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<blockquote data-quote="Brunello" data-source="post: 549713" data-attributes="member: 4458"><p>This observation really has two different components, each of which could make for an interesting thread in its own right: Cellaring and Curiosity.</p><p></p><p>As for deep cellaring items, and talk of blends "developing" I had never heard any such talk in 40 years of piping, nor even read about it in the old book by Alfred Dunhill. I think it all started with the panic of August 2016 and the new FDA regs. People started hoarding items sufficient to last to the "End Times." </p><p></p><p>As for curiosity, I think that has always been a matter of personality. From the first time I walked into the local tobacconist in 1979 I was hooked by the smells, and all the different pipe shapes, and within two years I had tried every tobacco they stocked. But TAD was way more manageable back in the pre-internet days. Now, with online retailers, Tobacco Reviews, and forums such as this it just stokes that curiosity. Every time a member talks glowingly of some blend I haven't tried, it's another that I've just got to try.</p><p></p><p>But some people are more casual, and not obsessively inclined, and are happy to keep life simple. I've talked to contractors that do work for us who have never been to an ethnic restaurant, never tried Thai, Panamanian, or heard of Tri-Tip barbecue. I view piping like I do food: I like variety. I ate Chinese last night, having Mexican tonight, probably have German tomorrow night. If I had to settle for just one old codger blend and nothing else, I probably only light up once a month. Same ole, same ole just doesn't interest me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunello, post: 549713, member: 4458"] This observation really has two different components, each of which could make for an interesting thread in its own right: Cellaring and Curiosity. As for deep cellaring items, and talk of blends "developing" I had never heard any such talk in 40 years of piping, nor even read about it in the old book by Alfred Dunhill. I think it all started with the panic of August 2016 and the new FDA regs. People started hoarding items sufficient to last to the "End Times." As for curiosity, I think that has always been a matter of personality. From the first time I walked into the local tobacconist in 1979 I was hooked by the smells, and all the different pipe shapes, and within two years I had tried every tobacco they stocked. But TAD was way more manageable back in the pre-internet days. Now, with online retailers, Tobacco Reviews, and forums such as this it just stokes that curiosity. Every time a member talks glowingly of some blend I haven't tried, it's another that I've just got to try. But some people are more casual, and not obsessively inclined, and are happy to keep life simple. I've talked to contractors that do work for us who have never been to an ethnic restaurant, never tried Thai, Panamanian, or heard of Tri-Tip barbecue. I view piping like I do food: I like variety. I ate Chinese last night, having Mexican tonight, probably have German tomorrow night. If I had to settle for just one old codger blend and nothing else, I probably only light up once a month. Same ole, same ole just doesn't interest me. [/QUOTE]
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