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Timbo

Age : 43 Location : Australia Registration date : 2015-01-18
 | Subject: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sat May 16, 2015 7:48 am | |
| All,
Does anyone know of a baccy that can be purchased in bulk that tastes similar to Escudo? It doesn't need to be a coin or flake cut, I'm happy with ribbon but would like something that tastes akin.
Main reason I'm asking is that I seem to have more luck getting bulk buys through customs here than tins.
Thanks,
Tim |
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RDPipes

Age : 65 Location : East Texas Registration date : 2011-12-15
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sat May 16, 2015 8:07 am | |
| Tim, I've never heard of ANY tobacco being close to Escudo in bulk, wish there was. In fact I don't believe there's any thing close at all. Now DDNR Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls is comparable (Not the Same) and there now is a new kid on the block that I've heard tastes a lot like DDNR and his name is P. Heinrick's Curly Block but, it literally is impossible for us to get in the states Dad burn it. But, it's not bulk either. |
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leacha

Location : Colorado Registration date : 2014-01-08
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sat May 16, 2015 10:30 am | |
| Cartaphilus is correct. No Escudo bulk or anything close.
Now if your looking for something similar, try Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Bullseye Flake. When I say similar I mean they are about as similar as Marmite and Vegemite. I hope that helps. |
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Ozark Wizard

Age : 54 Location : Mark Twain National Forest, MO Registration date : 2014-10-11
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sat May 16, 2015 10:08 pm | |
| - leacha wrote:
- Cartaphilus is correct. No Escudo bulk or anything close.
Now if your looking for something similar, try Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Bullseye Flake. When I say similar I mean they are about as similar as Marmite and Vegemite. I hope that helps.
What he said...... Maybe LBF with a few years in a jar might be close though. It definitely has potential |
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Timbo

Age : 43 Location : Australia Registration date : 2015-01-18
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sat May 16, 2015 11:59 pm | |
| Thanks gents, I'll get some LBF next order and try it out. I've been enjoying my VA and VA/Per bacs a lot lately with Escudo my number one currently.
Cheers
Tim |
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MisterE Moderator

Location : Mexico City Registration date : 2009-08-24
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sun May 17, 2015 1:13 am | |
| Rattray's Old Gowrie is not that far removed from Escudo, and is readily available. It has the same components, but falls more to the tart side of Escudo. With age the gap widens, however.
Others have mentioned LBF, and I would rate that on the smoother, sweeter side of Escudo, but again, not that far off. That's almost always available, too.
Those are the only two that come to mind that I'd reach for if I absolutely had to have the closest thing to Escudo in bulk. _________________ Many of the greatest pleasures in life are illegal, immoral, or smelly.
-Yak
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sun May 17, 2015 6:17 am | |
| That's a tough one Timbo as Escudo is pretty much in a class of its own. Dunhill's Navy Rolls is close but I've never seen it in bulk. |
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Timbo

Age : 43 Location : Australia Registration date : 2015-01-18
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Sun May 17, 2015 8:02 am | |
| Yet more baccy added to my list of must buys, thanks again peeps. Keen to try the Dunhill rolls, if they're anywhere near the quality of the Durbar I picked up recently, they'll be awesome.
Thanks all
Tim |
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juanmedusa

Age : 37 Location : Falls Church, Virginia Registration date : 2013-07-06
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Tue May 26, 2015 10:31 pm | |
| Buy the Davidoff tins for awhile then jump back to the Escudo. Ta-Da, Escudo tins now seem exceedingly affordable. Escudo<$10, Davidoff>$11 currently at smokingpipes.com Personally, I did prefer the Davidoff to Escudo. Davidoff has the Cavendish so maybe that's what I'm after. Still need to try DDNR and the PS stuff before I claim to have really educated myself on the genre. |
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Briar Spirit

Age : 50 Location : England UK Registration date : 2012-08-30
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Wed May 27, 2015 3:16 am | |
| Never found Escudo to be all that impressive myself despite how some folk rant about it like it is Gods gift to pipe smokers, PS-LBF is an excellent tobacco in its own right but I don't find it to be even similar to Escudo which is a good thing in my opinion, PS-LBF is a very good cheap smoke if that's something you could make use of.
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eklektos44

Age : 62 Location : Virginia Registration date : 2015-04-10
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Wed May 27, 2015 7:25 am | |
| I happen to like Escudo a lot. It's a smooth smoke, with good flavor that's not in your face. I'm glad I tried it, and it'll have a place as one of my regular smokes. It'd be nice if it was available in bulk, but the tins aren't that expensive. Particularly when compared with Dunhill Navy Rolls. |
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Briar Spirit

Age : 50 Location : England UK Registration date : 2012-08-30
 | Subject: Re: Bulk Escudo or similar. Thu May 28, 2015 4:49 am | |
| - eklektos44 wrote:
- I happen to like Escudo a lot. It's a smooth smoke, with good flavor that's not in your face. I'm glad I tried it, and it'll have a place as one of my regular smokes. It'd be nice if it was available in bulk, but the tins aren't that expensive. Particularly when compared with Dunhill Navy Rolls.
Oh don't get me wrong, I like it well enough just don't feel it deserves the raves some folk attribute to it is all, each to his own chap is my belief. |
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eklektos44

Age : 62 Location : Virginia Registration date : 2015-04-10
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