Balkan Sobranie

[Patrick_Green]

Called around a bunch of obscure shops looking for this and some of the more hard to find esotericas... No luck on the esotericas... But I did find this Balkan Sobranie which is evidently really hard to find. Would people buy this above retail price? And might I use this to trade for some rare esoterica blends like "and so to bed", or penzance? Im wondering if I stumbled on to a gold mine or what?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Photo of back.

 

[Patrick_Green]

Photo of back.

Not my photo, I just downloaded an image. Im haveing 2 tins of it shipped out on monday

 

[Chasing Embers]

Got these at $60/5 tin roll.

 

[Patrick_Green]

Got these at $60/5 tin roll.

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So they aren't rare? Seen a bunch of people complaining about how rarely it comes in stock

 

[Chasing Embers]

And might I use this to trade for some rare esoterica blends like "and so to bed", or penzance?

Folks may not go that far. I did however trade a bag of Penzance today for two 2005 tins of Three Year Matured Virginia.?

 

[Chasing Embers]

So they aren't rare? Seen a bunch of people complaining about how rarely it comes in stock

You just have to know where to look and not to depend on limited online stock, much like Esoterica.

 

[Patrick_Green]

I have to procure better connections. Luckily some of the folks here have been very kind in pointing me to certain blends. And those businesses are a start. My local shops aren't much to wrote home about. They are mostly cigar rooms with a bit of pipe paraphernalia... Oh well I got the second tin hoping to trade, but I suppose it cant hurt to have 2. I'll just age one and enjoy one lol. Thanks for bringing my down to earth, I fear I was a touch too excited about finding this.

 

[Patrick_Green]

Nice trade by the way, I know those older dunhills are like diamonds among pipe smokers.

 

[alaskanpiper]

They can be found fairly often at retail if you know where to look. Usually they run $18 a tin or so online. They usually drop whenever esoterica does (both germain tobaccos).
It basically is just another eso blend, in most every aspect, so basically you are asking if you could trade eso for eso, so.....maybe?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Balkan Sobranie is a great blend though, FWIW. I’d hang on to them, smoke em, and wait for the eso to come around, you’ll find some soon enough.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nice trade by the way, I know those older dunhills are like diamonds among pipe smokers.

That's what I'm dedicating this to, it was the carver's favorite tobacco.

 

[Patrick_Green]

Gorgeous pipe!!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Gorgeous pipe!!

Thanks! It is one of Bruce Weaver's last carvings. I was tempted to leave it unsmoked but he would have given me lots of grief over it. ?

 

[alaskanpiper]

That's what I'm dedicating this to, it was the carver's favorite tobacco.

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I had a feeling thats why you were after murrays VA. Pipe stud wrote a piece on Bruce’s affinity for the blend. A nice homage.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I had a feeling thats why you were after murrays VA. Pipe stud wrote a piece on Bruce’s affinity for the blend. A nice homage.

Over the many years I've known him, he frequently spoke of it and pipestud's affinity for Erinmore. Figured why not, it's a Virginia/Oriental, my favorite, and the color of the tin matches the lapis lazuli mortise. Seemed a perfect fit and a nice memorial to my buddy.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Over the many years I've known him, he frequently spoke of it and pipestud's affinity for Erinmore. Figured why not, it's a Virginia/Oriental, my favorite, and the color of the tin matches the lapis lazuli mortise. Seemed a perfect fit and a nice memorial to my buddy.

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That is very cool and yes those colors are a perfect match!
Very nice meaningful smoke!

 

[SpookedPiper]

Smoke the BS when you get it as it's easier to find and it's still a pretty good smoke!

Some will complain about it on here but that's because they had the OG BS which was better blah blah blah..

 

[Patrick_Green]

Well I ordered my tins, would anybody else like some? Pm for the contact.