Ran over to the local B&M and they had these in stock. Looks like the tinned Stonehaven was an indication of what was to come.
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Nope not bootleg. Apparently because the FDA thing, they are afraid that the packaging of 8oz bags will have problems. This comes directly from skip. The package came straight from Germain part of a HUGE shipment received at The Briary this morning. I can honestly say with 100% assurance this is not bootleg. This is factory packaging.
I suspect the difference is due to the extra bit of aging rather than a separate production run for the tins.Sable, I went through about 5 tins of Dunbar before opening my first 8oz bag. The tobacco in the tins seemed to be a higher quality. They were older, though. Tobacco had darkened considerably and the wax paper was nicely browned. There's merit in the tins, but that's just from a small sample size.
From what I can tell, shipments don't all go out on the same day. If you're lucky you can score a bag from one of the online dealers for less than most B&M prices. Keep in mind that 4noggins doesn't list the unobtainium when it's in stock. You have to call. But the online stores get an allotment like everybody else and it quickly sells out.On another note I'm wondering how these B&M's are getting stock, but all the online retailers are still "sold out" or backordered?
Well it doesn't quite state that, but I think that it has been the most interesting third-hand statement made about these new tins so far. Although I thought that the new warning labels aren't going to be required for almost another 2 years. Plus I'm not entirely clear on the status of the Esoterica line and the cutoff date, so it might be a moot point anyway.sablebrush52
If Germain's is giving up on the 8oz bags, as is stated in the quote...