Quote Originally Posted by Ropey View Post
Or is 98% of pipe tobacco really good? Is that it? Can you just not f*ck up pipe tobacco?
That about sums it up I think.

Like I said, most cigars that I don't care for are all because of shit burn issues or poor construction. How do you poorly cut up tobacco leaves?

I mean hell, Carter Hall and Prince Albert are the "Black & Mild/White Owls" of the pipe world, and guess what? They rule. They are super tasty and good. Not like machine made cigars at all.

As far as myself personally, the only pipe tobaccos I don't care for are aromatic goopers, burley blends that are too heavy with perique, and weak English's that are too light on the latakia. But I would never say that the companies that make these blends are absolute crap and you have to stay away from them, because Cornell & Diehl, Samuel Gawith, and Peter Stokkebye all make amazing high quality tobacco. Some of the best actually.

So in review, there is no "Ghurka" or "5 Vegas" of the pipe world IMO. Sure, companies may make a blend or two that I don't care for, but the bulk of their blends are really great so 1 or 3 outliers doesn't spoil the brand for me.

The closest thing I will say to be aware of is Lane Limited. Because a lot of their blends are aromatic goopers.