Tobaccos I miss

[Scottmi]

There are not too many I pine for (only due to lack of experience with lost brands and blends), but there is one I do miss, and I asked ChatGBT to compose a haiku.

Q: can you write a haiku in honor of a discontinued tobacco? the tobacco is called "Three Year Matured" the maker was Dunhill, and the style of tobacco was Virginia.

Aged three long years,
Virginia leaves transformed,
Dunhill's fond farewell.​

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I didn't realize that it was discontinued. Hmmm...

 

[AJL67]

I didn't realize that it was discontinued. Hmmm...

Looking at the number of 2 star reviews, pretty easy to understand how they came to that decision.

 

[Scottmi]

When Dunhill quit in 2017 (with 18 month continuation for the manufacturers to finish with stocks, etc) the Three Year Matured is one of several blends that have not been continued/released under Peterson name, or by anyone else with any name as far as i have been able to determine.

 

[Scottmi]

Looking at the number of 2 star reviews, pretty easy to understand how they came to that decision.

yeah but what do they know. i love it.
Have not continued The Aperitif either, which is sublime.

 

[fireground_piper]

Looking at the number of 2 star reviews, pretty easy to understand how they came to that decision.

Which doesn’t make sense to me because it’s a solid Virginia blend with a light fruit topping. I have 5 or 6 tins left of it.

I would take 3 year matured over the couple fruit topped Virginia esoterica blends I have. Ratings are garbage.

 

[shermnatman]

No, I can't compose a Haiku; but, I can do a limerick:

There once was a blend called Durbar
Which contained tabaks from afar
When Dunhill went out, and I started to pout
I wish I had 100 pounds in a jar!!!!

I thank-you for that thoughtful and silent reception. - Sherm Natman

 

[AJL67]

yeah but what do they know. i love it.
Have not continued The Aperitif either, which is sublime.

Which doesn’t make sense to me because it’s a solid Virginia blend with a light fruit topping. I have 5 or 6 tins left of it.

I would take 3 year matured over the couple fruit topped Virginia esoterica blends I have. Ratings are garbage.

I've never even tried it, strictly going by the reviews it wasn't exactly popular so not something a company is going to keep making, glad you enjoyed it, I would search around and maybe you can score a bunch of tins on the cheap!

 

[fireground_piper]

P&C found some old stock of it I think back in 2020 and did a clearing sale on it. I think I picked up a 5 pack for like.....$40 and the tins were from 2016 or something. Deal so good, it made me risk ordering from P&C.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Deal so good, it made me risk ordering from P&C.

Yeah. I ordered four of those sleeves.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

So, I am guessing that you only accidentally used the plural "tobaccos", but really we are all just going to talk about Three Year Mature...?

 

[fireground_piper]

So, I am guessing that you only accidentally used the plural "tobaccos", but really we are all just going to talk about Three Year Mature...?

Don't ruin a good thing! You know someone is bound to come tumbling in here and turn it into a McClelland thread and take it all down hill.

 

[Scottmi]

I've never even tried it, strictly going by the reviews it wasn't exactly popular so not something a company is going to keep making, glad you enjoyed it, I would search around and maybe you can score a bunch of tins on the cheap!

If anyone has any of these unwanted 2 star tins laying around, PM me and I'll be happy to take 'em off your hands for cheap a fair price.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

If anyone has any of these unwanted 2 star tins laying around, PM me and I'll be happy to take 'em off your hands for cheap a fair price.

I don't know, man. If you had asked me BEFORE you told me how rare they are... I was thinking $120 a tin. You won't find these anywhere else.

 

[Scottmi]

So, I am guessing that you only accidentally used the plural "tobaccos", but really we are all just going to talk about Three Year Mature...?

Hey @shermnatman is pining for Durbar. Is he just chopped liver? Don't go minimizing the poor bereaved fellow's loss..
Anything you miss? throw it in! No poem necessary!

 

[mingc]

Don't forget Three Year Immature. I don't actually prefer it, but it's what I'm used to.

 

[Scottmi]

I don't know, man. If you had asked me BEFORE you told me how rare they are... I was thinking $120 a tin. You won't find these anywhere else.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I miss being able to just order any of the McClellands; Pebble Cut, Guillotine Slices, Beacon. I still have some, but I miss being able to buy more.

 

[bobpnm]

McClelland‘s 5100.

 

[Chasing Embers]

TYM was on of their least popular blends, last to sell out IIRC. It was my buddy Bruce Weaver's favorite tobacco and I dedicated it to the most interesting pipe of his that I own because the tin reminded me of the lapis mortise insert.