Thoughts on Limited Edition Blends

[cosmicfolklore]

I don't fully agree with the contrived marketing argument. While there may be some element of truth to that, in many cases the limited editions are made with certain well aged, or very limited tobacco components that will only make a certain number of tins. It's not practical or reasonable to suggest they could continue making the same blend with those same ingredients.

That is exactly why McClellands closed up. The farmers that were working to give them the specific leaf, processed in a very specific way stopped. The idea that someone else could recreate what they were doing is just moot.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Haha, love ya Cap'n. I should just make my signature line be "...except Chasing Embers." Because you are always the exception, and I dig that about you.

Not just me. The Beast had such a clamoring for it that several members across a few boards were experimenting with it. C&D's Granulated Perique was getting wiped out for several months each time it would drop when it was going on.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Not just me. The Beast had such a clamoring for it that several members across a few boards were experimenting with it. C&D's Granulated Perique was getting wiped out for several months each time it would drop when it was going on.

Oh, I loved the Beast too, but I was taking Telescope verbatim. Just pure perique soaked in run is NOT a pleasant smoke for me. It seems to just ruin the perique flavor.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

If it looks like something I'll really like, I buy all I can. I have over 50 tins of Eight States Burley, Sun Bear, Carolina Red Flake and XX Flake . I define failure as missing out on a great blend vs buying too much of something I don't like.

 

[leonardbill1]

I look at them as one and done offerings so I'll pick up a few if it looks interesting and cross my fingers that it will be good.

 

[sablebrush52]

If the blend was “all that” it would be put into regular rotation.

Not always the case. I've got a number of limited releases of blends that used hard to find ingredients, or rediscovered small caches of long aged component blending tobaccos that were in the back of a warehouse. They're first rate, but there's no stock to keep them in permanent production.

 

[AroEnglish]

I’m in the minority but I don't want to get into something I can't keep buying so I just avoid them.

 

[Laurent]

I’m in the minority but I don't want to get into something I can't keep buying so I just avoid them.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I’m in the minority but I don't want to get into something I can't keep buying so I just avoid them.

Many of them have annual releases.

 

[AroEnglish]

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I guess it’s in the Michigan water ?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I wish more people avoided them.

 

[bullet08]

That's why you get enough to enjoy for awhile. All good things have to come to an end.. Sooner or later.

 

[anotherbob]

well when you think about it all blends are limited edition. There are more blends that where then there are blends that are.

 

[Akousticplyr]

Technically speaking, each one of us is a “limited edition“ so if you enjoy it go nuts and have fun. Life is short!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

There are more blends that where then there are blends that are.

 

[Streeper541]

+1 to Telescopes for bringing up my favorite subject, microeconomics!

To answer the original post; I don't give it much thought at all.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is it possible for Godzilla to die twice??

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Is it possible for Godzilla to die twice??

That depends on how many doctors he has. But... am I in the wrong room? Was I looking for something? Where are my pants?

 

[kcghost]

I view most small batch releases as a scam to get us to pay more for tobacco than we would normally.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I view most small batch releases as a scam to get us to pay more for tobacco than we would normally.

By Jove's... I think you're onto something here. What if this whole pipe tobacco thing is just one big scam to make money? But of course... then what?