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<blockquote data-quote="glpease" data-source="post: 151984" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>Mention the devil, and he's likely to stroll through the front door.</p><p></p><p>I remember that, and recall that it was actually fairly late-production (Gallaher's) Balkan Sobranie white label that was compared with the B. Sasieni, which makes more sense, as B. Sasieni was supposedly, at least at that time, a fairly faithful recreation of the original B. Sobranie, as overseen by Dr. Isidore Redstone, himself. The B. Sasieni of the day emerged the victor in that instance, but in later incarnations, I suspect it might not have fared so well, nor would it likely have won against an older version of the original. (By the time Gallaher had had their way with the blend for a few years, it was all but unrecognizable. That's what happens when you let the bean counters make blending decisions, not the tobacco guys. Sure, Latakia is expensive, but reducing it's quantity in the mix by about 30% does not a happy Sobranie lover make.)</p><p></p><p>Regarding this challenge, as Kevin slightly obliquely pointed out, I <em>was</em> asked to participate, but found it necessary to decline. It was an honor to be asked, of course, but I've got a lot on my plate at the moment, and felt I could not dedicate the time necessary to approach it as I would want to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glpease, post: 151984, member: 18"] Mention the devil, and he's likely to stroll through the front door. I remember that, and recall that it was actually fairly late-production (Gallaher's) Balkan Sobranie white label that was compared with the B. Sasieni, which makes more sense, as B. Sasieni was supposedly, at least at that time, a fairly faithful recreation of the original B. Sobranie, as overseen by Dr. Isidore Redstone, himself. The B. Sasieni of the day emerged the victor in that instance, but in later incarnations, I suspect it might not have fared so well, nor would it likely have won against an older version of the original. (By the time Gallaher had had their way with the blend for a few years, it was all but unrecognizable. That's what happens when you let the bean counters make blending decisions, not the tobacco guys. Sure, Latakia is expensive, but reducing it's quantity in the mix by about 30% does not a happy Sobranie lover make.) Regarding this challenge, as Kevin slightly obliquely pointed out, I [i]was[/i] asked to participate, but found it necessary to decline. It was an honor to be asked, of course, but I've got a lot on my plate at the moment, and felt I could not dedicate the time necessary to approach it as I would want to. [/QUOTE]
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