Seeking Help Creating Picayune Clone

[Effortlessdepths]

Title says it's all, I want to take a stab at making a clone of Picayune. I love this blend and I'm running out, and it's discontinued, etc.

Says it has dark air cured, Perique, Samsun and gold VAs. I have all of these tobaccos in whole leaf form, shredded into ribbon and uncased (I have Katerini instead of Samsun, which I prefer).

For Any who have smoked and know Picayune, any suggestions on mixing ratios? I'm going to give it a go no matter what, but I figured I would ask her to see if anyone has some insights to share. Thanks!

 

[anotherbob]

here is a a thought start with a larger batch of equal parts. The change the ratios by adding to a section separated from the base. Keep notes and measure everything as close as possible. I promise if you wing it you'll strike gold and then never quite hit it again.

 

[Effortlessdepths]

here is a a thought start with a larger batch of equal parts. The change the ratios by adding to a section separated from the base. Keep notes and measure everything as close as possible. I promise if you wing it you'll strike gold and then never quite hit it again.

Not sure I follow fully, but maybe I'll share my idea and folks can chime in with suggestions?

45% dark air cured
25% gold Virginia
15% perique
15% Katerini

 

[fireground_piper]

There was a thread discussing some thoughts a few years back here:

Picayune Fans, Help Us Out!! :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I was contacted this morning by a pipemaker friend and fellow fan of Picayune... As you have probably heard Inter Continental Trading has bought D&R tobaccos. I understand that they dropped the blends from their catalog that sold the least amounts. There is an email campaign going on to...

pipesmagazine.com

Some ratio thoughts were tossed around.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I’ve never smoked Picayune, but if I was trying to make something similar from whole leaf I’d try:

5 DAC
3 Va Gold
2 Samson

Try it mixed, pressed, and brought into case and then zapped for 30secs. To check if there are any variations between these 3 processes.

Then slowly add some perique until you get it where you want it.

Looking at what you have will be a stout blend just from a pH perspective, but I think that’s what you are after