Myles, this is Behike54 from BoB. Yeesh! Your vidies are downright bordering on sublime. Thoughtful, informative, and funny. INCREDIBLE! A real treat. Many thanks!
Heck, the bottle of Glenfidich that I bought 10 years ago and a bottle from today. there are differences that are noticeable. Maybe the peat had a layer of something that was full of dead English war horses... (Battling William Wallace) or the barrels came from Jim Beam instead of Jack Daniels.
I couldn't agree more. We must always approach the matter bearing in mind that tobacco consists of an organic product: therefore subject to a natural unevenness and irregularity. As soon as we assimilate this reality, we may begin to contemplate tobacco differently.
I see this blend of Sobranie as a passionate effort to recover the original by all means possible; achieving the impossible or unthinkable at times, even.
Sir, what a pleasure it was listening to your sensible words. I tip my cap.
Cool video. Happy New Year! With so many good blends out there and the search for that perfect blend never ceasing the hype will burn out about this one too. JF Germain has created a demand and now market manipulation begins.
Excellent video. I agree the new Balkan Sobranie is very good and should be judged on its own. Also very interesting about the sales of Dunhill pipes in Hong Kong and China. I would be interested in more about the market for Dunhill pipes in Asia. Anyone know how many they sell? Cheers.
Well said! I totally agree with your assessment of hand carvers of today. As I'm sure you are aware we had the same thing happen with high-end pens. I thought I might see a sidecar in the video.
Here's hoping you bring your pens out to play soon.
@thvisualstenographer Interesting you mention the Sidecar, which I like but haven't found the perfect one. I myself am a fan of the Sentryman model and usually purchase a new one each year.
That pipe is Stellar. Thanks for the education on Dunhill, and thank you for acknowledging the year to year decade to decade differences between products of organic nature and the futility of the exercise of argument therein. We, behing human, however, compete. And as primal as the urge is to compete and argue finite solutions in our lives, the only truth, in taste or otherwise, is that everything is relative. It is the job of the master blender, And our own, to appreciate what we have to work w
I'd be willing to bet the future of Dunhill pipes is quite secure for the foreseeable future and at the least self sustaining. The Dunhill shop in HongKong can hardly keep stock (China is currently a huge market for high end pipes). Another case in point is the recent re releases of their Pipe tobacco blends.I'm sure they studied the market carefully for that move. I think they're aware of the new wave of pipe smokers coming along, as we can see here in the Ytube community to some point.
@astroman2112 One of the realities of Dunhill's governance is that, as I mentioned, the Pipes don't totally fit in with the overall image that Richemont wants to present. As such, you will find NO mention of Dunhill pipes on their website, or mention of their availability for purchase at the Dunhill Homes (such as the one you visited in Hong Kong, slightly different then their normal smaller retail stores). It might be profitable, especially in Asia/PAC, but I think Richemont doesn't like it.
Great video my friend as what you say is true and I have seen this original Balkan Sobranie on eBay for about $89.00 a pouch but in my eyes it would be a waste of money as the blend would have changed over time, as the original blend was blended from rich Virginia, Yenidje tobaccos that don't exist or very rare, and Latakia, and the new Balkan Sobranie mixture is bloody hard to get anyway so I have given up on searching for and I stuck with blue mountain all Balkan blends use cyprian Latakia as
Very interesting information. My first reaction is to disagree, I would imagine Dunhill pipes must pay for itself, at least, or they would have been shut down already. I didn't know they were a compartment of a larger corporation. Greg Pease did an excellent article on blending on pipes magazine dot com. It spoke to many of the points you mention. (Oct-Nov?) An excellent video, thoroughly enjoyed this. thank you, gregg
Myles, What a fantastic video you are a wealth of knowledge. Superb stuff Your knowledge of tobacco related information is outstanding, not to mention your grasp of the Dunhill history. I feel honoured to even be mentioned in the same conversation as such icon as Dunhill. I would completely agree that The Sobranie of today will never be that of yester years but as with any JF Germains product it should be able to stand the test of time. I hope to snag a tin when the second round surfaces.Thanks
Myles, this is Behike54 from BoB. Yeesh! Your vidies are downright bordering on sublime. Thoughtful, informative, and funny. INCREDIBLE! A real treat. Many thanks!
thegreekone69 1 month ago
Heck, the bottle of Glenfidich that I bought 10 years ago and a bottle from today. there are differences that are noticeable. Maybe the peat had a layer of something that was full of dead English war horses... (Battling William Wallace) or the barrels came from Jim Beam instead of Jack Daniels.
Aharndts 2 months ago
I couldn't agree more. We must always approach the matter bearing in mind that tobacco consists of an organic product: therefore subject to a natural unevenness and irregularity. As soon as we assimilate this reality, we may begin to contemplate tobacco differently.
I see this blend of Sobranie as a passionate effort to recover the original by all means possible; achieving the impossible or unthinkable at times, even.
Sir, what a pleasure it was listening to your sensible words. I tip my cap.
DailyPuffer 2 months ago
Thank you for this Video, I love it!
A lot of food for thoughts in it.....
Cheers and take care
Christian
PipeKorea 2 months ago
Cool video. Happy New Year! With so many good blends out there and the search for that perfect blend never ceasing the hype will burn out about this one too. JF Germain has created a demand and now market manipulation begins.
MrSmokeGuy 2 months ago
Excellent video. I agree the new Balkan Sobranie is very good and should be judged on its own. Also very interesting about the sales of Dunhill pipes in Hong Kong and China. I would be interested in more about the market for Dunhill pipes in Asia. Anyone know how many they sell? Cheers.
GothamCitySmoker 2 months ago
Great video - lots to think about. Happy New Year!
Frank
MojoMilt 2 months ago
Great and informative video! -Matthew
bahumutx 2 months ago
Well said! I totally agree with your assessment of hand carvers of today. As I'm sure you are aware we had the same thing happen with high-end pens. I thought I might see a sidecar in the video.
Here's hoping you bring your pens out to play soon.
thvisualstenographer 2 months ago
@thvisualstenographer Interesting you mention the Sidecar, which I like but haven't found the perfect one. I myself am a fan of the Sentryman model and usually purchase a new one each year.
asianhombre 2 months ago
Great video sir.
Take care.
Olle
snuggan1 2 months ago
Enjoyed the history, and your opinions on these topics.
BaconandTobacco 2 months ago
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cmasailor 2 months ago
That pipe is Stellar. Thanks for the education on Dunhill, and thank you for acknowledging the year to year decade to decade differences between products of organic nature and the futility of the exercise of argument therein. We, behing human, however, compete. And as primal as the urge is to compete and argue finite solutions in our lives, the only truth, in taste or otherwise, is that everything is relative. It is the job of the master blender, And our own, to appreciate what we have to work w
cmasailor 2 months ago
@cmasailor Quite true, and well-said.
asianhombre 2 months ago
I'd be willing to bet the future of Dunhill pipes is quite secure for the foreseeable future and at the least self sustaining. The Dunhill shop in HongKong can hardly keep stock (China is currently a huge market for high end pipes). Another case in point is the recent re releases of their Pipe tobacco blends.I'm sure they studied the market carefully for that move. I think they're aware of the new wave of pipe smokers coming along, as we can see here in the Ytube community to some point.
Cheers,
astroman2112 2 months ago
@astroman2112 One of the realities of Dunhill's governance is that, as I mentioned, the Pipes don't totally fit in with the overall image that Richemont wants to present. As such, you will find NO mention of Dunhill pipes on their website, or mention of their availability for purchase at the Dunhill Homes (such as the one you visited in Hong Kong, slightly different then their normal smaller retail stores). It might be profitable, especially in Asia/PAC, but I think Richemont doesn't like it.
asianhombre 2 months ago
Great video my friend as what you say is true and I have seen this original Balkan Sobranie on eBay for about $89.00 a pouch but in my eyes it would be a waste of money as the blend would have changed over time, as the original blend was blended from rich Virginia, Yenidje tobaccos that don't exist or very rare, and Latakia, and the new Balkan Sobranie mixture is bloody hard to get anyway so I have given up on searching for and I stuck with blue mountain all Balkan blends use cyprian Latakia as
pipesmoker1969 2 months ago
My mistake, the article by G L Pease was "Hobgoblins of Consistency" in Jul 2011. thanks, gregg
truckpipe 2 months ago
Very interesting information. My first reaction is to disagree, I would imagine Dunhill pipes must pay for itself, at least, or they would have been shut down already. I didn't know they were a compartment of a larger corporation. Greg Pease did an excellent article on blending on pipes magazine dot com. It spoke to many of the points you mention. (Oct-Nov?) An excellent video, thoroughly enjoyed this. thank you, gregg
truckpipe 2 months ago
Good video.
Milverton68 2 months ago
about pipe makers, dude you hit it on the mark there. great video and well said!
and DAM you know your tobacco lore!
scott
SparkysPipes 2 months ago
Well said.
Subcomandante73 2 months ago
Myles, What a fantastic video you are a wealth of knowledge. Superb stuff Your knowledge of tobacco related information is outstanding, not to mention your grasp of the Dunhill history. I feel honoured to even be mentioned in the same conversation as such icon as Dunhill. I would completely agree that The Sobranie of today will never be that of yester years but as with any JF Germains product it should be able to stand the test of time. I hope to snag a tin when the second round surfaces.Thanks
Daftlilly1 2 months ago