When I made my first order of Sakura, I had only seen him mentioned just minutes before.
Amazing. So much so that I ordered a second pound after the first smoke, and ordered a pipe just for it.
First release was back in March. My first pound was from two weeks ago followed by an order of a second pound the day the first arrived. What's IG?
Instagram. Ken Byron has a fanboybase and they hang on his every post for hints at “drops”.
Ah, can't find a use for that one. Pipe forums are about as social network as I get.
It’s slightly annoying IMO because I don’t want to have to hang on every social network post hoping for hints or details on when tobacco will be released. I’ve had decent luck with people posting on here about blends. I also just check the site periodically and see what’s there. I’ve missed quite a bit though. However some are a little overpriced for what they are IMo. While others are a great deal for the price. Totally blend dependent. Like Byronic Slices? Totally worth the price. Sakura or even Fat Old Sun? Not sure that they are.
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Can't bring myself to buy something called Byronic, but at $6/ounce, Sakura has become my new favorite tobacco. Considering that Jupiter Slices Full Slab is a sourced blend, I'm wondering if any of his blends are re-labeled. There was a guy tinning McClelland Red Cake years ago and calling it his own. C&D did the same thing at last year's Chicago pipe show with Oriental Silk calling it Virginia Oriental, and many thought it was an exclusive new blend.
