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Welcome to the forum from NC. I have never tried the 1820 Flake as a comparison to Penzance, so I can't help you on that one. I've never heard it mentioned in any of the Penzance threads.
Thanks for the welcomes again ~
@Casual - I'll be going to Blatter et Blatter next week so I'll take a peek (let me know if there's anything, in particular, you'd like to know), I also have a few pipes from them (great smokers) and I'd like to see what tins they have available. My local tobacconist in Little Italy (mostly a cigar shop) has some tins of Balkan Sobranie on the shelves as well as a couple of 2015/17 tins of Nightcap.
@hobei1dog - From various tobacconists in the UK I was told that 1820 and Rich Dark Flake were UK production versions of Penzance and Stonehaven respectively. The difference apparently was the topping ingredients for Esoterica products were banned in the EU/UK, which was given as the major reason why the Esoterica line wasn't distributed domestically. So (if that is indeed true) they should be fairly similar.
@mikefu - I'm drifting towards RDF if I'm honest after smoking some Brown Flake today.
@sgh - HH Acadian Perique was nice, I liked it enough to buy another tin - notably, it didn't burn hot or bite and was a fairly sweet smoke (I think it has some honey cavendish in there). It was also less heavy on Perique than I thought it would be. My initial tin was dated 2012, so it had a few years on it before I cracked it open, and based on its ingredients it will probably age well.
Ah Cornwall Canada, my mistake, my brain is still in the UK with placenames. I wish I could order directly from UK vendors. If there's something I'm missing let me know. I usually order it from here (online with a UK vendor - I use the Black Swan Shoppe) with my card, get it delivered to a friend/relative in the UK and then get them to bring it or ship it over. The usual game of hurdles with the post and border control.
@Casual - I'll be going to Blatter et Blatter next week so I'll take a peek (let me know if there's anything, in particular, you'd like to know), I also have a few pipes from them (great smokers) and I'd like to see what tins they have available. My local tobacconist in Little Italy (mostly a cigar shop) has some tins of Balkan Sobranie on the shelves as well as a couple of 2015/17 tins of Nightcap.
@hobei1dog - From various tobacconists in the UK I was told that 1820 and Rich Dark Flake were UK production versions of Penzance and Stonehaven respectively. The difference apparently was the topping ingredients for Esoterica products were banned in the EU/UK, which was given as the major reason why the Esoterica line wasn't distributed domestically. So (if that is indeed true) they should be fairly similar.
@mikefu - I'm drifting towards RDF if I'm honest after smoking some Brown Flake today.
@sgh - HH Acadian Perique was nice, I liked it enough to buy another tin - notably, it didn't burn hot or bite and was a fairly sweet smoke (I think it has some honey cavendish in there). It was also less heavy on Perique than I thought it would be. My initial tin was dated 2012, so it had a few years on it before I cracked it open, and based on its ingredients it will probably age well.
@Mtlpiper I'm coming back to the pipe after a long hiatus, one advantage of which is that I have a little bit of aged tobacco. The HH AP is the one I'm most curious about, since it'll be 10 years old in March. I rarely buy tins bigger than 2 oz / 50 g, and this one is 3.5 oz... gonna need a bigger jar.
Welcome from just outside Toronto!
If you have been lurking for a while, you know the usual suspects already. This is a great forum with lots of great folks.
If you have been lurking for a while, you know the usual suspects already. This is a great forum with lots of great folks.
Hello and welcome from Southern California. I do not know either of those blends but am sure somebody will assist you.
Welcome!
The folks at Blatter & Blatter are great. Love their pipes - have a good visit there.
Pipe tobacco in Canada is limited so importing is pretty common. The ones you mentioned have been pretty solid IME.
The folks at Blatter & Blatter are great. Love their pipes - have a good visit there.
Pipe tobacco in Canada is limited so importing is pretty common. The ones you mentioned have been pretty solid IME.
@sgh ~ I also stopped for a while and started again about a year ago on and off too, but it's been ramping up a little recently. Thanks for the welcome 
the larger tins of Acadian Perique age a little better, but from memory, I think mine was a little dry when I opened the tin. I ended up adding a bit of moisture when jarred and letting it sit for a few days. I tend not to keep things in tins as I trust mason jars way more.
@Dusk ~ thanks for your help, I'll try to take some pics at B&B of their pipes and will probably buy a little of their own blends.
@3rdguy you're the second who's said RDF.
@paulie66scandinavian - I'm feeling incredibly welcomed, thanks to you and all of the above.
the larger tins of Acadian Perique age a little better, but from memory, I think mine was a little dry when I opened the tin. I ended up adding a bit of moisture when jarred and letting it sit for a few days. I tend not to keep things in tins as I trust mason jars way more.@Dusk ~ thanks for your help, I'll try to take some pics at B&B of their pipes and will probably buy a little of their own blends.
@3rdguy you're the second who's said RDF.
@paulie66scandinavian - I'm feeling incredibly welcomed, thanks to you and all of the above.
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