John Cotton's Smyrna - Gone!?

[sholto]

Saw this on P&C web site:

"Please note: Due to FDA regulations, this blend is no longer being produced. We recommend Hearth & Home Marquee Magnum Opus as a replacement."

That was a very tasty blend I'm going to miss

 

[alaskanpiper]

Wha? I only have one tin....

 

[sholto]

Wha? I only have one tin....

I think I probably have five left. I'm going to have to ration it. Really an outstanding tobacco.

 

[3rdguy]

 

[scloyd]

One of my favorites. I'm down to one half jar and one tin.

 

[lightmybriar]

Wha? I only have one tin....

Same here! Dang!

 

[BROBS]

THEY START TO DROP

 

[3rdguy]

The new McClellands!

 

[krizzose]

Does this mean it's legendary now?

 

[condorlover1]

It's always been legendary - thats why we sold the trademark. I guess someone forgot to file the paperwork with the FDA! RIP John Cotton's Smegma

 

[BROBS]

RIP John Cotton's Smegma

Yersh!!!

 

[mingc]

I guess someone forgot to file the paperwork with the FDA!

You're kidding! Snagged by a missing form and not some offending magic ingredient? Truly,
this is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper.

 

[condorlover1]

Standard Tobacco never manufactured we just held the trademarks which we initially licensed and then sold to the boys at Pipes and Cigars. I am sure that when they weighed up the cost of the FDA application against the amount that they sold they figured out that it was better to let it go. I guess the analogy would be that it was like digging up a long dead relative from 100+ years ago and somehow reanimating them so you could talk to them again. After a few days you realize that you now know everything you ever wanted to know about 1900s America and perhaps its time to put them back in their casket again! Well I guess that everyone who ever wanted to try John Cottons Smyrna has had the opportunity now and perhaps it's also time to return this blend back to the cemetery. It makes me wonder what will happen to War Horse and Fungal Slices. I rather suspect they will keep going as they have a greater demand.

 

[jaytex1969]

Did we pass some cutoff date for this or did P&C just say "screw it"?

 

[mso489]

I never got to that one, but I always heard good things about it from members.

 

[condorlover1]

I have no idea. We moved away from tobacco a year ago and went into the vape space when we changed the name to Standard Vape Corp. Our stock ticker changed to SVAP although we still have a subsidiary called Standard Tobacco Company of PA which holds a few related tobacco type trademarks. Most of the focus these days is on the development and commercialization of the non heated vape device and ancillary medical applications.

 

[sholto]

I found it a good replacement for Dunhill London Mixture when that one bit the dust. Not quite the same but still very satisfying.

 

[3rdguy]

Russ said once that Bengal Slices was their #1 seller. Not sure if it still is...

 

[condorlover1]

I heard that from Russ as well. A lot of people love Fungal Slices and I hope they stick around since Russ did a very professional job recreating that blend. I have always been touched by how the entire pipe community came together to help out by supplying cellar samples to get these brands up and running again. The StoP project was a true pull together by so many people despite all the nay sayers. Here is a video clip of myself, Russ and Dan in Chicago a few years ago. I am the one with the English accent.

 

[elasmo]

so it begins