Favorite Pipe Blends in 2021

[H. Vachon]

Just finished checking out @JoeMO ’s post about his favorite cigars he smoked in 2021. It was fun to see what he/everyone listed as their favorites. It will also serve as a great resource to new folk or people looking to change up their rotation. I thought it would be cool to do the same thing with pipe blends. It doesn’t have to be tobacco produced in ‘21. Just your favorites that you frequently smoked last year.

My top favorites (in no particular order):

Samuel Gawith - Broken Scotch Cake
Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake
McClelland - Christmas Cheer ‘15
Peterson - Royal Yacht
Peterson - Irish Whiskey
Peterson - Nightcap
MacBaren - Old Dark Fired
Escudo - Navy de Luxe
Esoterica - Penzance
Balkan Sasieni
SPC - Plum Pudding Special Reserve Flake
SPC - Mississippi River Rum Barrel Aged
GL Pease - Quiet Night
GL Pease - Westminster
C&D - Bayou Morning
C&D - Pirate Kake
C&D - Spark Plug
Hearth & Home - Blackhouse
Hearth & Home - Magnum Opus
Bangle Slices
Warped - The Haunting

Feel free to list your favorites!

 

[Nate1977]

Oh my I'll have to get back to this one

Peter Stokkebye, Proper English
Peter stokkebye, Oriental English
Esoterica, Penzance
GL Pease , Gaslight
McClelland, Frog Morton on the town
GL Pease, Maltese Falcon
F&K, Bat in a hat
Boswells , Magnum Force
Sam Gawith, Squadron Leader
Wilke, Crystal Palace
House Blend from local shop (2016) no longer made.

Most Unusual/ Unique
this is pretty much a tie between
Sam Gawith, Black XX
Wilke, peanutbutter
Wilke, peanutbutter and chocolate

 

[ashauler]

Off the top of my head:
Solani 660
Vauen Va 14
MacBaren: Vanilla roll cake / Mixture Danish and Scottish / HH Pure Va
Esoterica Tilbury
C&D: Carolina red Flake w/perique / SunBear Black locust / Bayou Morning / String Duster / Sanselpolcro
Rattrays Red Raparee
SamGawith: Squadron Leader / Navy Flake / Best Brown Flake

 

[bigmanfromou]

These are all in heavy rotation for me:

Erik Stokkebye - Evening Flake
Sammy G - Navy Flake
Rattrays - Marlin Flake / Hal o the Wynd
Boswell - Northwoods
C&D - Star of the East, Sunset Harbor Flake, Haunted Bookshop (some days I love this, some days I hate it)
Sutliff - Virginia Slices
Planta - Presbyterian
STG - Escudo
MacBaren - Ol Dark Fired
GL Pease - Gaslight, Maltese Falcon, Telegraph Hill
H&H - Blackhouse
Kramers - Father Dempsy
Germain - Balkan Sobranie (when I can get my hands on it)

 

[H. Vachon]

These are all in heavy rotation for me:

Erik Stokkebye - Evening Flake
Sammy G - Navy Flake
Rattrays - Marlin Flake / Hal o the Wynd
Boswell - Northwoods
C&D - Star of the East, Sunset Harbor Flake, Haunted Bookshop (some days I love this, some days I hate it)
Sutliff - Virginia Slices
Planta - Presbyterian
STG - Escudo
MacBaren - Ol Dark Fired
GL Pease - Gaslight, Maltese Falcon, Telegraph Hill
H&H - Blackhouse
Kramers - Father Dempsy
Germain - Balkan Sobranie (when I can get my hands on it)

I know exactly what you mean about the haunted bookshop.

 

[Darin]

Over the years, my appreciation for Virginia tobacco has really wained. Also, any blend too heavy in PG/glycerin/glycol is no longer tolerated well. So, I'm mostly smoking cigars and my own whole-leaf pipe blends. However, honorable mention goes out this year to D&R Two Timer, OJK Blue Label, Uhle's Blend 00 and 5 Brothers for many a morning's smoke.

 

[Scap]

I'm trying to remember what I reached for most often, but drawing a blank.

All of the above are great choices.

 

[H. Vachon]

@Le Primauguet

Here ya go, sir!