No effect (I'm still here!). Best way to think about Lane is as two distinct organizations - the factory, and everybody else (sales, marketing, HR, accounting, etc.). We refer to "everybody else" as the commercial organization.
Only the factory is going away. The commercial organization remains intact. Granted, the commercial organization underwent a lot of changes back in April of 2018. For instance, my former team of two brand managers, two associate brand managers, and a coordinator is now down to just me and one other guy.
Part of my lame excuse for not being as active on the forums.
Bradley, at YouTube's StuffandThings channel, on the arrival of the Peterson/Dunhill blends. I suggest beginning at the 3:15 mark of the video https://youtu.be/D1uqfZZIdT4
I celebrated by ordering up some early morning and a few tins of nightcap as well as my first Peterson pipe, a killarney red that looks amazing. Figured it as long as the blends have a "new" label I needed a new pipe for smoking them! Thank you for bringing my beloved tobacco's back.
@paulwansing My first two “real” pipes I bought, probably my 4th and 5th pipes overall were a Peterson Killarney #80S and #268. I never have been able to get the #80S to smoke well, however, the #268 is one of my top 5. I do have a few other Pete’s as well.
@jim102864 - Not quite sure what you mean by "Peterson Virginia Flake". They make Irish Flake, and University Flake, and what was Dunhill Flake, but nothing called "Virginia Flake". MacBaren has a product called "Virginia Flake" that I enjoy quite a bit.
@judandhispipe Peterson does have a Signature Flake that is a straight Virginia. I haven't seen it for awhile, but I don't go looking for it online either.
I've had Flake, Early Morning Pipe and Standard Mixture. They are all as good as the last Dunhill and Standard Mixture may be better than the preceeding dual blends (Mild and Medium?) Being very recent in manufacter it will be interesting to taste the blends with some time on them. My first impression of Flake was that the casing was more heavily apllied but that should diminish over time.
@jfreedy It's funny but I had never had a straight Virginia before. I love the flake cut. I enjoy the mildness, moderate sweetness and grassiness from this blend. A good tobacco to start the day for my taste buds.
I enjoy the Dunhill Ready Rubbed and BB1938 blends. I stocked up a year or so ago before they disappeared from the shelves. They were excellent blends, but they are not part of the ones coming out by Peterson. I should have enough for a few years. 😀
After smoking A11010 for a few years I got 2 custom blends from Dunhill. As far as tins go the crap being sold under their name is floor sweepings compared to the genuine article from 55 years ago.
I stocked up as well on the Dunhill ready rubbed. An excellent smoke. I can’t say for the same that was produced in the years before but it satisfies me. Early morning and Nightcap are definite staples as well. In have enough in the cellar to see how the aging process goes.
No discussion since Oct 2021 here. I'd like your opinions. My mainstay, Standard Mixture Medium is good - a little different but good. My complaint is that the cut of the leaf is so narrow. I think that the narrow cut contibutes to quicker burning, and some bitterness. Please adjust the cutter .5mm!
Based on online research, there is no indication that the cut of Peterson Standard Mixture is different from the cut of the old Dunhill Standard Mixture. The information suggests that Peterson Standard Mixture is essentially a continuation of the Dunhill blend, with STG changing the brand name from Dunhill to Peterson while maintaining the same blend. Both versions are described as having “a ribbon cut.” Both blends are consistently described as containing Virginia, Latakia, and Oriental/Turkish tobaccos. Some reviewers have noted that the Peterson version may not be exactly the same as the original Dunhill blend in terms of overall quality or flavor, but there has been no specific mentions of a change in the cut of the tobacco.
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I just saw you other comment in the discussion on the facility closing.
Only the factory is going away. The commercial organization remains intact. Granted, the commercial organization underwent a lot of changes back in April of 2018. For instance, my former team of two brand managers, two associate brand managers, and a coordinator is now down to just me and one other guy.
Part of my lame excuse for not being as active on the forums.
https://www.smokingpipes.com/tobacco/by-maker/peterson/
I suggest beginning at the 3:15 mark of the video
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https://tobaccobusiness.com/a-happy-return-peterson-pipe-tobacco/
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My first two “real” pipes I bought, probably my 4th and 5th pipes overall were a Peterson Killarney #80S and #268. I never have been able to get the #80S to smoke well, however, the #268 is one of my top 5. I do have a few other Pete’s as well.
Peterson does have a Signature Flake that is a straight Virginia.
I haven't seen it for awhile, but I don't go looking for it online either.
My mainstay, Standard Mixture Medium is good - a little different but good. My complaint is that the cut of the leaf is so narrow. I think that the narrow cut contibutes to quicker burning, and some bitterness. Please adjust the cutter .5mm!
Based on online research, there is no indication that the cut of Peterson Standard Mixture is different from the cut of the old Dunhill Standard Mixture. The information suggests that Peterson Standard Mixture is essentially a continuation of the Dunhill blend, with STG changing the brand name from Dunhill to Peterson while maintaining the same blend. Both versions are described as having “a ribbon cut.” Both blends are consistently described as containing Virginia, Latakia, and Oriental/Turkish tobaccos. Some reviewers have noted that the Peterson version may not be exactly the same as the original Dunhill blend in terms of overall quality or flavor, but there has been no specific mentions of a change in the cut of the tobacco.