I'm almost through with my last tin of the 2021 year and it's glorious, to say the least. Looking for suggestions on another VaPer that is in the same class/quality.
Same Class as Carolina Red Flake w/Perique
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Probably the next C&D release. Pretty much everything else is history at this point in time.
Not really but will likely be the last brand standing with Mac Baren soon to be history and McClelland long gone.
Bayou morning flake is maybe the closest regular C&D offering. There is much more perique in bayou morning flake though.
Have you tried G. L. Pease Telegraph Hill? Also from C&D.
For blends like this, yes. Cringle Flake is history as is McClelland. There are a few things C&D do very well. This is one of them.
But aside from a matured Red and Perique blend I would recommend looking at other blenders. HU offers some outstanding options, for one. Gawith Hoggarth & Co offer others.
For my palette, st James plug is the best VaPer. I would happily not smoke any others. That’s not to say it will be the best for you. I feel there is a certain point where it’s less about the blend and more about the chemistry set between your jaws
Watch City Cigar makes some excellent Red VA vaper blends.
558
Old Dominion
Rhythm and Blues
Rouxgaroux
Act fast though because 558 and Old Dom will be history soon.
I think just keep buying CRF+P as often as possible and get as much as you can afford when you do.
558
Old Dominion
Rhythm and Blues
Rouxgaroux
Act fast though because 558 and Old Dom will be history soon.
I think just keep buying CRF+P as often as possible and get as much as you can afford when you do.
It's an obvious one but Gawith St James Flake/Plug is an awesome tobacco. I can't say how it compares to Carolina Red Flake with Perique as i've never tried it.
Nothing really similar to the C&D due to the Red Virginia content. Most VaPers stuck these days they've become so watered down. Try HU Louisiana Broken and Nashville County. Try the 3 Formers VaPers, they're quite good.
Try Google or Instagram or calling C&D. People here also seem to know when it comes out. I don’t like CRF so I don’t pay attention to when it’s released.
Usually drops sometime during the summer. Theres usually a post or review out with a release date in advance, we're months away from that so just save up some cash until then and blow it on the drop.
Honestly 21 was really good, I didn't think much of the 23 release and I think this year was a straight red (hard pass for me)
I second the Telegraph Hill rec but its not a match for CRFP or anything, just a nice VaPer.
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Thinking back, C&D’s Anthology 1992-2022 was sort of CRF with Perique in disguise and Anthology 2023 was pretty much that year’s straight-VA CRF. I’m unsure if that pattern will repeat with future releases, but you might want to check out any future releases with the Anthology label (if there are any). If they’re a VaPer, they’ll likely have some of the magic you’re looking for.
The VaPer Anthology was awesome unfortunately I didn’t get enough of that one lol
Try C&D Kajun Kake. It isn't exactly like CRF w/perique but it might get you close enough to scratch the itch until the next release. Kajun Kake is more earthy and a tad more spicy from the perique content, but with age the sweetness goes up a little bit. I personally like Kajun Kake even more than CRF w/ perique and it's in regular production and easy to find in 2oz and 8oz tins.