Dunhill Tobacco - Time to Panic Yet?
mseddon
Professor
in Tobacco Talk
So we all know Dunhill has decided to stop making pipe tobacco. And as far as I know, no one has bought their brands yet. So, is it time to panic? Time to beg SWMBO for permission to buy by the pound? My main concern is with Early Morning Pipe. I'm hugely fond of it, and not sure if it is almost gone or not. P&C now carries only a one pound bag. Smoking Pipes still has it in bulk. I keep buying it 4 ounces at a go, not wanting to sink $56 at one go, but I will if we are in panic mode. Does anyone know or even have an idea about how much of this stuff is out there?
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<<Tobacco giant British American Tobacco is planning to no longer offer Dunhill cigars and pipe tobaccos. “British American Tobacco (BAT) has informed us of their intention to exit the handmade cigar and pipe tobacco business for the Dunhill brands, said Régis Broersma, president of General Cigar Co., which makes Dunhill cigars and distributes them in the U.S. “As this process will take approximately 12-18 months to complete, it will be business as usual; therefore, there will be no change to the way in which we manufacture, market and sell the Dunhill items in our portfolio in the near future. We are currently in talks with BAT to discuss the future of the brand.”>>
Summary: Don't panic, do stock up.
I mean, different cut and all, but is EM really a better smoke?
Bradley at Stuff and Things says EM is his favorite blend.
My advice would be to cellar hard and deep on your favorite blends. They will get better with age, and increase in value as time goes on. Some of the hard to find blends are going for insane prices at the online auctions right now. A $10 to $20 tin, can easily go for 10 to 20 times it's original price under the right circumstances. A blend not being manufactured anymore, along with time, can create the right circumstances.
I was saddened, when I found out all the MacBaren Vintage Syrian had sold out, and remaining tins were sitting in someone elses cellar. I had considered getting counseling, but a bottle of Ardbeg 10 is much cheaper, leaving me more money for future cellarings. Gloom, despair, and agony, along with plenty of alcohol, could lead to a hit country music song. Just one hit song can lead to residual checks, which can help to finance my pipe smoking hobby.