Dropped an order on SP for some leaf... pound of Vintage Syrian, tins of Miskatonic Mixture and Dreams of Kadath, and 8oz bulk of GH&C American Peach (dang you for that one @Hirsute). The one ounce I grabbed to sample is one of the nicer aro's I've ever had. I thought I was done stocking aro's... guess not.
What Brown leaf 'good stuff' are you waiting on to be delivered?
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Hirsute
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Very much so. If more of the OTC aros were as good, I bet a lot more that try a pipe with OTC aros to start would stick with it longer.
Yeah, soon after I started pipe I realized that aromatics were horrible and I thought I'd better simply avoid them. I got a good one during last year's Secret Santa, and its actually one of my favorite tobacco's overall. Tinderbox Reserve 1928. Since, I've discovered several other aromatics that I really enjoy. Its a real shame how bad some of the OTC's are.
Santa knew about the TR 1928. Trust Santa.
Hirsute
Used to have fun with Commander Yellow Pantyhose
Sweet! I received a tin of the TR 1928 at the Pipe show. Your recommendation pushed me to lookup the reviews on it and it sounds pretty darn good. I’ll be trying it for sure!
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I seemed to have received a sample from someone it was very very good!
This is the very first I've even heard of TR 1928... lol
I decided to go with the free UPS shipping. It is tough knowing it is sitting in Mesquite (about 30 miles from me), but I won’t get it until Monday because they don’t deliver on Saturday.
Virginia based aro from the Tinderbox. Made by McClelland.
Waiting on these.....the only one of these I've previously had is the Escudo. But, another tin of Escudo isn't going to go to waste!
I see you subscribe to the "add tins of Escudo until you get to free shipping" theory as well...
Glad you enjoyed it. You will be happy with that purchase, but you might have to wait a bit longer than you thought - that sample was from 2002.
The wife said I got a package. I am at work and checked the UPS tracking- they delivered on Saturday. When did they start doing that?
Doh! I knew that seemed wrong when I typed it.Glad you enjoyed it. You will be happy with that purchase, but you might have to wait a bit longer than you thought - that sample was from 2002.
That's ok, my cellar has a decent amount of depth to it at this point. At my current rate of smoking, I shouldn't have to break into my "new" tins for at least 10 years. I calced it out at some point, and the next 10 years or so should pretty much be entirely composed of 5+ year old stock, and from there on out 10+ year old stock.
I took everyone's advice on here to heart!
What great position to be in! I just started cellaring in earnest this year so I have some catching up to do.
I didn't start stocking in the really good stuff to age early enough is where I made a slight mistake. lol
I started cellaring about 3rd quarter 2016, so I didn't have too much of a head start on you. I "cheated" however, and diverted pipe buying funds into tobacco buying funds, and snagged a bunch of older tins off of Pipestud...
I’m trying not to fall into that rabbit hole!
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