Yes, the price of buying 5lb in Oz at current prices of @AUD155 per 2oz don’t bear thinking of.
Unless one wins big in the lottery or Lotto
But even then …………
What Was Your First "I Gotta Buy 5 Pounds of This Stuff!" Tobacco?
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Unless one wins big in the lottery or Lotto
But even then …………
Sometimes I would take whole packs of mb# Capstan blue and gold, and mb# virginia flake, 50 gram tins, in packs of 5 tins. Sometimes I would buy 30 or 40 tins at a shot. Since I bought them at a good price at the local tobacconist. I think almost two kilos per purchase. Crazy, hahahaha.
Not 5 pounds but I've done bulky buys (1 pound or more at a time) of SG StJames Plug, G&H Bosun Cut Plug, TAK 16/5 Der Neue, F&T Cut Blended Plug, Peterson Nightcap, Dan Tobacco StBernard Flake and Old Ironsides, G&H Dark Flake Scented, Mac Barren Old Dark Fired, Synjeco Holker Twist, Huber Golden Flake...there are many stellar tobaccos out there!
GH Rum Flake was my first “I need more of this”
The only 5lb bag I ever regret buying is MacBarens VA#1. Worst shit ever made, IMO. And, the mouthful of hornets just never dissipates for me.
Many have tried to copy Mike & Mary McNeils recipe and process for cresting their Virginia tobacco....none have succeeded. Their Virginia had what has been described as having a BBQ, ketchup and vinegar aroma.....all are accurate.
For many people McClelland Virginia was the best. Not just sinse it's demise, it was extremely popular for years. Unfortunately Mike & Mary chose not to sell or share their process/recipe as of yet.....and I respect them for that.
They said the Virginia they used for years was no longer available, so they don't want an inferior product being produced. I believe this also was part of the reason they closed up shop.
Or so the lore goes.........just kidding, there are places out there where Mike & Mary have shared this information.
I'm planning on opening a jar of 5100 soon. I will send you an ounce or so.
100% agree.
Ive never bought 5 pounds of anything, but I do stock up on ones I don't want to go without.
I have many blends where I buy a pound every year or so.
For instance.....I have MacB VA#1 jarred from 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2024. I have 5100 from 2008, 2010, 2012......
Well two….
First 5 pound bag I bought was a 5lb bag of “Johnny apple seed” chew from the Gatlinburlier.
Smoking tobacco was Sutliff RC-1 and it wasn’t 5 lbs it was 20 pounds….followed by Mac Baren plumcake.
First 5 pound bag I bought was a 5lb bag of “Johnny apple seed” chew from the Gatlinburlier.
Smoking tobacco was Sutliff RC-1 and it wasn’t 5 lbs it was 20 pounds….followed by Mac Baren plumcake.
I can't recall ever buying five pounds of anything, including meat. But surely I must have. Does gasoline or kettlebells count?
Amen
I dropped and broke my glass jar of MacB’s #1, and I wondered for a minute if the glass shards would mellow it out.
No.
It is a life-changing experience that only those who have 5 pounds of it can relate to. We refer to those unfortunate enough to be SOL as “them” (with a small “t”). Did I tell you that, after buying 5 pounds on 5100, I won the lottery, cured cancer and started dating all of the 2024 SI swimsuit models?
Woods is referring to the bikinis, not who was in them.
First tobaccos I stocked up on were Briar Fox, Old Joe Krantz, Haunted Bookshop, Jack Knife Plug, Union Square, I need to pick a VaPer.
Rattray's Hal o the Wynd was the first that made me think that.
I don't recall buying 5 pounds at a time ever before, but I have ordered a few 1 lb bags of it, as well as countless 100g tins.
Still in my top 3.
I don't recall buying 5 pounds at a time ever before, but I have ordered a few 1 lb bags of it, as well as countless 100g tins.
Still in my top 3.
