https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/12/tobacco-shares-us-bat-imperial-brands-fda-menthol-ban
Yes, these are cigarette brands they are talking about, but there are strong implications for pipe tobacco as well. I think the pipe tobacco market is too small to get much attention. They seem to be really focused on flavoured tobacco, which if the oft repeated quote of 90%+ pipe tobacco being aromatic is true, it seems to follow that pipe tobacco is also going to get a major gut punch.
I don't see this momentum going away for any reason.
The ever increasing advice to stock up on your favoured brands is becoming more sound by the year. I think it is entirely realistic that many pipe tobaccos (perhaps nearly all -if aromatics are outlawed) are going to disappear much quicker than a lot of people realize.
Yes, these are cigarette brands they are talking about, but there are strong implications for pipe tobacco as well. I think the pipe tobacco market is too small to get much attention. They seem to be really focused on flavoured tobacco, which if the oft repeated quote of 90%+ pipe tobacco being aromatic is true, it seems to follow that pipe tobacco is also going to get a major gut punch.
I don't see this momentum going away for any reason.
The ever increasing advice to stock up on your favoured brands is becoming more sound by the year. I think it is entirely realistic that many pipe tobaccos (perhaps nearly all -if aromatics are outlawed) are going to disappear much quicker than a lot of people realize.