How is Barsdorf so good?

[itsnotuitsme]

Käptn Barsdorf Dark Fired Kentucky.

Seriously - per weight it's the cheapest pipe tobacco i've smoked until now (also, the "tin" consists of a plastic lid and a paper body), yet it's absolutely one of my favourites. If you were to send me of to an island for the rest of my life and i only could have this stuff, i wouldn't be too unhappy about it. How? Why? Any contrary opinions? Is it actually bad and im just deluded? So many questions... :D

 

[anotherbob]

price and enjoyment don't go hand in hand.

 

[itsnotuitsme]

price and enjoyment don't go hand in hand.

you sure are right - but it's so much cheaper than what i have learned to be a reasonably priced tobacco, that i just have to doubt my judgement a litte bit...

 

[sablebrush52]

price and enjoyment don't go hand in hand.

Depends on the context.

 

[anotherbob]

you sure are right - but it's so much cheaper than what i have learned to be a reasonably priced tobacco, that i just have to doubt my judgement a litte bit...

cobs are cheaper cause it is easier to grow corn then harvest briar.

 

[anotherbob]

Depends on the context.

yeah but price tag doesn't certify better

 

[itsnotuitsme]

cobs are cheaper cause it is easier to grow corn then harvest briar.

that's a pricing difference that makes logically makes sense - but growing tobacco should be about the same, shoudn't it? of course, blending, curing and so on add on to that, but that couldn't account for the difference thats present here - after all, its about a third or fourth of other "quality tobaccos".

just to be clear, i don't want to be a penny pincher about it - i'm just wondering

 

[Chasing Embers]

My favorite tobaccos are less than $3.50/ounce.

 

[AroEnglish]

My favorite tobaccos are less than $3.50/ounce.

This is the way.

 

[kcghost]

It is the way of things. Somethings priced high due to factors other than taste.

 

[warren]

The simple answer is, "It pleases your palate." That's pretty much the reason anyone prefers one blend over another. No mystery.

 

[Scottishgaucho]

Imported blends here in Argentina cost a fortune due to them being heavily taxed. Home produced blends are a quarter of the price yet hold their own in quality against famous blends like Samual Gawith and C&D.

 

[anotherbob]

that's a pricing difference that makes logically makes sense - but growing tobacco should be about the same, shoudn't it? of course, blending, curing and so on add on to that, but that couldn't account for the difference thats present here - after all, its about a third or fourth of other "quality tobaccos".

just to be clear, i don't want to be a penny pincher about it - i'm just wondering

nope it wouldn't be. Some strains are more productive larger leafs and such. Some can grow more in a smaller space. Land and water are of different values and costs. And even more

 

[itsnotuitsme]

My favorite tobaccos are less than $3.50/ounce.

Can you let me in on the secret?

 

[Peter Turbo]

Can you let me in on the secret?

go to smokingpipes.com and sort bulk tobacco by price: low to high

pick some that sound good to you, enjoy.

 

[itsnotuitsme]

thanks, i'll check it out. i wonder if it'll still be cheap by the time german customs got its share...