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Post by JimInks on Feb 2, 2018 7:57:22 GMT -5
... for either a tin or pouch of a tobacco that interests you? A time machine would allow you to smoke the blends fresh and not aged.
Mine would be:
1) A first production pouch of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend.
2) A first production pouch (or tin) of Bell's Three Nuns.
3) A first production pouch of War Horse Ready Cut.
4) A first production pouch of Condor.
5) A first production pouch of Ogden's Midnight Flake.
Honorable mention: first production of Peretti's Cuban Mixture.
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Post by Baboo on Feb 2, 2018 10:24:50 GMT -5
... for either a tin or pouch of a tobacco that interests you? A time machine would allow you to smoke the blends fresh and not aged. Mine would be: 1) A first production pouch of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend. 2) A first production pouch (or tin) of Bell's Three Nuns. 3) A first production pouch of War Horse Ready Cut. 4) A first production pouch of Condor. 5) A first production pouch of Ogden's Midnight Flake. Honorable mention: first production of Peretti's Cuban Mixture. Ditto 1-5 !!! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2018 10:45:23 GMT -5
All old:
Shogun Mixture
John Surrey's Snow Apple
Orchid Mixture
Vermont Country Store
Bowl of Roses
Honorable Mention - Four Roses due to Whiskey Connection and my Co. Printed those labels
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Post by slomo on Feb 2, 2018 11:28:19 GMT -5
1. Capstan Blue
2. Escudo
3. Dunhill Flake
4. Old Gowrie
5. Carter Hall/Granger/SWR
Just like to taste how they have changed.
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Post by zambini on Feb 2, 2018 11:48:27 GMT -5
If I had a time machine I'd want to try the WWI Dunhill blend they gave soldiers (plain curiosity), the Interwar and Post War Harrod's house blends (it just sounds fancy and I'd want to meet the tobacco buyer if possible), and the 1950s blends they made on Uruguay St. in Mexico City after they passed the city ordinance that moved pushed all the 'smelly' (i.e. tobacco, perfume, chemists, etc.) businesses into one district. From what little I've heard the city destroyed a bunch of the older stores in order to convince them to move destroying a lot of the blend books and stock on hand; when the stores resettled on Uruguay St. they started developing a bunch of new blends they called 'Mezclas Modernas'. I'm curious as to what the heck they meant by Modern Blend. |
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Post by serenity on Feb 2, 2018 12:11:45 GMT -5
The only tobacco I would love to revisit would be Tinderbox's Epicurean. In my old days, it was pretty much just their offerings that I smoked, they were free!
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Post by sablebrush52 on Feb 2, 2018 14:27:58 GMT -5
All first runs:
1. Bell's Three Nuns
2. Cope's Escudo
3. Ardath State Express London Blend
4. Sobranie 759
5. Dunhill Royal Yacht
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 2, 2018 15:13:32 GMT -5
Arcadia
Skallorna
Field and Stream
Epicurian
Three Nuns
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2018 15:48:26 GMT -5
1. Blue Boar (circa 1940). I've had some of this and really liked it.
2. HoW Revelation in cartridge ('soap bar') packaging, but only from the late 50s to early 70s. After that qc went downhill.
3. Edgeworth Brown (Natural Cavendish)
4. Briggs (1930s)
5. Sobranie 759 (original, of course)
Edgeworth Sliced and Craven Mixture (J. Barrie's 'Arcadia') would have easily been number 1 and number 2 for me, but I still have some tins of both left in my cellar, so they do not fit the 'lost' category. Yet.
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Post by Wolfman on Feb 2, 2018 18:10:15 GMT -5
Ok - I would start in Virginia, circa 1610: John Rolfe's tobacco. I would than travel to the 1950's . . . Bell's Three Nuns, Dunhill London Mixture, Dunhill Flake and Capstan Blue Flake.
This list is subject to change.
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Post by cappadoc on Feb 3, 2018 5:50:42 GMT -5
All old: Shogun Mixture John Surrey's Snow Apple Orchid Mixture Vermont Country Store Bowl of Roses Honorable Mention - Four Roses due to Whiskey Connection and my Co. Printed those labels I actually tried the new Four Roses prior to the re-release in the US about 15 years ago. Kind of a cool thing. |
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Post by Darin on Feb 3, 2018 8:55:33 GMT -5
This is what I was starting to ponder ... go further back and through different cultures.
Perhaps some Turkish tobacco from the days when they first imported it to the Ottoman Empire.
Cyprian and Syrian Latakia during the early days of plenty.
Ancient strains of Rustica / Mapacho from the Amazon
Real Cuban seed Cigar Leaf tobacco from the 1800's
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Post by pipestud on Feb 3, 2018 9:57:36 GMT -5
1- Gallaher's Rich Dark Honeydew
2- Capstan Blue
3- Dunhill's Royal Yacht
4- Dunhill's Ye Olde Signe
5- Balkan Sobranie White
Pipestud
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Post by zambini on Feb 3, 2018 11:42:46 GMT -5
Ancient strains of Rustica / Mapacho from the Amazon I wouldn't go near mapacho ever again. That thing stings your eyes, makes your hands itchy, makes you dizzy it's just the worst. |
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Post by Darin on Feb 3, 2018 12:15:38 GMT -5
Ancient strains of Rustica / Mapacho from the Amazon I wouldn't go near mapacho ever again. That thing stings your eyes, makes your hands itchy, makes you dizzy it's just the worst. Hahaha!!  My CloveMint snuff is made from clove scented Mapacho from Peru mixed with a toasted Red FCV. I also had some plain Mapacho from the same area that I smoked in cobs. It was strong and monochromatic but good in its own way. Straight Rustica, not yet Mapacho, smells like the monkey house at a zoo and kicks like a mule. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 12:51:46 GMT -5
1. Blue Boar (circa 1940). I've had some of this and really liked it. 2. HoW Revelation in cartridge ('soap bar') packaging, but only from the late 50s to early 70s. After that qc went downhill. 3. Edgeworth Brown (Natural Cavendish) 4. Briggs (1930s) 5. Sobranie 759 (original, of course) Edgeworth Sliced and Craven Mixture (J. Barrie's 'Arcadia') would have easily been number 1 and number 2 for me, but I still have some tins of both left in my cellar, so they do not fit the 'lost' category. Yet. Pipestud still has a barrel of the Briggs left. This is donation month for me so I am not in the market yet. It's superb stuff |
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Post by JimInks on Feb 3, 2018 13:08:23 GMT -5
1- Gallaher's Rich Dark Honeydew 2- Capstan Blue 3- Dunhill's Royal Yacht 4- Dunhill's Ye Olde Signe 5- Balkan Sobranie White Pipestud I should have had BS White on the list and I'd be curious to try the original RY, too. I've smoked 1938 and 1940 Capstan Blue. Wish I'd had fresh versions of them. |
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Post by philobeddoe on Feb 3, 2018 14:42:03 GMT -5
If I had a time machine I would try first year of release tins of...
1) Marcovitch Black And White
2) Balkan Sobranie White
3) Balkan Sobranie 759
4) Dunhill Shell Mixture
5) Bells Three Nuns
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Post by slowroll on Feb 3, 2018 19:53:09 GMT -5
If I could get Sobranie 759, Marcovitch black and white, and Jon's Smoking mixture from Jon's pipe shop in Clayton Missouri, circa 1970, I wouldn't need anything else. Nirvana.
I can't think of 5 that I lust after.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 3, 2018 20:58:38 GMT -5
I'd like to try the Capstan and Three Nuns of Tolkien and Lewis' day. Also, the Arcadia I picked up is pretty good stuff. It would be awesome to sample the original that inspired it.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 3, 2018 21:06:34 GMT -5
I'd also like to try the old Sobranie cigarettes.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 3, 2018 22:38:28 GMT -5
I'd also like to try the old Sobranie cigarettes. How old? I had them in the 1980s and they were nothing special. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 3, 2018 22:40:40 GMT -5
... for either a tin or pouch of a tobacco that interests you? A time machine would allow you to smoke the blends fresh and not aged. Only if I could pick them up and then jump 2 or 5 years into the future because I don’t care for factory fresh non-aro blends. |
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Post by sablebrush52 on Feb 3, 2018 23:52:48 GMT -5
I'd also like to try the old Sobranie cigarettes. How old? I had them in the 1980s and they were nothing special. The Sobranie Chaliapin cigarettes I was smoking in the 1970's were absolutely delicious! Rich, deep and mild Virginias and Orientals. That stuff was the smoke of the gods, baby! |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 3, 2018 23:58:51 GMT -5
I'd also like to try the old Sobranie cigarettes. How old? I had them in the 1980s and they were nothing special. I just found the idea of Latakia in a cigarette intriguing. |
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Post by Wolfman on Feb 4, 2018 8:48:36 GMT -5
This is what I was starting to ponder ... go further back and through different cultures. Perhaps some Turkish tobacco from the days when they first imported it to the Ottoman Empire. Cyprian and Syrian Latakia during the early days of plenty. Ancient strains of Rustica / Mapacho from the Amazon Real Cuban seed Cigar Leaf tobacco from the 1800's e Yes! That would be fun. Let's do it. Anyone else for some Sunday time travel? |
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Post by Darin on Feb 4, 2018 11:42:23 GMT -5
In my early trials, I've been successful in traveling back but I can't keep the objects from aging upon return.  |
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Post by orley on Feb 4, 2018 17:20:11 GMT -5
I can only think of one that really interests me, and that is Tuxedo. My grandfather used to smoke that, but it was before my time. I'd be curious to see what it was like.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 17:21:45 GMT -5
I can only think of one that really interests me, and that is Tuxedo. My grandfather used to smoke that, but it was before my time. I'd be curious to see what it was like. great looking tins |
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Post by briarpipenyc on Feb 6, 2018 8:39:12 GMT -5
Time for some nostalgia? OK, I'll play this game....
For smoking pleasure:
1- "10 Downing Street" -Lane Ltd.
2- "Gotham Court" -Wilke
3- "High Hat" -Wilke
Getting on a train, and riding down to West 55th Street, visiting the Wilke store, buying the famous Wilke mixtures from bulk-jars, over-the-counter, savoring the special aroma of the B&M store, looking at all the beautiful pipes that I could not afford, shootin' the breeze with Genaro? was the real fun. Miss talking with Genaro. He smoked "High Hat" back in those days, and got me hooked on the stuff.
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For pure nostalgia, for reminescences-of-things-past:
4- "Sugar Barrel"....for a magical return to my youth, back when I was 16-20 years old, and still skinny.
5- "Mixture No. 79"....for all the great vomits it induced, back when I was 16-20 years old, and also still skinny. I had some of my best vomits by smoking this crappy tobacco. Drinking way too many "Black Russians" also worked the same way. That was back in pre-MADD days....and when I was a complete fool.
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