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ocpunk714 · March 2018

Thinking about grabbing a couple codger blends to keep around. Anybody have a particular favorite?

Charles · March 2018

Prince Albert has always been my favorite go to when not smoking premium tobaccos.

Jayhawk422 · March 2018

Carter Hall is another good one.

Kmhartle · March 2018

Check out Carter Hall. A good burley codger blend. One of my favorites. Also, Lane Ready Rubbed is a good tobacco too, IMHO.

BaldPipeSmoker · March 2018

Carter Hall definitely! Half&Half is pretty good. If you like cherry then try Paladin Black Cherry.

piperdave · March 2018

I was skeptical at first but I was impressed after I tried Velvet, I thought it was pretty good for an older blend. Burn smooth and even with a steady cadence. I also keep a pouch of Sir Walter Raleigh regular around for a change up. I really enjoy it in a cob over briar. It has a sweet after-taste when I use my cob. Both of them can burn if you puff really fast but a steady cadence and tamping they are nice.

Jayhawk422 · March 2018

I’m going to also suggest Five Brothers, but with a warning. IMHO I love it, but in small bowls since it has a major nic hit. It comes in a shag cut, and needs some rehydration.

I tend to put this in my aromatics to make them a little more robust.

Budman · March 2018

Half and Half. Sir walter Raleigh aromatic

ghostsofpompeii · March 2018

I'd agree with those suggesting Carter Hall. I've been smoking a pipe for 50 odd years now but for some unknown reason Carter Hall was never a blend I tried. Not quite sure what it was - but I never considered buying it all those years of smoking. Then 50 years later when I happened upon the YouTube pipe community and this forum in particular the blend was mentioned so often I thought I'd give it a try. And you need to remember that by this time I'd discovered many fine quality aromatics so you'd think I would have graduated beyond the OTC Codger blends. But it proved to be a pleasant surprise. Nothing complex about it ... but it was a very enjoyable smoke. I've since included it in my rotation even though I have over 60 different blends in my cellar to choose from. When-ever I pop into a local Smoke Shop with a few of the codger blends on the shelf I'll pick up a box or two. It's one of the least expensive blends in my cellar - but on the occasion I opt for Carter Hall, it's just as enjoyable and satisfying as my favorite expensive quality blends.

pipeman83 · March 2018

Just recently got some Granger, smoke CH, LLRR, and Velvet once in a while.

PappyJoe · March 2018

I smoked a bowl of George Washington last night. It went out of production in the mid-1970s but I acquired a sealed 14 oz. tin last August and jarred it immediately. Very mild and slightly aromatic.