Friday, March 25. 2016
The Va/Per Challenge
I've decided to try a great many Va/Per blends to see if I can find the perfect blend (for me). The goal is to smoke a few bowls (3-5) in different pipes and see what characteristics I can coax out of them. I'll keep tasting notes and when I'm done I'll write the individual reviews.
Once I'm completely done with the tasting I'll write an overall review and see if I can classify them a little bit. I've already learned that not all Virginia's are created equal so the same, I'm certain, holds true when you add in the Perique.
The List:
- Samuel Gawith - St. James Flake
- Dan Tobacco - Salty Dogs
- Solani - Virginia Flake With Perique (Blend 633)
- Dunhill - De Luxe Navy Rolls
- McClelland - Beacon Extra
- McClelland - Black Parrot
- Hearth & Home - AJ's VaPer
- John Patton - Cool Hand Fluke
- Seattle Pipe Club - Deception Pass
- G.L. Pease - Sixpence
- Escudo - Navy De Luxe
- Dunhill - Elizabethan Mixture
- Samuel Gawith - Cabbie's Mixture
- Orlik - Golden Sliced