St. James & Full Virginia Plug

[donjgiles]

I just had a quick back and forth with the folks across the pond.
See below

Don Giles We would also love for the St. James Plug and Full Virginia Plug to be available in the US, if that is at all possible. Please?

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  Gawith Hoggarth Ultimately it is a question for the importers. I think once this FDA thing is over we will be looking at the USA range. Maybe we can setup a survey or something.
  
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  Don Giles Gawith Hoggarth thank you for your consideration. I personally think they would sell VERY well!

Do we have any insiders for the importers of Sam Gawith and G&H?

 

[saltedplug]

Had these plugs been available when I smoked I'd have spent far too much money cellaring them. I never ordered from Synjeco due to the cost.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I just had a quick back and forth with the folks across the pond.
See below

Don Giles We would also love for the St. James Plug and Full Virginia Plug to be available in the US, if that is at all possible. Please?

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  Author
  Gawith HoggarthUltimately it is a question for the importers. I think once this FDA thing is over we will be looking at the USA range. Maybe we can setup a survey or something.
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  Don Giles Gawith Hoggarth thank you for your consideration. I personally think they would sell VERY well!

Do we have any insiders for the importers of Sam Gawith and G&H?

They should add Revor to the survey, I think that would sell as well.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I was wondering about the deeming regs. Would FVP & SJP be ok as they are the same tobacco as FVF & SJF, just in uncut form?

 

[cigrmaster]

If I were to ever think about ordering them, I would have my head examined. I have no more room for any more jars. I have over 20 unopened boxes of flakes in my walk in closet and most of the boxes have 25-100 tins in each. In 2012 I bought Best Brown , Full Virginia and St James flakes in bulk. I bought 12-14 pounds of each so I have some serious smoking to do with just those three.

My buddy hoosierpipeguy was over to my house a couple of weeks ago and gave me a hunk of the St James plug and it is real tasty.
It is kind of hard to compare a fresh blend with an 8 year old one but it was damn tasty.
If the plug were around when I was buying in 2012, I am sure I would have bought my share of plugs.

 

[donjgiles]

I have not had either the SJ or the FV plug yet... I am waiting very patiently.

 

[mingc]

They should add Revor to the survey, I think that would sell as well.

And RB and Canon Plugs as well, especially since they do not sell flake versions of them here in US (or in the UK as far as I can tell).

 

[condorlover1]

I smoke quite a bit of RB Plug. If it showed up here in the U.S I would certainly buy it. Since I am heading back to the U.K soon after 25 years in the colonies I guess I can pick it up in London.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I prefer them both in plug form. I wouldn’t buy the flakes if the plugs could be had stateside. If anyone does go the Synjeco route though, don’t miss Clegir Rope. One of the best and boldest VAs I’ve ever had.

 

[weezell]

Clegir Rope. One of the best and boldest VAs I’ve ever had.

MMMmmmm, tell me more about this rope you speak of...

 

[alaskanpiper]

MMMmmmm, tell me more about this rope you speak of...

They are Synjeco’s house ropes, manufactured for them by Gawith. They have quite a few, the only two I’ve had are Clegir Rope (VA) and Holker Twist (Va/Per). Both fantstic, better than any of the other GH ropes I’ve had. Next time I order I will be getting all of them, haha.

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[3rdguy]

I have a fair amount of the SJ plug in the cellar but would buy more of each if it came up in the U.S.

 

[danimalia]

MMMmmmm, tell me more about this rope you speak of...

It's real f'n good! I found it to be like FVF but even deeper and richer. Not at all lke the brown and black ropes I've had previously. Holker Twist is darn good too, but I prefer Clegir, just as I prefer FVF to SJF

 

[danimalia]

Anyway this is heroic work! I don't understand why importers wouldn't be rushing to bring as many GHC and SG products to the US market as possible since we gobble up what we do get faster than they can be stocked these days!

 

[BROBS]

I smoke quite a bit of RB Plug. If it showed up here in the U.S I would certainly buy it. Since I am heading back to the U.K soon after 25 years in the colonies I guess I can pick it up in London.

I’m not 100% sure that RB doesn’t have a flavoring that’s banned in the US.

 

[BROBS]

Anyway this is heroic work! I don't understand why importers wouldn't be rushing to bring as many GHC and SG products to the US market as possible since we gobble up what we do get faster than they can be stocked these days!

That’s what I don’t get. Do they think they won’t sell?! Anything else they can provide basically sells out.

 

[alaskanpiper]

That’s what I don’t get. Do they think they won’t sell?! Anything else they can provide basically sells out.

Could be a supply issue, red tape, or something else, who knows. When any business doesn’t provide supply where there is demand, there is usually a very legitimate , and often rather annoying (for both parties), reason.

 

[coming to_falling too]

I would really like to order stuff from Synjeco, but they only accept American Express? Anyone in the US order from them?

 

[donjgiles]

Apparently they are dealing with some FDA stuff that has really slowed down their US shipments.
Maybe when that is all over we will have more deliveries and better selections, fingers crossed.

 

[virginialover]

Both plugs are very tasty and are mellower and creamier that the flake format so it would be great to have them available.