A lesser known fact is that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a historically accurate account of a pipe club trying to get to the last stock of McLelland Tobacco. The Frenchmen is a metaphor for the gougers getting there just before the pipe club and the police as the ATF ruining all the fun.
Ah, I didn't see his post since I had not refreshed my page when I wrote mine. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. A very interesting concept indeed.
Welcome from Virginia/New York. It's a great hobby to take up and this forum is a great place to learn and delve into the knowledge and experience on here.
I saw some threads from a few years ago about smokers haven blends and the FDA restrictions potentially cutting off the supply. Did that ever happen or is there still SH blends available in the US?