Can anyone else comment on this? This makes me very sad. Makes it seems like if you started smoking after 2005 you pretty much missed out.
Jim's Revised Escudo Review.
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I can think of one YouTuber who much prefers the current STG Elizabethan Mixture to the Sutliff match blend which attempts to replicate the older Murray's version. For what it's worth...
If one wants transition years to get depressed about, Jon Loring's article gives many to choose from besides 2005: DUNHILL PIPE TOBACCO: 1907 – 1990 - Pipedia - https://pipedia.org/wiki/DUNHILL_PIPE_TOBACCO:_1907_%E2%80%93_1990
Probably healthier to just try what's available now, and if one rings your bells, enjoy it without reservation. One thing I appreciate about blends from Greg Pease or Russ Ouellette is that they have a strong interest in maintaining their brands, so if I buy a new tin off the shelf, I can be reasonably certain it will align with their goals in blending it in the first place. Unlike some "historic" blend that has been around for 100 years, and passed from company to company...
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Is it just me and my somewhat crappy memory, but didn't Pease stop making some of his first popular blends, like Bohemian Scandal or such, just because he couldn't get hold of the same exact tobaccos anymore?
If that is the case, I'm liking it. Shows some pride in the product.
If that is the case, I'm liking it. Shows some pride in the product.
Or... when you find one you like, buy as much of it as you can find.
Though not a fan of the current nor prior iterations, the review history was especially helpful. I appreciate the capture of each observation, and pruning word choice. It’s as if i were at the bit end myself. Thank you Jim
You have 'spouses'??? Man, one is a tough enough endeavour. You're a better man than me Chopper!
I was smart enough to marry my trophy wife first, so I don't have any random spouses out there drawing out of my bank account.
What a lovely thing to say. Hope your wife appreciates you in kind. Sounds like you gotta nice thing going there Doc!
Thank you @BriarsAndBottles. I sure do. Like all of us, I am far from perfect and have some bad habits. I definitely picked right and try hard to treat her well. 32 years and 6 kids later, I am more in love and happier than the day I married her.
I have a jar of Escudo from 2019, and it has aged properly. The coin was basically hay-colored when I put it in the jar but now it's so dark brown that it's almost black.
I don't like this blend until it smells like a jar of figs. As you can see from what's left in the jar, we've made it
I don't like this blend until it smells like a jar of figs. As you can see from what's left in the jar, we've made it
Can't let those old farts get you down. I'm sure they're often right, but taste degrades with age.
The last thing that any blender should ever do to a VaPer is take out more Perique. 
I just love Perique, I’m sure not everyone feels this way. Having not tried the old versions, I still like the current Escudo about as much as the current DNR and Davidoff Flake Medallions.
I wish the current producers would read this review and adjust accordingly!
I just love Perique, I’m sure not everyone feels this way. Having not tried the old versions, I still like the current Escudo about as much as the current DNR and Davidoff Flake Medallions.I wish the current producers would read this review and adjust accordingly!
Obtuse Question:I have a jar of Escudo from 2019, and it has aged properly. The coin was basically hay-colored when I put it in the jar but now it's so dark brown that it's almost black.
I don't like this blend until it smells like a jar of figs. As you can see from what's left in the jar, we've made it
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What label maker do you use?
Brother P-Touch Cube Plus.
It's $100. You design labels on your phone using their ok-enough software and send it to the printer over BT. It's battery-powered, so you can move it to your project easily. I love the thing.