I’m not at all up on what’s happening and don’t have a lot of success finding relevant info googling. I do remember hearing Per Jensen talk about new European regs coming into play next year. Should I be buying my lifetime supply in 2023? 

The answer is always yes.Should I be buying my lifetime supply in 2023?![]()
I don’t want the reason to be just in case, though I have been doing so. Wondering if anyone has any definitive info.The answer is always yes.
Maybe not extinct, but certainly more expensive, with less variety.Pipe tobacco certainly isn't going to be any easier to acquire. And the price isn't going down. If you're not building your cellar at an accelerated rate, you may not have anything to smoke down the road.
With that said, I seriously doubt pipe tobacco is going to be extinct come 2024.
I say yes but not because of regs. For one the law is usually more complicated then it seems. Honestly there even if they do what you think they're going to do, ironing that out is going to take longer especially when you consider that life loves making sure that things never get too simple for any of us!I’m not at all up on what’s happening and don’t have a lot of success finding relevant info googling. I do remember hearing Per Jensen talk about new European regs coming into play next year. Should I be buying my lifetime supply in 2023?![]()
But is it going way up in price and will the European blends be even less accesssble?Pipe tobacco certainly isn't going to be any easier to acquire. And the price isn't going down. If you're not building your cellar at an accelerated rate, you may not have anything to smoke down the road.
With that said, I seriously doubt pipe tobacco is going to be extinct come 2024.
So buy idea to stock up on euro blends I like this year is not unfounded?Maybe not extinct, but certainly more expensive, with less variety.
honestly at any moment they could stop selling to America. Each market adds expense. And even if the law went the opposite way and let anyone sell tobacco anywhere to anyone with whatever additives they wanted.... The blend you love might just not sell enough here for them to justify the pain the in the butt.But is it going way up in price and will the European blends be even less accesssble?
I’m lucky I like a lot of blends, but my favs tend to be the classics which seem to be dwindling more and more, so I’m running up my credit a little with the idea that I can catch up in following years.Oh if you really like something. Buy it now. Not cause of any of the things people said. Because all it takes is one step in the process changing or going away for that blend to stop being precisely what you like. Not likely but a fungus could thrive on one strain of tobacco and wipe that off the commercial map. Who knows the largest grower of your favorite condimental leaf that you don't even know is in your favorite blend could be a mad man who thinks dynamite is really fun to play with and could blow up his stock before he sells it.....
Who knows for sure? My crystal ball is a bit foggy. Prices here in the States have gone up 15 to 20% in the past 3 years. Government typically doesn't take your freedoms or steal your money all at once. They do it in increments so they can get by with it. If you're looking for guarantees, go with taxes and death.But is it going way up in price and will the European blends be even less accesssble?
I follow this train of thought. I had a tin of Peterson's Irish flake that I dabbled with a bit here and there. What I figured out, though, it that I was gravitating to it more and more without fully recognizing it. If you look back through the annals here, you will see that Irish Flake (not dissimilar from other blends) has changed over the years. Since I love the flavor and composition of the current iteration, I bought ten tins to cellar since I have no idea if it will change next year due to too many factors. I find that I do not buy en masse unless it is something I know I cannot live without.Oh if you really like something. Buy it now. Not cause of any of the things people said. Because all it takes is one step in the process changing or going away for that blend to stop being precisely what you like. Not likely but a fungus could thrive on one strain of tobacco and wipe that off the commercial map. Who knows the largest grower of your favorite condimental leaf that you don't even know is in your favorite blend could be a mad man who thinks dynamite is really fun to play with and could blow up his stock before he sells it.....
If you really like a blend, stock up on it because it might either become less available, more expensive, be discontinued, or be changed with different component tobaccos that significantly alter the flavor. That's what's happening and there's no reason to believe that's going to change.So buy idea to stock up on euro blends I like this year is not unfounded?
I also like most stuff. So that certainly helps. Guess it all depends though on your budget and all that. The thing is the only way pipe smoking is going to go away is it stops being worth it for people to make the stuff. And hey worst case scenario we have to get it smuggled from China. Which hell it's been a long time since I had adventure in my life so maybe it is not all so bad. I could be the scarface of pipe tobacco why not, oh and anyone who thinks they can muscle in just realize you'll have to kill Cosmic at some point. Sorry dude just facing facts. Hope it helps that we'll say really nice things for your eulogy.I’m lucky I like a lot of blends, but my favs tend to be the classics which seem to be dwindling more and more, so I’m running up my credit a little with the idea that I can catch up in following years.
I am fine with rolling with whatever happens. But there are a couple blends that I have to admit I'd be sad if they disappeared or changed too much. To me it's worth hoarding those. For one I know I'll smoke them at some point (It's amazing how many piles of a certain blend you see sold here, because the person loved it and then just like that waitress from Montana the thrill wore off fast.)I follow this train of thought. I had a tin of Peterson's Irish flake that I dabbled with a bit here and there. What I figured out, though, it that I was gravitating to it more and more without fully recognizing it. If you look back through the annals here, you will see that Irish Flake (not dissimilar from other blends) has changed over the years. Since I love the flavor and composition of the current iteration, I bought ten tins to cellar since I have no idea if it will change next year due to too many factors. I find that I do not buy en masse unless it is something I know I cannot live without.
That blend was Sun Bear Mountain Flower for me. I think I was chasing the FOMO dragon on that one, though. I feel that I am a bit more discerning with my tastes enough that I don't buy a tonne of something I have not tried. I remember that waitress from Montana. Fickle woman. Fickle times.I am fine with rolling with whatever happens. But there are a couple blends that I have to admit I'd be sad if they disappeared or changed too much. To me it's worth hoarding those. For one I know I'll smoke them at some point (It's amazing how many piles of a certain blend you see sold here, because the person loved it and then just like that waitress from Montana the thrill wore off fast.)
I've said it recently but less then finding out how much I like a blend the finding out how often I'll enjoy it is key. There are lots of blends I keep a tiny bit around because when I do enjoy them I really enjoy them a lot, but not often. The must haves for me are Five Brothers, EGR, Yorktown, some coin, and something English or similar. All of those give me a consistently above average joy when I smoke them.That blend was Sun Bear Mountain Flower for me. I think I was chasing the FOMO dragon on that one, though. I feel that I am a bit more discerning with my tastes enough that I don't buy a tonne of something I have not tried. I remember that waitress from Montana. Fickle woman. Fickle times.