Esoterica Drop
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My sincere and profuse apologies! I was actually trying to give BROBS
for his "bags" and "tins" remark, and hadn't meant to yank other folks' chains! ?
I'm stocked up on english blends and for now, I've lost the taste for them. I got two tins of And So To Bed, simply because they were laid out naked right in front of me.. Maybe I can trade them for some lakeland blends. ?
My sincere and profuse apologies! I was actually trying to give BROBS
They did Have decent prices on bags.
Also, many is not an amount.. it's not a number.
Wow, you guys are good! I nearly crashed the car when I got the email from sp and was very happy to survive and grab 1 bag and 1 tin of Dunbar!
Stay safe out there. Germain’s is back open now, so we should see the drops return with regularity.
Yeah, thanks...I'll try, I put my hazards on to let others know that there was an urgent issue in the car...but other drivers don't always understand...about esoterica...
She was angry...
It is nice to hear that they are back tht way maybe next time she can grab a bag as well!
That’s what I’m hoping. I was most excited to hear that Kingfisher was around! Pelican, too.
What’s the deal with Pelican? It sells for a lot on Pipestud, so I figured it was a discontinued blend. Is it good or just rare?
Everyone thought it was discontinued when Butera/McLelland closed but apparently they sold the rights. Now Arango/Germain produces it.... but like only one tin every year (if they even feel like it). So basically it's just really rare and maybe pretty good as well.
Rare, its pretty good. Last saw it in 2017 at COJ. I will put a pic up when my haul arrives.
Kingfisher was at another B&M today but sold out before I got to it.
Kingfisher was at another B&M today but sold out before I got to it.
I managed to score a tin of Kingfisher last week unexpectedly. Now I'm in the odd situation where I don't know what to do with it... do I smoke it or do I mount it on the wall and stare at it like a museum piece?
Donate it to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. They'll hang it on a wall.
I'd let it age for awhile. I had some aged a year or so ago. it was good but not worthy of worship.
I know a guy who also got one, he smoked a few bowls. Said it was good but nothing to write home about and he is going to age the rest. He posted this pic...
Man, they even managed to kill the rectangle tins on Kingfisher! It’s definitely a different blend and like many other tobaccos it can take several bowls before developing an appreciation. It’s not in your face and has a pretty unique flavor profile.
Germain's Brown Flake and Stonehaven are favorites for sure, but I wouldn't pay the crazy prices I see being asked. I always found C&D Sunset Harbor Flake to be much better than Penzance, but I'm not big on Latakia blends anymore.
Germain's Brown Flake being so hard to find, I didn't mind paying $15.95 for a tin of it on this last drop.
What does it sell for? I have a few tins of it, including the original Butera product. I think I spent $25 per tin on the secondary market.
I bought a number of vintage tins years ago before the