Holiday Excursion Pipe Tobacco Question

[spartan]

I can't find any reviews on this Drugstore Pipe Tobacco. Does anyone have any smoking experience behind this blend?

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Image from pipesandcigars.com

 

[loborx]

Never smoked it but I believe it is a copy of an old discontinued mixture that was called Holiday. Check tobaccoreviews.com for some reviews of it.

 

[papipeguy]

An old drug store blend of burley and cavendish. I have not had it in many years. Not spectacular as I recall. Here are some reviews from tobaccoreviews.com.
http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=H&TID=668

 

[Strike Anywhere]

I think Holiday & Holiday Excursion are the same thing. There may have been some legal issues or something when Lane bought the recipe from Larus or something -- who knows?

 

[spartan]

Not very many reviews of this stuff talked about what it tastes like...
Looks like one of those things I will end up buying and sharing.
Thanks for the link.

 

[wildcat]

Researching some codger blends available at P&C... http://pipesandcigars.com/miscellaneous.html
Found this year old thread in the process... Bump!
Here is an even older review (2010) of Holiday Excursion from right here @ PM. Sounds interesting :puffpipe:
http://pipesmagazine.com/joeg/pipe-smoking/altadis-holiday-excursion-pipe-tobacco-review/

 

[wildcat]

@Mike: The wife and I are heading to Albany this Saturday and I was planning on picking up some C&D Crooner at P&C while we'll be there. I'm thinking kicking the tires on an 8oz tin of HE may be in order too.

 

[gardinertodd]

Just had my first bowl of it. Wow!! Mostly a burley but many delightful subtle yet distinct flavors dance on the pallet. Highly recommend!

 

[huntertrw]

According to the records of the Virginia Historical Society, Larus & Brother Co., the manufacturer of Edgeworth Extra High Grade Sliced and Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed pipe-tobaccos, purchased Holiday, "...one of the first brands of aromatic smoking tobacco to be marketed nationally..." in 1942. Unfortunately I have been unable to ascertain from whom they purchased it.
Lane Limited's Holiday Excursion blend (renamed since British American Tobacco - successor to Rothmans, successor to Larus & Brother Co. - apparently owns the Holiday Pipe Mixture trademark) is a truly flavorful pipe-tobaco. According to tobaccoreview.com it is comprised of Burley, Virginia, black Cavendish, Latakia, and Perique. Its taste is difficult to put into words, but exceptionally toothy, and I find that this mixture could easily be an all-day smoke.
I hope that this information is helpful.