I ordered some Rattray's 100g tins - the jewelry box type tins - from Estervals and was wondering how Rattray's would get past the labeling requirement. Simple, they put the tins inside cardboard sleeves and put the labeling on them.
Rattray's Has A Good Idea
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Oddly enough I need to order another half dozen or so tins of that particular blend!
I had never heard of it until I ordered it. Have you smoked it before?
It's probably my favorite aromatic. It has many flavors, especially with a small amount of retrohale, on top of quality tobacco.
It's like sweetness, fruitiness, and tobacco living in harmony yet none are too much. Just right IMO.
I love Exotic Passion so I ordered this on the chance it would be good it may be better.
I was surprised there’s nothing on tobacco review about this.
Okay now that you said that I looked closer. I was thinking Exotic Passion too. I've not tried that one.
Sorry, I'm about 3 glasses of rum in...
That tin is way too pretty to throw out. You could put a photograph of a family member over the name of the brand and blend and give it as a gift.
I haven’t ordered any yet but find the tins alone seductive.
Rattray doesn’t skimp on presentation. It’s been a few years, but I bought several Rattrays new and they came in piano black glossy wooden boxes trimmed in velvet with the pipe cinched in a matching velvet pipe sock. Classier than anything I had bought elsewhere by far.
I wish they all did this. I enjoy the tin art and those warnings just ruin it.
It surprised me that there wasn't much on tobacco reviews about this, I did post a quick review of my impressions on here. Rattray's Blossom Temptation :: Pipe Tobacco Reviews - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/rattrays-blossom-temptation.78050/#post-36159306
It may be like comparing Red Delicious apples to Winesap apples, because everyone seems to be out of the Rattray's 100g jewelry box tins, but a couple of sites have the W.O. Larsen 100g tins for $19 - $20 each. When I placed the order on Esterval it was $19.10 USD. That's actually less than the 100g tins of tobacco I bought at my local B&M in January. The 100g tins usually sale around $27 or higher. (Yes. I know its cheaper online but sometimes the online retailer doesn't have what I want in stock.)
This is a GREAT idea and kudos to Rattray's for thinking outside the BOX (lol pun intended). Its cool that the sissies at the FDA are allowing this since its a shame if they had to slap a HUGE warning over a beautiful metal tin such as these. some of these warnings have gotten a bit out of hand, especially since everyone already knows the dangers of smoking already and highly doubtful a punk kid would pick up a pouch of GH or PA if they wanted a smoke lol....just as easy to sift thru the ashtrays outside the mall (not that i would know from experience lol).
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