Cringle Flake 2022 Dec 3rd

[Chasing Embers]

You could sell one of those Xmas cheer and get 10 tins of Cringle though as a trade off.

Not into pipes and tobacco for profit, I actually find it appalling when someone is asking such prices. I really dislike it when they add perique to red Virginias. Any other Virginias are fine but there are too few remaining straight red Virginia blends.

 

[Swiss Army Knife]

Went deep last year and glad I did. Since they dropped the perique I went deep on Carolina Red Flake this year. Still grabbed three tins of Cringle Flake 2022 to throw on the pile.

That said, I really wish Sutliff would cut the bull and do standard 1.75oz tins rather than their skimpy 1.5ers.

 

[Kingsley]

I really dislike it when they add perique to red Virginias. Any other Virginias are fine but there are too few remaining straight red Virginia blends.

Couldn’t agree more, man.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I went deep on Carolina Red Flake this year.

 

[Sidehatch]

Not into pipes and tobacco for profit, I actually find it appalling when someone is asking such prices.. I really dislike it when they add perique to red Virginias. Any other Virginias are fine but there are too few remaining straight red Virginia blends.

Fair enough my man.

 

[grimpuffer]

I’ve always missed out on this but, as a gift from the wife to me (that she let me pick out) I went ahead and got a decent amount.

It’ll probably be in the cellar for a bit, but the economy being what it is, I am just glad to add this to the cellar even if it’s the only time I buy it.

This hobby definitely isn’t getting cheaper as the years go by.

 

[JimInks]

I’d read that this 2022 release supposedly used the same ingredients as the 2021 release, though they’re a year older now. That’s what the tobaccopipes.com write up on this release says, at least:

The Tobacco Files - Sutliff Cringle Flake 2022

An exploration of pipe tobacco blends and premium cigars. Featured in this Tobacco File is Sutliff Cringle Flake 2022, the annual release from Sutliff Tobacco of matured leaf to brighten the holiday season.

www.tobaccopipes.com

I like the sound of more dark fruit!

Yes, but I did point out that when dried, the citrus takes over. The 2021 was citrus forward, and while the dark fruit in the 2022 is barely ahead of the citrus, it never was in the previous production.

 

[eslavs]

For the first time, I jumped in and grabbed a few. Missed the boat on the previous releases. What surprises me, though, is that at 6:30 am it's still available on SP and TP. With all the usual hype, I would have thought it would have been gone on a flash.

 

[Egg Shen]

Yeah I grabbed 2 at 6 am or so. Not so much because I am big on blends marketed as Christmas blends, but for the price of the tin given the age of the components. The 1.5 oz size did slip past me though, but I’ll be ok.

 

[Kobold]

I almost missed this one because I thought it was up for sale tonight. Snagged a few tins this morning. Didn’t think there would be any left.

 

[Egg Shen]

I almost missed this one because I thought it was up for sale tonight. Snagged a few tins this morning. Didn’t think there would be any left.

Maybe overall people are less enthused because this year has Perique?

 

[Val]

Maybe overall people are less enthused because this year has Perique?

No, I think they made many more tins this year. Tp’s alone had close to 4000 tins this year. Sp’s probably had more. I would say it’s probably a 12k or 15k run this year.

 

[Egg Shen]

No, I think they made many more tins this year. Tp’s alone had close to 4000 tins this year. Sp’s probably had more. I would say it’s probably a 12k or 15k run this year.

Well that sure makes sense too. I’m excited to pop a tin, so I’m glad they did. Because I wasn’t going to stay up til midnight over it.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I grabbed a couple tins. Gonna put it away for a while. Geeked out HARD on Christmas blends last year, so there’s quite a bit ahead of it. Christmas present for future me!

 

[telescopes]

I ordered a couple of tins. just to have a Christmas blend on hand for the holidays. I would never have bought it off market.

 

[kcghost]

I don't normally get too excited when C&D releases a new blend, but I'm going to give this a try. I ordered two tins of the stuff. As I said I'm going to give it a try, not dive in.

 

[originalnutcracker]

Played a late hockey game and got back to the locker room at 1159. Perfect timing. It's a Christmas miracle!

Go to the net and good things happen, right?

 

[originalnutcracker]

I’d read that this 2022 release supposedly used the same ingredients as the 2021 release, though they’re a year older now.

Does that mean they aged already manufactured flakes another year, or that the leaf was still aged separately? Does anyone know?

I've seen some ancient pilons of cigar leaf in the DE warehouse in Estelí, and it gets deliciously reeky! The whole equation changes after assemblage.

It would be interesting to taste the two years side by side.... I might just do a "vertical" tasting of the whole series - now that would be fun!

 

[originalnutcracker]

I don't normally get too excited when C&D releases a new blend, but I'm going to give this a try. I ordered two tins of the stuff. As I said I'm going to give it a try, not dive in.

The price is better this year, (at least it is pretty good on SPC) - I think it's a safe investment, as they are great gifts and easily traded later if you don't care for it!

 

[briarfoxx]

Yes, but I did point out that when dried, the citrus takes over. The 2021 was citrus forward, and while the dark fruit in the 2022 is barely ahead of the citrus, it never was in the previous production.

Thank you for your expert insights! I’m looking forward to trying it both ways (more and less dried).

And thank you as always for your early review on tobaccoreviews.com. I very much appreciate them. I read through your review several times before purchasing.