of Bow-Legged Bear, don't know why I didn't think of it the first time around. I keep some here but don't smoke it on a daily basis because it is so full. Hope you can find what you're looking for.
Smokey |
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Rail Man
Age : 25
Joined : 23 Dec 2007
Posts : 126
Location : Lisbon, ND
| | Subject: Re: Full Bodied English? Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:34 pm | |
| | Vito wrote: |
The Oriental/Latakia mixtures have their roots in the British military and colonial exploits in the Middle East and India. But there's another flowstream rooted in the British merchant marine, who carried wool from the Lake District mills to the Americas, and on the return trip brought back American tobacco. Kendal—in the heart of the Lake District—thus became not only an exporter of wool but an importer of tobacco and producer of the dense twists and plugs that became the mainstay smokes and chews of sailors.
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Fascinating Vito, I did not realize there were two genres of English. What was the reason behind fire-curing most of these tobaccos? Was it the chew factor? Thanks for another enligtenment in the world of pipe tobacco Vito!
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ofafeather
Joined : 12 Mar 2008
Posts : 67
Location : Hudson Valley, NY
| | Subject: Re: Full Bodied English? Sun May 11, 2008 6:02 pm | |
| I really enjoy Germain's 1820 Blend, Esoterica Margate, Gawith Balkan Flake and I'll ponder some more...
Just remembered Lane Crown Achievement. I believe it's still available in bulk. I know that it is no longer tinned. It's a great full English blend.
Also, I find that the quality of the latakia changes how I perceive the fullness (latakia-wise) of a blend. The Germain blends and the Balkan flake have a really smoky latakia, so it's seems very present. |
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