A couple months back I bought a half an ounce of straight Perique to salvage blends that were otherwise unsmokable. Too much of it in blends and it bothers me, especially in English-style mixtures ( such as Nightcap .... some guys swear by it, it just wasn't my cuppa ).
Tonight I decided to try Perique straight as I have never done so before. I loaded a pinch in a cob and fired it right up. It's a bit windy tonight so I gave it a char in the hallway of the apartment building. This is definitely not a baccy for an indoor smoking experience. For a second I thought I had lit my moustache on fire by accident, then the smell evolved to burning chicken feathers. I realized it's the baccy.
I went outside and continued to smoke it. It doesn't really taste like anything, sort of like smoking grass ( well, not THAT grass ). Exhaled through the nose will bring tears to the eyes. The wind will bring smoke to my face and that burns the eyes too. I inhaled a bit and it feels sort of like drinking hot sauce inside a sauna. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
After smoking, it leaves a lingering taste in your mouth and numbs the tip of the tongue. I can only compare the resulting mouth condition to having eaten a couple of tablespoons of Sriracha sauce. The pipe smells sort of funny too, like a wet dog that dried by the fire and burned some of its coat in the process.
I just wanted to share this with you guys.
Tonight I decided to try Perique straight as I have never done so before. I loaded a pinch in a cob and fired it right up. It's a bit windy tonight so I gave it a char in the hallway of the apartment building. This is definitely not a baccy for an indoor smoking experience. For a second I thought I had lit my moustache on fire by accident, then the smell evolved to burning chicken feathers. I realized it's the baccy.
I went outside and continued to smoke it. It doesn't really taste like anything, sort of like smoking grass ( well, not THAT grass ). Exhaled through the nose will bring tears to the eyes. The wind will bring smoke to my face and that burns the eyes too. I inhaled a bit and it feels sort of like drinking hot sauce inside a sauna. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
After smoking, it leaves a lingering taste in your mouth and numbs the tip of the tongue. I can only compare the resulting mouth condition to having eaten a couple of tablespoons of Sriracha sauce. The pipe smells sort of funny too, like a wet dog that dried by the fire and burned some of its coat in the process.
I just wanted to share this with you guys.