Anyone Mainly Buy Bulk Tobaccos (or Even Exclusively)?
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Does Vanilla Cream age well? I am starting my cellar just bought 3lbs of father dempsey today and am looking for other blends to add. I like Vanilla Cream, but read somewhere the aromatic tobaccos can taste bad after time.
For 8oz Tins I might agree but smaller tins can easily cost 3x more than bulk tobacco.
(Sutliff Creme Brulee at $30/lb vs. Molto Dolce at $86/lb. Balkan Sobranie Match $31/lb vs. White Knight $111/lb.)
I'm 70/30 bulk, but that's counting 14oz. codger tubs as "tins"
I was late to the game on pipes and tobacco and not long after I started I would read all about the fear-mongering (?) over congress banning internet tobacco sales, etc. So I needed to make hay and calculated that bulk was going to fill my coffers at a greater rate than tins given my budget. I have no regrets and find that label making and filling jars is actually kind of enjoyable. Jars are heavy though, so it's not just about space. If I had unlimited funds, unlimited time, and the opportunity to do it all over again, I might just go with tins because who doesn't love a tin with great art, font, and descriptions?
I was late to the game on pipes and tobacco and not long after I started I would read all about the fear-mongering (?) over congress banning internet tobacco sales, etc. So I needed to make hay and calculated that bulk was going to fill my coffers at a greater rate than tins given my budget. I have no regrets and find that label making and filling jars is actually kind of enjoyable. Jars are heavy though, so it's not just about space. If I had unlimited funds, unlimited time, and the opportunity to do it all over again, I might just go with tins because who doesn't love a tin with great art, font, and descriptions?
Not so much these days---my favorite bulks have disappeared!
PS Cherry Bon bon
McC 2045
There is still PS 40 cube cut though!!
PS Cherry Bon bon
McC 2045
There is still PS 40 cube cut though!!
I buy C&D in bulk, Stokkebye in bulk, St Bruno in packets(ready Rubbed) because Per Jensen at MacBaren won't sell St Bruno in bulk. It's an outrage!! Just kidding (sort of).
When I place an order for Granger it’s usually for eight 12 ounce cans. If you want to call that bulk. It’s a small square package ? which is easy to cellar.
With Pegasus, I purchase the 16 ounce bags (bulk) and transfer them to large size, 64 ounce ball jars in which I’m able to fit a full pound.
These are the only two tobaccos that I obtain in quantity. I purchase everything else in sample sizes of 1 to 2 ounces or in small tins.
With Pegasus, I purchase the 16 ounce bags (bulk) and transfer them to large size, 64 ounce ball jars in which I’m able to fit a full pound.
These are the only two tobaccos that I obtain in quantity. I purchase everything else in sample sizes of 1 to 2 ounces or in small tins.
I just recently got a 1oz sample of Pegasus but have yet to try it. Seeing your post reminds me I still need to try Granger.
You may not like either one. Reminds me of the wisdom of changing your horse because the guy in front of you made a larger bet on another.
These are simply my favorites after my long journey.
But I will say that a new friend of mine, whom I recently discovered is also a pipe smoker, has especially warmed to smoking Granger. He says it’s tasty and very hard not to like even though not complex. — He’s a fan of African Queen and other aromatics and light Latakia blends. — if this helps. Lol I know it doesn’t. Tastes are subjective, but he’s smoked through the 2 ounces of each.
Try Lane HGL, one of my favorites. It's RLP-6 (basically Captain Black original) with Latakia added.
Cos, I did own 2 businesses beginning in 1990-2017. I am not sure how that has anything to to with the conversation we are having. Am I missing something?
The math. Clearly jars and bulk tobacco is still much cheaper than buying tins.
I'm really cheap. I stuff 1 pound of ribbon into a pint jar and four of those costs $4.88.
I get you now. My math works differently. If I save .50 a bowl 10 bowls a week that is a lousy 5 bucks. I don't know anyone whose life will change over 5 bucks. Hell even Capstan Blue flake only costs around .82 for a 3 gram bowl. Try buying a decent cigar for that price. Tins are cheap as dirt when compared to anything. Unless you are smoke 10-15 bowls a day, it shouldn't matter what a tin costs. I smoke 4-6 bowls a day and I still cannot believe how cheap pipe tobacco is. Yes I did almost all my cellaring in 2012 and 2013 but even when I bought tins of 2016 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky (100 tins for 701) it is dirt cheap.
Yes, but that is just pipe tobacco to cigars. Your original post was that bulk cost more than tins. I smoke cigars too, apples and oranges. IMO.
But, you may have been thinking that jars cost a lot more than they do.
I never meant that bulks cost more than tins, just the opposite. My mistake if people thought that is what I meant. The point I was trying to make was that even the high price of tins over the price of bulks is not worth worrying about, that is all.
Yes, some aromatics can have the flavorings go off, even rancid. However, I've had good luck with the Mac Baren Vanilla Cream. I'm working on a pound bag made in August of 2013 and its great. I've been doing this for awhile. The vanilla does fade, is not as strong as the fresh, but still tastes fine, and the Virginias get smoother. I like the vanilla more in the background anyway, but if you don't then it might not work for you.
I've also got some aged tins, and the vanilla doesn't fade as quickly in those, probably because there is very little air in there. My prior post has more info on how I store it, etc:
Anyone Mainly Buy Bulk Tobaccos (or Even Exclusively)? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine.com
I buy tins when it is the only format, or to try new things. I smoke bulks daily though, and that’s by design. Typically, I’ve been getting a lb of MacBaren old dark fired ready rubbed and C&D poplar camp once a month for daily smoking, and some random tins of interesting new things for weekends at home.
