Rattray’s Pipe Tobacco Create Your Own Bundle

Rattray’s Pipe Tobacco Create Your Own Bundle

The Rattray’s Pipe Tobacco Create Your Own Bundle lets you pick at least four tins from a curated selection of Rattray’s blends carried at Oxford Cigar Company, building a personalized rotation at a bundled discount. Charles Rattray opened his shop in Perth, Scotland in 1911 and began crafting specialty blends that drew on the finest Virginias, Orientals, Latakia, Perique, Kentucky, Burley, and Cavendish tobaccos available. Today, Kohlhase, Kopp and Co. continues to produce every Rattray’s blend using the original recipes and ideals, giving modern pipe smokers direct access to over a century of Scottish blending tradition through a single, customizable bundle.

• Choose a minimum of four tins from seven available Rattray’s blends, covering English mixtures, Virginia and Perique flakes, topped blends, and natural blends.
• Available blends include Jocks Mixture, 3 Noggins, Brown Clunee, Red Rapparee, Highland Targe, Hal O’ The Wynd, and Bagpiper’s Dream.
• Every blend is produced by Kohlhase, Kopp and Co. in Germany using Charles Rattray’s original recipes and production standards.
• Blends are named after Scottish historical figures, local folklore, and cultural references that reflect the story and personality of each tobacco.
• Bundle pricing gives you a discount off individual tin prices, making this the most economical way to explore the Rattray’s range or stock a rotation.
• An ideal way to sample multiple Scottish blending styles side by side, discover new favorites, or gift a curated Rattray’s collection to a pipe smoking friend.

The Rattray’s heritage

Charles Rattray was born in 1880 in Scotland and trained in tobacco blending in Dundee, one of the strongholds of the British tobacco trade. In 1911, he opened his own shop in Perth, the old Scottish capital, and began producing small batch blends that quickly drew a devoted following among discerning smokers. He named each blend after Scottish historical figures and local folklore, embedding a sense of place and personality into every tin. His son, Charles Rattray Jr., took over the business and ran it until his retirement in 1980. Four years later, his daughters inherited the name rights and original recipes, and the brand eventually passed to Kohlhase, Kopp and Co., the premier German tobacco and pipe distributor that continues to produce every Rattray’s blend to the original specifications.

The Rattray’s catalog sits alongside other Kohlhase, Kopp properties like Savinelli, Peterson, and Jolly Roger, but it maintains a distinct identity rooted in its Scottish origins and Charles Rattray’s personal blending philosophy. When you smoke a Rattray’s blend today, you are tasting recipes that were developed in early twentieth century Scotland, tuned to the robust, distinct flavors that dominated British palates of that era, and preserved through four generations of careful stewardship.

Available blends

**Jocks Mixture** is a dark, full bodied Scottish blend built on a high proportion of Virginias and black Cavendish with a condimental dash of Cyprian Latakia. Mild to medium in strength yet remarkably full in taste, it delivers Virginia sweetness, brown sugar, stewed fruit, dark fruit, Cavendish cream, and a background Latakia spice that keeps every puff layered and interesting. Slow burning and cool, it is one of the most surprising entries in the Rattray’s catalog.

**3 Noggins** packs a generous proportion of black Cavendish with different Virginias, Latakia, and a hint of Oriental for a flavorful, richly layered English experience. The Red Virginia that dominates gives a sweet and tangy foundation, while the Latakia provides a smoky finish and the Orientals add fragrant, slightly spicy sweetness. It leans toward the lighter side of the Scottish English blend range.

**Brown Clunee** is an old recipe Virginia and Burley natural blend, offering a mild, uncased, straightforward smoking experience. Fully ripened Virginia with some Burley creates a clean, honest baseline that lets you taste pure tobacco character without any topping, Latakia, or Cavendish influence. It is the simplest and most traditional blend in this bundle selection.

**Red Rapparee** is a strong base of black Cavendish supporting Latakia, Virginia, and Orient. Dark, bold, and English through and through, it appeals to smokers who want an assertive Latakia presence with Cavendish body and Oriental spice filling out the profile. One of the more robust English options in the Rattray’s range.

**Highland Targe** is a Scottish blend of matured Virginias seasoned with Orientals and a light amount of Latakia, smoothed out by untopped black Cavendish. The result is a balanced, mildly smoky, and slightly spicy blend that sits comfortably in the medium range and often emerges as a favorite among Rattray’s Latakia fans for its approachable, well integrated character.

**Hal O’ The Wynd** is the boldest flake in the Rattray’s catalog, built on dark sweet Virginia, Dark Fired Kentucky, and a hearty dose of Perique. Earthy sweetness, raisin, fig, wood, and oak dominate the profile with more backbone than the milder flakes and more dark fruit intensity. Full bodied but mild tasting, it rewards attention and a slow cadence.

**Bagpiper’s Dream** blends black Cavendish, golden Virginia, hand pulled Virginia flake, and curly with a Cognac aroma. Rich, mellow, and refined, it represents Rattray’s entry into the topped blend category with a quality base that lets genuine tobacco character show through beneath the sweet, sophisticated Cognac top note.

How to build your bundle

Select a minimum of four tins from the seven available blends to create your bundle. You can pick up to two of each blend, mixing and matching across styles or doubling up on favorites. A few suggested approaches:

– **The English explorer**: Jocks Mixture, 3 Noggins, Red Rapparee, and Highland Targe give you four distinct takes on Latakia and Cavendish blending, from mild and surprising to dark and bold.
– **Something for every mood**: Hal O’ The Wynd for flake sessions, Highland Targe for easy English smoking, Brown Clunee for a clean natural, and Bagpiper’s Dream for topped blend evenings.
– **Full immersion**: Two tins of your favorite alongside two new blends you have been curious about, letting you stock up on what you know while exploring what you do not.
– **Gift rotation**: Four different styles give a recipient a true survey of what Rattray’s does across categories, from English to topped blends to VaPer flake to natural Virginia and Burley.

Summary

• Box Count: Minimum 4 tins, customizable
• Region: Scottish heritage, produced in Germany by Kohlhase, Kopp and Co.
• Strength: Ranges from mild (Brown Clunee) to full bodied (Hal O’ The Wynd, Red Rapparee)
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• Filler: Virginia, Burley, Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental, Perique, Dark Fired Kentucky (varies by blend)

What is the Rattray’s Create Your Own Bundle?

It lets you choose a minimum of four tins from seven available Rattray’s blends at Oxford Cigar Company, including Jocks Mixture, 3 Noggins, Brown Clunee, Red Rapparee, Highland Targe, Hal O’ The Wynd, and Bagpiper’s Dream, at a bundled discount price.

Who was Charles Rattray?

Born in 1880 in Scotland, Charles Rattray trained in tobacco blending in Dundee and opened his own shop in Perth in 1911. He named each blend after Scottish historical figures and folklore, and his original recipes are still produced today by Kohlhase, Kopp and Co.

How many tins do I need to select?

The bundle requires a minimum of four tins. You can select up to two of each available blend, mixing and matching across styles or doubling up on favorites to build the rotation that fits your palate.

Which blend is best for an English mixture fan?

Red Rapparee offers the boldest Latakia character, Highland Targe delivers a balanced, approachable Scottish English experience, and 3 Noggins and Jocks Mixture provide flavorful profiles with Cavendish body and Virginia sweetness alongside their Latakia.

Is there a Virginia flake option in the bundle?

Hal O’ The Wynd is the flake option, built on dark sweet Virginia, Dark Fired Kentucky, and a hearty dose of Perique, offering earthy sweetness, raisin, fig, wood, and oak in a full bodied but mild tasting pressed flake format.

Is there an option with a topping?

Bagpiper’s Dream is the topped selection, combining black Cavendish, golden Virginia, hand pulled Virginia flake, and curly with a Cognac aroma for a mellow, refined smoking experience with genuine tobacco character beneath the top note.

Is this bundle suitable for newer pipe smokers?

Absolutely. Brown Clunee and Bagpiper’s Dream provide mild, approachable entry points, Highland Targe and Jocks Mixture offer easy English smoking, and Hal O’ The Wynd and Red Rapparee give developing palates something to grow into.

Can I use this bundle as a gift?

Yes. Selecting four different styles gives a recipient a true survey of what Rattray’s does across categories, from English to topped blends to VaPer flake to natural Virginia and Burley, making it an excellent introduction to Scottish blending tradition.