What Are Your Wish List Tobaccos?

[Akousticplyr]

The ones on my list are always talked about or discontinued or difficult to acquire (EU only) etc. —what are your Unicorns?

Frog Morton’s Cellar
HU Director’s Cut
Squadron Leader
Bob’s Chocolate Flake

 

[rogers]

SG Cabbie's Mixture and St. James Flake.

 

[jerry]

Any and all House of Calabash blends.

 

[shanez]

With the possible exception of Esoterica, the stuff that's still in production isn't as difficult to get as most people believe. You just have to actually order it when it comes into stock.

For stuff out of production I see no real need to chase something with a permanently limited supply even though I have chased a few. The ones I did chase I just got a few tins so I could try it and to 1, see if I actually like it and 2, find something in the same vein that I could enjoy, replenish, and forget about the old unicorn.

Of the out of production stuff I've tried I give an enthusiastic "meh". Sure, it's actually pretty good stuff but there's better out there. Saying that it is not exactly the same does not speak to "better" or "worse", it's simply not the same. I don't care that it's not the "same". I think far to many people view some of these blends with the rose colored glasses of nostalgia and over-hype them.

The only remaining unicorn on my list is Motzek Strang.

 

[Akousticplyr]

With the possible exception of Esoterica, the stuff that's still in production isn't as difficult to get as most people believe. You just have to actually order it when it comes into stock.

For stuff out of production I see no real need to chase something with a permanently limited supply even though I have chased a few. The ones I did chase I just got a few tins so I could try it and to 1, see if I actually like it and 2, find something in the same vein that I could enjoy, replenish, and forget about the old unicorn.

Of the out of production stuff I've tried I give an enthusiastic "meh". Sure, it's actually pretty good stuff but there's better out there. Saying that it is not exactly the same does not speak to "better" or "worse", it's simply not the same. I don't care that it's not the "same". I think far to many people view some of these blends with the rose colored glasses of nostalgia and over-hype them.

The only remaining unicorn on my list is Motzek Strang.

All great points! And I forgot to add Esoterica to my list...

 

[cortezattic]

I wish I had tried Butera Kingfisher back in the day.

 

[python]

I wish that I would have more thoroughly stocked up on Samuel Gawith Bracken Flake back before it was discontinued.

If any one has some that they are willing to trade, let me know .

 

[danish]

Savinelli Doblone d’Oro
HU Director’s Cut
and some similar, also not retailed here in DK, US blends from GLP, Peretti etc.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I want for nothing.

 

[Akousticplyr]

I want for nothing.

I imagine you have a herd of unicorns in your 4000 lb cellar haha

 

[tokerpipes]

Villiger 1888 mid-day in the tin.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I imagine you have a herd of unicorns in your 4000 lb cellar haha

Actually......

 

[weezell]

CONDOR ready rub and plug! Nothing else needed...

 

[craig61a]

I have everything I need...

 

[anotherbob]

I'd love to try the stuff that was grown in the Americas pre colonization. Then the stuff boated back to Europe right as the stuff is about to become the next big thing...... And so on. In other words who ever is working on the time travel machine when ever you get it finished swing by now and pick me up.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'd love to try the stuff that was grown in the Americas pre colonization. Then the stuff boated back to Europe right as the stuff is about to become the next big thing...... And so on. In other words who ever is working on the time travel machine when ever you get it finished swing by now and pick me up.

Nicotiana Rustica Wild Tobacco Aztec Tobacco Ucuch mapacho thuoc lao - Natural Pesticide Leaf

Natural Pesticide Leaf: Nicotiana Rustica, sometimes known as Wild Tobacco, thuoc lao, mapacho and other regional names, is an incredibly strong variety of whole leaf tobacco with up to 9x more nicotine then other varieties of whole leaf tobacco.

www.leafonly.com

 

[DotAndBang’sPipes]

After doing some daily research this year and acquiring my other wishlist tobaccos, Stonehaven and/or JFG’s rich dark is the last on my list... I am keeping hope alive!

 

[anotherbob]

Nicotiana Rustica Wild Tobacco Aztec Tobacco Ucuch mapacho thuoc lao - Natural Pesticide Leaf

Natural Pesticide Leaf: Nicotiana Rustica, sometimes known as Wild Tobacco, thuoc lao, mapacho and other regional names, is an incredibly strong variety of whole leaf tobacco with up to 9x more nicotine then other varieties of whole leaf tobacco.

www.leafonly.com

though I can't ever be sure how it compares to what was grown back then, so many factors. Though I like Rustica to be honest.

 

[3rdguy]

Kingfisher I would not mind trying. Arango said they are trying to bring it back so maybe one day..

 

[gervais]

Fribourg & Treyer cut Virginia plug
FVF plug