Grandfathered Blends

PipeProfessor

Does anyone have a list or can they rattle off a bunch of blends that will fall under 'Grandfathered' (pre 2007) with the new FDA regulations?

judandhispipe

I am sure there are dozens,if not hundreds. Look at a site like tobaccoreviews.com and look for blends with reviews before 2007.

thewanderingdude

On another forum I frequent someone had posted this link to an archive of tobacco reviews late 2006. This is a pretty good picture of pre 2007 blends. Tobacco Reviews 2006 Archive

PipeProfessor

Thanks @pappyjoe and @thewanderingdude I will check them out!

PappyJoe

I took a look at the 2006 Archive for tobaccoreviews.com and came up with some interesting items. While there are no doubt many great tobacco blends which came out after 2007 there were also a lot of good ones before then. C&D had 5 of the Frogmorton Blends out in 2006 for example. Here are some other brands and the number of blends on the market in 2006 according to tobaccoreviews.com.  It should be noted that it's not an all inclusive list and it doesn't account for blends which were taken off the market.

Esoterica - 19 Blends available

Gawaith & Hoggarth - 52 blends available

G.L. Pease - 27 Blends available

Lane Ltd. - 73 blends available

McClelland - 120 blends available

Orlik - 40 blends available

Peter Stokkebye - 55 blends available (including 1Q and Nougat)

pipesand cigars.com - 39 blends available

Peterson - 16 blends available

Rattry - 18 blends available

Sutliff - 6 blends available (but it does include Edward G. Robinson Blend)

W.O. Larsen - 24 blends available.

judandhispipe

There's also several smaller British houses that don't get much notice in forums, but make some nice blends - Astleys, JJ Fox, F&T - not to mention MacBaren,Sam Gawith, and Nat Sherman - just off the top of my head.

PappyJoe

I have smoked most of the JJ Fox blends - The Bankers, Campanile, Dorisco, The Squire and Provost Mixture. And they were all very good and should be available. 

@judandhispipe - take a look at the link provided above for Tobacco Reviews 2006 Archive and you will find all of the blends you are talking about.

crapgame

thats good to know that some of my old favorites are still going to be around!

judandhispipe

I'm going to guess that this may still be playing out for awhile. As I mentioned in another Forum, I'm going to increase my supply of several faves, but there's going to be plenty of blends available to smoke, no matter what.

PappyJoe

I'm with Jud, stock up on some of the faves and start exploring the older brands that will still be available. 

One thing to consider is this, if the blend and brand was really bad, it wouldn't still be on the market. 

thewanderingdude

You think we may see some old favorites come back? Maybe London Burley, Sugar Barrel and the like will make a return because of the regs?

drac2485

@pappyjoe You bring up a good point, if they weren't good they wouldn't still be around.

judandhispipe

@thewanderingdude - I don't think Burley London is gonna come back - MacBaren just got rid of it.Try Golden Extra as a replacement.

thewanderingdude

@judandhispipe I bought all the London Burley my local shop had and put a tin of the Golden Extra on my last order. Haven't had a chance to try the GE yet though.