Yeah, I’m 70. I was smoking a pipe in the late 1960’s , early 1970’s. So… I’m looking for the closest match to (gulp!) Sullivan Powell‘s Gentlemens Mixture. Any takers?
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Pipestud did a review on TR and stated he sent several tins to Greg Pease at the request of the owner. PM or contact Greg. He would certainly be able to point you in the right direction and may have already done a blend himself based on the real deal? Just a suggestion. Good luck!
Have you tried White Knight (Sutliff's Balkan Sobranie Original Mix Match)?
From reading tobaccoreviews it looks like you're pining for a rather rare unobtanium.
It scores a 4 out of 4.
Nothing I suspect, will ever come close to it. [Syrian Latakia for one thing, is a thing of the past] Match blends will just disappoint.
Rather than chasing a fond memory in vain, I'd suggest buying a heap of blends by the ounce to find something a little different that you may also enjoy.
Good luck.
It scores a 4 out of 4.
Nothing I suspect, will ever come close to it. [Syrian Latakia for one thing, is a thing of the past] Match blends will just disappoint.
Rather than chasing a fond memory in vain, I'd suggest buying a heap of blends by the ounce to find something a little different that you may also enjoy.
Good luck.
Oh and in case you aren't aware @kengivens ; www.tobaccoreviews.com is a pipe smokers friend.
It helped me enormously when I was ordering untried blends by the pound from the internet [JimInks reviews in-particular]
It helped me enormously when I was ordering untried blends by the pound from the internet [JimInks reviews in-particular]
If I recall correctly, Butera: Pelican was an homage to Sullivan & Powell: Gentleman's Mixture. While Pelican can sometimes be hard to procure, it will be much more easily found compared to any Sullivan & Powell blends. Good luck on your search!
Since you have a vivid recollection of the blend and know the approximate constituent tobaccos, you might have some fun playing around trying to arrive at some of that flavor mixing single-leaf condimental tobaccos, to see how close you could come. You would have to keep a close log of your mixes, in case you came close to the flavor(s) you want. Proportion is the key, once you have probable suspects on the tobaccos. You'll have to use Cyprian Lat, but that's a given. You might not hit your target, but you could find some good blends along the way.