There are blends that I hate, some even piss me off. But, I have never hated something so badly that I went on every thread that mentions it and posted how I don't like it. That takes a lot of work. :
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:Penzance - Meh
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Right now I am smoking St. Bernard Flake, which was pretty shitty when I smoked it fresh, so I threw the jar in the darkest corners of my storage and voila 2 years of stewing around and its perfect !!
Age the stuff, its shitty otherwise.
Age the stuff, its shitty otherwise.
I love that I have some dry, good aged Penzance. I give it to every pipe smoker I meet who hasn't tried it yet. I don't care enough to worry about getting more, so I get new junkies hooked on it and hunting for it so they leave the more readily available tobaccos alone and don't drive my price up and availability down.
I smoked a few bowls of Penzance, thanks to a generous forum member who posted in this thread already. It's a very smooth Balkan style blend, better than any I've had. I will say that I like Russ's H&H White Knight almost as much, and it's readily available, unlike the Esoterica blends.
@ChasingEmbers Oh bummer Duane !! I've been proven wrong then, lol. I have a few bags of Margate simmering since 2014 but still havent secured Penzance at MSRP.
For those interested, I called Uhles today in Wisconsin, they don't have Penzance or Stonehaven, but they do have some other Esoterica blends in tins and bags.
Jpm nailed it. Penzance is a fine blend but Margate is my favorite Eso. And yes, all their blends are very damp and require plenty of dry time. I only say this now that my cellar is saturated with Margate. ::
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After trying Penzance I decided I no longer want others opinion on anything tobacco/pipe related and set off on my own adventure of discovery.
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The only ET blend I like is Penz. Price is of no concern for me as I love the stuff. Thank you scalpers.The rest of ET's blends? No thanks.
Stonehaven on a very rare occasion.
There's only 2 blends where I love the aftertaste, the leftover smell on my stash' and the room-note, Penz and Bengal Slices
Stonehaven on a very rare occasion.
There's only 2 blends where I love the aftertaste, the leftover smell on my stash' and the room-note, Penz and Bengal Slices
I've had the same experience. It's like that with any hobby really. There is always some "unicorn" that people are chasing because of it's rarity but when you finally get ahold of it, it's a big let down. I went through this just last weekend with bourbon. I was fascinated by the single barrel variety ever since I visited the Buffalo Trace Distillery and started looking for Blanton's. It is easier to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I pretty much lost all hope of ever trying a bottle when my local store gets in about 6 bottles (1 case) twice a year and he has about a 4 page long waiting list.
Then for no particular reason, I was traveling to my brother-in-law's house the other day and wanted to pick up some beer. I stopped at literally a highway truck stop liquor store in the middle of nowhere in the nearest town to his home (he lives in the boonies) and they had 2 bottles of Blanton's sitting on the shelf for normal price. Needless to say I bought both of them. When I finally cracked it open with my brother-in-law, it was really good bourbon but not really any better than anything else in that price range. So to each his own I guess.
What I learned from all of this is to never chase the unicorns. I just wait and if I come across the opportunity to buy it under normal prices and conditions, I will happily try it but I won't pay ebay prices for the unicorns anymore.
Then for no particular reason, I was traveling to my brother-in-law's house the other day and wanted to pick up some beer. I stopped at literally a highway truck stop liquor store in the middle of nowhere in the nearest town to his home (he lives in the boonies) and they had 2 bottles of Blanton's sitting on the shelf for normal price. Needless to say I bought both of them. When I finally cracked it open with my brother-in-law, it was really good bourbon but not really any better than anything else in that price range. So to each his own I guess.
What I learned from all of this is to never chase the unicorns. I just wait and if I come across the opportunity to buy it under normal prices and conditions, I will happily try it but I won't pay ebay prices for the unicorns anymore.
In my esoterica thread many people said they buy esoterica just to make sure others will not get it. So shortages bring out the worst in human nature basically. I still wasnt able to find anything because I live in Australia and the drops happen at 4 am and local BMs only hold over the counter aromatics.
Penzance is a very nice tobacco, and I rather enjoy it; however, I've been saying for years its the most overrated tobacco ever. While I enjoy it, it's not worth the hassle of trying to hunt it down on every website and/or B&M shop. It's especially not worth the amount of money people buy/sell for on ebay.
If you come across a tin at regular price, grab it but don't waste your time hunting all over for it. It's good but not that good.
If you come across a tin at regular price, grab it but don't waste your time hunting all over for it. It's good but not that good.
You may want to re-read that thread. Many posts on how to find it, not buying it up so no one can get it.
Esoterica people
My goodness you're fickle. :rofl:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/esoterica-people/page/3#post-1260756
I haven't found one Esoterica line tobacco that I liked, the J.F.Germain & Son tobaccos rule though.
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