Started with three-year-aged C&D Perique. (Got in trade.)
Added a very generous amount of 11 Wells' "Minnesota 13" Moonshine. Has a nice, strong, figgy flavor.
Allowed to dry for several hours.
Now it is sitting on my tobacco mat, smelling of figs and chocolate. Wonderfully excited! Practically drooling here. But alas, I must wait. Still a little sticky and I don't want a wet smoke.
Finally! About 45 in the air, I think it is dry enough. Packing into a polished MM Cob.
Flavor is surprisingly mild at start, must be the age on the Perique. The classic Perique spice is going strong, though. Was hoping for a blast of fig, but can't find it anywhere. Some flavor builds, by mid-bowl I am getting a shred of fig and chocolate if I really dig for it. Did my grand addition of moonshine dull things?
As I reach the end of the bowl I come to two conclusions:
I need to dry the tobacco a little more.
There's a reason we buy pre-made blends.
Added a very generous amount of 11 Wells' "Minnesota 13" Moonshine. Has a nice, strong, figgy flavor.
Allowed to dry for several hours.
Now it is sitting on my tobacco mat, smelling of figs and chocolate. Wonderfully excited! Practically drooling here. But alas, I must wait. Still a little sticky and I don't want a wet smoke.
Finally! About 45 in the air, I think it is dry enough. Packing into a polished MM Cob.
Flavor is surprisingly mild at start, must be the age on the Perique. The classic Perique spice is going strong, though. Was hoping for a blast of fig, but can't find it anywhere. Some flavor builds, by mid-bowl I am getting a shred of fig and chocolate if I really dig for it. Did my grand addition of moonshine dull things?
As I reach the end of the bowl I come to two conclusions:
I need to dry the tobacco a little more.
There's a reason we buy pre-made blends.
