Quote Originally Posted by c.ortiz108 View Post
Comoy's appears to be owned by Stokkebye, according to this website Comoy’s – Cask #7 | Confessions of a Pipe Smoker, while DFM is made by Orlik (according to TR). I wonder if Orlik manufactures for PS? I also wonder if these are essentially the same only made with slightly varying grades of tobacco. I guess there are no "apprentice rollers" in the pipe world, so cost differences wouldn't be due to manufacturing.

Are those in any particular order?
Hi Chico,

I don't know if these tobaccos (list) are in any particular order other than the three that I added at the end.

Orlik was part of the Cadogan portfolio of brands and hasn't (to my knowledge) manufactured anything in over 30 years. Orlik, once an English company, is now extinct except for the use of it's name on Danish made tobaccos and while I'm not sure who TR is, Davidoff Flake Medallions are made in Denmark so it must be either Stokkebye (probable) or MacBarren.

I don't know if Stokkebye owns the Comoy's or Orlik names outright or just for use with tobaccos or even if they own it at all. The difference is that the Davidoff name wouldn't be owned by Stokkebye. I'm sure that the young fellow who wrote the blog is very nice but his knowledge about tobaccos is very limited and he shouldn't be considered an information source. For example, he writes,

One thing I really appreciated about this blend was how the Black Cavendish tobacco was packed into the center of the coin, not just dispersed randomly throughout. What this tells me is that Comoy’s cares greatly about their tobacco. The time and finesse it takes to accomplish something that honestly adds so little to the tobacco is a true testament to the quality of this blend.
No. It's more difficult to intersperse the black cavendish but it wouldn't really be random because any flake processing has a method to it's preparation. He made this up or was told this by someone who made this up or they were told by someone who did (etc.). Thus the problem with much Internet content about pipes, tobaccos and cigars on the Internet (and other things of course).

One thing I noticed about this blend is that when rubbing it out, I could really feel the oil and the nicotine collecting on my fingers. It reminded my of Mac Baren Bold Kentucky and how I got a nicotine buzz from just absorbing the oil on my fingertips. Cask #7 was not nearly that bad, but it was most definitely an oily tobacco.This made me blink. He got a nic buzz from touching the tobacco?? I guess he gets drunk looking at Jack Daniels bottles too? Maybe if he chewed a flake.

Pete