Wasn't he also having health issues as well? I wouldn't blame him from taking a step back esp with all this going down.
Just in from STG/MacBaren/Sutliff
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I don’t think a lot of this is based on sales as much as production values. STG does not have the machines or interest to produce small production runs. Sutliff almost created the niche they filled. And nobody is yet there to fill that gap. Whether Laudisi sees an opportunity here and decides to get more machines and ramp up production remains to be seen.
His job for STG is to be the face of P&C. Not his roll as a blender. That was his passion project.
Noted.
Unfortunate that his face is tied to the sh*tshow that is P&C.
I’m hoping they bother to do something to better that crappola point of distribution.
Profits over people will never result in compassionate or dare I say smart decisions. I feel like “it’s just business” is a conditioned response to being commercially abused.
I will endeavor to acquire more C&D blends before Sikes maybe decides to rid America of its last bastion of pipe tobacco. It sucks cause I’m still a baby in the hobby and my chances of reaching pipe smoking maturity is looking dim. But Im hoping some of you doomsayers are wrong.
I will endeavor to acquire more C&D blends before Sikes maybe decides to rid America of its last bastion of pipe tobacco. It sucks cause I’m still a baby in the hobby and my chances of reaching pipe smoking maturity is looking dim. But Im hoping some of you doomsayers are wrong.
C&D provides a lot of blends to suit every taste. You should be able to reach pipe nerdvana through them.
The doom and gloom camp has some good points.
Tobacco will not get cheaper
it will not become easier to obtain
The likelihood of it becomming higher in quality is slim
Laws will not become more favorable.
Base your decisions on that. I personally only seek tobacco that I can obtain. Im not going to chase unicorns. I have better things to do...even if its nothing.
There is still plenty of good stuff so learn what you like and try to cellar if you can afford it.
Its not worth getting too upset since it wont help anyway.
well..... anyone else's bank put a hold on your accounts due to the amount of buying you did in the last 24 hours?
One man’s “compassionate” decision is another man’s loss. In this case, the list of blends being continued represents the most profitable products. The least profitable product, to be discontinued, is War Horse, a blend that several folks here are passionate about. In order for STG to move production to DK it has to undergo FDA and EU testing, a high cost that may never be recovered. So, does STG choose to lose money on blends that don’t sell, and short their investors (who undoubtedly include pensioners), just to be “compassionate” to you?
STG’s responsibility is to it’s investors. Like any other company, their mandate isn’t to keep people employed or to provide an obscure product to an ever dwindling customer base. By maintaining profitability they keep the doors open and they keep the last of the most popular blends in production.
And…WTF is “Commercially Abused”?
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You sure? I've got some of the 2022 Summer Reserve and that's topped with a Gin & Tonic flavouring. I mean, Gawith have been around a long long time so it wouldn't surprise me if they'd made it before but I was under the impression that it was a new blend. Same thing goes for their Reunion Series Bourbon Flake.
Thank to Estervals I found out that my ex-wife was still getting my Amex emails. It was nice to close up that hole in my privacy!!
My understanding is that Wessex Curly Block is made by STG. I hope that I am correct on this— it is fantastic! Stupidly expensive, but fantastic!
It's interesting that Wessex Curly Block is produced by STG. That is also clear from the uncut coin format. It is essentially the same form (not blend) as Escudo or Navy Rolls before being sliced. STG is the only factory with the equipment to make that size roll. The Mac Baren roll cakes were smaller.
But it also raises the question--if STG could make a small batch of Wessex Curly Block on a contact basis why not other contract blends? The answer might be that the Wessex is indeed the same as some other tinned blend and we just haven't figured it out.
I’m checking with some sources to be certain. I’ll post an update when I hear.
Thank you for listing these
It is produced by Kopp. Whether they just repackage or get it whole from STG, I don’t know but that means it and Gold Brick should hopefully still be available in the US.
sweet thanks!!
One less thing I have to look to cellar today.