C&D bulk blends

[Aguineapig]

Awesome, thanks guys! I'm in the middle of dropping some of our 1,001 bulk Sutliff aros - finally! - and bringing in some Stokkebye and C&D. I know which blends I like but I'm not the one buying it - I gotta make sure I start by stocking some consensus besties.

I'm gonna grow our pipe business if it kills me!

Just make sure you are prepared to deal with tobacco that isnt loaded with humectants. I read something, maybe true or maybe not, about McClelland years back caving under pressure from retailers to add humectants to their bulk blends to make life easier for the retailers. For whatever reason, there is some PG in both of the McC blends Ive tried (5100 and PM pipe), and I rue it.

Usually all it takes with the C&D when its dry is a little distilled water. Rehydrating tobacco should be something every pipe smoker knows how to do. I would never trade the integrity of a blend in for convenience (by adding PG).

As far as blends to carry, there are so many great C&D blends. Pegasus might be one you could have luck selling. Check it out, fantastic room note (and without a bunch of artificial crap), and not as over poweringly strong as some of the other Burleys. I could see it doing well with more casual folks looking for a more natural smoke.

Some of the best loved blends listed here, great as they are, might not be a big hit with the more casual crowd, including many listed here amongst our more serious group of smokers. You will get some of those types Im sure, but I assume more folks who will be inclined towards Autumn Evening, as compared to Pirate Kake, or Morleys best.