Ever Take A 25 Tin Flyer On Something You Have Never Smoked?

[cigrmaster]

Yes I did this only one time and got burned, literally. When Samuel Gawith Cabbies Mixture came out I figured it had to be a winner so I bought 25 tins without ever trying it, So I get the package, crack a tin and then bang, red Virginia's from hell. My tongue was scorched in just a couple of minutes and I told myself I am an idiot for not trying it first.

The next new blend I tried was when Orlik Dark Strong came back onto the market after it being gone for a number of years. This time I ordered one tin, smoke a little more than half, loved it and ordered 100 tins for 701.00. It was so cheap I couldn't believe it. I recently cracked a 2015 DSK and it is aging really nicely. Not as nice as my 1998 and early 2000's but it will get there.

I am not worried about the Cabbiees as plenty of people love it and I figure I can gauge the piss out of everyone( actually it will be sold by someone in the biz like Pipestud )or someone who would be willing to pay for all 25 at the same times as I hate to Nickle and dime tins to multiple buyers. I am way too lazy for that kind of thing.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Yes I did this only one time and got burned, literally. When Samuel Gawith Cabbies Mixture came out I figured it had to be a winner so I bought 25 tins without ever trying it, So I get the package, crack a tin and then bang, red Virginia's from hell. My tongue was scorched in just a couple of minutes and I told myself I am an idiot for not trying it first.

The next new blend I tried was when Orlik Dark Strong came back onto the market after it being gone for a number of years. This time I ordered one tin, smoke a little more than half, loved it and ordered 100 tins for 701.00. It was so cheap I couldn't believe it. I recently cracked a 2015 DSK and it is aging really nicely. Not as nice as my 1998 and early 2000's but it will get there.

I am not worried about the Cabbiees as plenty of people love it and I figure I can gauge the piss out of everyone( actually it will be sold by someone in the biz like Pipestud )or someone who would be willing to pay for all 25 at the same times as I hate to Nickle and dime tins to multiple buyers. I am way too lazy for that kind of thing.

Nope. Come to think of it, I’ve never bought 25 tins of anything at once. I did just buy a whole box of cigars I’ve never tried, but I got them for cheap on an auction, so not really the same thing.

 

[timt]

Yep, I've got 25 tins of C&D Carolina Red Flake from 2018 that's still untouched and in the box it was shipped. Can't imagine I screwed up too much on pulling that trigger.

 

[mikethompson]

I don't even have 25 tins in my whole cellar.

 

[cigrmaster]

Yep, I've got 25 tins of C&D Carolina Red Flake from 2018 that's still untouched and in the box it was shipped. Can't imagine I screwed up too much on pulling that trigger.

I am sorry to tell you that all of the Red Flake is contaminated with Chlamydia, I wish you good luck.

 

[anotherbob]

closest I get to that is I bought a lb of Dark Twist and I don't buy the 2ounce sample sized tins of Gl.Pease blend and there are a few others I plan on buying in bulk.

 

[timt]

I am sorry to tell you that all of the Red Flake is contaminated with Chlamydia, I wish you good luck.

Oh I know, everyone knows that. But I bet you didn't know that if you smoke it out of a meer, you're totally safe. Serious, look it up.

 

[ashdigger]

I did it twice.

First - I purchased 30 tins of Viprati based on Jiminks review. That worked out nicely.

Second - I purchased three pounds of Motzek Strang. Turned out to contain something my chemistry couldn’t handle. I tried multiple ways, but nothing worked.

Luckily there’s a huge demand for the Strang so it was easy to offload, but I never bought blind after that.

 

[didimauw]

I've bought a pound of ryback regular, and ryback Gold on a whim. So far I like them both. I'm looking at 5 more 1 pound bags of their blends I've never tried before.

 

[condorlover1]

Nope. I purchased 20 odd boxes of Warrior Plug from the Irish guys in Dublin once and then an equally large amount from a guy on here. Both those were impulse purchases on behalf of Weezell and myself along with multiple amounts of the old Condor Plug. I did buy a bunch of the Cabbies Mixture and was not impressed and gave it away to a chum of mine on here. Weezell and me had a similar experience with that SG Virginia Plug that Jim thinks should form the basis of a Pipe Smokers Communion Kit!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I will buy 25 without a second thought, back when. But, I don’t have a kryptonite, like reds. But, I’d probably be pissed if it ended up being a Lane aromatic.

 

[mikestanley]

Well, I bought 3 1/2 pounds of Union Square in 2009. Six 8 oz tins and four 2 oz tins. My only regret is not buying more.

Mike S.

 

[wolflarsen]

25 tins? No.
I did buy 10 tins of McClelland 40th Anniversary without trying a sample right after the announcement that they were "closing the doors." That's over 2 pounds at 100g a tin, which is not the kind of purchase I'm likely to make ever again without trying a blend first.

 

[mso489]

I buy penny-pinching a few baggies and tins at a time, literally, and I still accumulate more blends than I smoke. My idea of living large is buying a pound bag of Ohm or D&R every year or two. But I do admire the leap of faith, even when it turned out more like a part time job reselling it.

 

[Lyle b]

Down here in Australia , that 25 tin haul would cost you close to $3250.00 , least dreams are free.

 

[cshubhra]

25 tins would be at least 45.75 oz. The tobacco I have cellared the deepest (so far) is 22 oz

 

[NomadOrb]

The largest blind purchase I made was 8 tins of Sun Bear. I absolutely love it, so it was a good purchase for me. I regret not purchasing more, but I'm sure I'll get my chance again.

 

[virginialover]

My problem is that I bought way too many single tins of many, never tried blends and I get disappointed by them at a 90% rate.

 

[magicpiper]

I bought 50 tins of Dunhill Dark Flake about a year before it was announced they were getting out of the pipe tobacco business. I didn’t buy more when the end was near but I wish I did. I will definitely buy more when it eventually makes it’s way to the States under the Peterson name. Love the stuff.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I bought 25 tins of Dunhill Three Year Matured Virginia as a tribute to Bruce Weaver for one of his pipes I bought. No complaints.?