Blend of The Month - Anyone Remember This Blend?

[BCF]

My wife came home with this tin the other day. Made by Kentucky Club, the tin claims it "is never exactly the same," and "it's a variety of different brands all hand blended together".
Now that sounds a lot like what I've seen posted on the WAYS thread; the proverbial jar of whatever's left from other jars, stuffed into a bowl.
In my cursory Internet search, this blend could have been made somewhere between the 40s and the late 60s, at least in Wheeling anyway. It's listed on Tobacco Reviews, but there is no actual review
I did the old sniff test of the tin, but I can't even get a hint of what may have been in it. It just smells clean.
Has anyone heard of this Blend of the Month, or maybe even had it? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[bullet08]

Wouldn't mind tin like that. Dump whatever I'm smoking now in it, and call it a blend of the month.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Truth in advertising!

 

[Briar Lee]

Kentucky Club Match is still blended today:

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Kentucky Club Aromatic (Alternative)

This is an ALTERNATIVE. Kentucky Club Aromatic was an American classic made with smooth Burley, earthy Turkish, sweet Virginia and a bit of tangy Perique with an old-fashioned, very pleasant top flavor for an outstanding room note.. MATCH - Kentucky Mix is a more-than-suitable replacement for the original and is a very affordable alternative.

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There are many types of Burleys and Orientals (Turkish) but only one Perique today, and even years ago it was likely the most expensive tobacco used in Kentucky Club.

My guess is the makers of Kentucky Club did what Pipes and Cigars still do today with Best of the Rest, except it was light on Perique.

updating via yoast

www.tobaccoreviews.com

The mark up on tobacco has always been astronomically high.

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In the past 35 years, the price of North Carolina-grown flue-cured tobacco has never risen more than about 60 cents per pound, to just over $2.

https://amp.newsobserver.com/news/local/article257977668.html

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Today tobacco costs something between 10 cents and 15 cents, never 20 cents an ounce for the blenders to buy, federal taxes are 18 cents an ounce, and Best of the Rest sells for almost dollar an ounce online.

Best of the Rest Pipe Tobacco - PIPES and CIGARS

Find Best of the Rest Pipe Tobacco Packaged Pipe Tobaccos at the lowest prices here at PIPES and CIGARS!

www.pipesandcigars.com

Derby Club is about $2.50 to $3 an ounce.

Hearth & Home Mid-Town Derby Club Aromatic - Pipes and Cigars

Derby Club Aromatic, part of the Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series, is a smooth and pleasant blend of Burley, Virginia, Turkish and a bit of Perique. A refreshing top-note has been added with a wonderful room note. Derby Club Aromatic is a reasonably-priced blend that you can enjoy morning, noon and...

www.pipesandcigars.com

The leftovers, are still profitable.

 

[haebar]

There is a similar product available at Pipes & Cigars - "Best of the Rest". There are the regular and English varieties. I recently bought a pound bag of the English variety and am very pleased with it. The package states that it is a product of Denmark.

 

[burleybreath]

Allow me to interject here: I think Derby Club Aromatic is a supposed to be a clone for Kentucky Club Mixture, as opposed to the regular KC? It comes nowhere close. The latter was one of my all-time favorite OTCs. The top-note was quite distinctive, and I loved it. The clone, however, is a good tub tobacco on its own merits.

 

[judcole]

Milan does a version of Kentucky Club Mild that I find quite close to the original.

 

[Grangerous]

Dottle Sells. I have an at home mixture called, Persian Slipper. Any “investors” among you?

 

[kcghost]

No, No I don't think so.