Old codgers counter pipe tobaccos still on the market

One that is NOT still on the market that I still enjoy (thanks to Scrooge) is the Canadian Old Chum. I wish someone else would pick up this blend, even as a match. Its just such a cool, smooth, easy smoking aromatic that actually has a very mild and enjoyable flavour. Maybe Sutliff or someone in the future?

Three nuns is in there, funny it should be. You know so has the three nuns green tin in stock now, which is supposedly closer to the original. I think (although I am not for certain) three nuns was more of a blend bought at a tobacco shop and not really something casually bought at a drug store.

SP also has Cockstrong back in Stock which is a very decent burley blend based on the old burley blends of old. Hilarious name for an actually decent tobacco.

Funny you should say that. I actually have 100g of that in the jar on my tobacco shelf! I'll be enjoying that in my new savinelli tomorrow for breakfast!

Jesper is there not a small amount that can be sent to you with out problems?

I know its a match blend but I'm pretty bullish on Match Holiday. If they ever re-release it in that painted tin I'd be very happy. Here you can still get OTC brand names like London Dock, Vermont Maple, Kentucky Club, Kentucky Club Aromatic, and a couple of others. I've even seen Middleton Apple.

Yes, #79 wasn't on the list nor Heine's Blend, which as JimInks verified, is the base for Mixture #79.

There are loads on that list that I didn't realise were otcs.

Pipe tobaccos in general were far more common in stores long before we were even thought of.  When 5 minute smoke breaks and cigarettes became the mainstay, we were stuck with maybe TWO blends, if we were lucky, in non-tobacco stores.  It wasn't always this way.

** I should edit this - most of us.  Some here maybe were smoking in the 50s or even earlier, but I would gather most were not.

I wonder how many of these are still made by the original blenders?

Check out some of these crazy flavors they offer in Spain: www.preciotabaco.com/precios-de-tabaco-de-pipa

Wow.  Are those definitely not shisha tobaccos?  There seems to be a nice pipe smoking community in Spain, with a major club and regional chapters. Which be nice in my old age, because that's where I'll be living!

Yes, my wife and I are planning a reconnaissance mission in the winter.  We might need to move before Dec. 2020, which is the current Brexit cut-off date for freedom of movement (though that situation is so chaotic that everything seems subject to change). So we might go sooner than originally intended, but that's  no bad thing either.  I won't mind having a good couple of decades there before old age!  I'll try the Bombay Panmasala right after the Bubble Gum.

Here's a link to the Andalucia pipe club:https://www.andaluciapc.org/  

As mentioned earlier, I would give London Dock a try, for an aromatic.  I am also partial to Amphora Original.  Villiger Original is good, but I have a heavy preference for their Jamaican blend.  Five Brothers is an EXCELLENT early 20th century-styled Burley.  For a nice, smooth English blend, you CANNOT go wrong with any of the John Cottons.  Prince Albert is great Burley/Cavendish blend, with a hint of chocolate, and raisins?  Don't ask me, its just damn good.  Sir Walter Raleigh's aromatic is better than the Regular.  Its a nice burley blend with hints of Dutch and and French liqueurs for a fine, smooth smoke, with a great room note.  And don't forget St Bruno!  I go for the ready rubbed, another Burley/Kentucky-based aro with very smooth fruity notes and a perfect room note.  Most of these can be bought in pouches and they're reasonably priced $3-5 for 1.75 oz.