Balkan Sobranie In Stock!
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And, just in case MT is out by the time you get ready to order, I know that Skip at The Briary has reams of the stuff in stock, but you'll have to call him to get it. His online ordering for tobacco leaves much to be desired. Tell him Michael sent ya, ha ha.
^ Nope. Contrary to your photo of bounty, they told me they have NO Balkan Sobanie and no Esotericas. I am not sure if they are just lying because they don't want to ship or what. I wasn't impressed with their careless packaging last time I got something from them, so whatever.
Ha, I may have confused my pictures. Maybe this was your hoard and not the Briary. How it got on my phone is a mystery, but that would explain the black turtle neck and climbing ropes in the back of my car.
Yeh, JPiper, I would also recommend, Whiteknight, Balkan Sterling, and Balkan Supreme to be better rivals also.
But, watching them unload boxes of the Sobrainie, I felt compelled to take a picture, because it does come up regularly on here... like now.
Yeh, JPiper, I would also recommend, Whiteknight, Balkan Sterling, and Balkan Supreme to be better rivals also.
But, watching them unload boxes of the Sobrainie, I felt compelled to take a picture, because it does come up regularly on here... like now.
hiplainsdrifter, maybe they were so busy loading the boxes of ODF and reams of Astleys into the back of my car for me that they didn't have time, ha ha. I can't explain. I've never had to order from them because I'm just down the road. Or, maybe these were earmarked for someone. I apologize for getting anyone's hopes up. But, I snapped the picture minutes before posting it yesterday.
I'm sitting on a stack of tins, letting them age. When I bought them last year, it was no big deal. There was a lot of product and no limits. I used to smoke this in the '70's and '80's and liked it a lot. Then I opened up a tin of the reissue and tried it. This incarnation isn't anything wonderful, it's just got the rights to a famous name an a sorta decent rendition of the original labeling. If it doesn't turn into something worth smoking in a few years I can always sell it for a profit to someone with brand awareness and not much palate.
If you're looking for the Balkan Sobranie flavor profile, WhiteKnight is a good copy and jminks has mentioned about a better one that is a bit expensive and has to be ordered out of Switzerland.
These single tin offers hold no interest for me, as once I've factored in shipping costs it's no bargain. It's a good way to get traffic to a site and it does help against mindless hoarding that's become an issue. If I had other buying needs, the one tin offer would be fine as a serendipitous adjunct.
If you're looking for the Balkan Sobranie flavor profile, WhiteKnight is a good copy and jminks has mentioned about a better one that is a bit expensive and has to be ordered out of Switzerland.
These single tin offers hold no interest for me, as once I've factored in shipping costs it's no bargain. It's a good way to get traffic to a site and it does help against mindless hoarding that's become an issue. If I had other buying needs, the one tin offer would be fine as a serendipitous adjunct.
Sablebrush52: The tobacco from Synjeco in Switzerland is Torina. It's the closest to the 1980s, '90s Balkan Sobranie that I have found. The price is not overly bad (approximately $15 for 50 grams), it's the shipping that makes it so tough to afford.
I smoked Balkan Sobranie for thirty years and the new version does not match up. It's a different blend now. There's a little less latakia, no lemon Virginia, and the yenidje is either gone or changed because the light soda/floral notes are no longer present. The Orientals are tamer. That helped make the older version special. It's a good blend, but no longer special. With all the really good, complex English blends on the market now, I see no reason to chase this down. Sad that after all the years of enjoyment I got from it that Germains have decided economy triumphs faithful recreation. And this comes from a guy who once had 70 pouches and tins of the 1990s and early 2000 version in the cellar at one time. Wish I hadn't smoked it all up. I miss it.
I smoked Balkan Sobranie for thirty years and the new version does not match up. It's a different blend now. There's a little less latakia, no lemon Virginia, and the yenidje is either gone or changed because the light soda/floral notes are no longer present. The Orientals are tamer. That helped make the older version special. It's a good blend, but no longer special. With all the really good, complex English blends on the market now, I see no reason to chase this down. Sad that after all the years of enjoyment I got from it that Germains have decided economy triumphs faithful recreation. And this comes from a guy who once had 70 pouches and tins of the 1990s and early 2000 version in the cellar at one time. Wish I hadn't smoked it all up. I miss it.
That White Knight is awesome. Pretty funny if you go to P&C and compare their price for a tin of White Knight VS Sobranie.
I'm not the biggest of latakia fans, but I do like orientals, and Whiteknight wow'd me. It was definitely a kaleidoscope of flavors. I don't see working it into a daily, but I picked up several tins for special occasions.
Every time I get the news they are sold out. 2 tins is all I want. 1 for now 1 for later. But for now I will have to wait.
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