PAYLESS CIGARS STILL HAS SUN BEAR TINS.... LIMIT IS 1 PER CUSTOMER... THEY ALSO HAD A SMALL DELIVERY OF ESOTERICA TILLSBURY AND DORCHESTER (WHICH SOLD OUT IN 20 MINUTES)
C&D Sunbear 2021 Edition “Black Locust”
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I got 1 tin from tp. Today I figured I'd check watch city since they were releasing simply red which I heard is very good. Got 3 tins of sun bear and simply red was out of stock so I got 5oz old dominion. An hour later got the email simply red was available. Crap
Welcome! Its a fun rabbit hole to fall into
Sounds like my usual luck, brother.
And it seems the word is out, holy shit that sold fast.
Does anyone know if this made it out to the B&M's or was it all online?
Just a guess but if it is like other limited release blends then it should have hit B&Ms too.
Sunbear homeblend. Not my recipe, but thought I’d share. I’ve had good luck with it.
Mix the following from Sutliff, 1:1:1 -
TS24 Blended Turkish Ribbon
TS1R Red VA Ribbon
TS1 Bright Virginia Ribbon
For the casing -
Sugar / water mixture, 1:1. Bring to boil. Then add a small amount of honey (1 teaspoon per quart), bring to boil again, mix well. Lightly spritz the Sutliff. Jar it for a week.
In a small bowl or glass, mix St Germain Elderflower Liqueur (or some other brand) - 1 part with Espolon Reposado Tequila (or some other brand) - 7 parts. The glass and the Sutliff blend all go in a large Tupperware container for a month. After a month, bring the tobacco back up to proper case and jar it.
Mix the following from Sutliff, 1:1:1 -
TS24 Blended Turkish Ribbon
TS1R Red VA Ribbon
TS1 Bright Virginia Ribbon
For the casing -
Sugar / water mixture, 1:1. Bring to boil. Then add a small amount of honey (1 teaspoon per quart), bring to boil again, mix well. Lightly spritz the Sutliff. Jar it for a week.
In a small bowl or glass, mix St Germain Elderflower Liqueur (or some other brand) - 1 part with Espolon Reposado Tequila (or some other brand) - 7 parts. The glass and the Sutliff blend all go in a large Tupperware container for a month. After a month, bring the tobacco back up to proper case and jar it.
Thanks Snowhill! Looks great! Curious about amount of casing to tobacco.
I know of at least one person who got his from a b&m.
I followed Ernie's (Watch City Cigar) guidance on casing, so for an 8 oz batch of the Sutliff blend, 1/2 oz of casing. He stresses less is more.
I forgot to mention, I added a small amount of apple cider vinegar to my sugar / water mixture while boiling. Tablespoon per quart.
If you need the link to Ernie's write-up, let me know.
Bijou uses Katerini, while Sun Bear uses 2013 Izmir and 2014 Basma. Would I be able to tell the difference? I don't know...
Wow. That’s great! Thanks. Yes, link would be awesome. I had the thought of mixing up a little to add to Bijou. Might not need the sugar or honey.
I like both a lot. There's similarities but to me at least, clear differences. I find Bijou more full bodied and rich tasting.
I have some Bijou... somewhere. I've never smoked it yet.
I found the same thing but the Bijou I smoked was 5yo while the Sun Bear is only 2. Not sure how much of a difference it would make. That said, the Sun Bear is really starting to open up. The first few bowls were ok but the last few were great. I found the same with Bijou though.
Curious how these "limited editions" keep re-releasing with increasing tin numbers...
Anyways, better go light up a pipe before my brain puts two and two together
Anyways, better go light up a pipe before my brain puts two and two together
SP rocks, tins arrived ...what's the lowest # tin in your batch?
I wonder who got #1?
I wonder who got #1?
I was online at 12:00am Tuesday morning but didn’t get through to place an order until 12:15. My lowest number in my 10 tins is 1575. My highest number is 3065.