Part 4…After
Elephant & Castle
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When we learned the end of London tobaccos was coming, not just
for us, but for all, we stockpiled as much E&C as we could
afford. The tobacco tax folks in New York were happy as we had
to pony up 20% all of it, but we seemed set - for a while. |
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We made the decision not to continue the E&C line with the
new manufacturer. Most other brands continued production and
had several difficult years as smokers complained the tobaccos
were, "different". |
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This is actually the reason why we stopped producing E&C:
we knew the tobaccos would be different. Not saying worse, not
saying better, just different. |
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More than a decade later, the former McConnell made brands once
again enjoy excellent reputations, and loyal smokers as they
did when they were London made. |
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We advised our dealers we had a finite amount of E&C, after
which there would be no more, but in reality there was no way
to prepare. When it was gone, it was gone and one day…it
was gone. Sigh. |
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We received many letters - the company address was on the back
of the tin - lamenting E&C's passing, or asking where they
could buy it if we didn't have it, or how they could blend it
themselves, or something similar. We understood. Still do. Thank
you. |
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