Russ Ouellette wins Balkan Sobranie Tobacco Throwdown

(APFP) A rousing standing ovation was accorded to Hearth and Home pipe tobacco blender, Russ Ouellette, when Balkan Sobranie Throwdown emcee Matt Guss revealed the Throwdown judges’ tally at the Chicagoland International Pipe and Tobacco Exposition last Saturday, May 14th at 6:00 PM.
The Balkan Sobranie Throwdown was a competition between three leading pipe tobacco blenders to determine who could most faithfully reproduce the fabled Balkan Sobranie 759, a blend that was discontinued in April of 1994 when Gallaher ceased making and marketing pipe tobaccos. Continued