I got up at 0118 due to diabetes neuropathy. Since I was awake, I ordered some. I didn't know it was gonna go out this quick.
C&D Sunbear 2021 Edition “Black Locust”
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I'd like to see what Per Jensen could put together for the HH line.
You guys on the East Coast are finally catching on to the fact that Smoking Pipes puts up the limited releases at midnight.
I woke up at 5 and it was already over. Oh well, you snooze you loose.
I smoked some 2020 thats been in a jar, its coming along nicely!
I ordered 10 tins last year so limited myself to just 5 this year. Should be fun to compare them in a few years.
I got one can to try. The backstory was interesting enough for me to give it a try. I didn’t know the tobacco world did hypebeast drop style marketing too… 
Perhaps I'm the odd man out, but these limited releases seem like Wooly Mammoth steaks. Doesn't matter how good it is if I can't purchase more. I'll not be chasing unicorns any more.
Give it a couple of days and you will be able to get as much as you can afford at 50 bucks a tin. I got four tins this morning and added some St Bruno and 5 Brothers for free shipping.
I got one can to try. The backstory was interesting enough for me to give it a try. I didn’t know the tobacco world did hypebeast drop style marketing too…
I don't see how it was over hyped. The reality is, the Sun Bear series is very good and probably surpasses the hype. I don't consider it hype when the people who have smoked a considerable amount think it is very good. I'm smoking through the fourth tin since my first purchase in 19 right now and it just keeps getting better. That doesn't necessarily mean you'll love it.
Oh I don’t mean to say it was overhyped. I read about it, found the backstory engaging enough to try it. It’s a reference to how many other things (especially through Instagram and “influencers”) are sold in rare “drops” as opposed to just creating product and people being able to order/back order. More a joke on my part, I realize bees are only making honey when they can.
I have no idea if I’ll love it. I started smoking this month, and have only now started to be able to know if I like one of the 5 tobaccos more than another, and I can’t even describe why yet. Which is why I am happy to have got in on this drop
I don't believe they have the leaf, and especially the honey, to make this a regular offering. I like the small batch releases, seems like the majority of them are very, very good.
By “hype” I meant to infer that it’s release was well promoted here before the actual date of release.
Given that more and more people have been showing up here in the past couple of years, it’s not surprising that all these releases are sold out in minutes.
I’m pretty much done buying tobacco…
I concur. These small batch releases from C&D have all been outstanding. So what if I can't buy more of the same, I can buy the next small batch and it'll be just as good if not better than the last.
I fell victim to it… I love the 2019. Only 2 tins.
I know what you mean, which is why I treat these limited releases as "special occasion" blends and not as something I'm looking to add to my regular rotation.
I don't hunt every limited release, but the one's I do I enjoy the chase for. It's about the only excitement this old man habit brings me. Lol.
Several e-mails per retailer, multiple threads on any pipe forum, sells 10k tins in ~2hours with people buying 15 at a time...if that isn't modern hyper-consumerism, what is? I don't really care or have a problem with that at all - I signed up to receive all of the above communication, but it is what it is. ...also, that said, it lives up to its reputation as a great blend in my opinion as well; I could smoke it every day, easily.
I think if they took Bijou and sprinkled in a little of that elderflower/tequila sauce you essentially have "Sun bear". It's basically a Bijou aromatic
I think it’s a similar recipe, sans sauce, but I think the leaf they’re using for Sun Bear is older, IIRC. They do have a lot of taste similarities.