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For all of the P&C Faithful who were concerned that Dunhill tobaccos had disappeared forever - good news! The blends are back using the same exact blends and tobaccos, coming from the same factory. The only thing that's different is that they are now under the Peterson name. Even the classic artwork remains.

Peterson The Royal Yacht is a singular blend of bright Virginias for sweetness and darker Virginias for more body and richness. The tobaccos are matured, then combined and finally finished with a unique mixture of flavors to create a blend unlike any other.

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Alternatives to Classic Pipe Tobacco Blends - Filling the Gaps Left by Cherished Mixtures

Posted by Greg Rosenberg on 14th Dec 2021

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Before clutching the pearls or grinding the teeth (or axe) at the notion of a “match” or “replacement” for a legendary blend, let me kick off this collection of alternatives to classic pipe tobacco blends with the assurance that I am aware as you are, things can’t truly be recreated—not perfectly. Heck, even with a consistent manufacturer, in the same factory, using the same equipment, change is inevitable.

Sourcing of raw leaf is a variable game; the days of the auction system are no more—large cigarette manufacturers such as Philip Morris and J.R. Tobacco commission farmers by the millions of pounds while humble operations struggle to find high quality leaf and the agency to be selective. Old school methods of manufacturing disappear from farms. Some varieties may go away completely as Syrian Latakia has—Perique has certainly given us a few scares before.

Absolute consistency is difficult for anyone. So, we certainly can’t expect a perfect match from approximating a blend without the proprietary practices and equipment, mapping out a recipe from the discerning palate of a clever blender. 

But we need not get hung up on this idea of the perfect match. Because we may still find ourselves with a fantastic blend that can supplement the absence while bringing us something new to discover. In fact, you’ll see through this piece that a lot of the classics were conceived as matches themselves.

“Match” (when not referring to our little fire sticks) can sometimes feel like a buzz word in pipe tobacco discussions. For some, it lands on the ear like a gnat and provokes the reflex to swat it off. I like “alternative,” but whatever we want to call it, let’s establish our mission here. It is not to find the carbon copy of the bygone or evasive classic. It won’t be found, and such expectations only set us up to evaluate through an impossible rubric and can warp the impression of an otherwise great blend. This is about exploring, guided by the giants of pipe tobacco—touching on their histories, and paying homage while we’re at it.

It’s a great time to be an explorer in this hobby. We owe that to the craftsmen we have today—pipe maker and blender alike—who treat the craft like the art that it is. But we also owe our gratitude to the giants whose shoulders these modern masters stand on. 

Dunhill Blends

In 2018, unfortunate news befell the world of pipe smoking. British American Tobacco (BAT), who owned General Cigar Co. (the makers and distributers of Dunhill blends), decided to leave the pipe tobacco and cigar enterprise. At the time, these blends were being manufactured in Denmark at the Orlik /  Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) factory. Luckily, STG purchased the rights to the blend designs and trademarks. Also acquired by STG: Peterson’s pipe tobacco line. The Peterson pipe company had recently sold to an American company. STG opted to reintroduce some of the popular Dunhill blends as part of the Peterson line. Luckily, since these blends were already being made in the STG factory, the only change in the tobaccos was the Dunhill name on the tins being replaced with Peterson’s logo. However, in the interim, a few fantastic blends sprouted up by other esteemed pipe tobacco manufacturers looking to fill the void, giving us more options to explore.

Now let’s rewind to where Dunhill got started…

In 1907, Alfred Dunhill opened shop in London where he revolutionized pipe tobacco blends. Recognizing how personal of an experience taste is to the pipe smoker, Dunhill instituted a creative way for customers to achieve a fantastic smoke curated to their palate. He would interview shop-goers about their tobacco tastes and mix them a personalized blend then and there. The process could be repeated, the recipe gradually refined, until the right mixture for that patron had been realized. These personally cultivated mixes were the “My Mixture” blends.

Let's continue the history of Dunhill, told through their famous mixtures. Each will precede a few recommendations.

(Note: although the Peterson versions of some of Dunhill’s especially popular blends differ only in name, I’ll include those because they give us an opportunity to explore some of the great blends they influenced)

My Mixture 965

In the long run, Dunhill couldn’t rely solely on the My Mixture method. It doesn’t translate so well to a catalogue format, and of course some folks are more interested in walking into a store, getting what they need, and leaving—not invested enough for the song and dance of an interview. So, while keeping the practice, Dunhill also delegated ten of the My Mixture blends to a line of prepackaged, name mixes which would be featured in the 1910 catalogue. One of these blends was My Mixture 965, apparently mixed for E. A. Baxter, Esq. 965 remained popular throughout the Dunhill years and is still prominent in the Peterson Dunhill line.

Cornell & Diehl Tuggle Hall

Sutliff 965 Match (Match 20)

McConnell Marylebone

Peterson My Mixture 965

The Royal Yacht

In 1910, Dunhill sought to offer more name blends which fulfilled what the My Mixture system could not. Blending is a meticulous art beyond the mixing of ingredients. Flavors are dramatically altered by the processes that blends undergo, especially giving time for the component tobaccos to sit together, allowing flavors to marry. This was another drawback to the on-the-spot production of My Mixture blends. Thus, in 1912, a new line was released of pre-packaged blends. Among this line, the still popular Royal Yacht—infamous for its fine, matured Virginias.

Peterson University Flake

Cornell & Diehl Dreams of Kadath

McConnell Paddington

Peterson The Royal Yacht 

Durbar (1066)

Another one of the pre-packaged blends launched in 1912 was the Oriental mixture Durbar.

Despite being a popular blend, Durbar was dropped in the late 60s but was promptly replaced with My Mixture 1066. This replacement was said to be nothing but a name change, but many speculate it was more of a pivot in the wake of complications in keeping the Durbar recipe consistent. 

It seems alterations to the Durbar blend may have been inevitable given the difficulty sourcing specific Oriental sub-varieties. It was necessary for Dunhill to purchase these tobaccos discretely to achieve the nuanced specificity of some of their blends. However, it became more and more common for these sub-varieties to be sold in a bulk mixture. Additionally, the Syrian government’s ban on Latakia production saw blenders switching to Cyprian Latakia. Most Latakia smoked today is Cyprian. These changes may have prompted Dunhill to introduce 1066 to take on the altered recipe without betraying the original profile, while hopefully still satiating the same smokers. Durbar would eventually be reintroduced with its original title, but ultimately would not be included in the Peterson line.

Cornell & Diehl Rajah’s Court

Rattray's Red Rapparee

McConnell Oriental Square

Ye Olde Signe

During WWI, more name blends hit the market. Among them was Ye Olde Signe, launched in 1915. The straight Virginia favorite saw a similar trajectory as Durbar, moving to Murray’s in 1981, Orlik/STG in 2004, and finally bowing out with the Dunhill brand. Of course, we can assume that it isn’t out of the realm of possibility for these blends that were not picked up by Peterson to eventually be reproduced. But until then, hopefully alternatives will suffice.

Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake

McConnell Shakespeare

Standard Mixture

In the economic recovery following the war, the price was raised on Dunhill’s existing blends. To sustain accessibility for a broad market, Dunhill released a number of affordable mixes. One of these, released in the early 1920s, was the Dunhill Standard Mixture, which was available in mild, medium, and full Latakia strengths. Although blended as an affordable option, Standard Mixture became a wildly popular blend and has stood the test of time, even being picked up in the transition to Peterson. 

Sutliff Standard Mixture Match

Mcconnell notting hill.

Peterson Standard Mixture

London Mixture

In 1928, Dunhill released the Latakia/Cavendish blend London Mixture. By the time of its later iteration however, London Mixture could accurately be described as an Oriental blend—the variant taking a bit more of a starring role in contrast to the smoky Latakia and grassy Virginias. Unfortunately, London Mixture was not picked up by Peterson.

G. L. Pease Westminster

McConnell Piccadilly Circus

Though Dunhill had built up a substantial portfolio, by the end of WWII a reworking of the catalogue was underway. A number of blends were dropped. The catalogues of the 50s show Dunhill offering My Mixture blends, Royal Yacht, Durbar, Cuba, and three new blends released in 1951: Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe, and Aperitif. In his article, DUNHILL PIPE TOBACCO: 1907 – 1990 , John C. Loring proposes that this change was a strategy to focus on the most successful pre-war blends while introducing new ones meant to find hold in the American Market, which proved to be much more consistent in tobacco pricing in the post-war period compared to the UK. 

Nightcap has long been a quintessential English blend, possibly the most mourned in those gap years between Dunhill and Peterson. 

Ashton Artisan’s Blend

Sutliff Nightcap Match (Late Evening)

McConnell Covent Garden

Peterson Nightcap

Early Morning Pipe

Fortunately, both Nightcap and Early Morning Pipe were picked up with the Peterson Dunhill line. With Nightcap as the robust, full-bodied, wind-down smoke, Early Morning Pipe is there to get the English lovers' days started with a flavorful, mild to medium pleasure. Such a staple for these English smokers, quite a few blenders were looking to fill the void between the Dunhill and Peterson productions. 

Cornell & Diehl Good Morning

Presbyterian

Sutliff Early Morning Pipe Match (Sunrise)

McConnell Boutique Blend

Peterson Early Morning Pipe

Unlike Nightcap and Early Morning Pipe, Aperitif was not picked up as part of the Peterson Dunhill line. But we hold onto hope that this Scottish mixture perfect for that pre-dinner smoke might pack our pipes once again. In the meantime, we certainly aren’t starved of options.

Samuel Gawith: Squadron Leader

Rattray’s Black Mallory

McConnell St. James Park

In the latter part of the 1950s, a pressed straight Virginia was introduced, Dunhill Flake. This was renamed Light Flake in late 1960s to contrast the name of the newly released Dark Flake; as you could guess, a stronger variety of the former. Light Flake returned to its original name when the FDA banned descriptors of “light” on tobacco products. However, Dark Flake had already been dropped by this time.

Capstan Navy Cut

Newminster No. 400 Superior Flake

McConnell Flake

Peterson Flake

Elizabethan Mixture

It was in the period that we see Dark Flake appear on the market that another familiar blend arises, the renowned vaper Elizabethan Mixture.

G. L. Pease Fillmore

Sutliff Elizabethan Match (Victorian)

Based on the Murray’s production  

McConnell Regent Street

Peterson Elizabethan Mixture

De Luxe Navy Rolls

It seems that in the late 1990s, Dunhill tried their hand at a match of their own. In 1994, Gallaher ceased production of the ever-popular  Escudo Navy De Luxe . It eventually reemerged in the late 1990s after being acquired by A & C Petersen, but in the interim, Dunhill released De Luxe Navy Rolls.

A & C Petersen would be acquired by  Orlik in 2000 and eventually production of Escudo Navy Deluxe moved to the Orlik/STG factory. There has been some debate about whether the current iterations of these blends  are in fact the same , as Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls and Escudo Navy De Luxe are both made in the STG Factory and seem to match in each observable way, although different tobacco sources are purported.

Davidoff Flake Medallions

Escudo Navy De Luxe

McConnell Highgate

Originally Eclipse

Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls

McClelland Blends

In the early 1970s, Carl Ehwa began working at Fred Diebel’s, a tobacco shop in Kansas City. He eventually started blending for the shop and, soon enough, was running factory operations. In 1974, Ehwa would publish The Book of Pipes— still a mainstay for pipe smokers.

Partnered with wife Mary (later Mary McNiel) and friend Bob Benish, Ehwa set out to start his own operation. It was Ehwa’s grandfather, Dr. McClelland, who provided the namesake and the location for the budding company, as the trio set up shop in his basement and got to blending.

Benish would depart in 1980 to realize his passion for pastry as a baker, prompting the arrival of Mike McNiel to the McClelland team. Unfortunately, some difficult times were ahead.

In 1982, Ehwa suffered a brain aneurysm. His personality changed and with it, the passion for tobacco waned. He would leave McClelland shortly after.

However, Mary and Mike proved to be a formidable partnership, continuing to develop the McClelland brand, and even wedding in 1993.

Every step of the blending process at McClelland was done with the most precise care, from a scrupulous choosing of leaf to the point of sealing, no aspect of production would be executed with anything short of thoughtful care. Mike had a meticulous approach to every facet of blending; checking moisture constantly, making miniscule adjustments so it was just right. Mary had her own acuity in her advanced palate. She had a keen sense for the nuances of the different components and would often crack-the-code on developing blends that were missing that one thing. This asset also made her adept at ensuring a component leaf or batch was up to the company’s high standards. Not to mention, she is the artists behind many of the McClelland labels such as the Frog Morton series and Christmas Cheer.

These high standards are a major part of why, to the chagrin of many, McClelland closed up shop in 2018.

We’ve made our pipe tobaccos–Virginias, Oriental mixtures, Aromatics, etc.–from the highest grades of leaf and stripped tobaccos because of their basic richness and natural sweetness. That has been the beauty of McClelland and that is now the problem. We can no longer access tobacco of the quality we need. The time-honored labor-intensive process at the farms are disappearing. The aging of leaf over several summers to mellow is largely a thing of the past. We need old school methods at every stage before manufacturing to make it possible for McClelland to draw from the leaf the flavors that have been our hallmark.

- Excerpt from announcement of McClelland’s closing

It can be difficult not to pout a bit, wishing maybe a successor could have been trained in the niche and proprietary methods of McClelland’s magic, but when it comes down to it, the ingredients and infrastructure within the industry just aren’t there now—so say the folks with the only authority to really say what McClelland blends need. The McNiels opted to preserve their blends as just what they were meant to be; even if that means they are only preserved in the fond memories of pipe smokers and the cellars of some lucky-so-and-sos. A graceful exit, though not an all too surprising one considering the artistry and passion exhibited in their famous blends.

Far be it from me to suggests “replacements” for the one-of-a-kind tangy, vinegary profile notorious of McClelland blends, but these may get you through the vexing McClelland withdraw without impulsively coughing up hundreds on that cellared tin.

5100 Red Cake

One thing McClelland was especially notorious for was their great Red Virginias. The loss of this one also spelt the beginning of the end for McClelland. In 2017, news of the end of 5100 Red Cake spread as Mike relayed to some in the industry that he and Mary had sampled the Carolina Red Virginias that they had just received from the year’s harvest. Sadly, the inevitable day the McNiels anticipated had arrived; the batch simply wasn't up to their standards. Rather than settle, they decided that was it for the blend. This one was really felt through the community, as 5100 was a favorite component for micro-blenders, and quite simply a delightful smoke. 

Sutliff Matured Red Virginia 515 RC-1

Frog Morton

Frog Morton had the flavor of rich Latakia, but nonetheless that iconic smoothness for which McClelland is praised. I’ve heard that it was blended with the idea of making a great introduction to English blends. Whether or not that is so, it certainly achieves a rewarding smoke, accessible as a newcomer’s introduction to Latakia forward blends as well as an all-day smoke for the seasoned pipe smoker. In addition to being a fantastic blend in and of itself, Frog Morton was also the springboard for a series of beloved variations on the original. You may hear the original referred to as Frog on a Log—a de facto label that easily distinguishes it within the Frog Morton family. 

Cornell & Diehl Mississippi Mud

G. L. Pease Maltese Falcon

Frog Morton on the Bayou

Frog Morton on the Bayou is the Balkan variety which sees the original Virginia and Latakia blend boldened by Oriental/Turkish tobacco and Perique. Bayou is the only of the Frog Morton blends to utilize Perique. 

Cornell & Diehl Plantation Evening

G. L. Pease Samarra

Frog Morton’s Cellar

Another in the Frog family is Frog Morton Cellar. Here we have the original recipe aged with whiskey barrel staves. This is a popular method for imparting a more natural aromatic taste. The tobacco is slowly imbued with the remnant aroma from the staves, giving an extra flavor that mingles well with the tobaccos. 

Sutliff Private Stock Eastfarthing

Cornell & Diehl Strathspey

Missouri Meerschaum American Patriot

40 th Anniversary

The celebratory straight Virginia is a favorite from McClelland. The natural sweetness, citrus grassy notes, and iconic McClelland tang makes this mix of Red and Orange Virginias easy to miss. 

Cornell & Diehl Opening Night

Cornell & Diehl Interlude

G. L. Pease Union Square 

“Occasionally we meet someone whose familiarity with a variety of tobaccos, sensitive palate, and desire for "that special tobacco" provide an inspiration for us. In seeking to satisfy a taste other than our own, we pleasantly surprise ourselves with beautiful results. This is what the Personal Reserve Series is all about. We developed this concept early on as a way to enhance our creative spirit. We are proud to offer these fine pipe tobacco blends and hope you will enjoy them.” - McClelland

Another straight Virginia, but this one takes a dark turn. Aged, pressed, and stoved, Dark Star truly makes the case for the McClelland Virginia expertise and range. I will say, keeping in mind that there really are no perfect matches for any blends, the McClelland straight Virginias are an especially daunting gap to fill. Their unique flavors were their own, but we can still look into some dark, heavily stoved Virginias that may satisfy the palate of the Dark Star appreciator. 

Rattray’s Black Virginia

Astley’s No. 44 Dark Virginia Flake

Balkan Blue

Balkan Blue, originally called Blue Mountain, is a smooth Balkan with a significant Oriental presence which beautifully accents woody Latakia. This one was actually inspired by a 21-year-old tin of Balkan Sobranie #759 and won the People’s Choice Award at the 2011 Chicago Pipe Show’s Balkan Sobranie Throwdown. 

Cornell & Diehl Star of the East

G. L. Pease Abingdon

Sobranie House Blends

The Redstone family established Sobranie of London in 1879. They were one of the earliest cigarette brands as the smoking medium began to get more and more popular, especially in Europe. To us in the pipe world, they are the original manufacturers of the legendary Balkan Sobranie Mixture.

You often see Balkan Sobranie’s introduction dated in the 1920s, but it’s difficult to date accurately. Cigarettes of the same name had been around since the late 19 th century, which many early mentions refer to. Kevin Godbee wrote in 2012 that he’s found no explicit mention of the pipe tobacco prior to a 1949 issue of The Strand , but it was likely around for some time before this.

Sobranie House ceased their pipe tobacco production in 1982, selling a few of their most popular trademarks to Gallaher Group. Pipe tobacco simply wasn’t important enough to their business to justify the expenses and energy on products that, while beloved, weren’t the cash crop.

Sobranie House also manufactured brands such as Krumble Kake for Smoker’s Haven and other house blends—the productions of which were moved to other factories.

Some of the popular Sobranie blends are still available, of course, as modern interpretations of the originals.

The Balkan Sobranie

One of the most popular tobaccos ever produced, the namesake of the Balkan category of English blends, Balkan Sobranie is about as legendary as you can get in pipe tobacco blends.

Like many of these blends with such long histories, Balkan Sobranie has many iterations through the years, disturbed by the familiar agitators; changing of hands to different manufacturers and disruptions to leaf availability.

The first of such changes was when production was still under Sobranie House; the switch from Syrian to Cyprian Latakia that all blenders in the 60s found themselves contending with. Manufacturers likely warehoused Syrian Latakia and gradually phased in the Cyprian variety as stock dwindled. In light of this, it's difficult to explicitly pin point when the blend's Latakia was totally Cyprian, but it was likely within the decade or two that that followed the Syrian government’s ban on production. Then of course were the changes that came with the changing of hands.

G. L. Pease, a regular smoker of Balkan Sobranie when it was still manufactured by Sobranie House, points to a number of changes in the transition to Gallaher :

• Altered toasting technique.
• Reduction in Latakia from 50% to 35%.
• Yenidje replaced with generic Orientals.
• Additives introduced to the mix.
• Cut changed to accommodate mass-production.

In 1998, Gallaher ceased production of tobacco products, and that was the end of Balkan Sobranie until 2011, when distribution was picked up by Arango Cigar Co ., blended by J. F. Germain & Son in the Channel Isle of Jersey factory. 

J. F. Germain & Son Balkan Sobranie

J. F. Germain is the perfect choice to recreate this time-honored mixture. We became acquainted with them, when we acquired the Butera Tobacco Company’s inventory and distribution rights of Germain. They continue to make several of Butera’s finest mixtures for us, including the well-respected Esoterica. So, we know their reputation for selecting and blending tobaccos of the highest quality and standards. I know smokers will respond positively to the reintroduction of Balkan Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture, and that the blend’s iconic white can will again top the list of many pipe smokers’ favorites."

- Michael Gold, President of Arango Cigar Co.

Sutliff Match Balkan Sobranie

Hearth & Home Black House

Russ Ouellette blend which won the 2011 Balkan Sobranie 759 Throwdown at the Chicagoland Pipe and Tobacciana Show. 

G. L. Pease Charing Cross

One of G. L. Pease’s early mixtures was blended to harken back to his memories of Balkan Sobranie he used to smoke—still made by House of Sobranie, though after Syrian Latakia was replaced by Cyprian. 

Balkan Sasieni

Bengal Slices

In the mid-70s, one blend was gaining a lot of traction as a great English with an innovative convenience, Smokers' Haven’s notorious Krumble Kake. The pressed slices were apparently the brainchild of Smokers’ Haven founder Joseph Zieve who imagined bringing an ease of transportation to tobacco blends. Crumble cakes feature ribbon cut tobacco that has been pressed, though not with as much pressure or as long as a flake would usually be. Seeing the promise of this cut style, Balkan Sobranie (who were in fact manufacturing Krumble Kake for Smokers’ Haven) opted to create their own, Bengal Slices. It’s believed that Bengal Slices was pressed Balkan Sobranie with an added topping.

Bengal Slices wasn’t included in the transition to Gallaher. It was originally a house blend for James B. Russel Inc. (JBR), so when Gallaher took over Sobranie trademarks, the Slices were retained by JBR. Bengal Slices reentered the market, being produced in a Denmark factory , but this only lasted a few years, and were discontinued in the late 80s. JBR would contract A & C Petersen who would manufacture Bengal Slices from 91 to 99, right up to the Orlik/STG acquisition of A & C Petersen in 2000. Finally, the last changing of hands occurred in 2015, which perfectly brings us to our first recommendation…

(STC) Bengal Slices

In 2015 The Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania (STC) acquired the manufacturing and distribution rights for War Horse , John Cotton blends , and Bengal Slices. STC would then tap Russ Ouellette to help develop the blend recreation—an obvious choice, not only being that Ouellette is a master of his craft, but he had made his own tribute to Bengal Slices already.

(STC) Bengal Slices White

Hearth & Home Fusilier’s Ration

Russ Ouellette's tribute to Bengal Slices.

Captain Black

True, the infamous Captain Black brand from Lane Limited is still going strong with its array of beloved Aromatics. But the pillar of modern tobacco blending that it is, a dive into the brand and its influence seems warranted.

These days, Aromatics are the most popular blend types by and large—and Captain Black, still the most popular pipe blend in the US, was at the forefront of the movement. Captain Black was a pioneering blend for the Aromatic as we often experience it today where top flavoring is lush and dominant, doing more to define the blend rather than accent it. Aromatics in this vein are often Black Cavendish heavy as well, as the process of steaming and pressing the (usually) Virginia and Burley results in a leaf with a subdued “tobacco taste” that is especially gracious to taking on added flavor.

Some do look down on this trend toward heavily cased and flavored blends, but it often comes down to finding the right one for you. So, let’s explore some options using the archetypal mixes for modern Aromatic pipe tobacco.  

Captain Black Original

The original Captain Black, often referred to as Captain Black White, is a mainstay of pipe blends. Likely the sweetest of the brand’s offerings, this vanilla, marshmallow-y blend tastes as good as it smells.

Mac Baren Seven Seas Regular

High Peaks White

Lane Limited 1Q

Sutliff Z92 Vanilla Custard Cream

Captain Black Royal

Royal offers a take on Captain Black that is a bit more subdued in the flavoring. With Black and Golden Cavendish, this variety is great for the pipe smoker who enjoys their occasional, moderately topped aromatic.

Mac Baren Seven Seas Royal

High Peaks Blue

Captain Black Dark

A late comer to the scene, Captain Black Dark is another take on the classic Black Cavendish, Vanilla Aromatic. Its launch in 2013 saw many blind-sided aromaniacs with a new favorite in the Captain line-up.

Mac Baren Seven Seas Black

Sutliff B30 Chocolate Mousse

Lane Limited BCA

Captain Black Gold

Captain Black Gold is another in the series that might be preferable to the fair-weather Aromatic smoker. The topping allows more of the Golden Cavendish to peak through, still retaining some of that natural Virginia sweetness and grassy notes.

Mac Baren Seven Seas Gold

High Peaks Gold

Lane Limited MV-1000

Captain Black Cherry

What’s a world-renowned drugstore brand without bringing some cherry to the mix? Captain Black Cherry carries one of those aromas that can inexplicably provoke nostalgia upon one’s first whiff of it. The toasted Black Cavendish sets the foundation perfectly for a simple, straightforward, cherry-full delight.

Mac Baren Seven Seas Red

High Peaks Red

Sutliff SPS-3 Cherry

Esoterica Penzance

Penzance from Esoterica Tobacciana has reached the mythological levels of embrace by pipe smokers akin to those bygone blends without ever having been discontinued—it’s just very hard to find.

Penzance’s origins are in the classic Smokers’ Haven blends. When Founder Joseph Zieve first tasted Balkan Sobranie while stationed in England, he knew it had to make its way to America. He approached House of Sobranie and facilitated a partnership. This led to Smokers’ Haven’s Our Best Blend, which was really Balkan Sobranie relabeled. They expanded their portfolio, concocting new blends that were riffs on the Balkan Sobranie base—one of these was the infamous Krumble Kake which inspired Bengal Slices. As was stated in the previous section, Sobranie House’s leave from pipe tobacco meant Smokers’ Haven had to find a new manufacturer, which they did in J. F. Germain. However, they didn’t last long. With the pipe tobacco industry seeing hard times and Zieve retiring in 1987, Smokers’ Haven blends were soon discontinued.

Enter Stephen Richman of the Piedmont Tobacconist. The business owner from Oakland, California envisioned a new pipe tobacco line which reimagined the Smokers’ Haven classics, blended by those who knew the lay of the blends—J. F. Germain. This is how Esoterica came to be, with a line of match blends—Margate matching Our Best Blend, Pembroke matching Cognac, and Penzance matching Krumble Kake.

Penzance is still manufactured in the J. F. Germain factory in the Isle of Jersey. Despite the wide success of the blends they produce, the operation is kept small. This may account for why Penzance has something special going on that’s difficult to pin down and makes it such an elusive brand. It’s on the shelves only so often and, even with retailers usually limiting the number of tins per order, it never lasts long.

But for this blend to be more readily available, would the operations at Germain have to be scaled up or moved to a larger factory? Is there something about the old-world operation that allows for the attention on the most meticulous level which shines through in these blends? And would the magic be dimmed in a larger operation? Likely so—compromise in all things, right? Still, there are other fantastic blends that may hold you over while waiting for that next stock of Penzance. 

Hearth & Home 10 to Midnight

Captain Earle’s Ten Russians 

Brebbia Latakia Flake No. 9

Bell's Three Nuns

What we can say about the origins of Bell’s Three Nuns is limited, it goes back all the way to the late 19 th century. Three Nuns is still in production, though of course, it’s had its share of changes. It is currently produced by Mac Baren having been moved from Orlik/STG along with the Capstan brand in 2013. Both brands hadn’t been available to the US market for 18 years prior to the move.

The original Three Nuns is lauded as a luminary VaPer. Later incarnations have been criticized for containing less Perique than the predecessor, or none at all. It’s easy to see why a truly Perique heavy blend may size down its abundance in a mixture—Perique is a labor intensive, expensive tobacco, the extinction of which has been threatened before . What most would identify as the “original” recipe (the most familiar era of manufacturing from 1911 – 1990) claimed to have 22% Perique. This wasn’t quite so, about 7% was a casing meant to simulate Perique. Clearly, even in an era not looming with the threat of Perique’s demise, it was sensible to find creative ways to boast the spicy condiment’s presence without breaking the bank. It’s supposed that Kentucky Fire Cured tobaccos were substituted for Perique sometime in the Orlik/STG production era (1990 – 2013).

A lot of the early information on Three Nuns is difficult to piece together. For one, it was introduced over a century ago, but even into the 20 th century, clarity is thwarted by industry norms of coded language and the secrecy around a given brands proprietary operations. However, thanks to the investigatory acumen of Kevin Godbee of Pipes Magazine , much has been uncovered.

Three Nuns was first introduced roughly 130 years ago in Glasgow, Scotland by J & F Bell. This is where it was produced in the late-19 th to early 20 th century. However, throughout the 20 th century we see Three Nuns coming out of different factories depending on geographic distribution. For those in the US, the iteration likely stirring the nostalgia of long-time pipe smokers is the British American Tobacco Three Nuns, manufactured in Liverpool from 1911 until 1990 when production was moved to the Orlik factory in Denmark. Here there were two versions, the familiar Three Nuns as well as a pouch version which contained no Perique. However, in the late 90s, Orlik stopped exporting Three Nuns to the US; it wouldn’t be available to the US market until 2013. This is when Imperial tobacco moved production to Mac Baren to be distributed in the US by Sutliff tobacco —the iteration in current distribution. 

Cornell & Diehl Three Friars

Three Friars may be considered an in between of the old and newer Three Nuns. Like the Orlik and Baren versions, it is a Virginia/Burley, but contains perique instead of Kentucky, like the Imperial era.

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Three Nuns (Mac Baren)  

Some Closing Thoughts

It should be said, these infamous blends certainly have something special about them, but we have to reckon with the bold truth that obscurity lends weight to legend. Scarcity generates lore, mystique. For many modern classics still readily available, the difference between a highly appraised blend and the exalted gift from on high is presence. The former’s greatness, while attested to regularly, is thwarted from the ranks of the latter by its own accessibility. Plenty of popular blends could go by the wayside tomorrow and we would be sure to see their ascendency.

This is by no means a sour challenge to the greatness of blends that are no more or that only come around when the stars align. I just want to float the suggestion that, perhaps, we are ever in the midst of a “golden era” in the romantic reflections of some future pipe smoker. I certainly think we are in such an age now—the creativity and artistry from blenders breathes life into the hobby, while the internet and pipe shows have allowed community to flourish from all corners of the globe.

But looking ahead, there is cause for concern. We’re dealing with an FDA that sees all tobacco consumption as one in the same, stifling manufacturers’ ability to release new products, or to make changes to recipes (often necessary for consistency) without being subject to costly bureaucratic procedure. Then there is the eternal threat of losing tobacco varieties and industry changes which toss wrenches into recipes. We’ve already discussed the departure of Syrian Latakia, Perique’s near-death experiences, Oriental bulking creating complications for Dunhill blends, the end of the auction system, and YTPC favorite Old Hollywood Briar recently wrote up a piece from an interview with Sutliff president Jeremy McKenna highlighting the desultory availability of Latakia.

I don’t mean to lay on the doom and gloom. As a pipe smoker who hasn’t been in the hobby all that long, I hope and do believe that there is much to look forward to. But given these daunting concerns, we ought to look onto the past with thankful gaze for the present it has given us, but not lament what’s lost to the point of missing what’s good here and now. Who knows what we may have to mourn tomorrow? 

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Peterson - Royal Yacht - Pipe Tobacco 50g

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Peterson have purchased the Dunhill blend recipes, and are made in the same factory as previous Dunhill blends so you can now enjoy your old favourites again!

Dunhill Royal Yacht was introduced in 1912 and has been a firm favourite with smokers around the world ever since. What is essentially a Virginia mixture is given a slight plum topping, adding a little to the smoking experience. It comes across as almost a VaPer without the addition of Perique.

From the tin this tobacco has a wonderfully complex Virginia aroma with a slight raisin not to it. This dark tobacco packs easily thanks to the ribbon cut and lights very easily. For a blend of this nature it certainly produces plenty of smoke and is best smoked slowly. If smoked too quickly the tobacco will burn a little hot and harsh, as you would expect from a Virginia blend.

Tin Note – “ Truly a luxurious tobacco. Virginias are carefully conditioned to insure sweetness. They are added to rich, heavier and cooler Virginias. A unique flavour is added to the final blend to enhance the subtle and piquant aroma. ”   

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Blend - Virginia Casings - Plum Cut - Ribbon Origin - Denmark

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Strength - Strong Added Flavours - Mild Taste - Medium - Medium/Full Overall - 2.9/4

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• Aug 18, 2018

Craig, you stepped in it! Where/how did you find them?  

Craigslist estate sale. The listing mentioned an overpriced Peterson system premier and a Dunhill pipe, which turned out to be an unsmoked 1968 group 4 3/4 bent shell, but said nothing of the tobacco.  

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And I thought I was lucky to score a few trial tins lol, good for you and enjoy!  

An exciting (and hopefully profitable) find!  

WOW! Awesome find.  

Craigslist estate sale. The listing mentioned an overpriced Peterson system premier and a Dunhill pipe, which turned out to be an unsmoked 1968 group 4 3/4 bent shell, but said nothing of the tobacco. Click to expand...

Sublime! And I love the fact that some of the tins were from a grocery store! Must've been a very fine one.  

Wow! That is a terrific find. Congratulations.  

mikethompson

Great find!  

Wonderful  

I hope you're right, oldtoby! I've got about 2 dozen tins of Mr. Albert's Own Mixture. From my research, these seem to be from the sometime in the early to mid-1970s. They're definitely pre-Murray and the bottom of the smaller tins are stamped "2 oz" and make no mention of grams. Those dates are consistent with the Dunhill pipe I bought, which was from 1968. Also, the K-Mart and Venture tags would indicate 1970s, since that's when Venture moved into the Chicago area -- about 1978, if I recall correctly. There were some tins with Turn Style tags, too, and those stores were all bought by Venture. I'll be weighing and shaking each tin soon. That should ID the most well-sealed tins. There are some where clearly the tobacco is dry, but I'd venture to say that 80-90% seem to be in pretty good shape in terms of the condition of the seal. I hadn't realized previously that coin tins of that era were simply a friction fit, like the square tins of today. While there is surface rust on a decent percentage of the tins, none seems to have perforated the tins. The interior of the tins does have some black spots, which I'm guessing is a precursor to rust, but the paper seems to be a good physical barrier.  

How cool is that?  

• Aug 19, 2018

I was a bit too optimistic. Only a little over half are silent when shaken and appropriate weight. I've opened one of the worst tins with respect to the amount of corrosion and weight. The tobacco was dry, almost crispy, but intact. There was no rust in the tin -- only general darkness. I actually suspect that that particular tin had been opened because the disc of paper was upside down. A few of the tins are Mixture 10, which I understand is quite rare. Pipestud seems to have pretty strict rules for tins he'll list, so only a handful will qualify. For some reason, certain blends seemed to resist exterior corrosion better than others. All of the Mr. Alfred's Own Mixture look pretty rough, but I have more than a dozen which have good seals.  

Still, almost 50 tins may be smoke worthy!  

Great find. I hope you enjoy some of those long discontinued blends.  

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That’s pretty awesome. I love how the tins of yore had the tin art emblazoned onto the metal, rather than the cheap stickers we are stuck with today.  

The Royal Warrant on the tins are interesting. I thought the Queen never smoked? (I am basing this solely on The Crown )  

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Congratulations on the great find! I hope that you enjoy these rare vintage tobaccos. Even if they've dried out, you can get back quite a bit, though not all, when you rehydrate.  

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