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Out and about today looking to spend some money on tobacco, alas all the shops were out of my favorites. So on a whim, I decided to try an aromatic for the first time in over a year. I saw a new to me Mac Baren 7 Seas Royal Blend, and it just spoke to me. The instant I got into the car, I...

On a whim, picked up a tin of Savinelli's English Mixture, pretty much just because I like to buy at least something when I spend time in a B&M tobacconist shop. Opened the tin, and absolutely not what I had expected. I was concerned because I had never heard of an English blend with burley...

Another tobacco that I picked up recently, trying new things until my Samuel Gawith becomes available, and this one is worth mentioning. I got this tobacco mainly because it was supposed to be full of latakia flavor, and G. L. Pease is often noted as being a great blender of English tobacco. I...

Another tobacco I purchased looking for suitable smokes while my favorite Sam Gawith blends are non existant. I had read reviews that led me to believe that this is an English blend, so I bought it. I opened the tin, smelled it and was disappointed as it smells nothing like a typical English...

Well, back to trying other tobaccos now since its damn near impossible to get a tin of Samuel Gawith anything, I came across a tin of Old Ironsides by DAN Tobacco. I had read that it was pretty heavy in latakia, so I went for it. It comes as a flake, my tin had just the right amount of...

Today I came across a tin of Red Rapparee that I had paid a lot of money for and smoked about 4 bowls full and had intended to throw away about six months ago. It was truly an abomination to me at the time I tried it. I have since stayed completely away from any tobacco that stated it contained...

New pipe smoker here from California... love the site, so just had to become a member! Hope to learn lots from you guys!