Brown Leaf Acquisitions -- January 2025

[Breen]

Yeah, I don't see a brass pin or the Brigham name anywhere. Some searching showed Brigham started manufacturing in Italy in the late 90's. The (new) Voyageur 129 I got for Christmas was made in Italy, but bears the Brigham name AND has the brass pin.

I believe you're right, and I assume this is not a Brigham.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

The (correct this time) Zippo pipe insert fell through my letterbox this afternoon. I've been getting to know it with a bowl of Silver Flake in my Lorenzetti Tevere.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

Research suggests the now discontinued Gold Rush benefits from age. I already have a tin stashed, but these three tins were the last stock, sulking and neglected at "buy me" prices, at a tobacconists in Belfast. I was happy to come to the rescue.

The box is St James Plug. The flake certainly needs a fair bit of age before I enjoy it, and the plug possibly more so. I'll be getting this chopped up and put in Mylar sleeping bags for a nice long nap.

 

[Tommy Tutone]

Mac Baren HH trifecta arrived yesterday - 1.75 oz of Bold KY and Burley Flake and 16 oz of Old Dark Fired.. I think Tom Keifer from Cinderella knew this moment was coming in 1988 with the song “Don’t know what you got (till it’s gone)”

 

[KellyG]

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Mac Baren HH trifecta arrived yesterday - 1.75 oz of Bold KY and Burley Flake and 16 oz of Old Dark Fired.. I think Tom Keifer from Cinderella knew this moment was coming in 1988 with the song “Don’t know what you got (till it’s gone)”

Or perhaps he borrowed that line from Joni Mitchell (Big Yellow Taxi 1970)?

That is some good looking tobacco right there; nothing like a box of flakes!

 

[Njguy1977]

These are probably the last of these cans some will ever see:

Larry

 

[Breen]

Stopped in my local B&M tonight and saw they had a few tins of Sutliff Private Stock. Since it seems these are now unobtanium online I grabbed the one tin of Barbados Plantation they had and one of the couple of tins of Dark & Silky.

I was hoping for an Eastfarthing which seems to get a lot of love online but I have not tried, and maybe another Molto Dolce for the same reason but no dice. I do have a tin of MD which I haven't tried yet, but it'll have to do.

They had two tins of HH; one of the Bold Kentucky and one Pure Virginia but I didn't grab either.

Should I go back and grab them?

 

[luvmysuper]

Stopped in my local B&M tonight and saw they had a few tins of Sutliff Private Stock. Since it seems these are now unobtanium online I grabbed the one tin of Barbados Plantation they had and one of the couple of tins of Dark & Silky.

I was hoping for an Eastfarthing which seems to get a lot of love online but I have not tried, and maybe another Molto Dolce for the same reason but no dice. I do have a tin of MD which I haven't tried yet, but it'll have to do.

They had two tins of HH; one of the Bold Kentucky and one Pure Virginia but I didn't grab either.

Should I go back and grab them?

When they're gone, they're gone.
If you don't intend to smoke them, they can be traded for something you do.

 

[Breen]

When they're gone, they're gone.
If you don't intend to smoke them, they can be traded for something you do.

My thought exactly.

 

[Breen]

Turns out both HH tins were Bold Kentucky and they’re both mine now.

 

[Deano]

BBB Tortoise from the bay and SP delivered some baccer and leather stands. Still waiting on a GBD from SP.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Finally got my December order of HH Burley Flake, Duke Albert, PS41 Cube Cut, and Mac Baren Mixture Scottish that USPS sent astray, got sent back, and re-shipped. I'll try them all eventually, but right now I'm just glad to have it.

 

[Benzadmiral]

From Tobaccopipes, I ordered some Luxury Twist and Bullseye Flake, Amphora Original, and MB Virginia No. 1. I know I like the first two, and the second two sound really good. Hoping I won't have USPS troubles this time.

There's one real B & M tobacco shop in town with two locations. Perhaps I'll stop by in the next week and see what they have. Usually they have the Stokkebye flakes I mentioned, plus the Navy Flake, certain (prob. Sutliff) aromatics in jars, and a number of Peterson and C & D tins.

 

[Matt O]

A couple aged tins from local vendors…except the hogshead…I didn’t check the year on that one. I think those leaves are already aged 10 years anyhow.

 

[seabee1999]

Stopped by the local smoke shop after my appointment for a beard trim and haircut. Picked up a couple tins of Royal Yacht and 6oz of LBF.

 

[Matt O]

The first pic arrived yesterday:

I might have overshot a bit with today’s delivery:

 

[Njguy1977]

I bought a few more rarities for the cellar. Just got these in today.

Larry

 

[Matt O]

Went in for the Bourbon Barrel Aged that I ordered…walked out with a couple more dusties that they found in the back!

4th Gen 1931 - JAN 2016
4th Gen 1855 - MAR 2019
St Bruno - JUN 2020

 

[Deano]

Tiny order from TP came today. Waiting on a SP order.

 

[cwright]

Arrived today. 8oz HH Old Dark Fired Flake, 8oz HH Bold Kentucky Flake, (2) Tins C&D Haunted Book Shop Flake, 8oz Watch City NorEaster.