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What is Your Holy Grail Blend, and Why?
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<blockquote data-quote="Zeno Marx" data-source="post: 500869" data-attributes="member: 1211"><p>This is a difficult question. To choose a tobacco, but also how to define it. I'm not sure of either. I haven't been to an estate or garage sale all summer, but when my mind wanders into dreamy scores, I have to admit that I've imagined running into a stash of Balkan Sobranie 759. I smoked an enormous amount of it when I was a student for a couple reasons. For one, it was as good as the legend implies, AND a tin was anywhere from $.30-.75 cheaper than my other preferences (like Dunhill Nightcap, for instance). That's back when you could work part time, pay tuition, live on a dime, and just get by just fine. So, $.30 was enough to sway a hobby situation. A tin was a full hour's wage.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could find some Bengal Slices as well...and not pay tens or hundreds of dollars. But I dream of it less.</p><p></p><p>As for present blends, I wish I could find some McClelland #2015 that had the earthy, grassy notes of even just ten years ago. They've done something to it, and whatever that is, these things have been affected. It's still my go-to blend, but I miss those flavor nuances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zeno Marx, post: 500869, member: 1211"] This is a difficult question. To choose a tobacco, but also how to define it. I'm not sure of either. I haven't been to an estate or garage sale all summer, but when my mind wanders into dreamy scores, I have to admit that I've imagined running into a stash of Balkan Sobranie 759. I smoked an enormous amount of it when I was a student for a couple reasons. For one, it was as good as the legend implies, AND a tin was anywhere from $.30-.75 cheaper than my other preferences (like Dunhill Nightcap, for instance). That's back when you could work part time, pay tuition, live on a dime, and just get by just fine. So, $.30 was enough to sway a hobby situation. A tin was a full hour's wage. I wish I could find some Bengal Slices as well...and not pay tens or hundreds of dollars. But I dream of it less. As for present blends, I wish I could find some McClelland #2015 that had the earthy, grassy notes of even just ten years ago. They've done something to it, and whatever that is, these things have been affected. It's still my go-to blend, but I miss those flavor nuances. [/QUOTE]
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