PeterD
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...while I appreciate and truely enjoy strong Virginia Plugs/Flakes/Shags from Europe and have smoked them for more than 45 years...I am a devotee of most all the old OTC tobaccos. The last few days I've enjoyed PA, CH, H&H, Velvet, Mixture 79, SWR, SWR Aro, Granger and Paladin. Some of the formulas have changed over the years but many remain pretty much the same. Much of what I smoke is 30-45 years old so I do compare what I taste and smell in those vs. the current offerings.
Perhaps because of age and experience I am far more fond today of those OTC's than I ever was before. As has been stated...pipe tobacco will decrease and many more brands will go by the wayside...most unfortunate for all of us...and more diturbing for me...having known and smoked many of those tobaccos no longer available, is far more difficult that not having known them at all.
Perhaps because of age and experience I am far more fond today of those OTC's than I ever was before. As has been stated...pipe tobacco will decrease and many more brands will go by the wayside...most unfortunate for all of us...and more diturbing for me...having known and smoked many of those tobaccos no longer available, is far more difficult that not having known them at all.