Hearth & Home Marquee WhiteKnight 10th Anniversary at P&C

[cohibajoe]

For those who like to order from the Dark Side, as I just ordered 10 Tins:
Hearth & Home Marquee WhiteKnight 10th Anniversary - Pipes and Cigars - https://www.pipesandcigars.com/p/hearth-home-marquee-whiteknight-10th-anniversary/2034226/

"The Herath & Home Marquee series began in 2010 with the release of Magnum Opus, a Balkan-style blend that won instant acclaim. A year later, it was followed by BlackHouse, which won the 2011 Balkan Sobranie 759 Throwdown at the Chicagoland Pipe and Tobacciana Expo, so for 2012, Russ Ouellette prepared an homage to Balkan Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture called WhiteKnight, which became as popular as its predecessors. When Russ recently found that he had access to some 10-year-vintage Virginias, it made sense that a great way to celebrate WhiteKnight's 10th anniversary would be to switch out the regular Virginias for those aged tobaccos, and the result is Hearth & Home Marquee WhiteKnight 10th Anniversary.

The beauty of this approach is that WhiteKnight fans will find themselves with a familiar blend, but with a slightly deeper flavor and a bit more sweetness. Folks who just enjoy rich Balkan blends will also enjoy this unique, limited-edition tobacco as well. If you fall into either group, you'll want to get your hands on a few tins of this special blend because we expect this to sell out quickly."

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Interesting. I used to love White Knight but haven't had it in forever. Might have to grab a tin or 2 to revisit the blend.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Curiosity got the better of me and I ordered several tins. I also got some War Horse Green and Red—I’m hoping to get the full story behind those from @woodsroad if I see him at the Lehigh Valley Pipe Club tomorrow.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Or you could buy a pound of Sutliff's Balkan Sobranie Original Mix Match for $31.12.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Yes, but, that won’t have the 10 year Virginia used in the Anniversary release.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yes, but, that won’t have the 10 year Virginia used in the Anniversary release.

I don't notice much of a difference in aged blends. I was smoking 2012 Christmas Cheer earlier and it didn't taste any different than I remembered that it did when new.

 

[woodsroad]

Yes, but, that won’t have the 10 year Virginia used in the Anniversary release.

I wouldn't be too sure about that.
Sure, that tobacco MIGHT be ten years old, but why has it never been used? There are lots of possible answers, but one obvious one would be that it wasn't very good stuff from the get go. So it sat. Until now. Pure conjecture on my part, of course. The real answer also might be that it was secreted away in a police evidence locker back from when they raided OJ's house. Or maybe it has been lost in a UPS warehouse.