As Promised...

[BarrelProof]

I heard that Country Squire had a close copy of FM. I guess that will be as close as I can get to trying it.
I'm interested in this review to consider before even trying their version.

You can get the original FM fairly easily. It’s nowhere close the the whale I thought it was going to be. And usually it isn’t priced prohibitively.

 

[Cotton1]

You can get the original FM fairly easily. It’s nowhere close the the whale I thought it was going to be. And usually it isn’t priced prohibitively.

I have seen some available before but for considerable prices to me. I'm sorry it's being a let down for you... exactly why I haven't bought any to date.

 

[Magpiety]

I heard that Country Squire had a close copy of FM. I guess that will be as close as I can get to trying it.
I'm interested in this review to consider before even trying their version.

That might be Shepherd's Pie. I don't know how it fares as a match, but it's an excellent blend in its own right. I'm finishing up my first 8 oz now, and I'll definitely be ordering more.

 

[Cotton1]

That might be Shepherd's Pie. I don't know how it fares as a match, but it's an excellent blend in its own right. I'm finishing up my first 8 oz now, and I'll definitely be ordering more.

That's the one. Are there any other blends that are close? My big mystery about FMs is that I heard they had a vinegar\ketchup deal going on. Is that a thing with Shepherds Pie?

 

[kcghost]

Frog Morton was one of the best blends ever created. Get every can you can because their is not any more.

 

[anotherbob]

@BarrelProof I hate hype with anything. It just ruins things for me. Don't tell me how great the song is and how much I am going to love it just play it for me. The expectations always kill it. Seriously some of the unicorn blends (sadly they don't even use real unicorn, it's just regular horse meat anyways) I won't try because they've been so built up that unless I have to change my pants afterwards I'll think "it's not bad, but not life changing" which that's is a lot of heavy lifting for a pipe tobacco blend.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I’m not sandbagging, it’s just that (and I struggle to admit this) this blend really didn’t live up to the hype for me, at all. I want to spend a little more time with it before I post what I’ve written to make sure I truly feel like saying what I’ve said...

Most hyped blends don't live up to their hype because they're over hyped. I personally found FM to be an entry level English blend that was good but not great or memorable. To each their own.

 

[strave19]

Frog Morton was one of the best blends ever created.

I would agree with this, as long as we're talking about the tin art and not the blend itself.

 

[Snow Hill]

Frog Morton was one of the best blends ever created. Get every can you can because their is not any more.

Ditto.

From my FM notes:

"A hard-candied, boozy (much lighter than FM Cellar) pipe tobacco with just the right balance of smokey Latakia and tangy Virginia...fantastic"

 

[Magpiety]

That's the one. Are there any other blends that are close? My big mystery about FMs is that I heard they had a vinegar\ketchup deal going on. Is that a thing with Shepherds Pie?

Not to my nose at all. It's just a pleasantly sweet english.

 

[PipeIT]

I just received my FM 2017 tin today, I was fortunate, it wasn’t expensive, but I only purchased one tin.

I haven’t opened it yet, not sure when, I have bought a heap load of tins in the past two weeks, so many I’ve lost count... LOL

Could be Smokers Stress to much stress and anticipation/excitement going on. As mentioned, best to also put it away and come back another Happy Day!

Happy Puffin!