Humans think by analogy. Vico characterizes the poetic imagination as one that compares, interpolates as well extrapolates. If we see something that we truly haven't seen before, I suspect we'd be terrified (That's the monolith story in 2001 isn't it?). So, can you blame the customer? There are a bazillion blends out there. I've got over 100 half pint jars of different blends and I'd be hard pressed to describe each uniquely.
it is amazing that people could complain about being given options.
Thanks for the info brother. I'd like to return the favor and suggest my go to Balkan blend which is sutliffs Balkan II. It's sold in bulk, easy on the wallet, and very flavorful. I've probably got at least 20 different english/balkan blends in jars right now that I enjoy but there's always room for more ?
Thanks man. I have not tried that one and will be sure to check it out. I especially like "Balkan" style latakia blends, particularly where the latakia is restrained and orientals are prominent (as an aside, that type of blend is exactly what Shepherd's Pie is).
Hey Cosmic, I think we kind of said it all in our marketing campaign, as far as what is special or enticing about the blend, from our perspective, and from my perspective. And people seemed to really respond to it. It sold very quickly, and most places found themselves out of stock rather quickly I think. I would recommend checking out reviews that various users on various sites have begun to post, to see what they thought about the blend. So far, this has been very well received. Several people in the last 2 years and change have emailed asking us to make this one again, and From Beyond has gotten consistently high marks from those who have smoked it, both from previous release as well as now.That was what I was thinking, exactly. Plus... why recreate freakin' Nightcap, when it is still on the market?
@jeremyreeves What's going on here? Why is this one going to wow me!! Give me a reason to give you my money, because I wanna.
Hey Cosmic, I think we kind of said it all in our marketing campaign, as far as what is special or enticing about the blend, from our perspective, and from my perspective. And people seemed to really respond to it. It sold very quickly, and most places found themselves out of stock rather quickly I think. I would recommend checking out reviews that various users on various sites have begun to post, to see what they thought about the blend. So far, this has been very well received. Several people in the last 2 years and change have emailed asking us to make this one again, and From Beyond has gotten consistently high marks from those who have smoked it, both from previous release as well as now.
Other subjects raised in this thread that I thought worth chiming in on:
This is not a Nightcap match, as you suggest, and we never said that it was. Rather, it's a blend that was inspired by a 30+ year old painted top tin of Nightcap, which I had the pleasure of enjoying from my collection. I sought to capture the flavors and aromas of that particular aged tin, using the tobaccos at my disposal. In other words it wasn't about creating Nightcap, it was about capturing the flavor of what this tin of Nightcap had become through it's specific and unique journey of fermentation. That is very different than trying to simply create either the old or the current Nightcap recipe, which would, I agree, be boring and pointless, since the current product is readily available and the old leaf is long gone.
The blend belongs to the Old Ones series because it was the result of an experiment in using current materials to create something that would taste truly aged, which fit well with the themes of things like rifts in time and space, bending time and alternate realities that Lovecraft often wrote about. And thus the blend was called From Beyond, after a Lovecraft story of the same name which deals in these classic Lovecraft themes; The writings of HP Lovecraft have served as the inspiration for the entire Old Ones series.
From Beyond is also a Small Batch because it is a very unique blend, and concept, which cause it to fit nicely into the Small Batch brand, particularly as a release leading into fall. We also thought crossing over the Old Ones and Small Batch played well with the themes of both the crossing realms in the Lovecraft story and the concept of the blend itself attempting to cross time in a way, through flavor.
We changed the color of the label from purple to green because we simply decided to.
Yes, ...after the campaign got rolling, but when we first started this discussion, there was only one post from you guys on IG. As, I have said in this thread, I knew you guys would do well. I hope that you are not associating all of the negative stuff said in this thread with me, ha ha.
Absolutely. If all pipe blends were frozen as they are, and nothing new was hitting the shelves, we'd dry out of new things to talk about fast as hell. I will always be appreciative of small batches. Keep 'em coming!!
Oh, c'mon, we'd keep rehashing the same stuff over and over again! It's not as if we don't do that already. There is nothing new under the sun (the Bible says so!).
Inspired me anyway, just placed an order for two tins.This was the first From Beyond thread... ever.
