4th Gen Peaty Kentucky Rope Cut

[BROBS]

To my tastes, they would be. But there are those who insist they can sense such subtleties, and I have no reason to argue with them.

From the maker's side, little tweaks to a formula - like, say releasing the flake and the spun-out version of the same thing, or putting a bourbon barrel stave in the tin - can fairly be called different things in my book.

I agree. But some people can “find” a difference in everything

 

[chilllucky]

 

[chilllucky]

It's definitely made in the same way. They're the same size and have the same density of swirls and layers inside.

Fresh out of the tin, the Stockton tastes stronger, like it might have more dark fired, but not too much.

I'll try to get two pipes going later this week and truly A/B it.

 

[anotherbob]

I'll take some pictures and brief tasting notes, but I am not a super taster. If there's a subtle difference to do with -I dunno- time in the press, component sourcing, or, like, the brand of rum in a topping, it's gonna go right over my head.

heck sometimes two smokes from the same tin don't taste as similarly as one would expect.

 

[chilllucky]

Just simultaneously smoked a bowl of each in two different (but similarly chambered) pipes. To my unsophisticated tastes, they are very similar, but not the same.

The stockton is spicier and a little harsher. Otherwise, they look, feel, and behave the same. It could be age, a slightly different proportion of ingredients, or even a subtle topping.

In conclusion, different, and I like the 4th gen a little better. But probably not twice as much -in reference to the price-. I will happily sit on the stockton for a year or two and come back to it.

Even _if_ Mr. Stokkeybe just repackaged some old or non-conforming Mac Baren product to come up with this release, I wouldn't fault him for it. Stockton wasn't available in the states at the time and he is welcome to put his name on anything he feels worthy of it.