Customer Reviews (12 Total)
Some pipe smokers cellar too much.
July 22, 2018
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
I'm using this review to rant a bit not just about Pelican, but also Balkan Sobranie, any of the Esoterica blends, any that are hard to get in the States more than once in a while like Sam Gawith and Hoggarth et al, Germains, etc. Some of you cellar ... Read More
too much and I think you know who you are. It's like a Jeff Foxworthy joke... “If you have more tins in your closet than most Brick & Mortars have to sell, you might be a tobacco hoarder.” But it's not all that funny to those of us who can't ever seem to buy any of these beloved blends and flakes. I love Pelican, have for years, but it's also been way too long since I came across a tin to buy. Maybe it's not coming back. I hope it does. I understand cellaring tobacco, I even do it myself. The difference being I don't hoard tobacco like the end of the world is nigh, accumulating more than you could ever need. All too often when I'm searching the web for a favorite I get results that are in someone's cellar and unavailable for the rest of us. Anyone who keeps checking knows which ones we'd love to get our hands on just one more time. There out there, just already owned by others. Then there's the Dunhill & McClelland departures, and I know it wont be long and they'll be stashed away too. I do alright, but obviously there are some out there buying hundreds of dollars worth when these tins are in stock intending to make a fortune reselling them on eBay who never intend to smoke them themselves. If you have a cellar full of tobacco you intend to smoke or use as trade, great, but if your cellar is more of a stock room? I'm all for capitalism, but these middle-men are just jacking up prices. Let's not confuse Supply & Demand with Demanding Suppliers. Kudos to Smokingpipes.com for limiting amounts, I think buying 5 or more tins at a time is being a bit greedy, especially with limited productions. I know some pipers who'll fork over a small fortune on eBay, but that's not me, especially when there are so many tobaccos that are available that help keep the sanity. If you can get yourself a tin of Pelican, it's a wonderful Balkan blend and I hope you go ahead and crack it open to see for yourself. It's like having a hot rod that you never take out of the garage. Some things in life are meant to be memory makers, not simply dust collectors. I hear you, I “should have cellared more (myself) years ago and I wouldn't be in this mess”. Aargh. UPDATE: I just want to say the pipe smoking community is full of great people, many who go out of their way to help fellow hobbyist, and where and when they've helped me, I am truly thankful. Read Less
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
卧槽……不注意点进来就看到上货了
Never in stock!!
March 28, 2024
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
Who cares with all the other good tobaccos out there. I've gave up and moved on.
Magical Blend
June 13, 2020
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
The individual components in this blend are each top notch and together...oh wow, what a magical unicorn blend. I fear I will never have another tin again.
Excellent mild english.
July 25, 2015
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
Way too hard to find, but the only one of the hard to find blends I've tried that actually is worth trying for. Fills a void for a nice mild all day english with noticeable oriental notes.
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
纯正的塞浦路斯味道 唇齿间游走着异乡热带水果的香甜
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
纯正的塞浦路斯味道 唇齿间游走着异乡热带水果的香甜
A rare blend, a fine blend
July 13, 2021
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
Thus far, I've only done reviews on tobaccos I've deemed five star worthy, because, up until this point, I wanted to make sure that the truly great ones had my stamp of approval, so to speak. Well, I've finally decided to do one with a slightly lower... Read More
rating, simply because of its notoriety. So, this blend is still really good, don't get me wrong. I'd say it might even be top 10 worthy, as far as Englishes go. That being said, it doesn't really stand up to the hype and the hassle, in my opinion. This stuff was harder to get, for me, than Penzance, so, naturally, I was expecting it to really be special. Unfortunately, if you're asking me, there are quite a few Englishes that are better. As I've said, it's still pretty darn good. It just ain't that good. First tin experiences can be tricky though, so I've cellared some away to revisit later and hopefully my mind will be changed when I do. I've also ordered some Kingfisher by Butera that should be arriving soon and so I'm also hoping I'll be more impressed with that as well. Read Less
The Attraction of Obscurity.
February 26, 2018
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
Just finished up with a tin of Germain's Pelican from 2013. Initially I was totally disappointed by it and thought it tasted no better than a Camel Turkish Royal cigarette, the Latakia was barely detectable but that could possibly be from it being 4 ... Read More
years old but I don't think it would have faded that much, I just think it's a very lite, Oriental forward blend. After airing out for a good two weeks this started growing on me a bit but still way to mild for my palate. I decided to add some Izmer and Latakia to the mix and let it sit for another month in order to fully marry. With the added leaf I truly enjoyed this and it reminded me some what of the blends you would find from Smokers Haven (also Germain). Great quality leaf for sure but a little too bland for my taste. I don't know why this one garnered so much hype on the forums but I think it's totally undeserving of it and if it were readily available you would hardly hear a whisper about it - hyped due to obscurity - go figure. Read Less
Great English
April 04, 2017
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
People that review this blend try to down play what a phenomenal smoke it is. Nice try guys!
Nothing special
November 22, 2013
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
A very earthy pungent tobacco. Reminds me of some of the Esoterica tobaccos like Margate.
Light English blend
September 24, 2013
Product: Butera Pelican 2oz
Very mild blend with notes of citrus. The orientals play the leading role followed by the Virginia's. maybe some drying time will help coax out the latakia but I haven't noticed any in the blend so far.
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