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[crashthegrey]

It's a great blend, as you can tell from the responses here. Too much perique? Interesting.

 

[seanv]

No such thing as too much perique lol. Have you tried poplar camp?

 

[crashthegrey]

I have not. Just read some reviews, though. Sounds like a fun tobacco.

 

[bent1]

I add 10% red Virginia to the blend, sweetens it up.

 

[alexnc]

Love it! Love OJK too, they don’t seem too similar to me

 

[bmgbluz]

I didn't care for it. Smoked two bowls and left me thinking about that old song "Is that all there is"? I jarred it up and maybe with a little age I'll like it better. For now though, not impressed.

 

[seanv]

The beauty is in the simplicity. Try it again later with a different pipe and see what happens

 

[mechanic]

I have a few ounces of the bulk i think il jar and come back to its not a bad smoke just not what i was expecting

 

[mityahicks]

I found it forgettable when I first tried early in my piping career. I must revisit it soon with a slightly more developed pallet

 

[hakchuma]

Fired up a bowl just for this thread. I too was taken a back a bit by bookshelf 6 years ago. bought 2oz last month to try it again. Fired it up in a peterson 03. Strange how it reminds me of Semois. So many tobaccos are easier now that I have some experience under my belt. I think what I like most about burley forward blens is the amount of smoke you get from them. Almost like tactile feedback. Good smoke.

 

[onestrangeone]

Love HB, smoke at least a few bowls a week, like OJK quiet a bit and here recently I’ve been on an OJK Blue kick.

 

[crashthegrey]

I really enjoyed my first few ounces of it. Will revisit it soon.

 

[brian64]

I have some of this on the way. After discovering how much I like OJK fairly recently, I decided it was high time to try HB.
Funny how tastes change. The first couple of times I tried Perique (which was several years ago) I didn't seem to care for it much. Now suddenly I seem to love it.

 

[jaytex1969]

Perique can cover a lot of ground in regards to flavor.
One application can be gentle figs and another can be a nose hair charring pepper blast.
Don't judge one form of perique on the experience of another form. You will miss out.

 

[brian64]

^ I suspect it may be that I like it more in a burley blend than only with VA.

 

[ugh457]

I liked the taste, but felt some nicotine effects. Perhaps only half bowls for me...

 

[Chasing Embers]

Since taking up the pipe a couple of months ago, this has become my wife's all day smoke.

 

[brian64]

^Sounds like she's doing pretty well to be latched on to HB already as an all day smoke.

 

[rdavid]

Since taking up the pipe a couple of months ago, this has become my wife's all day smoke.

Just a matter of time before she boards the Frigate... Captains mate?