McCranie's St. Alban's Best

St. Alban's is one of the shop blends from McCranie's Pipe Shop in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the store's own description, the blend's core is mountain latakia, joined by golden Virginia, white Burley, and toasted Cavendish. Its latakia-forward construction places the blend in the classic English mixtures family, while the Cavendish and Virginia share puts a measured sweetness underneath the smoky taste. McCranie's is a shop that has been operating since 1979, preparing its bulk blends at its own counter; this blend too is distributed mainly through the shop.