Thank you to Sutliff

[98now]

It’s sad to admit, but this shakeup in the pipe world made me start really appreciating the blends we have. Really made me stop taking the pipe for granted. I hate it came to that, but it’s a blessing to have that realization.

 

[multitool]

Great post. Thank you to Sutliff and all it's employees. Your contributions are very appreciated.
I'll miss 507C Virginia Slices; 707 Sweet Virginia, Match Victorian, Sail Yellow Match, Sugar Bucket, and TS-20 Louisiana Perique.

I do agree that, we can lament the closing of Sutliff, and we should to an extent. But in the end we need to accept reality, and appreciate the companies and blenders that are still around. Besides, who knows what the future holds. Maybe Per Jensen will create some new magic with another blender.

 

[newbroom]

I wonder? Is it more difficult to grow a tobacco crop or to sell it once you've grown it?
Smoker's will be affected by this change. Will growers be more affected by this change than they are affected by changes in their weather?
(I think a lot of agriculture works on pre grow negotiated pricing)
Uncertainty is both unnerving and exciting.

 

[Sobrbiker]

As a relatively newer pipe smoker, I was fortunate to geek out on the postings here about the industry, and very quickly came to chuckle often at those that derided Sutliff while touting the virtues of SPC, WCC, KBV, etc.

I will miss Sutliff, but am glad I didn’t miss Sutliff.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

Eastfarthing and Alexander Bridge are two of my favorites. Good thing I stocked up .

 

[telescopes]

Fairwell - you will be missed.

 

[sfduke]

Sutliff will be missed dearly here. Thanks to Jeremy and the entire Sutliff team for making our TAD possible over then many years.

Without Sutliff, we would not have all the wonderful blends from WCC and KBV (along with many other independent blenders like Emerson Southern).

Clearly the last-min TAD hording at TP now has a disclaimer on their website.

Please note that all orders are subject to availability. Due to factors such as inventory updates & limited product availability, certain items may occasionally become unavailable. If this occurs, we will issue a refund for the affected items. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience & appreciate your understanding.

 

[Living Luggage]

Thanks Sutliff, for all of your years of dedication to the pipe smokers of the world.

 

[Pypkė]

Thank-you, Sutliff.

 

[minerLuke]

I will definitely miss Sutliff and their extensive portfolio of 'goopy aromatics' . I was working my way through their line up and trying them, a 1oz sample here and there. Most of what I tried was pretty good. All hit the mark flavor wise, vanilla, Raspberry, cherry etc. Now that their gone who is going to make me a pistachio flavored pipe tobacco when I get the hankering? Luckily I do have some tins of their excellent Sutliff 1849, and some of their matches put away to enjoy.

 

[Briarberg]

That’s a good post. Regardless of the last week, there’s a lot of history there.
I think it’s the last of the Richmond factories, so yeah, let’s look at the bigger picture and thank them for what they’ve been.

Altria (Philip Morris) still manufactures cigarettes in Richmond, but it’s certainly the end of an era for the city's tobacco legacy. Even just surrounding Sutliff are the bones of Manchester tobacco manufacturing/storage/research, most recently renovated as apartments, but long removed from tobacco. Will be difficult to see it go the way of the others, but pretty wonderful it kept on through all the change around it.

 

[mspadoni]

Agreed. Going to miss Molto Dolce though. One of my favorites

 

[JimInks]

Agreed. Going to miss Molto Dolce though. One of my favorites

They are keeping Creme Brulee, which is Molto Dulce in bulk.