Three Nuns

[misterlowercase]

What about this one,
"Project Convent"

:lol:
...and a customer complaint about 3Nuns Orlik version saying it's "deeply inferior to the real thing" circa 1995

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/action/document/page?tid=llj73a99&page=2
Also found the casing codename for 3Nuns,

they called it PEROCO, which appears to

be some form of anise, and the perique

itself was cased with rum, if I'm reading

this stuff correctly?

 

[misterlowercase]

Hey Mike!
What about a St. Bruno experiment?

:D

 

[misterlowercase]

They used to sell it over here, but now you can't get it. it's a dark Va flake with a distinct casing, it would fall on the more "soapy" side of Lakeland flavor I guess, but there's nothing really like it. it's my personal belief that Stonehaven is a great-grandson of St. Bruno because the flavor profiles are very similar, St. Bruno was first made in 1896. It's one of those love/hate blends and it's distinctly British.
I ain't complaining too much tho, because we here in the USA have such a vast array of top-shelf stuff easily available, and it ain't a case of "the grass is greener on the other side", it's just the way it tastes and the way it smokes, like a dark creaminess that lingers.

 

[misterlowercase]

man, the Mopar stuff has gone thru the friggin' roof!
I've always wanted one of those wild old A100 pickups.
What about the SRT8?

I wouldn't mind taking a ride with three nuns in this thing!

 

[misterlowercase]

I cry myself to sleep over a '64 Plymouth Fury.
Wish I could drive it now.

 

[jpberg]

jah, the Heinrichs is nothing like TN. It has no Perique,

Harris, where did you come up with this? There's a load of perique in Heinrich's Curly.

 

[cigrmaster]

JP, someone told me that the heinrichs tasted nothing like TN. I for some reason thought it meant it had no Perique but when I looked it up, perique is definitely listed. My bad. Have you smoked any TN from the old days recently and if so do you think the heinrichs tastes like it? I cracked my second to last tin of TN dated 2001 in August of this year and it was a Perique bomb.

 

[jpberg]

Harris, I don't trust my taste buds enough to be one of these that says "it tastes just like it", but I will say that, to the best of my sorry, old, latakia scorched tongue, it gives the same vibe. Keep in mind, I've never smoked aged 3N, I'm sure the perique would be more of a presence that in a green tin. But, fresh for fresh, I think curly is damned close.

 

[cigrmaster]

JP, does the Heinrich have a Perique flavor that is in your face and quite strong, I am talking stronger than Escudo. Fresh TN is very peppery with Perique flavor that does get stronger with age. The guy who told me about Heinrichs is someone whose tastes I trust, plus I sent him some of the last of the tin of TN from 01 I was smoking so he could compare it to that Wessex Sovereign. I was praying that the Sovereign would be a replacement but alas no go.
When I buy some Heinrichs and I don't like it, I am hunting you down, remember, I know where you live and I have matches. :nana:

 

[pitchfork]

After you hunt him down, you can send me the Heinrichs :lol:
I really like it, but I wouldn't call it a perique bomb by any means. I'd say it's on a level with Escudo in terms of perique, which to me is pretty subtle in Escudo. The Heinrich's has this nutty/leathery scent or taste about it that seems somewhat common among other curly cuts, like GH Curly Cut Deluxe.

 

[cigrmaster]

Ok, I just ordered a 200 gram tin of the Heinrichs, of course I had to get the free shipping so I grabbed 5 tins of the Wessex Gold Virginia Flake to add to the cellar and 5 packages of the Corona flints. I keep forgetting to order the flints and have been relegated to using the Zippo flints I get at my local b/m. Believe it or not the Corona flints are superior to the Zippo.
So if my new Heinrichs is not exactly like the TN of old, you know what happens JP....woooosssshhhhh. lol

 

[cigrmaster]

Mike, I was also diagnosed with the OCD but they tagged me as a psychopath not sociopath along with it, I think that is better don't you. heheheh
Items Ordered

-----------------
Curly Special 200g (#003-048-0001): 1

Item Total: $33.59
Corona Lighter Flints (5 pack with Brush) (#001-068-0102): 5

Item Total: $15.50
Gold Virginia Flake 50g (#003-068-0010): 5

Item Total: $52.86
====================
Subtotal: $101.95

Shipping (Ground): $0.00

Total: $101.95

 

[cigrmaster]

lolol, there is a huge difference I agree.

 

[JimInks]

A while back, someone on this forum posted the recipe for the Vaper Three Nuns, which included the kinds of tobaccos used. I'd really like to see that again if anyone has the info handy.

 

[misterlowercase]

Jim,

was this the one?

http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/a-real-three-nuns-substitute
...and how about this ad from 1908?

"Kindly assure me that you will not allow success to spoil the quality of a fine tobacco;

so many mixtures have followed the easy road to ruin."

 

[JimInks]

misterlowercase: somewhere this site, somebody had typed out the percentages of, and the kinds of tobaccos used as well as the topping information. That's what I'm trying to find.

 

[thedudeabides]

Jim I believe this is the thread of which you speak - and thank you for the great reviews!
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/a-real-three-nuns-substitute

 

[thedudeabides]

Sorry Jim (and Troy)! Try this one

http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/three-nuns-no-perique-why-not-add-it

 

[JimInks]

Thanks, the dudeabides. I'll read through them and see if those links have the info I'm looking for.

 

[jitterbugdude]

I have the code words if you need them. Bicara= Acacia Gum, Celando= Glycerin, etc

This is a project I started about a year ago but just never got around to blending it.