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  • @PappyJoe
    You know, one of those guys that pop up when Pappy is auto-filled.
  • Yep, that must be it….

  • @mfresa last year I ordered enough to get me through a full year. Almost gone now. Have you tried the other Christmas blend they make cordial friends? I didn't care for it as much. 
  • @Zouave, no I haven't.  Why didn't you like it?
  • @RockyMountainBriar
    You might be surprised at just how many Name brand blends are made by Kohlhase & Kopp - Ashton, Astley, Fribourg & Treyer, James Fox, Robert McConnell, Rattray, and Vauen are just a few. (I forgot, they also make a lot of the Peterson blends.)

    Dan Tobacco (DTM) also does a number of different brands.
  • @mfresa don't get me wrong, it's not a bad blend it just doesn't compare to the figgy pudding. I couldn't really pick up on the fruit and liquor notes. It was Mello to the point of being a bit underwhelming. That's just my take, I am by no means any sort of expert. Far from it. I'll have to give it another fair try, I might like it more now that it's sat on the shelf for a while.
  • @Zouave, I'll probably pass on it as I'm not a big fan of Cavendish.  However, some of the German manufacturers have a handful of Christmas blends.  I'll see if I can scare up the video from Bremen Pipe Smoker. 
  • vtgrad2003vtgrad2003 Master
    edited September 2021
    @mfresa
    Hmmm..."German" "Christmas" "scare up"...sounds like Krampus to me LOL   >:)
    That would be a great name for a tobacco in fact!
  • @vtgrad2003  
    here is a few of what Bremen Pipe Smoker reviewed for last year's Christmas editions.  Keep in mind he is in Germany.
    1) Kholhasse Winter Time - notes of rosemary, citrus, and cinammon
    2) Rattray's Winter Edition - notes of gingerbread, Plum, vanilla and hazelnut
    3) Kholhasse Limited Edition/Casino Royal - notes of cherry, cocoa, Pistachio
    4) John Aylesbury Winter Edition - notes of gingerbread, baked apple, candied orange, cinammon, clove
    5) Larson 2021 - notes of Vanilla and Nougat
    6) MacBaren Classic Amber - vanilla and caramel
    7) Dan Tobacco Christmas Tobacco - vanilla, caramel, fruit
    8) HOgarth's American Delight - vanilla
    9) Samuel Gawith Winter Time Flake - Latakia, virginia, earthy notes (not aromatic)

    My local carries the Larson line, I might try to look for what they have out for this year.
    If you have time for the video, it is here:

  • @mfresa thanks for the info. I'll watch the video tonight. Gotta say the John Aylesbury sounds amazing
  • ScottrwScottrw Apprentice
    Hopefully tomorrow I can find the new C & D blend coming out tonight beyond something or other otherwise maybe my B&M will get a few cans in a week or so.  Hope hope!!!!
  • @Scottrw, Tobaccopipes.com has it.
  • @Scottrw
    Unfortunately for me, I just saw that blend (From Beyond) and it has latakia and perique in it; I can't stand either. Oh well, onward and upward!
  • ScottrwScottrw Apprentice
    edited September 2021
    As I am new to this whole thing. I have been trying or storing for later anything I can get my hands on with in reason. I enjoy collecting, as much as smoking. That said I don’t mind Latakia. I prefer as little as nicotine as possible so perique in small amounts. I was able to get a tin this
    morning along with purple cow. ( o my wife will be thrilled with me) lol 
  • @vtgrad2003
    Yep, the Latakia in the “From Beyond” killed it for me, probably a good thing, I didn’t need to spend more money on this hobby right now.
  • ScottrwScottrw Apprentice
    Any thoughts on C&D Warped series?  There is a new  one coming out Friday Warped Scarecrow. I think its a Vapor.  
  • @PappyJoe

    A mouthwatering order to be sure!
  • @PappyJoe how hard is it to order from Germany, and how long does delivery take?
  • I made the order on Thursday. It arrived today. So, only five days for me. It was about the same last Spring. 
    Some people thinks the shipping by DHL express is too expensive. I paid $40 for shipping. If you only order one or two tins, it would be too much. I ordered 10 tins, so that made it $4 per tin. Even adding that to the price per tin is less expensive than walking into a local B&M. 
  • @mapletop
    Nice! 
    You'll have to give us a quick review of each one. 
  • I want to buy from Esterval's... but the shipping!!
  • @jfreedy

    It's worthwhile for the quality of what you order, but you must have a rather large order  (IMHO but I'm a skinflint on a short leash)  to make it worth the shipping total.
  • RondyRRondyR Connoisseur
    @Balisong - Happy (slightly-belated) Burfday! Looks like you made out like a bandit!
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