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Real NameRD Henard
Joined2010-12
Last Visited2021-03
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Pipe smoker for about 40 years. Tried about 200 different blends. Prefer the complex, pungent blends with Virgina, burley, perique, latakia and a lot of potent oriental & Turkish. A casing of liquor is ok if it is subtle. If quality tinned baccy isn't available Carter Hall will do. Admittedly, my reviews of candied aromatics can be harsh. No offense intended.

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Favorites

Date Blend Reviews Avg Rating
2010-12-20 Esoterica Tobacciana - Pembroke 102 ★★★★ 3.0
2011-01-21 Mac Baren - Latakia Blend 72 ★★☆☆ 2.4
2010-12-16 Robert McConnell - Original Oriental 103 ★★★★ 3.3

Reviews

129 reviews
272 helpful votes 		4 star:
30 Strongly Recommended
3 star:
33 Recommended
2 star:
32 Somewhat Recommended
1 star:
34 Not Recommended

Preferences: Latakia 3.7, Perique 3.6, Oriental/Turkish 3.6, Kentucky 3.6, Black Cavendish 3.5, Virginia 3.5, Burley 3.5, Cavendish 3.3

Date Blend Reviews Helpful Rating Avg Rating
2018-01-26 Rattray - Exotic Orange (a.k.a. Exotic Passion) 22 8 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2017-07-21 Mac Baren - HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed 51 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2017-07-21 Mac Baren - Cherry Ambrosia 70 0 ★★★★ ★★☆☆ 2.2
2017-04-26 Torben Dansk - Blue Note 218 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2017-04-26 Samuel Gawith - Black Forest 28 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 2.9
2017-04-26 Samuel Gawith - Best Brown Flake 291 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-04-26 Solani - 656: Aged Burley Flake 262 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-10-21 Robert McConnell - Special London Fine Cut 8 4 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2016-09-02 Robert McConnell - Folded Flake 31 8 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.2
2015-10-16 Hearth & Home - Chatham Manor (Mid-Town Series) 44 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-10-13 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Amphora Red (Euphoria) 6 3 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.8
2015-04-01 Mac Baren - Golden Extra 88 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-04-01 Rattray - Bagpiper's Dream 66 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2015-03-26 Mac Baren - Mixture: Scottish Blend 399 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2015-03-23 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Regular 59 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2015-03-06 Mac Baren - Modern Virginia Loose Cut 34 6 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2015-03-06 Mac Baren - HH Vintage Syrian 232 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2015-02-23 Comoy's of London - Cask #5 Bullet Rye Select (Comoy's) 12 2 ★★★☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.3
2015-02-02 Butera - Pelican 61 5 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.8
2015-01-29 Holger Danske - Black & Bourbon 45 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2014-12-22 Mac Baren - Halberg Green 17 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2014-12-22 Mac Baren - Gold of Denmark 26 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2014-11-17 Holger Danske - Golden Harmony 23 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2014-07-11 Petersen & Sorensen - Skipper Special Navy Cut Mellow Mixture 5 4 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.2
2014-06-12 Mac Baren - Black Ambrosia 113 5 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.2
2014-06-12 Mac Baren - Solent Mixture 54 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2014-04-08 W.O. Larsen - 1864 Perfect Mixture 58 10 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.0
2014-04-04 Svendborg - Kirsberry 5 6 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2014-02-18 W.O. Larsen - Old Fashioned 64 8 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.7
2013-11-07 John Middleton, Inc - Sugar Barrel 60 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2013-11-07 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Granger 128 9 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2013-11-05 John Middleton, Inc - Walnut 91 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2013-09-23 Mac Baren - Original Choice 127 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.8
2013-07-05 Holger Danske - Original Orange Mellow (Original Mild Orange) 17 5 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2013-06-10 Planta - Anno MMVIII (Exotic Mixture) 7 0 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.4
2013-06-10 Peter Stokkebye - Nougat (No.24) 70 3 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.6
2013-06-06 Samuel Gawith - Firedance Flake 140 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2013-06-06 McLintock - Black Cherry (Black C) 24 2 ★★★★ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2013-04-18 Esoterica Tobacciana - St. Ives 18 4 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.2
2013-04-18 Cornell & Diehl - Star of the East Flake 80 8 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.4
2013-04-10 Peter Stokkebye - Optimum (No.31) 52 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2013-04-02 Dunhill - London Mixture 277 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2013-04-02 Samuel Gawith - Celtic Talisman 90 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2013-02-01 J. F. Germain & Son - King Charles Smoking Mixture 70 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2013-01-07 W.O. Larsen - Signature Vintage Mixture 87 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2012-11-15 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Troost Aromatic Cavendish 44 4 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2012-10-23 Mac Baren - 7 Seas Royal Blend 93 1 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2012-10-23 Mac Baren - 7 Seas Regular Blend (7 Seas) 118 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2012-10-08 Reiner - Professional 27 4 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2012-10-05 Reiner - Blend 71: Long Golden Flake 149 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2012-09-28 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Gawith Red 13 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2012-09-25 Peterson - Nutty Cut 72 9 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2012-09-25 John Middleton, Inc - Kentucky Club Mixture Aromatic 24 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 1.9
2012-08-31 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Authentic (Sail Natural) 36 3 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2012-08-28 CAO - Moontrance 54 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2012-08-13 Hearth & Home - Ambassador's Blend (Signature Series) 22 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2012-07-18 Tambolaka Natural Tobaccos - Tambolaka Pipe Tobacco 24 4 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2012-03-29 Reiner - Yellow Star Blend 16 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2012-03-27 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Velvet 128 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2012-03-27 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Half & Half 361 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.2
2012-03-12 Samuel Gawith - Skiff Mixture 226 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2012-02-14 Sillem's - Black 106 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2011-12-26 Samuel Gawith - Squadron Leader 541 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2011-12-12 Solani - 127: Green Label 31 4 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.5
2011-12-12 Robert McConnell - Glen Piper 42 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2011-11-15 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Balkan Sasieni 280 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2011-08-01 Sillem's - Green 10 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2011-03-29 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Skandinavik Full Aroma Cavendish 56 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2011-03-07 Peterson - Sunset Breeze 197 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2011-03-05 Peterson - Sweet Killarney 164 0 ★★★★ ★☆☆☆ 2.2
2011-03-05 Peterson - Luxury Blend 107 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2011-03-05 Peterson - Connoisseur's Choice 171 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2011-03-05 Mac Baren - Honey & Chocolate 74 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2011-03-04 Mac Baren - Presbyterian Mixture 300 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2011-03-03 Solani - 113: Sweet Mystery 34 4 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.6
2011-03-03 Stanwell - Vanilla (Sungold) 75 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2011-02-23 Smoker's Pride - Rum Cured 21 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2011-01-26 John Middleton, Inc - Royal Comfort 15 0 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.8
2011-01-25 Borkum Riff - Cherry Liqueur 57 1 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.3
2011-01-25 Lane Limited - 1-Q 396 4 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2011-01-24 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Mild Burley J4 26 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.5
2011-01-24 Borkum Riff - Mixture with Bourbon Whiskey (Bronze) 308 1 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.6
2011-01-24 Lane Limited - Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed 76 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2011-01-24 Peterson - De Luxe Navy Rolls 207 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2011-01-24 House of Windsor - Argosy Black 33 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.3
2011-01-24 Mac Baren - Amphora Black Cavendish Special Reserve 54 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 2.9
2011-01-24 Iwan Ries - Three Star Royale 29 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2011-01-24 Iwan Ries - Three Star Gold 7 1 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.6
2011-01-24 Iwan Ries - Three Star Red 8 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 1.6
2011-01-24 Iwan Ries - Three Star Green 15 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.3
2011-01-24 Iwan Ries - Three Star Blue 102 3 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.1
2011-01-21 Cornell & Diehl - Berry Good 42 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2011-01-21 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Cavendish (Sail Aromatic) 81 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2011-01-21 Mac Baren - Amphora Rich Aroma 39 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.5
2011-01-21 Mac Baren - Amphora Original Blend 121 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2011-01-21 Peterson - De Luxe Mixture 71 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2011-01-21 Mac Baren - Latakia Blend 72 9 ★★★★ ★★☆☆ 2.4
2011-01-20 Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Golden Sliced (Red Tin) 490 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2011-01-19 Borkum Riff - Ultra Light 50 1 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.7
2011-01-19 Borkum Riff - Black Cavendish 61 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 1.9
2011-01-19 Borkum Riff - Champagne 11 2 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.8
2011-01-19 Stanwell - Melange 106 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2011-01-18 McClelland - Frog Morton (Craftsbury Series) 371 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2011-01-18 McClelland - Aurora (Collector Series) 40 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2011-01-18 Smoker's Pride - Vanilla Cavendish 61 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.2
2011-01-18 Smoker's Pride - Cherry Cavendish 23 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.2
2011-01-18 Lane Limited - Black Cherry 8 1 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.8
2011-01-18 Lane Limited - Vanilla 8 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 1.9
2011-01-18 Borkum Riff - Cherry Cavendish (Ruby) 131 1 ★★★☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.1
2011-01-18 John Middleton, Inc - Cherry Blend 112 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2011-01-13 Mac Baren - Amphora Full Aroma 218 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.8
2011-01-13 Theodorus Niemeyer - Flying Dutchman Black Cavendish 3 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2011-01-13 Theodorus Niemeyer - Flying Dutchman 51 2 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.0
2011-01-13 Iwan Ries - Three Star Gray 8 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.0
2011-01-07 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic 180 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2011-01-06 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Mixture No. 79 190 1 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2011-01-06 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe 448 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2011-01-06 Mac Baren - Navy Flake 334 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2011-01-06 Mac Baren - Symphony 76 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2011-01-06 John Middleton, Inc - Prince Albert 501 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2011-01-06 John Middleton, Inc - Carter Hall 444 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2011-01-06 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sir Walter Raleigh 258 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2010-12-22 Borkum Riff - Mixture with Bourbon Whiskey (Bronze) 308 1 ★★★☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.6
2010-12-21 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Skandinavik Aromatic 22 2 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 1.7
2010-12-21 Lane Limited - Paladin Black Cherry 132 1 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2010-12-20 Esoterica Tobacciana - Pembroke 102 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.0
2010-12-17 Lane Limited - Captain Black Gold 209 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2010-12-16 Robert McConnell - Original Oriental 103 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2010-12-16 Mac Baren - Plumcake 294 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9