Va/Per Blends
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I'm not sure what you've tried so far, but McClelland's St James Woods is excellent, as is GL Pease Fillmore, Escudo, and Hearth & Home Anniversary Kake.
Those four seem to work pretty well for me, pretty much taking up the VA/Per portion of my rotation. :
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Those four seem to work pretty well for me, pretty much taking up the VA/Per portion of my rotation. :
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There are so many great VaPers. Here are a few (among many) that I enjoy & come to mind immediately:
McConnell Red Virginia Superb
Solani 633
Orlik Golden Sliced
Reiner Long Golden Flake
McClelland 2015
Peretti Park Square
pipesandcigars.com Virginia Spice, Anniversary Cake, LJ Heart Virginia, & Louisiana Red
McConnell Red Virginia Superb
Solani 633
Orlik Golden Sliced
Reiner Long Golden Flake
McClelland 2015
Peretti Park Square
pipesandcigars.com Virginia Spice, Anniversary Cake, LJ Heart Virginia, & Louisiana Red
I will have to respectfully disagree with my esteemed colleague roth. I say go for the gusto right off the bat and grab a tin of Escudo. It is the Vaper all others are measured by and it is the blend that opened my eyes to how great pipe smoking can be. Now granted I was a big time cigar smoker at the time and needed something with some serious flavor, but I don't believe the Perique in it is overpowering. It also ages beautifully.
The other 3 vapors that are in my rotation are:
Solani 633
Samuel Gawith St James Flake
Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls( very similar to Escudo but sweeter to my tastes)
The other 3 vapors that are in my rotation are:
Solani 633
Samuel Gawith St James Flake
Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls( very similar to Escudo but sweeter to my tastes)
peck and roth, does the Limerick have red's in it? I have been trying to buy just one tin, but it seems to only be available in 1 pound bags and I never buy a pound of a blend I have never tried. Is it a must have vapor for the cellar? Is it on par with my list of favorite vapors?
Harris, have you tried Dorchester? It is a bit like Dorchester (except in flake form) in that the perique is a teaser but does last throughout the bowl. I am the same as Roth in that I like that on occasion. In terms of the virginia, a sweet grass-like taste predominates, which I also quite like. If you like that combination, then go for it.
I don't notice any Red Vas - certainly if they are there they aren't noticeable to me.
I don't notice any Red Vas - certainly if they are there they aren't noticeable to me.
I mixed up some McCellands Red Virginia Cake with some Cornell-Diehl Granulated Perique, and it
was quite respectable. Another round, I will go a little easier with the Perique and let the Red Cake
shine a little brighter, but it's not a bad blend, or mix. I guess a blend would be done under pressure
or sealed and aged. This was just impromptu.
was quite respectable. Another round, I will go a little easier with the Perique and let the Red Cake
shine a little brighter, but it's not a bad blend, or mix. I guess a blend would be done under pressure
or sealed and aged. This was just impromptu.
ghost, ten years with no Escudo, the horror, the horror. lol
I grabbed all 6 tins of the Limerick that pipestud had along with 6 tins of 2007 Astleys no 109. The Astleys is a mild Va but has some nice flavors and ages really well. I was down to my last tin from 01 on that one.
peck, I did use to like Dorchester very much. I have gotten away from any ribbon cuts preferring my flakes so the Limerick should be a no brainer for me, especially with the age on it now.
roth, thanks very much for the heads up on that, I really appreciate it. I have bookmarked his site and will be checking often, he has some very good deals.
I grabbed all 6 tins of the Limerick that pipestud had along with 6 tins of 2007 Astleys no 109. The Astleys is a mild Va but has some nice flavors and ages really well. I was down to my last tin from 01 on that one.
peck, I did use to like Dorchester very much. I have gotten away from any ribbon cuts preferring my flakes so the Limerick should be a no brainer for me, especially with the age on it now.
roth, thanks very much for the heads up on that, I really appreciate it. I have bookmarked his site and will be checking often, he has some very good deals.
I smoke Va/Pers 95% of the time. Here are a few of my suggestions:
Prairie Wind (4noggins)
Hal O' the Wynd
Haddo's Delight (favorite room note of the wife)
I may be about to get kicked off the site, but I didn't see what the big deal is with Escudo. It was a good easy smoke. Other than that I don't know what to really say about it. I guess I just thought it was just a safe neutral VaPer. I wouldn't turn it away, but at the same time I'm not going to chase it down.
Of course all this is opinion and may change like the direction of the wind.
Prairie Wind (4noggins)
Hal O' the Wynd
Haddo's Delight (favorite room note of the wife)
I may be about to get kicked off the site, but I didn't see what the big deal is with Escudo. It was a good easy smoke. Other than that I don't know what to really say about it. I guess I just thought it was just a safe neutral VaPer. I wouldn't turn it away, but at the same time I'm not going to chase it down.
Of course all this is opinion and may change like the direction of the wind.
There's a Va/Per showdown on another forum and I took those suggestions and started trying things. I'm new to this but here is what I've enjoyed and am cellaring:
Escudo
Dunhill De Luxe Navy Rolls
McConnel Scottish Cake
Sam Gawith St James Flake
Orlik Golden Sliced
I want to try GL Pease Triple Play and Filmore and am really looking forward to the (supposed) return of Dunhill Elizabethian Mixture
Escudo
Dunhill De Luxe Navy Rolls
McConnel Scottish Cake
Sam Gawith St James Flake
Orlik Golden Sliced
I want to try GL Pease Triple Play and Filmore and am really looking forward to the (supposed) return of Dunhill Elizabethian Mixture
Roth, you are completely correct on HotW being a fine blend. I like it because the perique is almost non-existent. I can enjoy perique in a latakia blend; I can enjoy it with burleys - e.g., H&H Beverwyck. But I have smoked a ton of Va/pers that I got samples of in box passes where the perique is quite noticeable, and it does not work for me.
I wish I had started this post a while back. I tried a Vaper on my last order (MC Beacon) and I'm not overly impressed, I'm hoping it improves with age. Next order I'll try Escudo and one of the otheres listed above. I currently enjoy various English, lat blends, and some burley blends. I want to start putting Virginias in storage because they age so well, and I read so much about Vapers here on the forum. I had already planned on a pound or two of GL Pease blends, so maybe I'll get Fillmore along withe the Escudo.
This forum, really is full of enablers, thanks.
This forum, really is full of enablers, thanks.
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