Prince Albert or Carter Hall?

jlong · Subject: Re: Prince Albert or Carter Hall? Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:33 pm

For an OTC prefer PA over CH. CH is a sweeter but for me, it has a hint of soapiness to it.

dt753 · Number of posts: 473 Registration date: 2009-07-29

The Prince works all right for me, but for long-term smoking I prefer CH. For some reason, I seem to get tired of PA after a few bowls.

dt753 · Number of posts: 473 Registration date: 2009-07-29

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Puff Daddy wrote:

Found it. Carter Hall wins by a hair. I'll be ordering that case next week. It seems like it would be great blended with some Cavendish and (maybe) a sweet aromatic.

I like it with a little Lane Limited Cherry, or Lane Limited BCA. CH usually blends fairly well with aromatics.

smokey422 · Number of posts: 244 Registration date: 2007-12-22

I like both but CH gets the nod as my favorite. I've been smoking it for nearly forty years.

Smokey

eggman · Subject: Re: Prince Albert or Carter Hall? Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:04 pm

I prefer Cater Hall over Prince Albert anyday. I can smoke CH all day long in my Grabow junkie yard pipe. These 2 go together great. I have tried PA several times and just can't make myself like it. Never cared much for SWR either. Liked Half and Half better that PA. When I was rolling my own cigarettes I prefered CH then H/H and threw away the PA.

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Hunter5117 · Subject: Noob opinion Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:45 pm

I'm really not too qualified as I have only been successful in smoking either of these for about the last 2 weeks but have smoked a pipe on and off for almost 40 years. I finally found PA to be to my taste and have been really enjoying it. Last weekend I opened a pouch of CH and found it to be similar with a definite sweeter backnote, presumably from the Virginia content or maybe an extra dollop of the casing? Both had a pouch note that made me think of chocolate raisins. Regardless, the presence of this sweetness made me consider CH to be a sit and think smoke, while the Prince is definitely an all-day, puff around the yard kind of tobacco. Both equally well mannered, no bite or goop in the pipe when finished. I sampled both in a newly acquired Brigham straight-apple estate that I just refurbished this week, and I also tried PA in a well-smoked cob. All were pleasant experiences. Incidentally, I also had a try at Kentucky Club, also from Middletons. Despite similar appearances, the KC had the bite of a junk-yard dog. Emptied the pipe shortly after the first tamping.

New Smoker · Subject: Re: Prince Albert or Carter Hall? Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:38 pm

beaupipe wrote:

Six months ago, I would have said the Prince. Lately, however it's been the Carter. What about the Sir?

I smoke Prince Albert daily and Carter Hall almost as frequently. I prefer PA to CH because of the sweetness. I prefer my burleys to be less on the sweet side. Sir Walter Raleigh however has a place in my routine also. I find it more akin to Prince Albert in the sweetness category.
All three are great burleys.

Jason

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dubhdarra · Subject: Re: Prince Albert or Carter Hall? Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:48 am

i prefer PA because it was the first thing i smoked that wasn't captain black. its kinda a special thing, it saved my pipe smoking even if i left it pretty early on.