At Least There's Still K&K...

[jbfrady]

With so many others having folded or sold, just saying...

 

[Piping Abe]

K&K doesnt exist anymore. It’s just K.

 

[didimauw]

I'm so boring and lame in the pipe world. What's K&K?

 

[jbfrady]

I'm so boring and lame in the pipe world. What's K&K?

Kohlhase & Kopp. They produce many brands, but they're not necessarily one of the biggest They make several Cobblestones, HU, Robert McConnell, Rattray's (I believe), Fribourg & Treyer, etc. They also just released Per Jensen's new line.

 

[jbfrady]

K&K doesnt exist anymore. It’s just K.

Okay fine, maybe somebody murdered the Kohlhase, but they didn't kill the deputy...

 

[sablebrush52]

Kohlhase & Kopp. They produce many brands, but they're not necessarily one of the biggest They make several Cobblestones, HU, Robert McConnell, Rattray's (I believe), Fribourg & Treyer, etc. They also just released Per Jensen's new line.

They're now only Kopp, and they make a ton of blends under the different labels they bought over the years. Their quality used to be pretty good, but it's slipped, like everywhere else.

 

[jbfrady]

Their quality used to be pretty good, but it's slipped, like everywhere else.

I get that. The decreased demand has certainly created a slump, but their price and quality still seem reasonable for the modern market.

 

[huntertrw]

At Least There's Still K&K...​

Wasn't that what Humphrey Bogart told Ingrid Bergman in this scene from Casablanca?

 

[jpberg]

I get that. The decreased demand has certainly created a slump, but their price and quality still seem reasonable for the modern market.

No. Jesus Christ. Do some reading.

 

[Sig]

Okay fine, maybe somebody murdered the Kohlhase, but they didn't kill the deputy...

I see what you did there.........Kopp = deputy.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Now that there’s a thread about this, anyone notice since Kolhase left Kopp the increased availability in certain blends? Example: McConnell’s Red Virginia, Scottish Cake, Marlin Flake, Etc. Those seem to be always available where as before they were a few times a year kind of occurance. Anyone notice any changes? I purchased all of the above and was wondering.

 

[JimInks]

Now that there’s a thread about this, anyone notice since Kolhase left Kopp the increased availability in certain blends? Example: McConnell’s Red Virginia, Scottish Cake, Marlin Flake, Etc. Those seem to be always available where as before they were a few times a year kind of occurance. Anyone notice any changes? I purchased all of the above and was wondering.

A lot of K blends have been changed. I've posted several reviews on this forum of blends that have been changed in the last few years by this company for those who have not seen them. They aren't the only company who has done this: Esoterica and several of the San Gawith blends like FVF and SJF are different now. For one reason or another, e.g. availability or price, the red Virginia in many blends has been replaced by orange Virginia. And Peter Heinrich's Dark Strong hasn't had DFK in at least three years.