In the last year since joining the forum, I've tried many different blends of tobacco. I currently have about thirty mason jars of Va's and 'English' types, including the Oriental blends. Whenever a member suggests a 'must try', I promptly order it on the next full TAD order.
Tuesday night at the NYC pipe club meeting, a new member Rudy brought in some tobacco tins that he had since the 1970's that were laying around. He stopped smoking pipes because his daughter was severely allergic to smoke and now that she is out of the house, he picked up the hobby again.
He brought in a tin of 'Balkan Sobranie Mixture No. 759'. It was nearly full. He told me that it was very rare, and currently difficult to find anywhere. A lot of members bring in great tins of different blends and often times I try a some and test them out.
Well members of this great forum, I filled up my Rad Davis sandblasted Dublin with this mixture, and at the first charring light, I knew something was special. By the time the pipe was full going, I could not believe the smoothness and rich flavor that was coming into my mouth and nostrils. Please note that I had not been drinking, and I had not eaten dinner as yet. I really do not comment on tobaccos on this forum because I lack the ability to describe my palate in the elegant way others can. I either like it or not.
But this blend is totally different from the other English blends I'm smoking currently. For me to describe the difference, it would be like comparing Jack Daniel's to Makers Mark. Or Wild Turkey to Michter's Bourbon. (no offense to those who like Jack and wild turkey
)
I asked Rudy where he got it, and I don't think he remembered where (so many years ago). I offered to buy it immediately and he said the tin was going for hundreds of dollars, if you could find it. I wasn't prepared to spend that kind of money, yet I needed to have it. So I asked him, 'How much?". 'Take it' he said.
I said,"I can't just take it, let me pay you something for it". He simply said he was happy to find a place where pipe smokers gather and just talk about pipes, tobacco and life.
I gave him my business card (I'm a jeweler in the Bronx) and said for him to please visit me so I could return the favor.
Was it my imagination? Was it a special day or evening that made me feel this way? We all know how it is that a certain blend can be wonderful one afternoon, and not so great the next evening, for whatever reason.
The next day I took the tin with me to De La Concha with a friend and we both tried it. It truly is unbelievably sweet, tasty,mild, and every other thing I can't describe in words.
I went online to try to find this blend, and I've concluded it just doesn't exist anymore. Even Tobacco Reviews doesn't list it.
I will keep searching for it and please wish me luck.
Tuesday night at the NYC pipe club meeting, a new member Rudy brought in some tobacco tins that he had since the 1970's that were laying around. He stopped smoking pipes because his daughter was severely allergic to smoke and now that she is out of the house, he picked up the hobby again.
He brought in a tin of 'Balkan Sobranie Mixture No. 759'. It was nearly full. He told me that it was very rare, and currently difficult to find anywhere. A lot of members bring in great tins of different blends and often times I try a some and test them out.
Well members of this great forum, I filled up my Rad Davis sandblasted Dublin with this mixture, and at the first charring light, I knew something was special. By the time the pipe was full going, I could not believe the smoothness and rich flavor that was coming into my mouth and nostrils. Please note that I had not been drinking, and I had not eaten dinner as yet. I really do not comment on tobaccos on this forum because I lack the ability to describe my palate in the elegant way others can. I either like it or not.
But this blend is totally different from the other English blends I'm smoking currently. For me to describe the difference, it would be like comparing Jack Daniel's to Makers Mark. Or Wild Turkey to Michter's Bourbon. (no offense to those who like Jack and wild turkey
)I asked Rudy where he got it, and I don't think he remembered where (so many years ago). I offered to buy it immediately and he said the tin was going for hundreds of dollars, if you could find it. I wasn't prepared to spend that kind of money, yet I needed to have it. So I asked him, 'How much?". 'Take it' he said.
I said,"I can't just take it, let me pay you something for it". He simply said he was happy to find a place where pipe smokers gather and just talk about pipes, tobacco and life.
I gave him my business card (I'm a jeweler in the Bronx) and said for him to please visit me so I could return the favor.
Was it my imagination? Was it a special day or evening that made me feel this way? We all know how it is that a certain blend can be wonderful one afternoon, and not so great the next evening, for whatever reason.
The next day I took the tin with me to De La Concha with a friend and we both tried it. It truly is unbelievably sweet, tasty,mild, and every other thing I can't describe in words.
I went online to try to find this blend, and I've concluded it just doesn't exist anymore. Even Tobacco Reviews doesn't list it.
I will keep searching for it and please wish me luck.
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