Which Blend Do You Wish You Bought More Of Before It Disappeared?

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Simply that: which blend dropped off the face of the planet that now, looking back, you wished that you had bought enough to see you into your retirement?

I think Frog Morton’s will feature on this list in North America and, from the UK pipers, Ogden’s and Murray’s defunct blends.

I also anticipate some retiree’s who will say they have enough left, thank you very much!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Mephisto


As far as McClelland, I've got enough to last the rest of my life and I'm years away from retirement.

 

[krizzose]

McClelland Navy Cavendish and McClelland Classic Samsun. I’ve got more Christmas Cheer than I do either of those, and I’d prefer it the other way around

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

McClelland 40th. Wish I would have bought at least 100 tins. Followed by the other McClelland Virginias as well as St James Woods. St James Woods was gone quickly once it was absolutely clear McClelland was closing. But most everything else was available in large volumes for quite some time. Also wish I'd have bought volume of McCranie's Red Flake, even at $18 per tin which is what they were selling the last batch for.

 

[mso489]

On this matter, no regrets.

 

[anotherbob]

A few I wish I had gotten to try like the McClellands never tried a single blend of theirs. Not a big deal but still a tad curious.

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

McClellands were/are Danish?

 

[Casual]

I’m going to answer this as if it were 2028.

Full Virginia Flake.

 

[sablebrush52]

McClelland - Blackwoods Flake and 2010. I'm otherwise pretty well stocked up there.

Rotary Navy Flake

Klondike Gold

 

[sablebrush52]

McClellands were/are Danish?

Close. Midwest.

 

[jpberg]

Gallahers Irish Roll.

 

[fightnhampster]

I would love a tin of each of the Grand Orientals.

 

[lochinvar]

McClellands- Matured Virginia No. 24, Pebblecut, Navy Cavendish and any of the Grand Orientals (except the Drama and Smyrna, plenty of those, but got caught at complete zero on Black Sea Sokhoum).

 

[eslavs]

Yet another vote for McClelland blends. I was just getting in to pipe smoking not long before they closed up shop.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Sweet coconut twist - that’s if it has actually been discontinued

 

[hawky454]

Velvan Plug
Erinmore Plug
Bracken Flake
Brown Sugar Flake (released real quick by smoking pipes in the US. I realize it’s still available at the Danish Pipe Shop but it costs an arm abd a leg to import)

 

[Grangerous]

Ha! I’m not letting this happen! My cellar is deeeeeeep

 

[hawky454]

Gallahers Irish Roll.

I believe this stuff was gone way before my time but man, I think I would have loved it! Do you know when it was taken off the market?

I love this tin:

 

[hawky454]

Now that Gallaher has been mentioned it reminded me of this one, would have loved to get me some of this.

 

[TheDesertPiper]

Definitely some Frog Morton. I didn't even start pipe smoking until they were more or less already gone. I have been lucky enough to try some though and I REALLY liked it. The 5100 red cake as well.