Cobblestone Burley?

[Ahi Ka]

I see cupojoes has a 20% off sale currently on cobblestone so I clicked on the link to do a bit of window shopping.

wondering if any of my fellow burley bros have tried their brick, and of more interest the hiking flake?

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Tobacco Reviews | Cobblestone - Burley Plug (Brick) - https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/12637/cobblestone-burley-plug

sounds good to me. ?️

 

[Ahi Ka]

Tobacco Reviews | Cobblestone - Burley Plug (Brick) - https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/12637/cobblestone-burley-plug

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Yeah I checked the reviews out, and that’s why I asked as there aren’t many uploaded. Not much chatter on here about them either.

I think I read somewhere that hiking flake is made in Germany as opposed to in the states like the bricks. Made me wonder what it’s like.

obviously irrelevant as I can’t get it anyways. Lol

 

[cosmicfolklore]

cupojoes? What's that, like a second rate website that can't even sponsor us here? WTF.

 

[Ahi Ka]

cupojoes? What's that, like a second rate website that can't even sponsor us here? WTF.

Unfortunately the website and service has gone second rate overnight following the Sutliff acquisition of it. And they still don’t even stock EGR?!?

 

[SpookedPiper]

Unfortunately the website and service has gone second rate overnight following the Sutliff acquisition of it. And they still don’t even stock EGR?!?

Wait cup o Joe's was bought by sutliff? Wasn't tobacco pipes also aquired by Sutliff? What the heck is going on?!

 

[Ahi Ka]

Yes and yes.

There’s a thread here somewhere which states that the B&M associated with cupojoes website was not part of the acquisition. Just the webstore

 

[SpookedPiper]

Life moves fast sometimes...

If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller.

 

[twofocused]

Cobblestone, The Hiking is excellent. Similar to Wessex Burley Slices

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Cobblestone, The Hiking is excellent. Similar to Wessex Burley Slices

The Hiking is fantastic.

 

[anotherbob]

Life moves fast sometimes...

If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller.

in my opinion that movie is more fun if you watch as a prequel to fight club. Ferris is proto Tyler Durden.

 

[mso489]

When markets go soft, the larger outfits like to buy out the smaller companies because they can buy them for less and reduce competition, while maybe picking up an additional customer base and some proprietary products. Cup'O'Joes has their own line of blends, some of them eligible for deeming regs i think, and carries a few pipe brands not sold by others in the U.S. I was a customer for a while but drifted away years ago. I had no complaints, just wasn't drawn back.

 

[jiminy]

When markets go soft, the larger outfits like to buy out the smaller companies because they can buy them for less and reduce competition, while maybe picking up an additional customer base and some proprietary products. Cup'O'Joes has their own line of blends, some of them eligible for deeming regs i think, and carries a few pipe brands not sold by others in the U.S. I was a customer for a while but drifted away years ago. I had no complaints, just wasn't drawn back.

As much as I hate to see a lack of competition, from a pure business standpoint it does make sense.

 

[Ahi Ka]

So only two people have tried hiking?

 

[Foxtrot Charlie]

So only two people have tried hiking?

I was surprised how much I liked "Hiking" from the first smoke. I have smoked two tins and have 10 more. I am nearly positive it is made by K&K, and says "Made in Germany" on the back of the tin. I am going to order more and look forward to seeing what some age will do.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Foxtrot, how do you find it compared to the other “fancy” burleys available?

 

[Foxtrot Charlie]

Foxtrot, how do you find it compared to the other “fancy” burleys available?

I haven't yet popped my tins of ABF or Wessex, so I cannot compare to what I have heard so many refer to as the "gold standard" of burley flakes. It does remind me of Mac B's HH Burley Flake, but it has a little something extra. My guess is a slight touch of K&K special sauce and a shade more dark fired. So now that I'm thinking about it, similar to Peterson Irish Flake, but without that licorice like flavor. I really enjoyed it fresh, but I feel age will really make it shine. It's 20% off on SP right now so I just grabbed some more.