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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 4, 2019 14:54:06 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 15:09:24 GMT -5
It's interesting to note that I've contacted Tobacco Pipes dot com on two occasions in the past, and advised them of their advertising this product with Syrian Latakia. I've noticed the link that Josh provided for their home page shows the AA label with the Syrian still advertised. When you go to the product page, it shows the tin's with "Latakia" only mentioned. When you scroll down to the "Description" area, the first leaf mentioned is Syrian Latakia. I'm sure they are selling the current blend without Syrian, but the buyer should be "aware" of what they are purchasing. I know there will be pipers that will purchase the product thinking they are obtaining the Syrian blend of AA. In addition, online retailers should take "that extra step" in policing their web page and the individual product pages for accuracy too. So, a word to the wise is sufficient  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 4, 2019 15:12:26 GMT -5
Thank you for that info. I was completely unaware of that myself. I just got an email about it and figured I'd share, like I always do. As far as Syrian latakia goes, I was lucky enough to start smoking early enough to pick up enough Vintage Syrian to last me for a WHILE  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 15:24:34 GMT -5
Thank you for that info. I was completely unaware of that myself. I just got an email about it and figured I'd share, like I always do. As far as Syrian latakia goes, I was lucky enough to start smoking early enough to pick up enough Vintage Syrian to last me for a WHILE No problems Josh, and good to hear you have a stock of VS to last you. At least I'll know who to hit-up in the future  I have three tin's of the old stuff with Syrian Latakia mentioned, but since the diminishment of the Syrian leaf, AA has switched over to Cyprian and has relabeled their tin lid with Latakia only. However, I'm sure there are blenders/manufacturers out their with small supplies of the leaf, but not enough to continue adding into blends. Wonder what those folks will be doing with their left-over supplies? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 16:16:22 GMT -5
Good point Mark, I too have called customer service twice and mentioned the “ false advertising “! I was assured they’d make a note in the tobacco’s description. Obviously nobody has done anything, I had ALWAYS given Tobaccopipes high praise, what’s going on?!?!
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 4, 2019 16:33:18 GMT -5
It's still a good blend though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 16:35:49 GMT -5
It's still a good blend though. Is that a question? If it is, the Ashton blend with Syrian Latakia was far superior then the newer release......YMMV |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 4, 2019 17:23:03 GMT -5
It's still a good blend though. Is that a question? If it is, the Ashton blend with Syrian Latakia was far superior then the newer release......YMMV so I've heard, but the current release is still a decent blend. |
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Post by priest2705 on Jan 7, 2019 10:23:47 GMT -5
I actually saw sale price a couple nights ago, and, being unlucky enough to have picked up the pipe after Syrian Latakia, disappeared, I read the description, and immediately decided to place an order a little later this week. Thanks for pointing out that the Latakia isn't Syrian, and they really should change the website to reflect the current blend
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Post by qmechanics on Jan 11, 2019 17:59:29 GMT -5
Hi
At 25℅ off Ashton's Artisan blend and trusting the folks at Tobaccopipes a bit more (My experience and what I have heard tells me that they are a really solid company.), I placed my order, which just arrived. Every tin states Syrian Latakia on the front label. It appears Tobaccopipes still stocks Syrian Latakia Artisan blend and is trust worthy.
PS I now wonder, what was communicated before. My guess is the persons who received the messages,from those above, made a note and later checked, dismissing the caller's concern.
It is too bad that those who read this thread decided to cancel. They missed out on an excellent tobacco at an incredible price.
I would also advise others to be careful of even well intentioned opinions. Even if the suspicion is proven correct, online stores have a return policy (typically the shipping is on them).
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Post by lestrout on Jan 11, 2019 18:19:20 GMT -5
With some blenders/blends, the presence of Syrian vs. Cyprian Lat isn't necessarily so open and shut. First, as the known supply of Syrian diminished, some blenders may have started stretching their supply of Syrian by replacing some of it with the Cyprian. Another factor is that even once the Syrian ran out, the blender may have chosen to use up remaining stocks of the old labels that specified Syrian, even after the new recipe may no longer have had any.
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Post by qmechanics on Jan 11, 2019 18:35:15 GMT -5
With some blenders/blends, the presence of Syrian vs. Cyprian Lat isn't necessarily so open and shut. First, as the known supply of Syrian diminished, some blenders may have started stretching their supply of Syrian by replacing some of it with the Cyprian. Another factor is that even once the Syrian ran out, the blender may have chosen to use up remaining stocks of the old labels that specified Syrian, even after the new recipe may no longer have had any. hp les Unless one has reliable sources particular to this blend, the above ideas are mere conjecture. MacBaren stopped Vintage Syrian once their stock ran out. I believe the same of Kohlhase & Kopp,the makers of Artisan blend. Keep in mind, Tobaccopipes is selling the product as purchased with the understanding that Syrian Latakia is the component. So even if you buy into conspiracies certainly Tobaccopipes should be immune. The more likely occurance is Tobaccopipes either has stock left over, came across previously unknown or extra stock or was able to come by the blend from a distributor. PS Giving yourself a thumbs up is bad form 😁. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 12, 2019 2:00:53 GMT -5
With some blenders/blends, the presence of Syrian vs. Cyprian Lat isn't necessarily so open and shut. First, as the known supply of Syrian diminished, some blenders may have started stretching their supply of Syrian by replacing some of it with the Cyprian. Another factor is that even once the Syrian ran out, the blender may have chosen to use up remaining stocks of the old labels that specified Syrian, even after the new recipe may no longer have had any. hp les Unless one has reliable sources particular to this blend, the above ideas are mere conjecture. MacBaren stopped Vintage Syrian once their stock ran out. I believe the same of Kohlhase & Kopp,the makers of Artisan blend. Keep in mind, Tobaccopipes is selling the product as purchased with the understanding that Syrian Latakia is the component. So even if you buy into conspiracies certainly Tobaccopipes should be immune. The more likely occurance is Tobaccopipes either has stock left over, came across previously unknown or extra stock or was able to come by the blend from a distributor. PS Giving yourself a thumbs up is bad form 😁. I'm going to go check the tin that I have and see what it says (unless the warning label is covering the important information). This post deserves a self-thumbs-up too. |
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Post by qmechanics on Jan 12, 2019 2:16:10 GMT -5
Unless one has reliable sources particular to this blend, the above ideas are mere conjecture. MacBaren stopped Vintage Syrian once their stock ran out. I believe the same of Kohlhase & Kopp,the makers of Artisan blend. Keep in mind, Tobaccopipes is selling the product as purchased with the understanding that Syrian Latakia is the component. So even if you buy into conspiracies certainly Tobaccopipes should be immune. The more likely occurance is Tobaccopipes either has stock left over, came across previously unknown or extra stock or was able to come by the blend from a distributor. PS Giving yourself a thumbs up is bad form 😁. I'm going to go check the tin that I have and see what it says (unless the warning label is covering the important information). This post deserves a self-thumbs-up too. I guess giving yourself a thumbs up is now officially sanctioned by the briar patch authorities and no longer bad form. Accepting this correction all I can say is who knew?😁 PS Lestrout apparently is a man of vision!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2019 2:18:12 GMT -5
Unless one has reliable sources particular to this blend, the above ideas are mere conjecture. MacBaren stopped Vintage Syrian once their stock ran out. I believe the same of Kohlhase & Kopp,the makers of Artisan blend. Keep in mind, Tobaccopipes is selling the product as purchased with the understanding that Syrian Latakia is the component. So even if you buy into conspiracies certainly Tobaccopipes should be immune. The more likely occurance is Tobaccopipes either has stock left over, came across previously unknown or extra stock or was able to come by the blend from a distributor. PS Giving yourself a thumbs up is bad form 😁. I'm going to go check the tin that I have and see what it says (unless the warning label is covering the important information). This post deserves a self-thumbs-up too.  |
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