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!