Sort of. Imagine a nicotine bomb VaBur plug with a hell of a strong floral topping.
Original British War Horse looked like this:
This is the American version:
War Horse Bar is a winner!
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Sort of. Imagine a nicotine bomb VaBur plug with a hell of a strong floral topping.
Original British War Horse looked like this:
This is the American version:
^ Except that the current production is a crumble cake instead of a plug. I was a tad disappointed by that at first, not being able to whittle off little shavings from a hard plug in order to have a smoke. But crumble cakes are nice in their own way.
That is very kind and generous of you, but the pain involved with buying a tin isn't financial.I'm interested enough in the results that I'd be up for ordering you a tin (heck, @condorlover1, too.) PM me.
We battled with CI for months over our demand that War Horse be made as a plug. Then the FDA deeming regs deadline loomed large, and we had to get the product on the shelves before we were closed out. That whole unpleasant process, the restrictions that the new FDA regs placed on future product development, and the intransigence of CI in general, are what prompted me to quit the business. It just wasn't fun anymore.
Aw, man. Sorry if I rubbed salt in a wound there. It sucks when a labor of love turns on you.
Sort of. Imagine a nicotine bomb VaBur plug with a hell of a strong floral topping.
Original British War Horse looked like this:
This is the American version:
I don't know why, but the war horse bar caught my eye from the first moment. Tomorrow I will have HH bold Kentucky. In the next order, I will put 3 tins of burley/Kentucky blends. Irish flake, C&D burley flakes #3 (or #1), and another one. I was thinking for war horse bar. I don't want the fragrance to cover the tobacco, and give me the impression that I'm smoking aromatic blend.
If it gives you the impression that you are smoking a strong burley/Kentucky blend (like the others above), just with some extra aroma, I have no problem.
That's why I'm asking.
Both Dan and myself were forever mystified that C.I refused to make a traditional plug claiming it could not be done and then only last year floated a series of plugs under the 'Vertical' brand name.
Typical. An organization absolutely can’t do something. Then later goes and does just that thing.
I haven’t tried the latest version of the Warhorses but the original STG release is a genuinely unique and enjoyable tobacco.
I’d like to try the O.G. Plug but even if I never do the re-creation is great on its own.
I haven’t tried the latest version of the Warhorses but the original STG release is a genuinely unique and enjoyable tobacco.
I’d like to try the O.G. Plug but even if I never do the re-creation is great on its own.
Cascadia Vertical Limit is probably a better pick for you. It's similar to War Horse but without the topping.
I've never had the original either but agree the current War Horse is quite a good smoke. It's polarizing though, You're either going to love or hate that aroma. Once you open the tin your whole room will smell and there's nowhere to hide
The OP says it's a non-aromatic and doesn't think there are any "casings." Assuming he opened a fresh, sealed, tin, it sounds like STG has changed the blend.I've never had the original either but agree the current War Horse is quite a good smoke. It's polarizing though, You're either going to love or hate that aroma. Once you open the tin your whole room will smell and there's nowhere to hide
You guys were drunk when you made that stuff, right? I kid, I kid.
Thanks. Cascadia Vertical Limit seems like a good choice. In tobacco reviews it says, strength:too strong. This worries me a bit.
How about cascadia trailhead?
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@woodsroad : Wasn't that the 3rd bottle of rice wine in that Japanese restaurant Dan?
As far as I know, War Horse is still produced by Sutliff.
I lost count after two.
Ah okay, that makes sense, I thought I saw someone say STG. I thought they made the Vertical Limit plugs too, that is Sutliff making those plugs then? I would have loved to see you all come out with a whole leaf plug.
P&C has the 5 tin sampler on sale for around $50 plus an additional 17% off until midnight (code green17). Even without the sale, it's a decent price for plugs.
I tried either Deep Water or Vertical Limit. It was decent but nothing amazing.
Hey hey, no need to bring mrs. @condorlover1 into this.