If you find that one special blend, it's bound to be discontinued sooner rather than later.
You can bet money on it.
Does Frog Morton On The Town ring a bell?.
You can bet money on it.
Does Frog Morton On The Town ring a bell?.
One Tobacco To Rule Them All
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One blend smokers used to be more common.
Our automobile mechanic was a Half and Half smoker
Our doctor smoked Edward G Robinson
Our travel agent smoked Heine's Blend
My dad smoked Amphora (after Orange Blossom was discontinued)
One of my professors in college smoked Borkum Riff
Not me.
I don't drink only 1 alcoholic beverage, one tea, or one coffee blend. Nor do I eat only 1 food every meal. I would think that with the plethora of options, there would naturally be more in the "variety" camp.
When you think of cigarette smokers, they tend to be one blend smokers. Most people who drink beer have a perennial favorite that is there go to beer. People who eat eggs tend to eat them the same way and even buy the same brand over and over. Why is it expected that this doesn’t apply to pipe smokers. I would argue that in the past this rule or pattern of behavior did apply.
I think it lends itself to the “hobby” argument.
Then again, maybe it’s a personality thing.
I could be quite content with Peterson Standard Mixture.
I think there is something else going on here. Personally, I believe it is the share abundance of tobaccos we have access to via the internet. Also, the websites are designed to allow other smokers to share their experiences. What we have here is the perfect storm for men.
Cigarettes - pretty much, yes, one brand.
Beer - Hell no.
Eggs - Hell no 2.
50 years ago I smoked several different types of tobacco, then, for a long on time, I smoked only one or two. Now I have dozens, thanks in no small part to forums like this.
50 years ago we didn't have nearly 7,000 different commercial blends, probably more like a a couple of hundred, and we were happy with that. On the other hand, Dunhill made their tobacco blends, Balkan Sobranie was made by Sobranie Ltd., Imperial made St Bruno, WD & HO Wills made Capstan as part of Imperial, Rattray's made Rattray's, McConnell made its blends, etc, etc. Now all of these brands are owned by a few conglomerates and the blends are less individual than they once were.
But we still have thousands of blends.
It's a sickness, I tell you.
Ok. I will play! G L Pease Key Largo
Sometimes it's pipe tobacco and sometimes it's a cigar ?
Sometimes it's pipe tobacco and sometimes it's a cigar ?
Can you name a few?
Well, I wouldn't; it would guarantee that blend would be discontinued!
Ha ha ha, indeed!
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky is my all-time favorite, which I discovered around 2018. I realized, after going through 5 or 6 tins that I would have been happy to just smoke that one. So I started stashing up and made it to 25 tins or so in my cellar. Of course, I bought other brands as well so it was a work in progress.
Then, bam! After being reintroduced around 2014 (it had been discontinued around '07 when it came in the 100g tin format), it's been discontinued again last year.
Sucks to be me.
And I sure hope, because I answered that Peterson Standard Mixture would be my actual choice, that it won't be discontinued.
If I could set the clock back to the 1960s-1970s, it would be the original Balkan Sobranie....but since I can't, my current favorite is Quiet Nights.
I still like the odd bowl of Half and Half, Carter Hall and Mixture No. 79, for nostalgia's sake.
I still like the odd bowl of Half and Half, Carter Hall and Mixture No. 79, for nostalgia's sake.
You bet! As I said in my previous response (page 3 of this thread I think):
"My personal reasoning is fairly simple, as I first stated, my palette is not nearly as refined as many of yours, and though I've been a pipe smoker for 15+ years now, I can honestly say I've enjoyed 99% of the bowls I've smoked and not noticed a world of difference in many of them. I've probably tried over 50 varieties in that time (which is a lot for me).
That being said, it's more the ritual and relaxation aspect at the end of a long day or a lazy Sunday afternoon on the porch that makes it enjoyable for me, not having multiple flavor options, though I certainly appreciate that point of view as well!
I've recently made a lot of choices to simplify my life. Clothes, relationships, etc. Condensing and trimming the fat if you will, to ensure my personal circle stays healthy and joyful. I'm merely extending that notion to my pipes and tobacco. I've gotten it down to 6 pipes that I adore and plan on finding that one (maybe two) blends that I can buy and just smoke the daylights out of."
I always answer either Condor Plug or St. Bruno RR but I choose variety so I don’t burn myself out of any on blend. I almost got a St. Bruno burnout so I took a year off from smoking it. I just opened a pouch about a week ago, my love for it has been renewed.
I have dozens of blends, but my favorite is still the first one I bought for 25 cents fifty years ago, Half and Half.
The aroma of Half and Half is divine. it’s smooth, zesty, and full of tobacco flavors. Plus it’s still as available as any over the counter brand is today.
If you had to order a tobacco by the ounce or pound, or pound and a half box, then my pick would be PS Luxury Navy Flake.
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