A Dunhill Treasure?

[SmokeRings79]

I buy 95% of my tobacco from SP, as I live in Israel and the variety is limited and prices are high. Today I've founded a dunhill My Mixture 965 tin in a tobacco shop. Not Peterson, but Dunhill. See below front and back. The Hebrew label on the back writes the manufacturer as BAT I (British American Tobacco), and country of origin Denmark. Does Dunhill still manufacture in EU? Should I write to Pipestud? ?

 

[ofafeather]

No more Dunhill tobacco products, sadly. Don’t know if this was manufactured by BAT but they held the license for the Dunhill tobacco name. Probably STG. Cool find though. Not terribly old. When we were in Israel in 2011 I found a tin of Erinmore Balkan blend which I haven’t seen before or since. You never know what you may come across.

 

[SmokeRings79]

Thanks. I've also picked a tin of Red Rapparee from him, which I couldn't find online from the US (shipping from EU is too expensive).

 

[ofafeather]

Someone can probably give you a better date range but I think Murray stopped making Dunhill blends in the early 2000s. Maybe 2005? Looks like BAT stopped being involved about 2017. I’m guessing it’s the later part of that.

 

[SmokeRings79]

Thank you! Tried to find info on how to date Dunhill tins. Found some links to SP.com page which is already gone.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Not Peterson, but Dunhill

There is absolutely zero difference between the two excluding the label. Same manufacturer, ingredients, and tins.

 

[ofafeather]

Thank you! Tried to find info on how to date Dunhill tins. Found some links to SP.com page which is already gone.

Saw that too.

 

[SmokeRings79]

There is absolutely zero difference between the two excluding the label. Same manufacturer, ingredients, and tins.

I don't have enough experience to comment, but still, I wonder how much age does it have on it. I normally assume that the age on a tobacco that I buy is several months top.

 

[camaguey]

dunhill is not dunhill since the 80's... or maybe before.

 

[sablebrush52]

I buy 95% of my tobacco from SP, as I live in Israel and the variety is limited and prices are high. Today I've founded a dunhill My Mixture 965 tin in a tobacco shop. Not Peterson, but Dunhill. See below front and back. The Hebrew label on the back writes the manufacturer as BAT I (British American Tobacco), and country of origin Denmark. Does Dunhill still manufacture in EU? Should I write to Pipestud? ?

BAT was the rights holder, STG was the manufacturer. When BAT decided to stop production of the Dunhill branded blends, STG bought manufacturing rights from BAT, but not the Dunhill name. The blend is the same, from the same production line, just with Peterson, which name STG owns, replacing Dunhill on the label.

 

[ofafeather]

I don't have enough experience to comment, but still, I wonder how much age does it have on it. I normally assume that the age on a tobacco that I buy is several months top.

If you haven’t tried it, it’s a good, creamy English blend. 5 years will have smoothed it out nicely.

 

[daveinlax]

Your tin definitely has some age. It has the smaller, better looking/fitting label on the top. The newer STG tins have a flat bottom. I don’t remember the cutoff on the new EU label regulations 2014/2015???

 

[americaman]

The tin is from 2017 or earlier. That was the last year it said Dunhill on the label. Cool find.

I would love to visit Israel some day.

 

[sablebrush52]

dunhill is not dunhill since the 80's... or maybe before.

Correct. Dunhill tobaccos haven’t been made since 1980 - 81, when manufacturing was outsourced to Murray’s and McConnell.
McConnell’s involvement was short lived while Murray’s lasted until 2006. Dunhill “branded” blends then went to Orlik and STG.
But to smokers who imprinted on these clones, it doesn’t matter. These are their Dunhill, and now Peterson, blends.

 

[Puffaluffaguss]

One of my go to light English/Scottish blend very satisfying, never aged any for more then a year, I'm sure it'll be great. If you don't want it we can work something out on the other thread. Just kidding ( but not really though)?

 

[SmokeRings79]

One of my go to light English/Scottish blend very satisfying, never aged any for more then a year, I'm sure it'll be great. If you don't want it we can work something out on the other thread. Just kidding ( but not really though)?

I want it. But the guy there has some more, as well as standard mixture and maybe night cap. It sells for around $23. I don't mind getting you some next time I get there. PM me if you're interested.

 

[ssjones]

I had saved this. it's printed and on my tobacco storage cabinet.

 

[SmokeRings79]

I had saved this. it's printed and on my tobacco storage cabinet.View attachment 145972

Thank you. How is the year calculated (in the photo the digit 4)? Does it mean 2014 or 4 years in respect to a certain year? Thanks!

 

[ssjones]

Found this in a thread here:

Dunhill Tin Dating :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

Would somebody please take me to school on dating Dunhill tins? Thanks, Fnord

pipesmagazine.com

 

[SmokeRings79]

Thank you very much! Though according to this coding the month (K) and the day (0) don't make sense. If it is actually from 2013, it's quite a find...