Fun Video - Irish Tobacco

[verporchting]

Interesting and fun bit of history. Just stumbled across this one accidentally.

 

[greeneyes]

"A Virginia and Perique based plant..." I wonder what he meant by that.

 

[verporchting]

"A Virginia and Perique based plant..." I wonder what he meant by that.

I think he was just mis-speaking since I don’t think perique was produced outside Louisiana and is the result of processing more than a variety of a tobacco plant, but I could also be mistaken? I kinda frowned at that statement as well.

 

[PipeIT]

I dug up some news on M. Callhilland Son.

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I can’t find them with a Tobacco Website, but they have a Tea Website, and Twitter.

Cahill's Tea

Historic Irish shop in Limerick city selling quality loose leaf teas and tea making accessories.

cahillstea.com

https://twitter.com/m_cahill1870?lang=en

I suddenly feel the urge to take out my Peterson: Speciality Smooth Belgique Fishtail, with some KBV Verge Engine Overdrive and light a bowl to the Irish! ? ??

P.S. Yes I am going to smoke this for Ireland!

 

[trouttimes]

I really enjoy the history and a glance back in time. I wonder if my great granddad was a customer of theirs back then?

 

[verporchting]

I really enjoy the history and a glance back in time. I wonder if my great granddad was a customer of theirs back then?

Wouldn’t that be something?! It’s nice to think he was.

 

[Keitha]

Good stuff! I love these looks at a different time and culture. Some things change / Some things stay the same...

 

[mingc]

I learned that Cahill is pronounced Kar-hill, and not Kay-hill, in Limerick.

 

[carlomarx]

Has smoking,including pipes, been outlawed in Ireland?

 

[hawky454]

That was an interesting video. Thanks for sharing. I’m always interested in the history of Irish and British pipe tobaccos.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Nice Shop - I even spotted some fine shaving creams in the backdrop

 

[gamzultovah]

That was wistfully relaxing. Thanks for posting.

 

[Jaylotw]

Damn I just came here to post this video! It’s so cool. I have a feeling I could live in a shop like that.

As for the Virginia Perique thing, Perique seems to be a particular variety of plant, closest to a burley, so maybe the Irish used that seed stock crossed with a VA?

 

[leonidas]

...thank you for posting the video!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Perique is a process, not a different strain.

 

[Jshogan2]

Wow, thanks for sharing. Quite interesting.