Is Stormfront really the best Burley blend?

[Blackhorse]

Yes...it is.


It's just that simple.  8)

 

[ftrplt]

Puleesse no more temptation/s :evil: I have enough 'baccy to armor plate a battleship :bom: FTRPLT

 

[Blackhorse]

Have I mentioned Patton's Dark Horse yet?

 

[mark]

Yeah, Stormfront is an exceptional blend. I'm not sure it's the best but it seems to be in my pipe a lot.

 

[MichaelM]

It is good. I always think it tastes like Carter Hall on steroids. Not a go to for me, but I like it now and then.
Mike.

 

[tslots]

According to TobaccoReviews, there are four "Burley based" blends that score higher.

So at least 37 people disagree ... irate:

 

[Blackhorse]

That are still available? So list 'em Mon Ami!

 

[tslots]

TR shows these as "Currently available" :

HU Tobacco - Nashville County (Original Warehouseblend)
Uhle's - Blend 00
HU Tobacco - Dockworker (United Passion)

Another one rater higher is out of production:
Rich's - Grandpa's


Your move buckaroo ... :afro:

 

[Brewdude]

Stormfront and Dark Horse are two of my favourite JLP blends for sure.

<Little known fact, but Dark Horse is a concoction that our own esteemed BH suggested to JLP who made up a custom blend for him based on BH's recommendation. And it subsequently made it's way into regular production. Hence the name "Dark Horse"!>


8)


Cheers,

RR

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

I like Storm Front, and for the most part, I do not get along with Burley.

My favorite burley blend is Solani ABF. As far as burley goes, IMHO there's nothing I have smoked that's finer, even Steven Books's Grandpa's Own which is damn good as well. I actually think I still have a couple ounces of it.

 

[Blackhorse]

My spin on using the review site...one of my favorite haunts:

OK - if you use the search engine over there you get 17 blends that score higher, but very few of them have more than one or a couple of reviews. I toss those out right off. Uhle's 00 is really the only one that has enough reviews for me to consider it. And Uhle's 00 is a very good blend...it has a strong following...has been around long enough to be known...if regularly available from a solid vendor...very high quality...broad appeal...etc. It's a player. 

Patton's blends are available on one website (just like Uhle's) but even though John has been blending (or used to be) for a good while...he's not out there any more. So it's a word of mouth thing. In my book, if you put the two side by side you would come away liking Storm Front far more.

Add that to the fact that if you go through, say, all the reviews on a blend that you like and know really well...there will be some that you agree with but lots that you totally disagree with. Sometimes you might wonder if the guy is on the same planet. So what does that suggest?

The thing you have to ask yourself is whether or not the fact that one or three or sixteen or whatever number of guys went to a website and rated it highly makes it a better blend...for you. Given that everyone's tastes are very different you really have to sit down and try 'em for yourself, in a couple of different pipes and decide for yourself. 

So reviews are nice, and fun and often instructive...but just one guy's opinion. What I've done with good success is to go through a blend, again, that I think I know...and find maybe five guys that you totally agree with. Write 'em down. Look up other blends that you know and see what they say. Eventually develop a list of guys that really seem to be on your wavelength...and when you want to know what to think of a potential blend...check what they say. It's more of a known commodity that way and not so random.

That's what I think about the review site. I love it and consider it recreational reading. But it's not gospel.

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

OK - if you use the search engine over there you get 17 blends that score higher, but very few of them have more than one or a couple of reviews. I toss those out right off. Uhle's 00 is really the only one that has enough reviews for me to consider it. And Uhle's 00 is a very good blend...it has a strong following...has been around long enough to be known...if regularly available from a solid vendor...very high quality...broad appeal...etc. It's a player.

According to PD, Uhle's 00 is P. Stokkebye Pressed Burley 702.

I find that interesting, especially considering the TR.com ratings of those two blends.

 

[Blackhorse]

Uhle's claims that Jack Uhle blends '00'. Does P Daddy know different?

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Uhle's claims that Jack Uhle blends '00'. Does P Daddy know different?

I would assume so. PD has mentioned this before here.

When I was running recon on a Santa target I asked him about this, and he said "Yes, Blend 00 is PS 702."

 

[taharris]

Sorry guys. I am going to be the one dissenter here.

Solani Aged Burly Flake is head and shoulders above Stormfront.

Just say'n...

:twisted:

 

[Puff Daddy]

I have purchased Uhle's 00 directly from Uhle's multiple times. I have purchased Stokkebye ps702 Pressed Burley from multiple sources. I cannot tell the difference. That's all I have to go by. Well, that and the same opinion held by a couple others who have tried both (credit goes to Ol Dawg who made me aware of this. Have not seen him around here in quite some time).

 

[Blackhorse]

Of course, the phrase "for me" should always be added.  Since it's a totally subjective thing.


And...I still have a half pound of Exhausted Rooster sealed and sitting. Likely going on 10 plus years now. It should be just about ready.

 

[tslots]

My spin on using the review site...one of my favorite haunts:

So reviews are nice, and fun and often instructive...but just one guy's opinion. What I've done with good success is to go through a blend, again, that I think I know...and find maybe five guys that you totally agree with. Write 'em down. Look up other blends that you know and see what they say. Eventually develop a list of guys that really seem to be on your wavelength...and when you want to know what to think of a potential blend...check what they say. It's more of a known commodity that way and not so random.

That's what I think about the review site. I love it and consider it recreational reading. But it's not gospel.

That's spot on with how I regard the site as well.     :face:

I've actually never tried Storm Front and in general I'm not a big fan of high % Burley blends.    I will have a bowl of PA on occasion though.

 

[Blackhorse]

You know what the review site brought me back to, that I never ever gave a fair shake? Aros. I found three reviewers that made many positive comments similar to each other re crossover or semi-aro blends, many of which I liked quite a lot. So I extended that into their reviews of aromatics. Now, since Esoterica has a number of blends that are labeled as aros (in the British style as opposed to the American style) I had avoided them...but on reading those other reviews I gave a couple of them a shot...ultimately finding one of my top five favorite blends...Ramsgate. So yeah, thoughtful and even systematic use of the TR site can and does yield significantly positive results.

 

[juanmedusa]

Stormfront is the best burley blend if you believe it. And it's not if you don't. Remember taste is subjective. What's the point in knowing definitively what the best blend is if you happen not to like it. I tried the Stormfront and thought it was really great stuff but I preferred the Darkhorse. So if all of you come to terms and decide stormfront is the best I frankly won't care. Now if you're asking if people should try stormfront then without hesitation I'd say yes, they might find that it is the single best burley blend available!