If I get a tin of it, I'll review it.
Jim's STG Versions of Mac Baren Blends Reviews.
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At this point in time, I doubt that there's a lot of Sutliff branded product left. Before the public announcement regarding the closing of Sutliff, a lot of their stocks were sold to independent blenders who used them, and a lot of SPC blends were made and tinned as well, so that there would be SPC blends available for months following the closure.
But, it's now 6+ months since Sutliff went poof gone. There's likely more Sutliff tobaccos still in independent hands, but not a lot of SPC.
I just ordered Doblone D'oro from SP, Savinelli being on sale... didn't remember that it was made by Mac Baren. Dang.
STG did make Capstan in the past, and MacBaren’s version was basically a carbon copy according to this fella:
Oh Capstan, my Capstan | Dutch Pipe Smoker
dutchpipesmoker.com
Are these five blends currently produced at STG’s facility, or are they still being made in Svendborg,? Is there any way to tell (for example, from the sticker or barcode)?
Dang STG, what aren't they gonna mess up? 
MacBaren has always been my favorite manufacturer...I know im shocked too. Luckily ive got plenty of my favorites cellared, but I liked them "fresh" also.
MacBaren has always been my favorite manufacturer...I know im shocked too. Luckily ive got plenty of my favorites cellared, but I liked them "fresh" also.
I stocked up on Plumcake and Golden Extra. I never made it to my other favorite, Scottish Mixture because it was “safe”. I wish I would have now.
Yea thats why its wild to me its so much different this time, what are they doingSTG did make Capstan in the past, and MacBaren’s version was basically a carbon copy according to this fella:
Oh Capstan, my Capstan | Dutch Pipe Smoker
There were so many blends going away I doubt many of us were able to acquire everything we wanted.
I know I could not. I'm happy to have what I was able to get at the time.
Probably what everyone else today is... shrinking quality/quantity to the bare minimum while raising price to the absolute maximum that the least common denominator consumer will tolerate and not caring about any of the 2nd order consequences... lolYea thats why its wild to me its so much different this time, what are they doing
Same... I know it sounds crazy but some of the Sutliff blends I bought were ones that I hadn't even tried yet. Generally ones I'd been meaning to or are types of others I already do like. I've always had an extremely eclectic nature to my pipe smoking though. I'll rarely smoke the same blend twice in a row... sometimes even twice in a month. I figured that if there's anything I find I truly don't care for enough and/or things I wish I had more of... well, that's the miracle of the bartering side of this hobby/community.
Lends that age old question, I believe it was a famous old Englishman once opined... "Tis better to smoke and lose than to never have smoked at all..?"
Well, that explains it!Speak for yourself.
I got 20ish pounds of plumcake
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...0QFnoECCMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0tFzSAhTGqImylNvOqPuqH
Told ya. You didn’t have enough plumcake in your stock piles
Nearest thing to plumcake is Pembroke.
Written on the sticker on the back of Vanilla Cream:
Made in Denmark
Imported by Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane Ltd. Richmond, Va. 23223 USA
Below that is the STG insignia with Scandinavian Tobacco Group written under it.
These words in the tin description of the blend ingredients are interesting: "modern Mac Baren Black Cavendish."
All five tins have the same STG descriptives.
I didn't notice this before, but the Capstan Blue description on the back of the tin claims it's Capstan Gold Flake. I can believe that it is.
Ummmm…….. if this is a new STG made one, first impressions is it’s ruined……..
We lost St Bruno…..
Hhhhmmmm... haven't tried that one yet, but I hope to.
You may get a tiny tiny hint of what was ST Bruno. Truly a watered down flavor.
The flavor isn’t there. My tin was extremely wet.
After taste is not there either.
I will have to revisit this blend. I am going to allow for my drying time next smoke.