DIY Match Blends

[Sosakan]

With all of the big closures of sutliff, Mac Baren, etc. I thought it might be helpful to create a blend library of matching blends. I have been scouring the uncased pipe blending thread to find taste alikes and there have to be more out there that aren't mentioned. So, if you have a blend that is very near or better than a existing or past commercial blend, please share.

None of these blends are mine, I'm just compiling them.

uncased blends:

Pure Tobacco Pipe Blends You Can Make

While some varieties of tobacco can be enjoyable when smoked straight in a pipe, the flavor horizon can be broadened by simple blending of contrasting varieties and cure-methods. My goal in this thread is to present some pipe blends that do not use casing of any kind. [Practically all...

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cased blends:

Cased Tobacco Pipe Blend Recipes

Latest blend ... pulled from the press yesterday: Burley Legal: 1 pound Natural Burley, cased in a light molasses / cocoa and toasted 1 pound Red FCV 1 pound Prilep 1/2 pound Light Fire Cured Virginia 1/4 pound Red Tips Burley (added after the press) All selected leaves were equally divided...

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If you are the creator of these blends please feel free to give us an update on any tweaks you may have made.

Balkan Supreme (my favorite)

20% Red
15% Lemon
30% Latakia
20% Samsun
15% Izmir
Age 3wks

My Mixture 965

25% Latakia
25% Izmir
16.5% Red (toasted)
3.5% Oriental
20% Lemon Stovendish
10% Burley Cavendish

Quiet Nights

37.5% Latakia
25% Red
18.75% Perique
12.5% Samsun
6.25% Izmir
Age 3wks

Capstan-ish Blue

60% Red
30% Bright
10% Perique
Press 1wk, press 1wk with light heat

Nightcap

37.5% Latakia
12.5% Oriental
43.25% Red
6.25 Air Cured
Case
Press 1d
Rub out

Plum Pudding

Samsun 15g
MD 2.5g
Bright 11.25g
Cavendish 11.25g
Perique 7.5g
Case 50/50 rum & coffee, add splash vanilla
Press 1wk heat slightly

Early morning pipe

Latakia 25%
Oriental 25%
Lemon 21.25%
Perique 18.75%

 

[Landon]

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[Radagast]

With all of the big closures of sutliff, Mac Baren, etc. I thought it might be helpful to create a blend library of matching blends. I have been scouring the uncased pipe blending thread to find taste alikes and there have to be more out there that aren't mentioned. So, if you have a blend that is very near or better than a existing or past commercial blend, please share.

None of these blends are mine, I'm just compiling them.

uncased blends:

Pure Tobacco Pipe Blends You Can Make

While some varieties of tobacco can be enjoyable when smoked straight in a pipe, the flavor horizon can be broadened by simple blending of contrasting varieties and cure-methods. My goal in this thread is to present some pipe blends that do not use casing of any kind. [Practically all...

fairtradetobacco.com

cased blends:

Cased Tobacco Pipe Blend Recipes

Latest blend ... pulled from the press yesterday: Burley Legal: 1 pound Natural Burley, cased in a light molasses / cocoa and toasted 1 pound Red FCV 1 pound Prilep 1/2 pound Light Fire Cured Virginia 1/4 pound Red Tips Burley (added after the press) All selected leaves were equally divided...

fairtradetobacco.com

If you are the creator of these blends please feel free to give us an update on any tweaks you may have made.

Balkan Supreme (my favorite)

20% Red
15% Lemon
30% Latakia
20% Samsun
15% Izmir
Age 3wks

My Mixture 965

25% Latakia
25% Izmir
16.5% Red (toasted)
3.5% Oriental
20% Lemon Stovendish
10% Burley Cavendish

Quiet Nights

37.5% Latakia
25% Red
18.75% Perique
12.5% Samsun
6.25% Izmir
Age 3wks

Capstan-ish Blue

60% Red
30% Bright
10% Perique
Press 1wk, press 1wk with light heat

Nightcap

37.5% Latakia
12.5% Oriental
43.25% Red
6.25 Air Cured
Case
Press 1d
Rub out

Plum Pudding

Samsun 15g
MD 2.5g
Bright 11.25g
Cavendish 11.25g
Perique 7.5g
Case 50/50 rum & coffee, add splash vanilla
Press 1wk heat slightly

Early morning pipe

Latakia 25%
Oriental 25%
Lemon 21.25%
Perique 18.75%

I’m only looking at EMP and it seems to be missing 10%.. if it’s as good as Bob’s Pearl of Shibham, could it be 31.25% lemon? Or did I miss something?

 

[TigerTom]

I’m only looking at EMP and it seems to be missing 10%.. if it’s as good as Bob’s Pearl of Shibham, could it be 31.25% lemon? Or did I miss something?

Tin descriptions state that EMP contains Red Virginias.

"Oriental tobacco is carefully blended with bright and red Virginia, pressed and lightly stoved, enhanced by medium fired latakia." (1985 tin)

"A Mellow and delicately flavored smoking blend with Orient tobaccos and light and red Virginians. First pressed and then gently roasted with a small amount of Latakia. Medium cut English mixture." (current tin under STG)

That's probably the missing 10%, or at least could fill in that gap.

The descriptions also show them as stoved or roasted, which can mean a few different processes. Bob put together a helpful post in this thread:

Stoved Virginia

The current tin is sufficiently vague so as to be confusing, so you might start by blending and lightly pressing together the Orientals, Bright Virginias, and Red Virginias; toasting/stoving them a little to smooth them out; then blending in the Latakia.