Red Virginias

[shanez]

So far I'm finding I lean towards blends of some sort rather than straight (or as straight as they can be) tobaccos.

Kind of like how I tend towards VaPers rather than straight VAs. Although casings, toppings, etc really make that an unqualified statement.

But that's why we have blends, right? (And toppings, casings, etc.) Once I get my hands on some of Watch City's stuff I should (hopefully) have a good idea of what I'm doing.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

So far I'm finding I lean towards blends of some sort rather than straight (or as straight as they can be) tobaccos.

Kind of like how I tend towards VaPers rather than straight VAs. Although casings, toppings, etc really make that an unqualified statement.

But that's why we have blends, right? (And toppings, casings, etc.) Once I get my hands on some of Watch City's stuff I should (hopefully) have a good idea of what I'm doing.

Simply Red is a reasonable replacement for 5100. But after I got some Rhythm & Blues (Simply Red plus stoved Virginias) and Rouxgaroux (VaPer version with Simply Red as the base), the Simply Red took a back seat. If you hit me up the middle of April when I return home from FL, I'll be happy to send you some samples.

 

[logs]

Simply Red is a reasonable replacement for 5100. But after I got some Rhythm & Blues (Simply Red plus stoved Virginias) and Rouxgaroux (VaPer version with Simply Red as the base), the Simply Red took a back seat.

Same here. I have a bunch of Simply Red and was all jazzed about it initially but haven't touched the stuff since discovering Rhythm & Blues.

 

[jdival215]

I picked up a pound when it first came out. The vinegar my bag had was so strong that after the box sat on my kitchen table for a few hours, you could still smell it for a few days afterwards.

I recently bought a pound of their red Virginia and my experience was the same as yours. The unmistakable smell of vinegar was so strong I could hardly smoke it. Fingers crossed that a few months in the jar will smooth it out somewhat.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

What would you think, do Rattray's Old Gowrie or St Bruno contain any amount of red Virginia leaf?

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

What would you think, do Rattray's Old Gowrie or St Bruno contain any amount of red Virginia leaf?

Yes to Old Gowrie, very evident and very good. Set Bruno, hard to tell.

 

[BROBS]

What would you think, do Rattray's Old Gowrie or St Bruno contain any amount of red Virginia leaf?

St Bruno is burley and old man's blood.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

I had jarred most of the bag of 515 -RC 1 received on the initial release in April 2018. I am transferring some things from Mason jars to Mylar, but this wasn’t on the list. In the interests of science, I decided to open it. Verdict: the smell of fermented Virginia tobacco, not overwhelming, and to me (having been in a tobacco barn in North Carolina where tobacco was stored and going through a summer sweat) and distinct from any variety of vinegar I know of. (I have both apple cider vinegar and white distilled vinegar in my house and use both for various purposes.) Similar, yes, identical, not close.

I have other jars of 515 RC 1 and 507 S that I have acquired since April 2018, and have smoked a good bit of both. I tried some of Ernies concoctions like Simply Red and concluded that Ernie, though I love him to death, is a genius with Burleys. The additional casing he adds only increases the heat and bite. IMO, YMMV

A blend of 50/50 515 RC 1 and 507 S is excellent, almost as good as the same proportions of McClelland 5100/5105.

 

[mortonbriar]

I get the vinegar in the 515 -RC, but thats a good thing for me. I have not smoked it much, but I purchased a bit post-Mcclelland and smoked a few bowls just to confirm it was at least similar to 5100. I have not reached for it since, but I quite like it and it is going to work when I get a 5100 craving.

Isaac.