Blend Club 2023 | November - Escudo - Navy de Luxe

Mr Muttenchop,
Thank You for all you do and have done for the community!

🤑🤑🤑 Escudo is a solid, but boring smoke for me. Most of the people I know who love it are ex-cigarette smokers. I prefer something more along the lines of Bayou Morning for more of a perique kick.

😊😊😊😊 First blend club that I smoked along with your video. Always enjoy these videos. Keep ‘em up.

I really enjoy the nuttiness and twang in the retrohale.

BriarBlues loves it.

🙂🙂🙂🙂 I’m a vaper smoker and I keep a tin of this blend on hand in my rotation always. Now I love the pop’s of sour I get along with the pepper of the perique and then the sweetness of the Virginia comes in it’s just a fantastic flavor profile it’s definitely a blend that rewards the slow smoker!

💨💨 Escudo doesn't do it for me, I find it to be flat, boring smoke. For the money, there are far better choices than this overhyped blend.

I have a tin on its way right now. As soon as it comes in, I'll leave a review. I have recently become a fan of perique, so Im excited. Thank you sir.

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The first time I
smoked escudo, I was a rookie piper who had a sprint to the finish cadence and never considered the nic hit of different tobaccos.
Ouch! 😵‍💫
I learned a lot from that bowl and since have slowed down and have enjoyed much more.

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This is a go to pipe tobacco for me. I have had this continually in rotation for years. Always the right moisture- lights easily and has smooth peppery / earthen taste. The coins are awesome- so many ways to pack the pipe- you can stack the coins and roll them into a cylinder to pack the bowl, or shred them, or pack shredded tobacco between two coins - different pipes and different pack techniques will give different flavor levels…. I have had several fun gaming nights using the coined tobaccos as chips in poker games with the lads- escudo is definitely an all around must have smoke. Tin to tin it is always consistently the same- tribute to the “scientifically blended” process advertised on the label.

Watching your videos while smoking is the best❤

Great benchmark VaPer and a must try for those getting into this category of tobaccos. The Virginias are definitely on the brighter side with hay and citrus up front and a breadiness on the finish. It has enough perique in it to add some spice and a slight tang. For those looking for a cheaper alternative, you might look into the Luxury Bullseye Flake from Peter Stokkebye.

👍👍👍👍 Delicious blend. This is one of my favorites. Perfect moisture; deep, delightful flavors,; no tongue bite; lovely room note. Cheers!

When do you announce the 2024 blend club list?

👍👍👍👍. Good ol’ Escudo! I would definitely give it a 5 if the price wasn’t so high. There are plenty of other vapers just as good but they are much cheaper. That being said, I always have a jar of Escudo on my shelf. The tin note is always sweet, you really get the fruity notes right off the bat. It’s always a little moist in my opinion so i always rub it out and let it sit for 10-15 minutes before I load it up. I always get the sweet, spices, and bready flavors while smoking it. Many people complain that it has a lot of nicotine , but I’ve never gotten a buzz from it. The room note is very mild. I would highly recommend Escudo for new pipe smokers, but if price is an issue then go with something like elizabethan from Peterson. As always great review Muttnchop!

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Had to use the anchors given the connotation in the name and my naval service. So this will likely become a 5 once I try it with some extensive age on it. Yes it is pricey unfortunately, but you can see why. It smokes beautifully. If packed properly, it will give you a continuous steady smoke with no relights. It will start to build some excess juices, so will need to run a pipe cleaner through in between at times. Other than that it’s great. Again regarding the pricing, just use sparingly as a treat like Muttnchop says!

1/2 I just cracked the tin, and wow...

Love it but indeed the price is somewhat expensive. But noneteless smoking less and enjoy it 👍

Muttnchop, have you had Mac Baren’s Royal Twist Deluxe? If not gotta order some up!

Just wanted to say a big thank you. It’s a year now that I’ve been smoking a pipe, and you’ve been my biggest source of helpful information.

That's what that smell and taste is. I couldn't figure it out until you said Apricot. Thanks.

it's good blend I tried it from many years ago. Maybe I need to try it again.

Also these types of VaPers escudo. Luxury navy flake etc.. are very subtle and must be sipped. Smoke slowly with as little heat as possible. You don’t just blast the lighter to it and puff hard . The secret is in the slow sipping

I believe it has much more V. Driving the bus indeed. Great job

❤❤❤❤/5. I lucked out on the first tin of Escudo i bought a while back, and it was a previous formulation that not only had more perique but it also was aged quite a bit. Had been sitting in the back of a b&m, forgotten lol. I just finished a bowl of the current blene as i watched this vid. 4 of 5. If you want a smooth, very yeasty and bready, smooth and mildly sweet grassy vaper this is for you. The plummy perique is almost non existant but it still maintains a prominent spot in my tobacco vault. I know some compare it to Peterson Deluxe Navy Roll and that's fair I suppose, but the Pete is sweeter and the perique is muuuch more obvious. Sadly, DNR is a bit cost prohibitive. It does occasionally see a sale price on some web vendors, as does Escudo.

MUTTN: Do you plan on doing a review of the limited Mac B. Delux Royal Twist? I just bought 5 tins... I've heard nothing but amazing things!

And to anyone who may read this: personally I'm a Peterson pipe smoker and have a wide variety of their pipes. Has anyone else smoked the limited Nutcracker or Evergreen flakes from smokingpipes? You can only get them if you buy a new pete. I think Evergreen is one of the best vapers I've had the opportunity to enjoy, and I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on it.

Great video! Escudo Navy Deluxe is my favorite!

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Come back to Lakewood Ohio!

Im confused about all the different tobaccos out there I liked old toby/ tombigbee except it was a little wet but after drying out burned great. Do you have any recommendations that is close to that? Thankyou sir

This stuff is great..thanks for the recommendation.

Mutton,
I wanted to write on your most recent video that I just enjoyed my first hour and fifteen minute pipe bowl. There is a tobacconist near me that carries pipe blends and cigars but not pipes. Anyway, I used all the tips I learned here at the YTPC. Packing looser and smoking slower/cooler is the secret! I mixed some wet black Cavendish with a drier English blend. Delicious. I'm going to get a smaller pipe for nights that I have less time. Thanks for this awesome channel!
Cheers,
Jordan in NJ

😋😋😋😋😋 Love Escudo. While I'll rub out the coins from time to time I usually take two, stack them, then roll them up in a cylinder and shove em into my pipe. Regardless it is a quality blend. Thanks for all of your reviews and blend club videos :)

I live near Poche Perique Tobacco farm and its awesome.. want a tour?

Looking forward to trying this! The price has prevented me from trying it in the past but I think it’s time. Cheers!

Please do a short video on nicotine levels and what to watch for as far as high and low potency tobacco types and blends. So us nicotine lightweights know what to look for when buying a blend. Example: i like to have a pipe for flavor, relaxing and the act of having a smoke, not to get bombed by high levels of nicotine. I hate that feeling. i like low weak blends.

🙂🙂🙂I gave it a three, it was kind of flat to me. Not a lot of taste for me. I can smoke it, but not my favorite. I can taste some creaminess. 🙂🙂🙂 Mrs. Whitetail, same experience.

Found a tin tucked in the back of my cellar and man was this stuff good. Had a very tangy but fruit forward note for the most of the smoke. With pepper coming in every so often.
👍👍👍👍 would be 5 if price was not so high

I’m going to have to try that. Do you have a video on room notes of varieties of tobacco? For instance the smell of burley vs Virginia vs oriental etc. There’s many blends I love the smell of while I’m smoking them, however I often wonder if non smokers around me are getting the same smelling enjoyment as I am.

You burn your shirt sir..

I enjoy Escudo very much. I've been smoking it for a year.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Escudo is one of my favorite Navy blends. I love the peppery hit you hit you get from it and how the sweetness comes in to mellow it all out. When you can get your hands on it. I buy a few tins to keep on standby. Like Muttnchop said the price has definitely gotten ridiculous. But it's definitely worth a shot at least once

greeting from China！ Love your videos！ can i ask, does ecodo is similar or to the Peterson deluxe navy？😅

😊😊😊😊😊. If I could give 8 I would. This is maybe my all time favorite, with the possible exception of Maltese Falcon. But if I could afford it, I could be a happy guy with nothing but this to enjoy.

Loved the video. Looking forward to trying it. I am a novice pipe smoker and enjoy your teaching videos.

Gid bless.

😊😊😊😊😊 I this is my first vaper blend, I’m really grateful you broke that term down. I really enjoyed this tobacco blend, but I only have English blends and aromatic to compare it to. I’m trying to break away from aromatics just a bit. Kinda like when you first start drinking black coffee, it isn’t necessarily all that great. In regards to tobacco, I’ve been using cream and sugar and not really tasting the coffee for what it is. I’ve smoked quite a few aromatics and then decided to go straight to heavy English blends. It was like going from extra cream and extra sugar to burnt gas station coffee. So this was a nice treat for me.

😀😀 - it burns hot. I’m a savinelli fan, and have tried in a 320, 673 and a 311, as well as some cobs, including a country gentleman and pride, all burned hot. Not sure if it is the Perique or what, but always end up with bite. Orlik, capstan gold and opening night perform well in any pipe for me, regardless of pipe. Might be the Perique, technique or maybe too moist. My tin was from 2022 (opened at the same time-in a mason jar). Appreciate any recommendations to improve my experience!

I can only smoke this blend when I first wake up for some reason, otherwise I'll start sweating like I ate a chili pepper 🌶 ♨️🥵
The flavor for me was like smoking a good cigar while snorting black pepper up my nose.

Love this channel. I was pricing out some of this tobacco, and then saw you had a video on it!

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