McConnell Blends

[VDL_Piper]

Are Robert McConnell blends going the way of the Dodo?

 

[Hutch Piper]

Have not heard that.

 

[seanv]

Hope not. What has got you spooked?

 

[Briarcutter]

Ever since they left England. Scottish Cake use to be one of my favorite blends.

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Ever since they left England. Scottish Cake use to be one of my favorite blends.

Pardon my ignorance, to where has production been relocated?

 

[VDL_Piper]

Hope not. What has got you spooked?

I just see stock at non existent levels at Smoking Pipes which isn’t normally the case and 4 Noggins whom I purchase off for obvious reasons has none in its product list any more and that just made me wonder. Doesn’t mean it’s a thing I was just asking as I like many of their blends.

 

[MCJ]

Also hope not -- enjoy several McConnell blends among my favorites.

 

[Briarcutter]

Pardon my ignorance, to where has production been relocated?

Denmark or Germany I believe.

 

[Hutch Piper]

My B&M has a healthy supply. He knows I love some McConnell blends and hasn’t said anything.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Pardon my ignorance, to where has production been relocated?

Kopp.

 

[Boko_Fittleworth]

McConnell has been produced by Kopp (origonally Kolhaus and Kopp) in Germany since 1989.

 

[sablebrush52]

Denmark or Germany I believe.

Kopp. Germany.

 

[sablebrush52]

Pardon my ignorance, to where has production been relocated?

Long ago and far away. McConnell is an IP owned by Kopp, manufactured in Germany, and one of a bunch of IP's that Kopp owns. That which made the McConnell name famous has been long deceased.

 

[geoffs]

They go in and out of stock occasionally. No need to start rumours.

 

[Oddball]

Scottish Flake is in stock on SP. If that was the only blend they had available for eternity, it would carry the blend.

There was a time right after Covid that McConnell blends were hard to get, now they are almost always in stock on SP. I am speaking of the original blend labels. I think the Yellow Blends are newer and are Peterson/Dunhill clones, maybe Gawith clones as well. etc etc etc.

 

[seanv]

I think Laudisi is either the distributor or they just do their tinning. Either way, I hope the current recipe stays the same and the tins stay in stock. Scottish Flake is a favorite of mine.

 

[Mury]

Does anyone know when McConnell started?

Curious how often the 70s tins pop up. I’d like to know how long they also produced for Rattray in the 80s

 

[Briarcutter]

Does anyone know when McConnell started?

According to the tin,1848

 

[khiddy]

McConnell Latakia Mixture 1848 is on my "absolutely want to acquire a tin or two" list, but each time I've ordered it from places that claim to have it in stock (e.g., Estervals, DreamingPipes), I've ended up instead receiving tins of their modern "Latakia Flake." Which is itself a very nice blend, but not what I'm trying to get my hands on.

 

[Mury]

McConnell Latakia Mixture 1848 is on my "absolutely want to acquire a tin or two" list, but each time I've ordered it from places that claim to have it in stock (e.g., Estervals, DreamingPipes), I've ended up instead receiving tins of their modern "Latakia Flake." Which is itself a very nice blend, but not what I'm trying to get my hands on.