Daughters & Ryan Sells Majority Stake

[RSteve]

Mark Ryan, who also owns the L.A. Poche Perique Tobacco Co. in Louisiana, USA, said the Perique company was not included in the stock sale (link)​

Inter-Continental Trading will take control of the manufacturing of Daughters & Ryan pipe tobacco.

 

[Blackhorse]

Interesting. I once read that Mark pretty much single handedly saved the production of Perique. Not surprising that he kept it close then.

 

[gkhanna74]

Glad he can take some cash out of his business. Hopefully, the perique operations stay healthy because I love perique!

 

[RSteve]

Interesting. I once read that Mark pretty much single handedly saved the production of Perique. Not surprising that he kept it close then.

Perique: A Resurrection Story
also
http://www.talkingtobacco.com/2015/05/the-benefits-of-friendship/
Tobacco Lovers Discover Mystique of Perique

 

[ftrplt]

Have had the pleasure of meeting Mark on many occasions at the TAPS (Triangle Area Pipe Show/Raleigh, NC) pipe show and TAPS monthly meetings over the years. Great to talk with; has a deep, gravely voice!! And, yes, he is known as "Mr. Perique." FTRPLT

 

[Zeno Marx]

Good for him. He earned it from what little I know. Probably not good for the D&R line, but that's how it goes. I only smoke Picayune, and I hope it goes unchanged. It's a great smoke out of a cob.

 

[Hermit]

I got to visit the Home of Perique a few years ago when
Drew Estates held a "Barnsmoker" event there.
(I'm only about a half hour drive from Convent.)

 

[RSteve]

I got the impression from the linked article that Ryan plans on remaining with D & R for at least five more years.

 

[RSteve]

Does anyone know if Mark Ryan's daughters are actually involved in the company?

 

[Zeno Marx]

I see Picayune isn't available anywhere. Has it be discontinued? I googled, but I didn't find anything. A lot of the blends are gone from the P&C catalogue.

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Yes, Picayune and a bunch of other blends were discontinued.

 

[Zeno Marx]

Yes, Picayune and a bunch of other blends were discontinued.

ARGH!

 

[ftrplt]

Just for grins, I checked the P&C site for the 'Picayune.' Appears from comments in Nov and Dec 2020 that it was gone by then! Well, damn, damn, and double damn!!! FTRPLT

 

[Zeno Marx]

Just for grins, I checked the P&C site for the 'Picayune.' Appears from comments in Nov and Dec 2020 that it was gone by then! Well, damn, damn, and double damn!!! FTRPLT

That makes me feel a wee bit better. I always seem to miss things by hours or a day or two. Missing it by months is more acceptable. Still sorry I don't have a pound stashed away.

 

[ftrplt]

That makes me feel a wee bit better. I always seem to miss things by hours or a day or two. Missing it by months is more acceptable. Still sorry I don't have a pound stashed away.

I feel your pain!! I felt the same way years when I visited JR Cigar in Statesville, NC to find out BS 759 was no longer available!!!!!!! FTRPLT

 

[Deleted member 2386]

Yeah, unfortunately the new owners axed out a lot of my favorites—London Dock, Rimboche AB, and Ramback Balkan all went the way of Picayune. I also wasn’t aware it was happening until it was too late. Got a couple pounds each of the Rimboche and Ramback but only a few ounces left of my Picayune stash...one of those blends I always assumed would be there.

The good news for perique lovers is the deal didn’t include the actual perique production business, just the DR pipe tobacco line, so Mark will still be at the reins of America’s perique industry. Feel way better with him holding it down than.

 

[Zeno Marx]

I haven't been paying any attention, so this might be old news, but it was nice to see Three Sails in the recent P&C D&R sale. I thought maybe it was also discontinued.