The handwriting is on the wall.

[mcitinner1]

Animated avatars are extremely annoying.

Today I typed out a couple of lines to tell you Kriz, that your avatar is the MOST ANNOYING one on here...then I deleted it. Now I wish I hadn't. :roll:

 

[balkisobrains]

hawky454
Damn it! My Red & Black Flake will be gone... all gone! So sad. I'll miss my Christmas Cheer blends as well and I guess we will be saying bye bye to the Ashton Revival Blends. Damn, damn, damn! I don't think I like the FDA right now... come to think of it, I don't think I've ever been a fan.

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll want to try to get a couple or three tins each of the '16 and '17 Cheers and let them age. Bye bye to most if not all of the Grand Oriental line, so Drama Reserve and Yenidje Highlander will be missed here, and bye bye to most of the blends with Syrian. I think the Syrian Full & Super Balkans and Rose of Latakia might be the only ones that make the cut-off, and those have not-so-great reviews. :|

 

[jmatt]

Today I typed out a couple of lines to tell you Kriz, that your avatar is the MOST ANNOYING one on here...then I deleted it. Now I wish I hadn't. :roll:

C'mon man. Who doesn't need more cowbell?

 

[jefff]

I now have 30 tins of red and black and 20 tins of Aniversary. It may not be enough, but it may be the best I can do.
I've also loaded up on Chelsea Morning and ODF.

 

[ronnib]

"Bye bye to most if not all of the Grand Oriental line, so Drama Reserve and Yenidje Highlander will be missed here, and bye bye to most of the blends with Syrian."
Not so, glasshoppa.. The Grand Orientals were introduced in 2007. Breathe easier. The only hook is the quantity of Syrian leaf Mike has left in his warehouse, and you would gain entrance to Fort Knox more easily than trying to get past Mary. ^_^

 

[perdurabo]

I Hope that Change mess finally caught up with some, oh well. Back to the Bookshop.

 

[balkisobrains]

Not so, glasshoppa.. The Grand Orientals were introduced in 2007. Breathe easier. The only hook is the quantity of Syrian leaf Mike has left in his warehouse, and you would gain entrance to Fort Knox more easily than trying to get past Mary. ^_^

I can't find anything having been on sale or mentioned earlier than June 2007 on the internet about Grand Orientals.

 

[Chasing Embers]

More cowbell here too. Oh, and got my first tin of Black Frigate in '99. BLAM!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Earliest mention of Yenidje Highlander I can find is 9-8-2007.

 

[krizzose]

Wow, I didn't realize an avatar could be the cause of so much butthurt. I will consider changing it to assuage the feelings of the precious snow flakes who melt when forced to look at it. OK, I have finished that consideration and have decided the following: I have a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
The preceding was all tongue in cheek and in good fun, so if anyone is upset:
A tip for coping

 

[mcitinner1]

Laughing :nana: Nope, nobody's upset...I usually just scroll past far enough that I can't see it. :roll: The avatar pictures are so small, I didn't even know yours had a cowbell in it, or what the point of it is. 8) Am I annoying you? 8) I didn't think so. :mrgreen:

 

[jpmcwjr]

It's a minor, minor irritation. So, no upset. Just wondering why anyone would want to be annoying.

 

[perdurabo]

I laugh my ass off every time you post, krizzose.

 

[bryguysc]

So anyway, back on topic.
Does anyone know what day the Christmas Cheer is going to be released?

 

[perdurabo]

Now back off topic.....
COWBELL PLEASE!

 

[dmcmtk]

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are being swept under the rug.

"There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this, Winston—always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
I've been stocking up on tobacco since 2013.

 

[bryguysc]

Now back off topic.....
COWBELL PLEASE!

LOL
I'm always up for more cowbell!

 

[cossackjack]

Check this archival link to Tobacco Reviews for blends extant prior to February 2007 (the link is for reviews on or before November 2006, the closest without going past 2/2007):

Tobacco Reviews archive, pre-February 2007
From this I was able to glean my list of pre-February 2007 tobaccos:

Aston's Artisan's Blend

AC Petersen Escudo

Balkan Sasieni

Brebbia Balkan

Brigham Virginia Flake

Charles Fairmorn Lancer's Slices

C&D Bayou Morning (also the Flake)

C&D Bayou Night

C&D Mountain Camp

C&D Engine 99

C&D Star of the East

C&D Big 'n Burley

C&D Old Joe Krantz

C&D Billy Budd

C&D Night Train

C&D Poplar Camp

C&D Super Balkan

C&D Exclusive

C&D Pirate Cake

C&D Black Frigate

C&D Bow Legged Bear

C&D Da Vinci

Dan Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend

Dan GORDON Pym

Dan Hamborger Veermaster

Dan Old Ironsides

Dunhill EMP

Dunhill My Mixture 965

Dunhill Nightcap

Dunhill Royal Yacht

Erinmore Flake

Esoterica ALL

Five Brothers

Former Straightgrain Flake

F&T Cut VA Plug

G&H Black Irish Twist

G&H Brown Bogie

G&H Brown Irish Twist

G&H Dark Flake/Plug

G&H Kendal KY

G&H LA Flake

G&H Sweet Rum Twist

GL Pease Abingcon

GL Pease Charing Cross

GL Pease Cumberland

GL Pease Haddo's Delight

Germaine Brown Flake

Germaine Royal Jersey (All 3)

Germaine Special Latakia Flake

John Aylesbury - NONE

MacBaren HH Vintage Syrian

McClelland Blackwoods Flake

McClelland Blakeney's Best (all 3)

McClelland Bombay Court & Extra

McClelland British Woods

McClelland Virgina Flake #2015

McClelland Clark Navy Flake #2035

McClelland Red Cake #5100

McClelland Dark Star

McClelland Frog Morton (all 4)

McClelland Oriental #1, #6, #8, #12, #14

McClelland Royal Cajun (all 4)

McClelland St James Woods

McClelland Syrian Full Balkan

McClelland Syrian Super Balkan

McClelland Virginia #22, #24, #25, #27

Orlik Golden Sliced

Peter Heinrich's Curly

Peter Heinrich's Dark Strong Flake

Peter Stokkebye Balkan Supreme

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake

Peterson Irish Flake

Peterson Irish Oak

Peterson University Flake

Pipesandcigars.com AJ's Vaper

Pipesandcigars.com Anniversary Kake

Pipesandcigars.com Larry's Blend

Pipesandcigars.com LA Red

Pipesandcigars.com Ten-to-Midnight

Rattray Hal O' the Wind

Rattray Marlin Flake

Rattray Old Gowrey

Rattray Red Raparee

Robert McConnell Pure Latakia

Robert McConnell Pure Perique

Robert McConnell Scottish Blend

Robert McConnell Scottish Cake

SG 1792 Flake

SG Balkan Flake

SG Best Brown Flake

SG Black XX Rope

SG Brown Rope No. 4

SG Cob Plug

SG Commonwealth Mixture

SG Full VA Flake

SG Lakeland Dark

SG Navy Flake

SG Skiff Mixture

SG Squadron Leader

SG St James Flake

Solani 633 (VaPer)

Solani Silver Flake

Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake

Wessex Burley Slice

Wessex Brown VA Flake

Wessex Gold Block

Wessex Red VA Flake
This is is not an exhaustive list; there are hundreds more. It is MY LIST of tobaccos which I enjoy & hope to purchase in the future.

Many may not pass muster as they are now produced by different manufacturers or may no longer be imported into the USA after the FDA deadline.

Regardless of pre- or post-February 2007, get 'em while you can!

 

[jacks6]

So anyway, back on topic.
Does anyone know what day the Christmas Cheer is going to be released?

This is the most important question between now and August 8th.

 

[sablebrush52]

"Bye bye to most if not all of the Grand Oriental line, so Drama Reserve and Yenidje Highlander will be missed here, and bye bye to most of the blends with Syrian."
Not so, glasshoppa.. The Grand Orientals were introduced in 2007. Breathe easier. The only hook is the quantity of Syrian leaf Mike has left in his warehouse, and you would gain entrance to Fort Knox more easily than trying to get past Mary. ^_^

Just for giggle I went to TR to look at the earliest review dates, because 2007 isn't good enough. The blend has be be available before and on Feb 15th 2007 and neither Yenidje Highlander or Yenidje Supreme qualify. Buy them while they're available.