Doctor Willet

Real Name	Brandon V.
Joined	2017-11
Last Visited	2020-08
Location	Cape Cod, USA

Been smoking a pipe for about 2 years at the time of writing this, though I smoked cigars and tinkered with the occasional cob and OTC combo for a few years prior. In the time For the amount of time I've been smoking, I've smoked and collected a lot of tobaccos―nearly a hundred blends now. My only preferences are quality and variety. I mainly enjoy Virginia and Virginia-Perique flakes, but I also love Burleys, Lakelands, Englishes, Balkans, and from time to time, mild aromatics.

GREAT BLENDS: ★Escudo, ★Capstan Blue Flake, GH ★Rum Flake, ★Louisiana Perique Flake, ★Sweet Maple Twist, ★Ennerdale Flake, ★Cherry Cream Flake; D&S ★Trafalgar ★Blairgowrie; ★Erinmore Flake, Peterson ★3P's, ★Old Dublin, MacBaren ★Old Dark Fired, ★Acadian Perique, ★Pure Virginia, ★Scottish Mixture; ★Astleys No.44; ★Newminster 400 Flake; G.L. Pease ★Jackknife Plug, ★Union Square, ★Maltese Falcon; Cornell & Diehl ★Bijou, ★Sunday Picnic, ★King Cake, ★Riverboat Gambler, ★We Three Kings, ★Pirate Kake, ★Blockade Runner, ★Night Train, ★Briar Fox, ★Old Joe Krantz, ★Yorktown ★Dreams of Kadath, ★Innsmouth; Peter Stokkebye ★Luxury Bullseye Flake, ★Cube Cut. ★McClelland Beacon, Frog Morton.

DID NOT LIKE:
☞C&D Virginia Flake - Very poor VA flake; could've been a bad batch based on good reviews from others. Parts of the flakes looked green, which a microscope confirmed was not mold, but what I believe to be a sign of hasty curing. Additionally, it was dry as desert sand and devoid of any redeeming qualities.
☞Sir Walter Raleigh - Has too much of a "chemical" taste to it for me to enjoy often (unlike say, Carter Hall), and although it seems there's a nice nuttiness hiding in there, I just can't get past that chemical overtone. It's not terrible but I'm not going to smoke it just to be cool (chuckles).

Blends that were markedly different from batch-to-batch:
๛ G.L. Pease Temple Bar - The first tin I had of this was from spring 2016. It was absolutely awesome. A tightly-pressed Oriental-Virginia masterpiece, honestly rivaling even the savory McClelland #24. It was dark in color, smelled great, and was oh so delicious. However, sadly, the last two tins I've had of this were completely different from the first. So, I decided to steam it and press it some more, and I got a superior product altogether.
๛ G.L. Pease Piccadilly - This was the first English I'd ever tried, and became my favorite English for quite a while. The last tin I had wasn't nearly as good as the first couple. I'm thinking that this could be chocked-up to a batch of red Virginia that wasn't necessarily bad, just different than from some of the previous harvests.

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Reviews

13 reviews 62 helpful votes

4 star: 12 Strongly Recommended 3 star: 1 Recommended 2 star: 0 Somewhat Recommended 1 star: 0 Not Recommended

Preferences: Burley 4.0, Virginia 3.9, Oriental/Turkish 3.8, Perique 3.8

Date	Blend	Reviews	Helpful	Rating	Avg Rating
2020-08-14	Drucquer & Sons - Levant Mixture	25	5		3.6
2019-04-21	Cornell & Diehl - London Squire	18	2		2.7
2018-12-16	Japan Tobacco - Condor Plug	13	1		3.5
2018-12-12	Mac Baren - Capstan Original Navy Cut	208	2		3.4
2018-11-20	Cornell & Diehl - Christmas Blend 2016 (Corn Cob Pipe and A Button Nose)	32	7		3.0
2018-10-14	Drucquer & Sons - Blairgowrie	28	8		3.6
2018-09-01	Tabac Manil - Le Petit Robin (Pure Semois)	24	5		3.7
2018-02-14	Cornell & Diehl - Exhausted Rooster	101	3		3.2
2018-02-06	G. L. Pease - Quiet Nights (Old London Series)	139	2		3.5
2018-02-04	G. L. Pease - JackKnife Plug (New World Collection)	148	5		3.4
2018-01-30	Peter Stokkebye - Norwegian Blend (No.80)	27	7		3.0
2018-01-27	Cornell & Diehl - Dreams of Kadath (The Old Ones)	24	11		3.3
2017-11-02	G. L. Pease - Piccadilly (Classic Collection)	75	4		3.1