Fellow Portuguese: Where do you Get Pipe Tobacco?

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Xadyx

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Feb 19, 2023
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Since we can't get any variety of pipe tobacco in Portugal, I usually take a 1h30m trip from Oporto to a small tobacco shop in Tui (Spain). But unfortunately, there are many blends I've been wanting to try for a long time, such as the Mac Baren Old Dark Fired, that they never had any stock.

There's some people here who about 2 years ago ordered online from Estervals and were lucky enough to get it, I wonder if that's still doable today with the current laws.

Let me know how you do it!
 
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elvishrunes

Can't Leave
Jun 19, 2017
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Since we can't get any variety of pipe tobacco in Portugal, I usually take a 1h30m trip from Oporto to a small tobacco shop in Tui (Spain). But unfortunately, there are many blends I've been wanting to try for a long time, such as the Mac Baren Old Dark Fired, that they never had any stock.

There's some people here who about 2 years ago ordered online from Estervals and were lucky enough to get it, I wonder if that's still doable today with the current laws.

Let me know how you do it!
You can’t get any pipe tobacco in Portugal?, but I was under the impression they were very tolerant on recreational drugs, to be fair I think as long as drug users don’t commit violent crimes it’s more a medical issue, not criminal, but that’s a side point.

All pipe tobacco is banned, so barbaric.
 

greeneyes

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Since we can't get any variety of pipe tobacco in Portugal, I usually take a 1h30m trip from Oporto to a small tobacco shop in Tui (Spain). But unfortunately, there are many blends I've been wanting to try for a long time, such as the Mac Baren Old Dark Fired, that they never had any stock.

There's some people here who about 2 years ago ordered online from Estervals and were lucky enough to get it, I wonder if that's still doable today with the current laws.

Let me know how you do it!
Compre das varias lojas européias no internet, principalmente na Alemanha, que enviam por correio.

Buy from the various European show, principally in Germany, that ship by mail.
 

Xadyx

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Feb 19, 2023
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@elvishrunes @BingBong I’m sorry fellas, that’s not what I meant, I misspoke. I didn’t mean we don’t have any pipe tobacco at all, we just have very few options. You can’t buy tins anywhere, only low quality pouches and at very high prices. That’s why most of us travel to Spain to be able to get our hands on the good stuff.
 
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Xadyx

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Feb 19, 2023
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Compre das varias lojas européias no internet, principalmente na Alemanha, que enviam por correio.

Buy from the various European show, principally in Germany, that ship by mail.
Thanks for the advice buddy, any chance you can share your favorite websites?
 

emac.917

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 16, 2024
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Manila, Philippines
I visited Lisbon in July and while not having many options, I was able to pick up a few pouches at both Casa Havaneza and Tabacaria Mónaco.

Tabacaria Mónaco was a beautiful little shop with a long history. I even came across a poem written about it in the late 19th century by Fernando Caldeira:

When I go in this uncertainty
From the flaneur, endless, aimless,
At random and by surprise
My sadness assaults me,
I get into Monaco and smoke.


Source: Tabacaria Mónaco - Lojas Com História

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LEP7cv

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 19, 2020
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Portugal
Since we can't get any variety of pipe tobacco in Portugal, I usually take a 1h30m trip from Oporto to a small tobacco shop in Tui (Spain). But unfortunately, there are many blends I've been wanting to try for a long time, such as the Mac Baren Old Dark Fired, that they never had any stock.

There's some people here who about 2 years ago ordered online from Estervals and were lucky enough to get it, I wonder if that's still doable today with the current laws.

Let me know how you do it!
hey, fellow portuguese here, from Coimbra, I usually have to order from Germany if I want something decent... shipping is 15€
 
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Xadyx

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Feb 19, 2023
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hey, fellow portuguese here, from Coimbra, I usually have to order from Germany if I want something decent... shipping is 15€
Greetings my lusitano brother,

Any chance you can share what shop you order from? Much obliged!
 

bullet08

Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
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Forget pipe. Go grow figs at Madeira!!!

Pipes, I think, you can order overseas. Tobacco, on the other hand, could be a pain. Unless there are tobacconist around.
 
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