A Shout Out to Russ

[mranglophile]

I thought that 10 To Midnight was supposed to be Russ' Penzance match.

I thought it was made for Charles Bronson.

 

[brass]

I can help with the contributions if needed.

 

[okiescout]

Cosmic, if the Citizens Against Tobacco group sees that pic of you with your force field down , you are going to be their poster boy for their anti pipe smoking campaign :mrgreen:

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[sablebrush52]

Pleeeeaaase make Bengal Slices and Warhorse.

Warhorse is a winner! Now working my way through the John Cotton recreations and WOW THEY ARE GOOD!!. Bengal Slices later in the week.
BTW, 10 To Midnight is listed amongst the "match" blends and recreations as the Penznace match. Not that I care, 'cause I really detest Penznace.

 

[woodsroad]

Penzance just sucks. Don't buy it. Ever. Just look the other way.

 

[blendtobac]

Actually, the "match" moniker for Ten to Midnight came after the blend had been released. I wasn't trying to copy Penzance, I just wanted to make a Latakia-based crumble cake. After it was released, a number of people chimed in saying that they felt it was a good alternative to Penzance (but I think that the Orientals are very different), so our marketing folk seized the idea and ran with it. Don't look at me...I just come up with the blends.
Russ

 

[lestrout]

As a fan of almost all things Lat, and certainly 10 to Midnight, Penzance, Krumble Kake et al, I completely agree with Russ. As he points out, the Oriental components are quite different, and the component Virginias form different foundations and undertones. Even fresh 10 to Midnight suits my palate, whereas Penzance takes a few years to ascend to Nirvana.
Judging from Russ's work with the BS759 Throwdown and the various Match blends he has created, if he wanted to 'match' Penzance, he would come a lot closer than 10 to Midnight. These great blends are like comparing a Range Rover to a Porsche - they do both have 4 wheels, but there are big differences.
hp

les

 

[ericusrex]

Russ, is there anything we can do to help you get this ball rolling?

 

[blendtobac]

I'll have samples of both blends shortly. Then it's just a matter of doing the work. Of course, since I won't have the exact same tobaccos that Germain has, it'll take some finagling to hit the flavor profiles, but that's part of the fun of an undertaking like this.
Russ

 

[wyfbane]

Instead of making it on the island of Jersey, you could make it in Jersey City!

:rofl:
Oh Russ. From your work with H&H, your endeavors with Standard Tobacco to this, you just keep climbing higher and higher as the Godfather of Blending.
Thank you for all you do!

 

[davet]

Although I'm not one to do backflips to acquire Penzance, I'm looking forward to seeing how this pans out. On second thought it will be yet another blend to add to the TAD list.

 

[baccyfart]

Go Russ Go! I can't wait to see what you come up with. I have confidence that it will be good!

 

[zitotczito]

Great news and thanks Russ for giving this your consideration and I for one hope this works out. If you even get really close considering the tobacco's needed, etc that would really be great. Now I know they won't be exact and I do not expect them to be, but worse case we get two really good blends and just think what age could do for them. I'll buy a couple pounds to cellar just to see what happens.
10 years from now I'll be the one with these aged blends and everyone will wish they cellared as well.

 

[baccyfart]

don't worry guys...RUSS WILL NAIL IT!

 

[woodsroad]

Russ, the only way to assure absolute success in this endeavor is to list the product on your website, but never actually produce it. That way, it will always be on backorder and from there, it's fame will grow and it's fans multiply. You can then pay me 10% of the gross (let's see...10% of nothing is...) as a consulting fee.

 

[prairiedruid]

Wow......just wow. It's amazing how receptive master blenders are to queries from the forum members and how everyone just does what they can to help out. My hat's off to you gentlemen and look forward to another masterpiece from Russ.

 

[danielplainview]

10 to Midnight is one of my favorite all day go to blends. It's more stout and tastier than Penzance. You can actually find 10 to 12 in stock, so it must not be as good.
Commence Operation 79

 

[nathaniel]

I love this place. This whole happening is inspiring. You simply just won't find this kind of thing in other circles. Hope there's enough for everyone!

 

[disinformatique]

Russ, wanna be an instant millionaire several times over? Make em Limited Edition and then prepare a few hundred tonnes of the stuff
P&C need to support international sales, I am in India and I cant buy ANYTING from P&C