Never had any eso other than peacehaven so can’t comment on them at all. I envy the smokers who find their unicorn blend satisfying all their smoking needs and smoke it for 40 years. For me the key is variations on some broad themes.
Esoterica Tobacco
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Visited a distant B&M en-route to the airport, hoping to find a bit of Black Mallory which, according to their website was in stock. My disappointment however was blunted as I walked out with some ASTB, Pembroke and Dorchester. Thank God for the B&M.
If you don't mind having your eyes gouged out on price, I have all you want and it is all aged at least ten years.
Is the demand for Esoterica/Germain based on them making smaller batches than the other companies? I tried a couple bowls of Penzance thanks to a forum member and it had a unique taste but would it be worh paying extra I would say no.
Yes I would buy this if it was readily available and normally priced but otherwise I have done the best I could to secure some without going crazy. There are no B and M stores here that get Esoterica and I have added myself to all the online mail lists. IMO it's not worth paying 100s of dollars or spending every minute of the day watching for a drop to happen.
I think another part of the problem is cellaring and scalping. People buying from scalpers means scalpers gobble this stuff up. Also people are into cellaring so they will buy up as many tins as possible of a blend they like. This further reduces the chances of getting it. If I were to get some I would smoke it.
Thank God that blends I like are readily available from companies like GLP and Mac Baren.
Yes I would buy this if it was readily available and normally priced but otherwise I have done the best I could to secure some without going crazy. There are no B and M stores here that get Esoterica and I have added myself to all the online mail lists. IMO it's not worth paying 100s of dollars or spending every minute of the day watching for a drop to happen.
I think another part of the problem is cellaring and scalping. People buying from scalpers means scalpers gobble this stuff up. Also people are into cellaring so they will buy up as many tins as possible of a blend they like. This further reduces the chances of getting it. If I were to get some I would smoke it.
Thank God that blends I like are readily available from companies like GLP and Mac Baren.
I think it's a combination of small supply, and than high demand caused by over excitable pipe smokers. It is good tobacco though, so the demand is not completley unjustified. It's a bit like the Sam Gawith stuff (from the US point of view) - it's really good tobacco, in short supply in a world with the internet to create 'buzz', driving up demand a lot more than would have been the case in the days when the only stuff you could get was what ever the local store had in stock and you just didn't know about these 'exotic' alternatives unless you happened to be in the business or something.
It started with a couple of missed shipments in the late 2000s and panic ensued. The Gawith thing only started just a few years ago. Many of their blends were taboo and pariahs among purists.
It's an odd sort of panic in a way - you wouldn't think there are that many pipe smokes left! Surprsied about the Gawith bit though - probably the best tobacco available in the UK, in my opinion.
From my perspective in the UK, I don't see why you yanks get your knickers in a twist about Germains/Esoterik or Gawith - the amount of choice you guys have is pretty huge compared to over here where it's almost all made by Kolhase and Kopp.
No underwear knots for me brother. I was one of the ones buying them up before the panic shopping began. The blends being ridiculed in the recent past meant more for me.?
It's the National Pastime. Used to be baseball, now it's complaining.
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️You guys are turning (back) into the British more and more every year. Soon you'll talk about the weather constantly and start losing at cricket.
I wouldn’t have believed it 3 or 4 years ago.
I blame Al Gore for inventing the interwebs.
Just about everything is made by Kohlhase and Kopp.
Had some Esoterica in my cart once. Wasn’t fast enough on the checkout…and it was gone.
I opened my tin of Dunbar and tried a couple of bowls I do not get it? It is fine not bad at all but not worth the hype to me. I wish I had sold it and bought a pound of Newminster. Not sure what to do with my Tilbury? But what do I know I love new Escudo ???