Except that they haven't been "Dunhill" blends. They are Orlik blends with the Dunhill name stamped on them. So Orlik keeps making them, and calls them something different.
For whatever a "recipe" is worth. They still can only blend with the tobaccos they have at their disposal, which are almost certainly not the same as days gone by.
WHOA! Russ never said that Orlik WAS opting to pick up the 'Dunhill' blends. He was only responding to someone saying that IF Orlik optied to pick up the 'Dunhill' blends, that they would taste the same, because they already make them.
That's why I wanted to make the distinction. It's crazy how two people can read the same thing and come away with totally different conclusions.
Not to take the wind out of your sails, but even the original manufacturer faces the same pitfalls of product consistency over time: problems of sourcing suitable leaf, changing processes due to cost cutting, loss of institutional knowledge when employees leave/retire, etc., etc., etc.
So, it's fine for you! Diff strokes and all. But generally all tobaccos are packed and shipped a bit wetter than is ideal for a smoke. Imagine the hue and cry from those who like to smoke at around 80% RH if the tobacco came in at 65%! Insurrection! And I was talking ribbon or ready rubbed.
No, well, you're partly right. I have it on good authority that Russ not only is going to recreate the Dunhill blends, but he bought Orlik and McClellend and a 15 million acre farm to grow his own Virginias and a ketchup factory to recreate the McC Va flavor and quality.
Doesn't take the wind out of my sails at all - in fact, I think it further illustrates the point. If something is good as its current iteration, fantastic. It's not like we should expect things to remain the same over time regardless of who is making it or where.
