Your Top 5 VaPers

[Slow Triathlete]

A fellow Brother of the Briar (Bigkev77) had an excellent idea. As a spinoff of the VaPer Showdown I want everyone to tell me what your Top 5 VaPers are in order of preference. I'd love to see how everyone's tastes are different when it comes to this type of blend.

[Bruce]

The one and only.........old Bell's Three Nuns. Can't stop smoking this stuff!

[uncballzer]

thus far, I've only had 3. And they're quite opposite the showdown.

(in order of preference)
PS Luxury Navy Flake
PS Luxury Bullseye Flake
McConnell Scotish Cake

Have a tin of Escudo but haven't opened it yet.

[maboman]

ST,

First off let me say that your origional thread is what inspired me to order Scottish Cake in my first order from smokingpipes and for that I will always be greatfull!

Unfortunately thus far I have only tried 2 blends that are strictly Va/Per though my upcoming order will contain a few more.

My order of preference thus far:

1. McConnell Scottish Cake (Absolutely love it) 4 stars

2> McClelland 2015. (Like it) 2 1/2 stars would age well I think

I really enjoy Va/Pers and pure Virginias!

Maboman

P.S if anyone wants to send a few samples my way I'd be ever greatful!

[fireman43]

In order of preference....
Solani 633
ACP Escudo
Taven Tobacco Thunder Road
Samuel Gawith St. James Flake
Esoterica Dorchester

[evazan]

Being new to pipe smoking I have only tried one Va/Per which I enjoyed very much. It is LA Red from the Hearth and Home series. It was recommended to me by the good folks at the B & M. They told me that it was the preferred smoke of someone who edits a pipe magazine or something like that.

I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned in the original showdown thread or here yet. If the other Va/Per's are much better then this one I'll be in for a great treat once I branch out.

[Slow Triathlete]

Originally Posted by evazan

I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned in the original showdown thread or here yet. If the other Va/Per's are much better then this one I'll be in for a great treat once I branch out.

Don't worry, it's in the showdown. I just haven't gotten around to busting it out yet. Ironically enough I'm smoking another one of their blends, Virginia Spice, right now. Not sure if this one will make it into the Showdown though. It is a great blend but it has a bunch of cigar leaf in it as well.

[bigkev77]

The only five I have tried so far.

1. Scottish Cake,
Escudo, can't really decide on #1
3. Dorchester
4. Luxury Bullseye Flake
5. Luxury Navy Flake

Thanks to Slow Triathlete I have on order 1lb each of AJ's VaPer, Aniversery Kake, St. James Flake, and some tins of Filmore and Long Golden Flake. Soon to follow single tins of the rest of the ever growing list. You have created a VaPer monster here!!! THANKS!!

[Alyks]

1. SG St. James
2. GH LA perique
3. ACP Escudo
4. H&H Anni Kake
5. PS Luxury Navy Flake

[squeeze left]

I have only tried three;

1. C & D 417P-Night Train
2. RM Scottish Cake
3. H&H Anniversary Kake

Night Train has a bit o' burley.

[smokehouse]

These are as of right now and am sure they will change. Escudo is my number 1. The rest are not in any order.

Escudo
Dorchester
McConnel's Scottish cake
Telegraph hill
McCellands Bulk 2015

[EnyafanJT]

1. Bufflehead-Bufflehead Decoy
2. Bufflehead-Canvasback
3. Bufflehead-King Eider
4. Escudo
5. Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
McClelland 2015

[RevSmoke]

1. G&H Louisiana Flake (my go-to blend)
2. SG St. James Flake
3. Escudo
4. Esoterica Dorchester
5. Solani 633

[EvanS]

1. Solani 633
1. Esoterica Dorchester
3. Reiner Long Golden Flake
4. Taven Tobacco Thunder Road
5. Germain's Royal Jersey Perique

1. H&H Anniversary Kake
2. Escudo
3. Bufflehead-King Eider
4. H&H LA Red
5. 633