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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 22, 2018 2:45:36 GMT -5
Penzance fans, have you ever been to this place? thepiedmonttobacconist.com/...this is where it was born... 20 minutes from my place on a good day... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2018 12:34:54 GMT -5
Penzance was born in Oakland?  |
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Post by daveinlax on Feb 22, 2018 13:01:44 GMT -5
Penzance was born in Oakland? It was the alternative to the Smokers Haven line and they were many of the same mixtures with different names. The Esoterica brand was owned and distributed from The Piedmont Tobacconist I seem to remember the shop was in Richmond years ago. Mike Butera bought the brand soon after. The Piedmont guy was a regular at shows years ago but I haven't seen him in years.  |
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Post by lestrout on Feb 22, 2018 22:59:03 GMT -5
Yo Dra
I try to make it to The Piedmont Tobacconist every time I'm in the Bay Area - about a half dozen times a year.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2018 22:59:39 GMT -5
Penzance was born in Oakland? It was the alternative to the Smokers Haven line and they were many of the same mixtures with different names. The Esoterica brand was owned and distributed from The Piedmont Tobacconist I seem to remember the shop was in Richmond years ago. Mike Butera bought the brand soon after. The Piedmont guy was a regular at shows years ago but I haven't seen him in years. Never knew that - thanks. |
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Post by sablebrush52 on Feb 22, 2018 23:28:08 GMT -5
Greg Pease was one of the taste tested when the line up was being assembled. All the the blends were in Germain's catalog. They produced a lot of private label blends and supplied samples to Steve Richman. I asked Greg about this and here's his reply:
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