The Decline of Prince Albert and Carter Hall

[johnnyflake]

Personally, I love Walnut, also made by John Middleton Co. and with the demise of Carter Hall and Prince Albert also came the demise of Walnut. I have one 4oz jar of Walnut from Aug 2009 left and plan to open soon, and one sealed 12oz Tin. from that same period. I have heard that one of the blenders out there has come up with a copy Walnut blend in bulk, but I do not know which one.

 

[JimInks]

Personally, I love Walnut, also made by John Middleton Co. and with the demise of Carter Hall and Prince Albert also came the demise of Walnut. I have one 4oz jar of Walnut from Aug 2009 left and plan to open soon, and one sealed 12oz Tin. from that same period. I have heard that one of the blenders out there has come up with a copy Walnut blend in bulk, but I do not know which one.

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The mach is very close to the original.

 

[johnnyflake]

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The match is very close to the original.

Thanks for the Heads-Up!

 

[towhee89]

My taste buds tell me that there is nothing better than Prince Albert and a good cup of coffee. So when the original went away I started smoking Match V.I.P. or Match Edgeworth Ready Rubbed with my coffee. Since these are blends that I smoke regularly, I enjoyed them with my coffee. Recently I ordered a box of samples from Milan Tobacconist from Roanoke, Va. I ordered their version of Prince Albert. My taste buds tell me that Milan's Our Prince Albert is a very good substitute for the original. I am enjoying my morning coffee with the Prince again. Milan also makes a very good English/Aro, Colonial Pastimes that you may enjoy. If you order some Milan Our Prince Albert, I would be interested in what you think of it.

I have the ready rubbed match. To be honest I like the flavor but it's been inconsistent for me. It's a very light subtle flavor either way, I noticed it needs drying quite a while to smoke how I want it to. I think the casing is part of the reason I have trouble with it. All the Sutliff blends I have benefit from a lot of dry time. Sometimes the err match is great other times it's just eh. I don't know if anyone else has this issue. I agree with you about PA, I absolutely love it.

 

[BingBong]

Moreover, here across the pond , especially in Germany and Finland,I wonder where went H&H, since lately I haven't it seen it anywhere

Same in the UK, HH no longer on the shelves. I have one unopened pack of Latakia Flake in my cellar, would have liked to try a couple of others, but they all vanished.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Same in the UK, HH no longer on the shelves. I have one unopened pack of Latakia Flake in my cellar, would have liked to try a couple of others, but they all vanished.

I was referring to Half and Half Tobacco brand here, whereas the Mc Barens HH line is widely distributed all over the Germany

 

[BingBong]

I was referring to Half and Half Tobacco brand here, whereas the Mc Barens HH line is widely distributed all over the Germany

Oh, thanks - perhaps my main retailer has wound down stock, I'll check another.

Hmm, no, none there either. I wonder if there's some other issue?

 

[ophiuchus]

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The mach is very close to the original.

How’s the match compared to Russ Oulette’s Chestnut?

 

[JimInks]

How’s the match compared to Russ Oulette’s Chestnut?

They are the same blend.

 

[paulfg]

Oh, thanks - perhaps my main retailer has wound down stock, I'll check another.

Hmm, no, none there either. I wonder if there's some other issue?

yep,its called brexit.I believe some blends are no longer imported into the UK from EU due to paperwork involved.And yes I realise some Mc Baren blends are still available

 

[BingBong]

yep,its called brexit.I believe some blends are no longer imported into the UK from EU due to paperwork involved.And yes I realise some Mc Baren blends are still available

I see. No space on the forms for "HH" or somesuch. I'm not really buying the Brexit reasoning, there must be something else going on - we're 3 years down the line now and stuff has randomly disappeared at odd times. Bio-Tex for one (grrr), but it's a P&G product still sold in other countries.

 

[ophiuchus]

They are the same blend.

Cool! Thanks!

Chestnut’s good stuff!

 

[EchoPlex]

It's even obvious before you smoke it now....

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Dom rep on left. USA on right....

Beside the baggy shrink wrap, are there any other ways to identify DR vs US made cans? Does it explicitly say? Thank you.

 

[Searock Fan]

I'm regretfully going to have to add Raleigh to the list....

 

[didimauw]

Beside the baggy shrink wrap, are there any other ways to identify DR vs US made cans? Does it explicitly say? Thank you.

Yes it states it on the can now Dom. Rep. I can take pictures, if u want. But they are buried right now for my move lol.

 

[EchoPlex]

Yes it states it on the can now Dom. Rep. I can take pictures, if u want. But they are buried right now for my move lol.

Thanks and no pics necessary. I'm glad it's made clear on the can.

 

[didimauw]

Thanks and no pics necessary. I'm glad it's made clear on the can.

Yes, however I suppose buying online wont state where the can was made!

 

[Zamora]

I really wanna try all the classic codger blends, but I just don't want to commit to a tub. I do have SWR and H&H in my rotation, I wouldn't mind getting tubs of them since I tried them in a pouch and knew I liked it. Really sad how many classics seem to be very debased now, if I ever do try another codger I'm probably going with Granger since it seems to still be very well regarded.

 

[RookieGuy80]

I really wanna try all the classic codger blends, but I just don't want to commit to a tub. I do have SWR and H&H in my rotation, I wouldn't mind getting tubs of them since I tried them in a pouch and knew I liked it. Really sad how many classics seem to be very debased now, if I ever do try another codger I'm probably going with Granger since it seems to still be very well regarded.

Check out West Virginia Smoke Shop. I was able to get one ounce samples of PA, Granger, and something else I can't remember off the top of my head. I was in the same boat, I wanted to try some but not a whole tub.

 

[Zamora]

Check out West Virginia Smoke Shop. I was able to get one ounce samples of PA, Granger, and something else I can't remember off the top of my head. I was in the same boat, I wanted to try some but not a whole tub.

Thanks, I'll check them out. Hopefully they ship to Washington