Where To Find Vintage Capstan Blue

[Effortlessdepths]

Don't laugh. Okay, go ahead and laugh... Where on earth could I possibly find some Capstan Blue that's a couple decades old? Tall order I'm sure, but I would love to have some. As old as possible.

 

[sablebrush52]

It occasionally shows up on Pipestud.com, Steve Fallon’s vintage tobacco site.
Sales are every Saturday morning. Get on his newsletter and be fast, very, very fast.

 

[Effortlessdepths]

It occasionally shows up on Pipestud.com, Steve Fallon’s vintage tobacco site.
Sales are every Saturday morning. Get on his newsletter and be fast, very, very fast.

Thanks so much sable, I'll check it out. I would like to get some that was tinned prior to Tolkien's death, may he be taken to the shores of Varda.

 

[sablebrush52]

Thanks so much sable, I'll check it out. I would like to get some that was tinned prior to Tolkien's death, may he be taken to the shores of Varda.

Good hunting!

 

[judcole]

Thanks so much sable, I'll check it out. I would like to get some that was tinned prior to Tolkien's death, may he be taken to the shores of Varda.

Since he died in '73, that is a tall order! Good luck.

 

[condorlover1]

@ashdigger had a couple of 'cutter top' tins of Capstan from the 1930s and 1940s that he shared with forum members a few years back. I believe he said they tasted like stewed fruit and were glorious.

 

[Terry Lennox]

The oldest I've been able to try is 2008. When it was made by STG. Great stuff. I've never been able to try the UK made version. Greg Pease recently posted about smoking from an old UK made tin on his Instagram feed. Cheers.