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What are your favorite tobaccos you can't get in the US?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vito" data-source="post: 23588" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Yakimoto:</p><p></p><p>Not I. The blends have always seemed quite pricey to me. It appears that Maxim makes up each order as it comes in, so I guess it's understandable that such small-batch hand blending would be costly. Whether the blends are worth the price is another matter upon which I'm not qualified to pass judgment; however, with the current marketing approach, it's likely the Compton's blends will never gain wide popularity. </p><p></p><p>Let's suppose that they really are worth the price, as adjudged by brethren of discriminating taste. The way to popularize them would be to make samplers of say, 1/2 ounce of each tobacco available. In that way the lower cost of entry would attract smokists who otherwise might be put off by the premium prices. Then, for those who are smitten by any blend, make it available in bulk quantities at more favorable pricing. This business of selling in only 50 gram or 100 gram quantities is not appealing to those who must accommodate certain economic realities.</p><p></p><p>It's sort of amusing to read some of the blender's comments, in which he says it took 3 to 5 years to get the blends "right". He's working from recipes in the old "blends book", but the original Compton's ceased operations in 1929; hence, there is no controlling standard by which to determine what is "right". It's still a matter of the blender's opinion. Otherwise, why not just faithfully follow the original specifications as noted in the book? Of course, it's the blender's prerogative to adjust the blends, but then is it really fair to say they accurately represent the "original recipes"? </p><p></p><p>Probably not...but then again, it probably doesn't matter. <span style="color: red"><img class="emojione" alt="?" title=":shrug:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/emojione/assets/png/1f937.png?v=2.2.7"/></span> </p><p></p><p> :joker:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vito, post: 23588, member: 13"] Yakimoto: Not I. The blends have always seemed quite pricey to me. It appears that Maxim makes up each order as it comes in, so I guess it's understandable that such small-batch hand blending would be costly. Whether the blends are worth the price is another matter upon which I'm not qualified to pass judgment; however, with the current marketing approach, it's likely the Compton's blends will never gain wide popularity. Let's suppose that they really are worth the price, as adjudged by brethren of discriminating taste. The way to popularize them would be to make samplers of say, 1/2 ounce of each tobacco available. In that way the lower cost of entry would attract smokists who otherwise might be put off by the premium prices. Then, for those who are smitten by any blend, make it available in bulk quantities at more favorable pricing. This business of selling in only 50 gram or 100 gram quantities is not appealing to those who must accommodate certain economic realities. It's sort of amusing to read some of the blender's comments, in which he says it took 3 to 5 years to get the blends "right". He's working from recipes in the old "blends book", but the original Compton's ceased operations in 1929; hence, there is no controlling standard by which to determine what is "right". It's still a matter of the blender's opinion. Otherwise, why not just faithfully follow the original specifications as noted in the book? Of course, it's the blender's prerogative to adjust the blends, but then is it really fair to say they accurately represent the "original recipes"? Probably not...but then again, it probably doesn't matter. [color=red]<img class="emojione" alt="?" title=":shrug:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/emojione/assets/png/1f937.png?v=2.2.7"/>[/color] :joker: [/QUOTE]
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