Drug Store Burleys:: Prince Albert, Carter Hall, Half&Half, etc.

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by Hendu3270

I went to buy some pipe cleaners this weekend and they had a $5 minimum for debit cards so I decided to grab a pouch of Carter Hall. I was pleased with this tobacco. I think this will be what I take on fishing trips from now on. One thing I noticed was how well it burns. maybe its just cut but it burns very smooth and consistant with zero gurgle even if i smoked it hot. This is the only tobacco I've smoked in this small cut form. Is this the norm for this type of cut?

Yes it is!

Carter Hall, Prince Albert, Walnut, Revelation, etc. all pack very easily and burn easily and cool. They're room note is fantastic and they burn extremely well outdoors.

[sounds7]

Naturally I had to try it since thats what my father and grandfather used to smoke. Not my cup of tea actually. To each his own I guess even within the family tree.

[Zodduska]

Voted for hate. I tried Blenders Gold: Black & Burley, it smelled good and tasted ok but was way overloaded with PG which kinda grossed me out.. I don't like chemicals. I ended up dumping it into the trash last week.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Zodduska

Voted for hate. I tried Blenders Gold: Black & Burley, it smelled good and tasted ok but was way overloaded with PG which kinda grossed me out.. I don't like chemicals. I ended up dumping it into the trash last week.

I understand hate, especially if having once tried Paladin Black Cherry.

Have you been down the Prince Albert or Carter Hall path via corncob pipe? It may be a better road to travel. Or a lovely one. Or not.

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I understand hate, especially if having once tried Paladin Black Cherry.

Have you been down the Prince Albert or Carter Hall path via corncob pipe? It may be a better road to travel. Or a lovely one. Or not.

Carter Hall in a Cob - YUM! YUM! YUM!

[Zodduska]

I'll try em and report back.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Zodduska

I'll try em and report back.

Not wishing to sound irrationally exuberant but, speaking as a generally anti-burleyite, some Carter Hall jammed in a well used cob is not without its pleasures.

[brianwalden]

Ok, I'm ready to vote. Sometimes you just want an easy smoking tobacco in an easy smoking pipe. Few people absolutely love the drugstore tobaccos nowadays, but there's a place for them in everyone's rotation.

Long live the drugstore burleys! (and drugstore aromatics for that matter)

[postoak]

I have tried some bulk and tinned tobaccos, but think I'll probably wind up smoking the drugstore stuff exclusively, eventually.

I've been rotating thru these:

Prince Albert
Sir Walter Raleigh Regular
Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
Carter Hall
Half & Half
Captain Black (white)
CVS Admiral's Choice Cherry
Walgreen's Black and Gold

Of these, I'll probably settle on PA and Captain Black (my favorite of them all). I think PA and SWR Regular are very similar except for the look (SWR is a cube cut and seems to come very dry). They are almost free of any added scent or flavor which I sometimes like. They load easier than any other blends I have (but for different reasons).

Carter Hall and Half & Half, seem to be closer to Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic and Captain Black than than they are to PA or SWR Regular. However, I consider them noticeably inferior to Captain Black as they sometimes can smoke a little wet, have a bit (not much) of bite, and don't have as good a flavor or smell as Captain Black. I'll probably be smoking Captain Black forever.

CVS Admiral's Choice has a bit of tongue bite and Walgreen's Black and Gold has tongue bite AND smokes wet. Still I like it, but not as much as the Captain Black.

[AcworthAl]

Both Carter Hall and Prince Albert are BOTH part of my regular rotation. They are both very good burleys. I think P/A has more nicotine, but I could be wrong.

[Arizona]

I didn't do the Poll cuz my choice would be: Tried it, it's OK just not my favorite thing but fine in a pinch

Just plain tobacco and nothing particularly great or bad about them (PA, CH or H&H). I still prefer my regular blend - (Black n Gold from Super Value) as it leaves no after-taste, is smooth with no bite, great room note and comes in bulk at good prices!

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Arizona

I didn't do the Poll cuz my choice would be: Tried it, it's OK just not my favorite thing but fine in a pinch...

Yes, I smoke a pinch in a pinch. This is my take, too. I'd like to find the idiot who wrote the poll questions and forgot to include that option. Oops. Never mind.

There has been a half-smoked pouch of H&H sitting on the console of my truck for about eight weeks. Maybe that's why I buy H&H. I smoke half and forget about half. WTH... if I ever get around to the rest it'll still be moist. Like, next year, even. Good old PG. The label says they include PG in grocery store cakes, too. They do stay moist until days after the party is over.

[KinnScience]

I like the drugstore burly blends, all but H&H. PA and SWR are probably the ones I rotate through the most ... I have yet to try Granger ... I bit tough to find .. so I ordered 12 tubs via cup o joes (well, I figure if it is hard to find .. and I like it ... I don't wanna be left out in the cold if it goes the way of Edgeworth-which I have yet to try also ... luckily I found a couple tins that I'm sitting on). Anyway, if I find I don't like the Granger ... you folks will see some tubs up for trade.


I originally found PA to have a bit of a chemical taste ... but I've found that letting a pouch sit for a couple weeks seems to help that ... and smoking it out of a cob makes it really good. CH is ok .., .but not as much nutty flavor as PA. CB gets used when I need a mild smoke that gives out a nice room (playing cards with my friends/family ... etc)

Anyone hear anything about Granger being discontinued? Getting back to why I ordered so much ... I tried to have a store order some for me ... he tried 3 times .... though it was on his list of available tobacco .... it never delivered. He called about it ... and they told him that it wasn't available. Could just be his distributor ... but seems strange that many online sources either don't have it .. or are out of stock (at least were when I tried to order).

I wish I would have had the opportunity to get a pile of Edgeworth last July.

[brianwalden]

Originally Posted by KinnScience

I like the drugstore burly blends, all but H&H. PA and SWR are probably the ones I rotate through the most ... I have yet to try Granger ... I bit tough to find .. so I ordered 12 tubs via cup o joes (well, I figure if it is hard to find .. and I like it ... I don't wanna be left out in the cold if it goes the way of Edgeworth-which I have yet to try also ... luckily I found a couple tins that I'm sitting on). Anyway, if I find I don't like the Granger ... you folks will see some tubs up for trade.


I originally found PA to have a bit of a chemical taste ... but I've found that letting a pouch sit for a couple weeks seems to help that ... and smoking it out of a cob makes it really good. CH is ok .., .but not as much nutty flavor as PA. CB gets used when I need a mild smoke that gives out a nice room (playing cards with my friends/family ... etc)

Anyone hear anything about Granger being discontinued? Getting back to why I ordered so much ... I tried to have a store order some for me ... he tried 3 times .... though it was on his list of available tobacco .... it never delivered. He called about it ... and they told him that it wasn't available. Could just be his distributor ... but seems strange that many online sources either don't have it .. or are out of stock (at least were when I tried to order).

I wish I would have had the opportunity to get a pile of Edgeworth last July.

If you're looking for the ready rubbed Edgeworth in a pouch, you can try calling up the Dewey Ave Smoke Shop in Rochester, NY. I bought a pouch there in early April, and I think they had a few more.

[KinnScience]

Originally Posted by brianwalden

If you're looking for the ready rubbed Edgeworth in a pouch, you can try calling up the Dewey Ave Smoke Shop in Rochester, NY. I bought a pouch there in early April, and I think they had a few more.

Hey Brian,

Thanks a lot for the tip on the Edgeworth. I bought all he had.