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Rattrays Old Gowrie: to perique or not to perique
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<blockquote data-quote="monbla256" data-source="post: 383348" data-attributes="member: 2244"><p>Doc, </p><p> I think you've pointed out something which we tend to forget about the commercial practice of blending THEN vs NOW. Most of these blends were produced by small, production wise firms which now are part of a larger conglomerate with current ROI business practices which don't warrant using the older production methods anymore to satisfy the "bottom line". Firms used to buy and age large amounts of the types of tobacco's to be used in their blends BEFORE they blended them and then many were further aged in the tin BEFORE they were sent out for sale so that when we opened a tin of "fresh" 'baccy we were in truth smoking a well aged blend ! This was evident to anyone who smoked 965 from when it was blended by Dunhill, thru the Mcconnel era then thru the Murray's period up to now by STG/Orlik. The older Dunhill and McConnel versions used older aged variety's of the elements of the blend compared to what Murray's used and theirs were older than what todays use. I've found that if you age today's tins for some years, you'll get a blend that is so close to the older one I used to smoke it's unreal !! So buy your 'baccy and don't smoke ANY till it's aged !! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monbla256, post: 383348, member: 2244"] Doc, I think you've pointed out something which we tend to forget about the commercial practice of blending THEN vs NOW. Most of these blends were produced by small, production wise firms which now are part of a larger conglomerate with current ROI business practices which don't warrant using the older production methods anymore to satisfy the "bottom line". Firms used to buy and age large amounts of the types of tobacco's to be used in their blends BEFORE they blended them and then many were further aged in the tin BEFORE they were sent out for sale so that when we opened a tin of "fresh" 'baccy we were in truth smoking a well aged blend ! This was evident to anyone who smoked 965 from when it was blended by Dunhill, thru the Mcconnel era then thru the Murray's period up to now by STG/Orlik. The older Dunhill and McConnel versions used older aged variety's of the elements of the blend compared to what Murray's used and theirs were older than what todays use. I've found that if you age today's tins for some years, you'll get a blend that is so close to the older one I used to smoke it's unreal !! So buy your 'baccy and don't smoke ANY till it's aged !! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: [/QUOTE]
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