Esoterica Mix & Match deal @ P&C

Commander Quan · Apr 18, 2015

Any two 8oz bags for 69.99 except for Stonehaven and Penzance of course.

http://www.pipesandcigars.com/specials/you-pick/esoterica8/?promoid=902

DC_MPA · Apr 18, 2015

lol of course!

cursethis · Apr 18, 2015

They also don't list Dorchester, Dunbar, or Tilbury.

ouch · Apr 18, 2015

Commander Quan said:
except for Stonehaven and Penzance of course.

Of course!

michiganlover · Apr 18, 2015

I fail to see how $70 a pound could be considered a "deal". They can keep it at that price!!

DC_MPA · Apr 18, 2015

Stonehaven and Penzance are worth it only to stick up and hoard for special occassions in my world.

Slickside · Apr 18, 2015

Don't think I'd want 8oz of any of those offerings.

ChiTownShaver · Apr 18, 2015

If you can get to any of the major Pipe shows they usually have vendors there who have some for sale at reasonable prices. Its good but not $70 good.

Senshi · Apr 18, 2015

They even have a LE Borkum Riff! :w00t:

http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipe-tobacco/39855/borkum-riff-le-2014/#p-167939

Art Vandalay · Apr 20, 2015

When I tried to buy some the site kept returning db errors. Figured it was overloaded by B&Bers.

alpster · Apr 20, 2015

michiganlover said:
I fail to see how $70 a pound could be considered a "deal". They can keep it at that price!!

ChiTownShaver said:
If you can get to any of the major Pipe shows they usually have vendors there who have some for sale at reasonable prices. Its good but not $70 good.

I don't know if it's the low availability of Penzanze & Stonehaven or what ever else makes folks upset with Esoterica, but over priced is not the problem if you do the math. Peterson's LE = 87.75/lb, FVF = 68.50/lb, Frog Morton=70.17/lb, Squadron Leader=68.50/lb, Escudo=89.09/lb, Dunhill Delux Navy=129/lb. Love em or hate em, Esoterica is not out of line with other premium tobaccos where price alone is concerned. Just sayin....

Slickside · Apr 20, 2015

alpster said:
I don't know if it's the low availability of Penzanze & Stonehaven or what ever else makes folks upset with Esoterica, but over priced is not the problem if you do the math. Peterson's LE = 87.75/lb, FVF = 68.50/lb, Frog Morton=70.17/lb, Squadron Leader=68.50/lb, Escudo=89.09/lb, Dunhill Delux Navy=129/lb. Love em or hate em, Esoterica is not out of line with other premium tobaccos where price alone is concerned. Just sayin....

Great post! Never did the math, myself. Seeing it in print is eye opening.

ouch · Apr 20, 2015

michiganlover said:
I fail to see how $70 a pound could be considered a "deal". They can keep it at that price!!

I'd buy a pound each of Penzance and Stonehaven at that price, and I stopped smoking many years ago.

captaincaveman · Apr 21, 2015

alpster said:
I don't know if it's the low availability of Penzanze & Stonehaven or what ever else makes folks upset with Esoterica, but over priced is not the problem if you do the math. Peterson's LE = 87.75/lb, FVF = 68.50/lb, Frog Morton=70.17/lb, Squadron Leader=68.50/lb, Escudo=89.09/lb, Dunhill Delux Navy=129/lb. Love em or hate em, Esoterica is not out of line with other premium tobaccos where price alone is concerned. Just sayin....

HEY! The villagers require their torches and pitchforks when P&C sells Esoterica, don't rain on their parade! :lol:

Of course you could turn it around and say that those other blends are sold in tins, which changes their market value (if not their smoking value) compared to the bags that Esoterica 8oz volumes are packaged in, but then we could compare to Boswell Pipes bulk English blends at $68/lb. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Esoterica 8oz bags are sealed mylar or something, acceptable for cellaring without opening, right?

I prefer less expensive, more available blends, but I agree that you really can't call them out on their prices.

alpster · Apr 21, 2015

captaincaveman said:
HEY! The villagers require their torches and pitchforks when P&C sells Esoterica, don't rain on their parade!

Of course you could turn it around and say that those other blends are sold in tins, which changes their market value (if not their smoking value) compared to the bags that Esoterica 8oz volumes are packaged in, but then we could compare to Boswell Pipes bulk English blends at $68/lb. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Esoterica 8oz bags are sealed mylar or something, acceptable for cellaring without opening, right?

I prefer less expensive, more available blends, but I agree that you really can't call them out on their prices.

You can also make a case that the other blends (tins only) don't offer any kind of bulk option, but then you would be saying something nice about the Esoterica brand and upsetting the villagers again.LOL Yes Esoterica's 8oz bags are sealed mylar and should cellar just fine, but I prefer to put them in mason jars to protect against critters and the bags seem rather delicate to me. As hard as the ones I like are to come by, I would hate to go after my 5 year old Stonehaven and find that a mouse had used it to make a nest. LOL

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