The perique is made from Semois. Jitterbug made that, and it has that minerally tang from the fermentation. I love it, and wish that I knew more about his process.
Cedar Flavor?
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I like it as well. Not too plumy. Almost like the difference between a California Cabernet (full fruit forward) vs an Italian (less fruit, more earth and mineral).
I got bored with all my cigars having those Spanish cedar notes. I get a lot more flavors from pipe tobacco than I did with my cigars. The older the cigar, the more cedar flavors and I had a ton of aged cigars. Cigars were fun for a number of years but then I got the pipe bug. I think in the beginning it was about the pipes and then finally I concentrated on pipe tobacco. I finally figured out that certain sizes, shapes and weights were just as important as the tobacco I was planning on smoking. I finally learned that certain pipes smoke flakes better than others and that flakes did better in certain sizes and shapes. I began buying tobacco that I thought would smoke best in certain pipes.
I dedicate everything either by genre(Vaper) or a specific blend to a certain pipe. For example I have 2 Rad Davis Lovats that smoke my 2007 Stonehaven like a champ. I found the combo with the first Lovat then I said screw it let me see how it smokes in the second.
Here is the first:
Here is the second.
I dedicate everything either by genre(Vaper) or a specific blend to a certain pipe. For example I have 2 Rad Davis Lovats that smoke my 2007 Stonehaven like a champ. I found the combo with the first Lovat then I said screw it let me see how it smokes in the second.
Here is the first:
Here is the second.
Indeed. I bought some today from
TobaccoPipes.com on a recommendation from this thread.
Some folks noted the cedar coming from the Latakia. And I trust those with more wisdom than I on the matter. However, I enjoy a good many blends with Latakia, and have never noticed this clean, refreshing cedar note with any of them before.
One exception might be Boswell’s Northwoods, which I love. Though in that blend, I find it more reminiscent of a hint of clove, (another flavor I absolutely adore. Clove candy that’s not overly sweet is my all-time favorite. I’m not a big sweets/candy person. But I can’t turn that stuff down.)