I don’t know if my tobacco cellar is deep or wide, both, or neither. I know there are still a number of brands/blenders that aren’t represented—some, like Ashton, Astley’s, and CAO, I’ve never even tried—but out of around 275 tins, this is my current breakdown of blenders and the number of blends that are represented:
Brebbia - 1 blend
Cornell & Diehl - 4 blends
Dan Tobacco - 2 blends
Dunhill - 3 blends
Esoterica - 2 blends
Gawith Hoggarth - 4 blends
GLPease - 11 blends
J.F. Germain’s - 2 blends
James J. Fox - 1 blend
MacBaren - 3 blends
Presbyterian (I didn’t know where to put this one!)
McClelland - 16 blends
Rattray’s - 10 blends
Robert Lewis - 2 blends
Samuel Gawith - 4 blends
Sutliffe - 2 blends
The one obvious-to-me brand that’s missing from this list is Peterson. I haven’t yet tried any of their “formerly Dunhill” blends, so those could well end up in the cellar. (And I haven’t felt the need to cellar any other Petersons that I’ve tried.) I’ve also never tried Sillem’s or Wessex, so those could definitely be added. My only Solani experience was Aged Burley Flake, but that could be added too—in addition to exploring more of their range.
I feel like this is a pretty broad range, but do folks here have favorite blenders that I don’t have represented at all? I favor non-aromatics, but I’m open to including tins from blenders that only do aromatics. And I definitely favor tins over bulk, so while I might pick up the occasional Lane or Stokkebye blend, it isn’t something I’m actively cellaring. But I love exploring new blends, so I’m definitely open to suggestions.
Brebbia - 1 blend
Cornell & Diehl - 4 blends
Dan Tobacco - 2 blends
Dunhill - 3 blends
Esoterica - 2 blends
Gawith Hoggarth - 4 blends
GLPease - 11 blends
J.F. Germain’s - 2 blends
James J. Fox - 1 blend
MacBaren - 3 blends
Presbyterian (I didn’t know where to put this one!)
McClelland - 16 blends
Rattray’s - 10 blends
Robert Lewis - 2 blends
Samuel Gawith - 4 blends
Sutliffe - 2 blends
The one obvious-to-me brand that’s missing from this list is Peterson. I haven’t yet tried any of their “formerly Dunhill” blends, so those could well end up in the cellar. (And I haven’t felt the need to cellar any other Petersons that I’ve tried.) I’ve also never tried Sillem’s or Wessex, so those could definitely be added. My only Solani experience was Aged Burley Flake, but that could be added too—in addition to exploring more of their range.
I feel like this is a pretty broad range, but do folks here have favorite blenders that I don’t have represented at all? I favor non-aromatics, but I’m open to including tins from blenders that only do aromatics. And I definitely favor tins over bulk, so while I might pick up the occasional Lane or Stokkebye blend, it isn’t something I’m actively cellaring. But I love exploring new blends, so I’m definitely open to suggestions.