Perique

[Perique]

I feel like Perique is God's gift to mankind.
To answer the question, I have not found Perique to ghost a pipe.

 

[admin]

This one is probably the most informative, and the Wikipedia page even links to it in the External Links at the bottom -
The Mystique of Perique

 

[hobie1dog]

Perique = James Fox-Dorisco Mixture

 

[topd]

After reading the article Keven posted, I just had to order more tobacco for the cellar. I already

have 5 tins of Mac Baren's Acadian Perique but ordered 5 more. Also have some G.L.Pease Samarra on

the way.

I'd really like to get hold of a few pounds of the Saint James Parique from Mr. Ryan straight so I

could try blending with some Virginia myself. I may just have to swing by Saint James Parrish the

next time we head down that way... it's right on the way to Biloxi.

 

[lankfordjl]

I agree with hobie. Fox-Dorisco Mixture is excellent!

 

[cigrmaster]

Some very cool reading, thanks guys. One of my favorite perique blends is SG St James Flake, in their description on TR it says they use a generous proportion of St James Parish perique, I wonder if they mix in the Arcadian as well.

 

[locopony]

I have a one pound jar so I can add perique to what ever I smoke. I have less latakia but for the same reason. Sometimes I just mix the perique and the latakia together and smoke that..

 

[85royals]

Perique - The MSG of pipe tobacco

I have tried it in a few and all seems well and I really enjoy it

 

[caliban]

I just got a tin of a fine perique style fermentation, Robert McConnell pure perique from Germany and, Wow, does that taste great 1:3 with light Burley. This stuff is fermented from green burley so it's harmonious but I agree that a little of this would go with anything. Also the moisture slows down and cools the burn of the blend.

 

[tbradsim1]

I worked with an engineer who"s father grew Pereque in St James Parish and he hated it, because he said it was hard work, now if we could of let him smoke some of those good blends he would have been a convert. LOL. The old cajun

 

[caliban]

Amazing tbradsim1! I wonder how many people are still alive who remember the taste of the original?

 

[tbradsim1]

He told me his father would make little cigars for himself,by the way it only grows in St James parish. The old cajun

 

[caliban]

Old Cajun, those cigars must have been tasty but with a mule kick of nicotine. I actually like the taste of perique all by itself.

 

[philobeddoe]

+1 on the Dorisco Mixture, you might also try Astleys No. 2.

 

[caliban]

Thanks. I'll look into it.

 

[ozymandias]

Does anyone have any good suggestions for an Intro into Perique?

 

[caliban]

I'm really enjoying adding the Robert McConnell Pure Perique to some of my other tobaccos. After smoking a pinch of it alone, I understand it better and love it.

 

[schmitzbitz]

Ozymandias; I would suggest checking out one of the following blends.
McClelland Blakney's Best Baked Bayou Sliced

McClelland St. James Woods

McClelland PCCA Tudor Castle (VaPer with Yendje)

Escudo Navy Deluxe

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake

Newminister Superior Round Sliced

 

[doctorthoss]

Just for the record ....As GL Pease has explained, at tedious length in other forums, there is no difference between "real" St. James perique and Arcadian perique. If you've smoked a pipe tobacco blend in the last four decades, you've been smoking Arcadian perique. Which IS the real thing. The only -- repeat, ONLY -- difference is the concentration of St. James perique in the blend -- not whether it contains "real' St. James perique or not. The distinction between "real" perique and the other was a marketing ploy developed, as Pease puts it, by some unscrupulous gentleman in the early 2000s (claiming they had the "real" stuff while all others were selling fakes).As such things often do, it became an internet and marketing meme. Arcardian perique is REAL perique that is mixed in with some burley, which is then processed alongside the St James product to give a consistent flavor, texture, etc. It's also a way to stretch a rare product further. But it ALL contains St. James perique. The difference would be a question of percentages. Again, this has been the practice for decades, and unless you've traveled to St. James parish yourself you've likely not tasted "real" perique (and certainly haven't in any commercially prepared mixtures).

Sorry for the rant, but someone mentioned the distinction above and I wanted to set the record straight.

BTW -- great topic! I love this stuff myself. My fave blend is OJK, which has no less than 25 percent of the stuff.

 

[caliban]

Very interesting and illuminating. Thank you.