Last night, I came home from work to find a package in my mailbox. In it was a new tin of baccy that I'd never heard of. I'm certain it wasn't a bomb because there was no note and the return address seemed to be a business address (I can't remember what it was). Now, I don't necessarily remember signing up for a free sample, but anything's possible. Does anybody know of a baccy called Blend 5? It smells pretty good, but I haven't smoked a bowl yet, but I may very well smoke one tonight.
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Did you sign up for the Altadis free sample?

Blend 5 - Perfect for fans of Dunhill 965. A robust English blend with character. Plenty of Latakia, Pressed Virginia and Burley provide the base.
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http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38527

Seems to be doing the rounds? Guess it's either a free sample, or someone out there likes this blend and is making sure you all like it too!
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I could have, I do lots of stuff! :-) Gee, now I can't wait to smoke it. :-)
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lower left
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An Altadis sample that isn't syrupy, what they couldn't sell, goo?
That's pretty groovy.
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I tend to like Altadis products, but like they say: there's no accounting for taste. On the other thread, mariogolbee said it was delicious; I'm pretty psyched! :-)
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I, too, got a tin out of the blue yesterday. A Maple Rum or something. I remembered that I ordered the Altadis sampler at the start of summer, but I sure didn't see Altadis anywhere on the tin. But, this must be what I ordered. I've found I like rum flavors and not vanilla so far early on in my experimentation.
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Curiouser and curiouser. :-)
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I smoke some of the syrupy ones they sent me last time occasionally. Sometimes you kind of want that Butter Rum Lifesaver thing in a pipe.
Sometimes you want a cool, smoky mellow, spicy campfire.
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The Blend No.5 is a nice easy english blend. Not as good as 965, imho, but still decent. And hey, it was free, right?
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I'm gonna give it a spin tonight and see how it is. It sure smells like something I'd like, but I still haven't tried very many.
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What else are all you guys packing in your pipes?:-)
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:-)
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I got Maple street.
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No. 5 is a blend i keep out on the porch or in the garage for those times when Im trying out a new tobacco and really disliking it. I usually dump out what Im smoking and fill it with No. 5 at that point.
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That sounds like a ringing endorsement to me, Mikey!
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Rec'd #5 today as well. :-) Thanks Altadis
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They sent me a tin of the Great Outdoors last time. I didn't like it.
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Been thinking of picking up a few tins of the new sutliffe stuff. It's damn cheap. Worth a shot, but I have like 40 tins sitting that need to be "tried"...
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