Stoved Escudo is the way to go. Deeper & richer, a beautiful smoke. Makes my heart sing, in fact. Like having Sophia Loren in my pipe!
Escudo: Not What You Once Were
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sounds pretty awesome. Except that last part, unless it's got a typo. Yeah the last in must have supposed to have been an on. That makes more sense.
I never tried my one unopened tin of Escudo probably bought about seven years ago, but sent it to the late great fish'n'banjo as thanks for sending me my only Meerschaum pipe. It was one of his favorites, and I hope it was of the remembered preferred variety, and that he got to smoke some before he passed. I'm working on some PS Luxury Bullseye Flake which I like.
Right. But the big E they were gushing over were the 10 to 15 year old tins of real E, not the changeling in an E labeled tin. That was a different blend from today's, one that won the hearts of generations of pipesmokers. That one was for many smokers a gold standard, which this one is not, not even for its fans, based on the comments.
More to the point, unless you're willing to shell out $120 to $140 a tin of the old stuff, you've got the changeling and if you're happy with it that's a good thing. Much better to have more blends that you can enjoy than less.
I don't think I'd ever shell out that much for a tin of tobacco even if I was rich and had no more want of another pipe.
I feel like if they had released the new Escudo under a different name it would be more popular with people who tried the original. Why because it always sounds like that when people complain about the new one. They always say it's a ghost of it's former self. Expectations can do that. I know for me it works that way. Don't tell me how great something is just tell me to try it.
Guys, forget about what Jesse says, he can't remember the last time he took a piss, never mind a tobacco that was 20 plus years old.
I was recently smoking 2008 tins of Escudo and they tasted great. I recently opened a 2012 tin of Escudo and that tasted very tasty. I still have a couple of 2001 Escudo and I am sure they will be tasty. My batch of 2002 Solani 633 is a pepper bomb, it was supposed to be smooth and have plenty of dried fruit flavors. Each batch of something is supposed to be this or that and there are so many things that don't change like we expect it to. If it tastes good, smoke it and enjoy it. No reason not to enjoy something because it is supposed be this or that.
I was recently smoking 2008 tins of Escudo and they tasted great. I recently opened a 2012 tin of Escudo and that tasted very tasty. I still have a couple of 2001 Escudo and I am sure they will be tasty. My batch of 2002 Solani 633 is a pepper bomb, it was supposed to be smooth and have plenty of dried fruit flavors. Each batch of something is supposed to be this or that and there are so many things that don't change like we expect it to. If it tastes good, smoke it and enjoy it. No reason not to enjoy something because it is supposed be this or that.
I think it sucks even more with age. But, I’m glad someone likes it. Someone has to screw the ugly and fat girls or else the human race would die out.
I like the new version of Escudo but it doesn't pack the overall flavor of aged Escudo. The late lamented A & C Christenson made a very good Escudo that aged extremely well. Then there is the great Cope's which is the nectar of the Gods but unfortunately now so old that it is normally extremely bland.
Copes was bought by Gallaher in 1952 and was made, keeping the Copes name, until 1997, when it was deemed too expensive to continue to produce. It was revived by A&C Petersen in 2000 using the original equipment and components. A&C Petersen was bought by Orlik around 2001, and Orlik was in turn taken over by STG.
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