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The 31 Farms St. James perique offers an abundance of dried sour fruit (plums, figs, raisins), floralness, spice, earth, wood, bread, mild sweetness and light smoke as it takes a small lead. Its inherent floral, spicy, sour qualities are a tad more obvious than the fruity flavors of the red Va.s. The perique gets a little more potent by the half way mark. The years 2017 and 2019 North Carolina red Virginias, the North Carolina 2022 orange-red Virginia tips, 2019 orange Virginia, and 2013 Mahogany Virginia provide a wealth of tart and tangy citrus, bread, grass, floralness, some sugar, earth, wood, darker fruit, mild spice, vegetation, and light wine-like vinegar notes. The strength is in the center of medium to strong. The taste is a slot past that mark. The nic-hit is a notch below the overall strength level. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has a few rough notes due to the absence of toppings. The easily broken part flakes are mildly moist, and I saw no reason to dry them. Burns clean, cool, and slightly slow with a very consistent fruity, sour, spicy, floral, savory, zesty flavor that extends to the pleasantly lasting after taste. The sour, floral, spicy, mildly fruity room notes are a tad pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl. Requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke, but it is repeatable. I don’t recommend more than a medium size bowl for this production. Four stars out of four.
©Jim Amash 2025.
The 31 Farms St. James perique offers an abundance of dried sour fruit (plums, figs, raisins), floralness, spice, earth, wood, bread, mild sweetness and light smoke as it takes a small lead. Its inherent floral, spicy, sour qualities are a tad more obvious than the fruity flavors of the red Va.s. The perique gets a little more potent by the half way mark. The years 2017 and 2019 North Carolina red Virginias, the North Carolina 2022 orange-red Virginia tips, 2019 orange Virginia, and 2013 Mahogany Virginia provide a wealth of tart and tangy citrus, bread, grass, floralness, some sugar, earth, wood, darker fruit, mild spice, vegetation, and light wine-like vinegar notes. The strength is in the center of medium to strong. The taste is a slot past that mark. The nic-hit is a notch below the overall strength level. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has a few rough notes due to the absence of toppings. The easily broken part flakes are mildly moist, and I saw no reason to dry them. Burns clean, cool, and slightly slow with a very consistent fruity, sour, spicy, floral, savory, zesty flavor that extends to the pleasantly lasting after taste. The sour, floral, spicy, mildly fruity room notes are a tad pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl. Requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke, but it is repeatable. I don’t recommend more than a medium size bowl for this production. Four stars out of four.
©Jim Amash 2025.
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