Looking for VA/PERS

[Nptrucker]

I am a relatively new pipe smoker and have discovered I love va/pers. The only one I have is C&D Bayou Mourning which I love.
Looking for suggestions on good va/pers that are available in bulk. Don't have the money for Tinned tobacco.

Thanks for any sugesstions.

 

[hawky454]

Bayou Morning is a great one but it’s gonna be pretty different than most other VaPers.

The best bulk recommendations are probably gonna be Luxury Bullseye Flake and Luxury Navy Flake by Stokkebye.

I highly recommend Match Victorian by Sutliff. I was very surprised at how tasty that one is! Deliciously funky!

 

[mikefu]

Sutliff Elizabethan Match, H&H Anniversary Kake and Louisiana Red, and Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake are all really solid Bulks.

 

[Nptrucker]

Thanks guys, I did try Bullseye flake a while back but did not detect much perique. Maybe just my inexperience.
I will try the others.

 

[3rdguy]

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[mawnansmiff]

St. James Flake from Kendal is a cracking VaPer that can be bought in 50g tins or in 250g bulk boxes.

An American blend called Low Country Waccamaw is one of the best VaPers I ever tried but not sure if it's sold in bulk.

Regards,

Jay.?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

D&R Rimboche. Less than $30 for a pound. I like the Saint James and Acadian Perique varieties. I’ve yet to try the Acadian Bright, but I’ve yet to try a bad D&R blend.

 

[mso489]

Escudo is one of the grand old Va/Per blends and was a favorite of fish'n'banjo, a late great Forums member. Not everyone loves Escudo, and it costs a few dollars more than some tins of Va/Per, but it would give you a point of comparison. I haven't tried it because I sent my tin to fish' as a thank you for a Meer he sent me (my first and only, and regularly smoked) but I'll catch up with it one of these days. If you like a little dark-fired with your Va/Per, I found Russ O.'s Fire Storm a good smoke, lively and refined.

 

[JimInks]

St. James in a 250 grams (8.8 ounces) box is $30.75 - $40.00 when you can find it in stock.

Dunhill Elizabethan Match is now named Victoria Match. I recommend that, D&R A.P. Rimboche, A.B. Rimboche, and S.J. Rimboche. A pound bag of any of these are under $30.00, and are a great value for your money.

I also recommend Anniversary Kake, Louisiana Red, and Virginia Spice, which has a touch of cigar if that interests you.

Luxury Bullseye Flake needs a few years before it comes into its own as Stokkebye tends to use young Va.s in their blends. I only recommend it if you age it before smoking it.

 

[logs]

Thanks guys, I did try Bullseye flake a while back but did not detect much perique. Maybe just my inexperience.
I will try the others.

Bullseye flake isn't terribly good fresh but many people say it's up there with Davidoff Flake Medallions once it's been jarred and aged for a year or two. If you're into cellaring that might work for you; however, if you want instant gratification there are better blends to go for, like Match Victorian

 

[canucklehead]

Thanks guys, I did try Bullseye flake a while back but did not detect much perique. Maybe just my inexperience.
I will try the others.

I haven't smoked a lot of VaPer blends either, but I tasted pretty much zero perique in LBF.

 

[Pipelady20]

+1 Luxury Bullseye Flake

 

[JimInks]

I haven't smoked a lot of VaPer blends either, but I tasted pretty much zero perique in LBF.

There's only a small percentage of perique in the mix. And the black cavendish center helps mitigate what perique there is.

 

[burleyboy]

I recommend Peterson Elizabethan Mixture. I had times, when I smoked nothing else for weeks. You might like it, as it is also a blend strong in nicotine, but more balanced tastewise than Bayou Morning.

 

[virginialover]

STG Escudo Navy De Luxe.
Solani 633: Virginia Flake with Perique.
Samuel Gawith St. James Flake and Plug.
J. F. Germain & Son Royal Jersey Perique Mixture.

 

[JimInks]

Fellas, the guy is looking for bulk only.

 

[Guppy]

Not a Vaper but if your looking for spicy Perique, some strength, and a cheap smoke, D&R Picayune ticks all the boxes.

 

[virginialover]

Fellas, the guy is looking for bulk only.

My reading skills will improve eventually, I swear they will.

 

[JimInks]

My reading skills will improve eventually, I swear they will.

Me hop yew wil.

 

[tfdickson]

I’ll add one more rec for Sutliff Match Victoria (formerly Elizabethan Match). Not only is it a bulk that can be had for less than $30 per pound and is almost always available, its one my favorite ribbon cut VaPers on the market today at any price.

I’ve got 9 pounds jarred up and if it ever goes away I’ll feel like an idiot for not cellaring more.