Blending Tobaccos

[Haebar]

I just ordered several pounds of straight varietal tobaccos for blending from Pipe & Leaf. PipeandLeaf.com: Pipes, Tobaccos, Accessories - Pipe & Leaf
All of the ones I ordered are Cornell & Diehl products; Pipe & Leaf has spectacular pricing on these blending tobaccos, a good 30% cheaper than some of the competition.

If you are into blending tobaccos, where do you purchase them? What companies do you think produces the best blending tobaccos?

[BryGuySC]

I'm partial to McClelland blenders, but the selection is not as much as I'd like.
C&D tobacco tends to taste funny to me. It dries out my mouth. :shrug:
I really need to get some more blending tobacco! Interested in posting your thoughts on what you have?

[droy1958]

I'm not much the blender (yet), but I've picked up some straight Burley, Latakia, Perique and some Nicotiana Rustica courtesy of @Bruck for when I want to give it a try. I did try to make some blends last year and most were terrible......

[Haebar]

I'm partial to McClelland blenders, but the selection is not as much as I'd like.
C&D tobacco tends to taste funny to me. It dries out my mouth. :shrug:
I really need to get some more blending tobacco! Interested in posting your thoughts on what you have?

Well, here's what I ordered but haven't gotten it yet:

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Item Name Description Qty Taxable Unit Price Item Total
5215 Cornell & Diehl Bright V... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5216 Cornell & Diehl Burley R... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5217 Cornell & Diehl Chopped .. Unit: 8oz 1 N $18.06 (USD) $18.06 (USD)
5218 Cornell & Diehl Dark Burley Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5219 Cornell & Diehl Granulat... Unit: 8oz 1 N $22.79 (USD) $22.79 (USD)
5220 Cornell & Diehl Izmir Tu... Unit: 8oz 1 N $12.97 (USD) $12.97 (USD)
5221 Cornell & Diehl Latakia Unit: 16oz 1 N $32.66 (USD) $32.66 (USD)
5222 Cornell & Diehl Red Virg... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5223 Cornell & Diehl Virginia... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5224 Cornell & Diehl White Bu... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
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Total: $227.18 (USD)

[BryGuySC]

Well, goodness!
You've got a lot of blending to do! :-)

[Aguineapig]

I'm partial to McClelland blenders, but the selection is not as much as I'd like.
C&D tobacco tends to taste funny to me. It dries out my mouth. :shrug:
I really need to get some more blending tobacco! Interested in posting your thoughts on what you have?

Haven't tried McC blending tobaccos, but my experience in general is the opposite. I have liked McC blends I've tried, and they are quality, but something about them, perhaps the PG content in their bulks, irritate my mouth. C&D don't do that, although they can be a little bit "rough" sort of like a cigar can be due to a lack of additives.

If you ever want to trade C&D blends for McC, I've got a pound of McClelland I won't be smoking =)

As for the C&D blending baccy, I have had the ribbon cut burley, virginia flake (closer to a cube cut than a flake), ribbon cut perique, and latakia. all have been quality, but my skill in blending is pretty poor!

[Haebar]

Haven't tried McC blending tobaccos, but my experience in general is the opposite. I have liked McC blends I've tried, and they are quality, but something about them, perhaps the PG content in their bulks, irritate my mouth. C&D don't do that, although they can be a little bit "rough" sort of like a cigar can be due to a lack of additives.

If you ever want to trade C&D blends for McC, I've got a pound of McClelland I won't be smoking =)

As for the C&D blending baccy, I have had the ribbon cut burley, virginia flake (closer to a cube cut than a flake), ribbon cut perique, and latakia. all have been quality, but my skill in blending is pretty poor!

If Bryan doesn't want to trade, I will. I just bought a bunch of C&D blending tobaccos.

[droy1958]

Well, here's what I ordered but haven't gotten it yet:

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Item Name Description Qty Taxable Unit Price Item Total
5215 Cornell & Diehl Bright V... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5216 Cornell & Diehl Burley R... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5217 Cornell & Diehl Chopped .. Unit: 8oz 1 N $18.06 (USD) $18.06 (USD)
5218 Cornell & Diehl Dark Burley Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5219 Cornell & Diehl Granulat... Unit: 8oz 1 N $22.79 (USD) $22.79 (USD)
5220 Cornell & Diehl Izmir Tu... Unit: 8oz 1 N $12.97 (USD) $12.97 (USD)
5221 Cornell & Diehl Latakia Unit: 16oz 1 N $32.66 (USD) $32.66 (USD)
5222 Cornell & Diehl Red Virg... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5223 Cornell & Diehl Virginia... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
5224 Cornell & Diehl White Bu... Unit: 16oz 1 N $23.45 (USD) $23.45 (USD)
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Total: $227.18 (USD)

Well that's a hell of a stab at the art of blending.....

[BryGuySC]

If Bryan doesn't want to trade, I will. I just bought a bunch of C&D blending tobaccos.

I don't have enough blending tobacco to blend, much less trade!
I certainly don't call "dibs" on any proposed blending trades.

[Bruck]

I'm not much the blender (yet), but I've picked up some straight Burley, Latakia, Perique and some Nicotiana Rustica courtesy of @Bruck for when I want to give it a try. I did try to make some blends last year and most were terrible......

Nicotiana Rustica doesn't have a lot of flavor by itself, but if you ever have a blend that's missing the "I need to have the room spin and turn green and empty my intestines right now" component, it'll do the trick.