Thank you Sir I have replied via email.
More than likely the tobacco is grown in China or India since they are the largest producers of tobacco and can grow it cheaper. Big tobacco buys it from the farmers and then distributes to their storehouses . Unless you grow it yourself you have no clue what bug spray was used or disease prevention product. Or even the pollution of the air ,ground and water absorbed in to the tobacco. Â Â
I feel safer if grown in a poor economic area, those farmers canât afford bugspray. Â
Good to see you around @Johnny Youâve been a bit quiet round her lately. Congrats on finding a way to continue operations. @basement_shamen Shame about Gawiths just becoming a scenting shed. I wasnât aware of that, thanks for the heads-up. Iâm glad I managed to get heavily stocked up when SG was in the old building.
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@JackGrave to clarify your comment, do you mean GH and SG base tobacco is bought and ground by Poschl, Or that GH used to be from Poschl though now they have merged they are now using SG tobacco?
All the small manufacturers ceasin operation? DamnâŚbroken dreams!!!
@Aamon if my researched informations are valid, then GH was used to buy tobacco flour from Germany and noow they are supplied from Sam Gawith mill in KB house. Jack
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Sir John Walter Scott baronet, lives in the Hermitage farmhouse near Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. He is a countryman, author, conservationist and an all round good egg and a tobacco lover.
Johnny prides himself on making quality handmade organic snuff.
And yes the pipe shop in Leith, Edinburgh is the best place to purchase his product.
Johnny did do several series for the BBC with Clarissa Dickson Wright  âClarissa & the Countrymanâ - but the BBC will no longer broadcast the series due to protests and complaints by the LACS! Although there are a few episodes available on youtube & if you are lucky you can get the DVDs, but they are extremely hard to find these days.
Johnny takes great care to source his ingredients and can take many months, even a year to produce a snuff.
Johnny Scottâs âBook of Britainâ is a must read.
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@Keky Thanks Sir Johnny and I have since exchanged in correspondence. He comes across as a very nice man indeed. I have a special order of a large tin of Creme deâŚpardon me Cri di Fi on order at The Pipe Shop. His Lundy Foot is superb for a quick boost of alertness too thanks to the instant rush of nicotine it gives. It has a lovely smooth residual taste too. The book is on order. I love the countryside and miss living in it. I have seen clips of the series and it is indeed something I would like to watch in its entirety.
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@Johnny digging up an old post but I would really love a PM with more info on production and history
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Yes, they source the base flour from WoS.