War Horse Bar from the Late 60's - Group Tasting

[verporchting]

Why do I suddenly get the sense that these plugs were the prototype for the nuclear rods used in certain reactors...? :lol:
I would never have guessed the size would change like that! Wow.
This is going to be epic. Thank you for this fantastic opportunity. :worship:

 

[condorlover1]

Just testing the original stuff resulted in Jim Inks doing an endless loop impression of Edward G Robinson from Little Caesar for about two weeks!

 

[JimInks]

Myeah! Dat's true, youse mugs. Myeah!

 

[condorlover1]

You see what I mean! Even the mere sight of an original War Horse Bar causes poor Jim flash backs :rofl:

 

[JimInks]

Yez better watch it Simon, or yer gonna be in the next run of War Horse Green, see! Soylently Green, see. Myeah!

 

[acidpox]

I wish I had friends that would gift me a tobacco this rare. But alas I'm the only pipe smoker I know. Hope you all enjoy the heck outta it.

 

[pepesdad1]

Everyone who was fortunate enough to get on the Ash list...we are all waiting with baited breath and a small chambered pipe set aside and ready for this monumental occasion...to try some of the original blend...older than some of the members here.

 

[condorlover1]

Smoking this stuff might make you immortal or at least satisfy your inner Chuck Norris since we all know that In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.! :rofl:

 

[ashdigger]

I think they are done. Both Plugs weigh 24 grams.

 

[condorlover1]

Let the fun begin! As an after thought Tim I would get everyone to sign a Waiver before receiving their sample. I would also suggest rubber gloves for handling the stuff and in extremis a full body condom :rofl:

 

[verporchting]

Oh man, this is going to be great. What a way to begin the summer.

 

[condorlover1]

Your absolutely right @verporchting. Replicating the Jonestown experience is definitely the way to kick off summer :rofl:

 

[hawky454]

My experience with the War Horse Bar from the 80’s (Simon, correct me if I’m wrong on the date) was that it was a lot like Condor without the famous Condor sauce. I would also say that it was very similar in strength to Condor Plug in terms of nicotine. I didn’t detect much of any topping so I’m tickled to hear that it will be perceptible in this older version. In fact, I really did wonder if War Horse was just the same Plug as Condor without the famous Condor scent added.
Those plugs look beautiful, ash, thanks for posting them!

 

[condorlover1]

By the early 1980s I tend to think that Gallaghers was doing a bit of badge engineering and that Condor Plug and War Horse were pretty much the same thing and they had defanged it so to speak. The same thing happened to Wills Woodbine cigarettes, Senior Service and Capstan Full Strength when they stopped using 'Empire Grown' tobacco and substituted Virginia. The old brands you were lucky if you could inhale the first three puffs of a Woodbine without your head spinning. The same with Players, Park Drive and Players Weights and then they switched away from 'Empire Blends' and everyone seemed to be able to inhale non stop. I have often thought there might be a correlation between smoking the modern stuff and some of the lung diseases that seem to afflict modern day cigarette smokers. Maybe its the environment? Who knows but I can count on both hands the number of Woodbine smokers in my family that have all died at a ripe old age. Go figure!

 

[hawky454]

Great post and excellent info! Thanks for sharing, Simon, you be da man... mang.

 

[ashdigger]

They are packaged for shipping. I'll try to get them out either today or tomorrow. Just depends on how cooperative the fire gods are.

 

[ashdigger]

This is my tester. It's a 1888 Meer with a Devil Anse vibe.

 

[papipeguy]

Well, Tim, it'll be interesting to see which colors first; the pipe or you.

 

[hawky454]

So awesome! Thanks for doing this, Ash!

 

[ashdigger]

Okay, if you get the following package in the mail and it has a Vegas return, it's from me. It's not that thing you ordered at 2 a.m. while drunk.