Vintage Pipe Tobacco

World Tabak was once a major blending tobacco distributor right up there with the likes of House of Windsor, Sutliff, Red Lion, McClelland, Lane and all the greats. Their Cube Cut Burley (More of a granular/Small Cube hybrid) is a classic plum and rum...

Nobody made Aromatics like McClelland! The sweet Walnut top-note on this dark cavendish blend has survived 34 years!

When I finally pried the lid off the mason jars and extracted the sealed bag that was inside I was amazed at how different this is from the current version of Stokkebye Navy. It has an distinct Heliotropium and Plum note to it much closer to the old...

A celebrated Balkan blend from the Owl Shop of New Haven Connecticut. Many balkan blends of this age (34 years old!) see the latakia sinking into the background giving a somewhat low muddy flavor. Not this one! The brightness of the latakia has melded...

Touted by McClelland as a bridge between Aromatics and Straight Virginias, this ready rubbed tobacco has a distinct sweet bag aroma. 

World Tabak Bright Virginia Flaked was a simple Bright Virginia in a granular cut with a light Plum top note. Delicious, mild and cool, the years have been very kind to this old school Virginia.