Well, at least 70 something years. Taken from the October 1947 issue of Pipe Lovers magazine:
A Question As Old As Time
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Oh this was good. A blast from the past!
And now I've learned what a dudeen is too.
And now I've learned what a dudeen is too.
And some bank presidents smoke $0.10 blends and some clerks must have a $0.50 blend! Oh, and if you spend $10 on a pipe you can have something you can be proud of!
That’s great. Thanks for sharing.
That’s great. Thanks for sharing.
Adjusted for inflation that $10 pipe in 1947 is a $114 pipe today.
Anyone who has read A Study in Scarlet knows that the correct answer is the fabled Arcadia Mixture.
"It was now that I approached him with the Arcadia Mixture. I seldom recommend the Arcadia to men whom I do not know intimately, lest in the after-years I should find them unworthy of it. But just as Aladdin doubtless rubbed his lamp at times for show, there were occasions when I was ostentatiously liberal. If, after trying the Arcadia, the lucky smoker to whom I presented it did not start or seize my hand, or otherwise show that something exquisite had come into his life, I at once forgot his name and his existence. I approached Gilray, then, and without a word handed him my pouch, while the others drew nearer. Nothing was to be heard but the water oozing out and in beneath the house-boat. Gilray pushed the tobacco from him, as he might have pushed a bag of diamonds that he mistook for pebbles. I placed it against his arm, and motioned to the others not to look. Then I sat down beside Gilray, and almost smoked into his eyes. Soon the aroma reached him, and rapture struggled into his face. Slowly his fingers fastened on the pouch. He filled his pipe without knowing what he was doing, and I handed him a lighted spill. He took perhaps three puffs, and then gave me a look of reverence that I know well. It only comes to a man once in all its glory—the first time he tries the Arcadia Mixture—but it never altogether leaves him."
"It was now that I approached him with the Arcadia Mixture. I seldom recommend the Arcadia to men whom I do not know intimately, lest in the after-years I should find them unworthy of it. But just as Aladdin doubtless rubbed his lamp at times for show, there were occasions when I was ostentatiously liberal. If, after trying the Arcadia, the lucky smoker to whom I presented it did not start or seize my hand, or otherwise show that something exquisite had come into his life, I at once forgot his name and his existence. I approached Gilray, then, and without a word handed him my pouch, while the others drew nearer. Nothing was to be heard but the water oozing out and in beneath the house-boat. Gilray pushed the tobacco from him, as he might have pushed a bag of diamonds that he mistook for pebbles. I placed it against his arm, and motioned to the others not to look. Then I sat down beside Gilray, and almost smoked into his eyes. Soon the aroma reached him, and rapture struggled into his face. Slowly his fingers fastened on the pouch. He filled his pipe without knowing what he was doing, and I handed him a lighted spill. He took perhaps three puffs, and then gave me a look of reverence that I know well. It only comes to a man once in all its glory—the first time he tries the Arcadia Mixture—but it never altogether leaves him."
But he never describes the components of the Arcadia mixture..
I could swear that excerpt was from My Sweet Lady Nicotine, though.
Reading through all those scanned issues of Pipe Lovers one can see how little our understanding of pipe smoking has changed.
I believe you mean "My Lady Nicotine a Study in Smoke" by JM Barrie. ??
I have the answer to the question. The best tobacco is the one I've chosen to smoke now.
Didn't that guy with the question post here last week?
Arcadia Mixture you say? ..... Pfst. I'll take plain ol' Craven Mixture any day! 
That one actually passed a pipe cleaner so it's safe.?? The bonsai planter had the taper stem.
reminds me of something that ruins stories a tiny bit for me. When they quote a price and I have to do mathmatics to figure out what they're saying. Like I read a story from many decades ago and the guy got a job offer that paid
$75 a month. I had to think about when the story took place to figure out it was a pretty decent sum.
$75 a month. I had to think about when the story took place to figure out it was a pretty decent sum.
What really got me about the Dundeen question was that someone took the time to write the letter, mail it, and then wait at least a month to see if their letter got chosen to be printed to get an answer.
Now if Google takes longer than 10 seconds people get all crazy.
Now if Google takes longer than 10 seconds people get all crazy.
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