Orange Virginia Blends?

[Jack Ryan Pipes]

I recently Smoked a sample of a blend believed to be from the early 2000's. The lead component was orange Virginia followed with what I can only imagine was perique. My question to you all is what blends utilise orange Virginia today? I am very interested in trying some modern day blends which contain this style of leaf, preferably in a straight Virginia or va/per blend form.

 

[ofafeather]

Watch for Simply Orange from Watch City Cigar due out later this month.

 

[chilllucky]

If you really want a straight virginia - no casing, topping, or other tobaccos, you can order from whole leaf tobacco dot com. They have virginia's by grade and color.

 

[cigrmaster]

If you want orange tobacco, come to Florida in January to February as I believe that is Honey Bell season. Grab a bushel, squeeze all the juice out and then soak some Virginia on it and bang Orange Virginia. I have never tried it but it sounds like it could work.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Just to clarify, do you mean "orange flavored" Virginias, or "orange colored" Virginias?

 

[briarbuck]

Heinrich Reserve Cru #2

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Oh well, you said "Orange Virginias" but I guess you will just continue to get recommendations for orange flavored Virginias, ha ha.

 

[ofafeather]

Oh well, you said "Orange Virginias" but I guess you will just continue to get recommendations for orange flavored Virginias, ha ha.

Yeah, I guess this will be one of this threads…

 

[isaac]

Oh well, you said "Orange Virginias" but I guess you will just continue to get recommendations for orange flavored Virginias, ha ha.

I think he was looking for orange leaf Virginias. Not the flavoring

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I think he was looking for orange leaf Virginias. Not the flavoring

That is what I thought, but it is obvious who needs some reading retention practice, haha.
But, to be fair, most of us would call them golden Virginias. You don't hear "orange virginias" said on here that much.

 

[ofafeather]

You don't hear "orange virginias" said on here that much.

It is odd - red VA is pretty standard in discussion but there are so many other differences in nomenclature. I remember McClelland using “lemon” and “orange” in their descriptions. Others use things like “mahogany “ . Don’t really hear about the tan, beige or khaki leaf variants but that’s probably what they look like in the end. ?

 

[didimauw]

This would be the guy to ask. @JimInks

 

[sablebrush52]

Simply Orange from Watch City Cigar should meet your needs. Get on their mailing list so that you get the announcement as it will sell out rather quickly. I recommend that you jar it for 6 months before lighting up. If you want to add Perique to it you can buy blending Perique from one of the major on line vendors. Otherwise, as others have posted, you can buy whole leaf and process it yourself.

 

[jguss]

Get on their mailing list so that you get the announcement as it will sell out rather quickly.

As always with scarce blends this is the key. Ernie will send out an email being quite specific on the date and time Simply Orange will be available for sale. If you're on the Watch City website when it's released you'll get some, guaranteed. If you waltz in 10, 20, 30 minutes later you might not. It's just not that complicated.

 

[jguss]

I recommend that you jar it for 6 months before lighting up.

Ditto. The improvement will make the extra months of aging well worthwhile.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It isn't available but just a few times a year, and if you'll help keep this a secret, it has yet to reach Esoterica fame. But, Wessex Gold Brick is awesome stuff.

 

[ofafeather]

It isn't available but just a few times a year, and if you'll help keep this a secret, it has yet to reach Esoterica fame. But, Wessex Gold Brick is awesome stuff.
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Hmmmm. I have a brick from ‘06 that I really need to open.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Hmmmm. I have a brick from ‘06 that I really need to open.

I find that after a few years they will take on an actual wine smell from the fermentation.

 

[JimInks]

This would be the guy to ask. @JimInks

Orange Virginias are used in more blends more than we think, but often, they are described as red Va.s or not mentioned at all. There's only been a few straight orange blends that I can think of: a few Christmas Cheers, and McClelland 40th. That gave me an idea that turned into Ernie making the upcoming Watch City Simply Orange Virginia. Even here, Ernie used different grades of Orange Va., so you'll see a variety of colors in the mix.