Penny Farthing - What's Changed, and When?

[AppalachianPipe92]

I'll start by saying I love the stuff and have just over a pound - most of it being from 2020 and 2021. I haven't bought any since 2021, and that was early in the year.
I recall a thread here discussing its changes and how it's not what it used to be.
Can anyone lend any insight into what these changes were and roughly when they occurred? The oldest I've got is 2019 and I don't notice any difference from early 2021 production (though I've never compared the two side by side).
I'd like to grab a stack of tins soon but not if the blend just isn't good anymore (some were quite critical of its changes).

 

[ThermionicScott]

Curious to hear more. I haven't tried this blend yet, but have two tins from 2022 in the cellar awaiting their turn.

 

[ADKPiper]

I hadn't noticed.
I think I have an unopened tin.
Last I tried it it seemed good to me.
I'll have to give it a rip again

 

[greeneyes]

Company representative will be along shortly to gaslight you that there have been no changes, with the caveat that any actual changes are due to batch variation.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Company representative will be along shortly to gaslight you that there have been no changes, with the caveat that any actual changes are due to batch variation.

I thought that this was a GLP, not GH&co.

 

[greeneyes]

I thought that this was a GLP, not GH&co.

One of my favorites, or former favorites, was Drucquer Blairgowrie. Too bad my palate changed so radically that I can't reliably taste how exactly identical the current blend is to the one I imagine I loved so much.

 

[jpberg]

Probably no more Lakeland Sauce, ammiright?

Oh, wrong thread. Sorry.

 

[ThermionicScott]

And the trifecta would be that the apricot topping is too obvious now.

 

[pantsBoots]

Company representative will be along shortly to gaslight you that there have been no changes, with the caveat that any actual changes are due to batch variation.

Pennyfarthing is a Pease/C&D product and while I'm not a big fan of most of their offerings, Jeremy Reeves, Greg Pease, and Laudisi have never been anything but forthcoming and honest when problems occur whether it's the tins, a blend itself, or mold. They'd never be so insensitive and flippant as to blame poor QC on the "tins not being meant for long-term aging." They understand the value of customer relations.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Pennyfarthing is a Pease/C&D product and while I'm not a big fan of most of their offerings, Jeremy Reeves, Greg Pease, and Laudisi have never been anything but forthcoming and honest when problems occur whether it's the tins, a blend itself, or mold. They'd never be so insensitive and flippant as to blame poor QC on the "tins not being meant for long-term aging." They understand the value of customer relations.

This forum DOES need more men like you - in touch with their feelings and not afraid to bare their sensitivities.

 

[greeneyes]

Pennyfarthing is a Pease/C&D product and while I'm not a big fan of most of their offerings, Jeremy Reeves, Greg Pease, and Laudisi have never been anything but forthcoming and honest when problems occur whether it's the tins, a blend itself, or mold. They'd never be so insensitive and flippant as to blame poor QC on the "tins not being meant for long-term aging." They understand the value of customer relations.

New G.L. Pease Blend : Windjammer :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I wish I could send it to you without filling out a customs form. I wonder if @jiminks would volunteer to do a side-by-side comparison of the old and new Blairgowrie. Assuming I'm right, consider the significance of it. Blairgowrie is one of their best-selling, flagship tobaccos. They...

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New G.L. Pease Blend : Windjammer :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I wish I could send it to you without filling out a customs form. I wonder if @jiminks would volunteer to do a side-by-side comparison of the old and new Blairgowrie. Assuming I'm right, consider the significance of it. Blairgowrie is one of their best-selling, flagship tobaccos. They...

pipesmagazine.com

Just my experience. Perhaps I'm an outlier. I also mailed samples to Reeves, along with a nice letter and a sample of cutter top Three Nuns. No response.

 

[JackOrion]

That Cutty pipe!!!! Is it a Northen Briars?

 

[pantsBoots]

New G.L. Pease Blend : Windjammer :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I wish I could send it to you without filling out a customs form. I wonder if @jiminks would volunteer to do a side-by-side comparison of the old and new Blairgowrie. Assuming I'm right, consider the significance of it. Blairgowrie is one of their best-selling, flagship tobaccos. They...

pipesmagazine.com

New G.L. Pease Blend : Windjammer :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I wish I could send it to you without filling out a customs form. I wonder if @jiminks would volunteer to do a side-by-side comparison of the old and new Blairgowrie. Assuming I'm right, consider the significance of it. Blairgowrie is one of their best-selling, flagship tobaccos. They...

pipesmagazine.com

Just my experience. Perhaps I'm an outlier. I also mailed samples to Reeves, along with a nice letter and a sample of cutter top Three Nuns. No response.

I stand corrected.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

That Cutty pipe!!!! Is it a Northen Briars?

Guildhall (Comoy's) 914

 

[ThermionicScott]

That Cutty pipe!!!! Is it a Northen Briars?

Pic is from Greg Pease's article if that helps: The Briar & Leaf Chronicles » Blog Archive » A Penny for Your Thoughts - https://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=100

I've been thinking about trying PF in my clays first, since that pairing has more than a subtle hint to it.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Guildhall (Comoy's) 914

Correction: Everyman 914, same stem emblem as Guildhall. But also Comoy's

 

[pantsBoots]

This forum DOES need more men like you - in touch with their feelings and not afraid to bare their sensitivities.

Sorry, but I'm into women. Best of luck to you!

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

I planned on seeing more "nothings changed" replies. But I definitely recall a few members discussing changes. I'll have to do some digging. It was enough to deter me from buying more, but I never really discovered the "why" behind that.

Company representative will be along shortly to gaslight you that there have been no changes, with the caveat that any actual changes are due to batch variation.

 

[Sonorisis]

It hasn't changed. But, being a shag cut, it is prone to burning according to how the person behind the pipe smokes it -- fast or slow. The rate of smoking can really change the experience. The blend was introduced in the last half of 2019, so it really hasn't been around long enough to have changed. I don't know how it responds to cellaring -- I haven't smoked any in a while. Much like OJK, it is a 'sipping' tobacco. Go fast at your own peril.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

It hasn't changed. But, being a shag cut, it is prone to burning according to how the person behind the pipe smokes it -- fast or slow. The rate of smoking can really change the experience. The blend was introduced in the last half of 2019, so it really hasn't been around long enough to have changed. I don't know how it responds to cellaring -- I haven't smoked any in a while. Much like OJK, it is a 'sipping' tobacco. Go fast at your own peril.

This makes sense. I pack shag tighter and prefer a slower smoke.
Maybe those saying new tins were different were in fact just smoking it differently.
I assumed a change after reading their replies because it wouldn't be the first time (or the last) we've seen a blend change.