Tobacco Suggestions with Mead

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While on a Thanksgiving trip to visit inlaws in Texas the wife and I stopped in Fredericksburg and did some wine tastings. I picked up some jalapeno honey mead, but don't have a clue as to what blend to smoke with it. Open to suggestions. Thanks for any input.

 

[Grangerous]

This thread has @cosmicfolklore written all over it.

But while I’ve got your ear, may I suggest a certain OTC in a blue can with a dog on it…..

 

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This thread has @cosmicfolklore written all over it.

But while I’ve got your ear, may I suggest a certain OTC in a blue can with a dog on it…..

I had a feeling you'd suggest that. I have a whole can of it ready to go. I'm sure I can get a few bowls of different blends in while devouring the bottle. Might just put Granger in the mix.

 

[Briar Tuck]

This thread has @cosmicfolklore written all over it.

But while I’ve got your ear, may I suggest a certain OTC in a blue can with a dog on it…..

I'm going to buy a can of Granger just because of you and the fact that I have German Shorthaired Pointers.

I hope it's good!

 

[Briar Tuck]

That Jalapeño melomel sounds really tasty. I'm too much of a tobacco newbie to make any suggestions, but I'm sure you will get some great advice here.

 

[Lees65GTO]

Humm sweet and spicy, maybe Peterson Nightcap or C&D Orient Express

 

[cosmicfolklore]

You need a blend with something to work the exact opposite taste buds. You’re getting sweet and heat from the jalapeños, so maybe something savory or sour even would compliment the mead. Maybe Early Morning Pipe or Presbyterian. I prefer a burley with little to no toppings or casings, so I would choose MacBarens Burley Flake or an aged burley. But, something oriental heavy with little to no latakia would work to bring out that sour flavor.

But, if your looking to match the flavors like some might choose. Maybe Newminsters Superior Navy Flake is a sweet Virginia with a touch of honey. But, I don’t try to match flavors, I look for the full flavor experience trying to balance the flavors. YMMV

 

[karam]

That label…looks like it was made in MS Powerpoint, probably was!
I’m with cosmic, having also brewed a couple of hundred litres of mead. Need something fairly opposing the mead’s sweetness (all commercial meads are insanely sweet as a rule of thumb) so you get a nice contrast bring out the flavours. Something with Latakia or DFK are likely good pairings.

 

[pipingfool]

If you have some, I would think C&D Sun Bear would pair quite nicely with this. The honey/elderflower/tequila topping should match the two nicely. The honey part is obvious, but blanco/silver tequilas often have a green pepper/vegetal note to them. That's why they pair nicely with jalapenos!

I also think the Orientals in the blend would be a nice earthy/sour/incense counterpoint that would tie the whole pairing together.

So you would be playing both the compliment and the contrast sides of the field.

Just my thoughts.

Happy Puffing, and let us know what you go with and how it works (or doesn't; even bad pairings reveal information!)

 

[Erehwesle]

Well… jalapeño mead is so Not Viking.

Go spicy, I’d say

Cornel & Diehl Byzantium?

 

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You need a blend with something to work the exact opposite taste buds. You’re getting sweet and heat from the jalapeños, so maybe something savory or sour even would compliment the mead. Maybe Early Morning Pipe or Presbyterian. I prefer a burley with little to no toppings or casings, so I would choose MacBarens Burley Flake or an aged burley. But, something oriental heavy with little to no latakia would work to bring out that sour flavor.

But, if your looking to match the flavors like some might choose. Maybe Newminsters Superior Navy Flake is a sweet Virginia with a touch of honey. But, I don’t try to match flavors, I look for the full flavor experience trying to balance the flavors. YMMV

I believe I have all of those in the cellar, so I'll pick a couple and try them with the mead when I open it. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

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That label…looks like it was made in MS Powerpoint, probably was!
I’m with cosmic, having also brewed a couple of hundred litres of mead. Need something fairly opposing the mead’s sweetness (all commercial meads are insanely sweet as a rule of thumb) so you get a nice contrast bring out the flavours. Something with Latakia or DFK are likely good pairings.

I've got some DFK that I'll try with the mead as well as a couple of the suggestions from cosmic. I'm sure I can get through at least three pipes while drinking that bottle.

 

[Erehwesle]

You might like the C&D Byzantium

 

[Architeuthis]

I'd like some toast with my spicy honey so I'd go for a bready, rich, full-flavored virginia like FVF, BBF, or Capstan Blue.

 

[dcicero]

While on a Thanksgiving trip to visit inlaws in Texas the wife and I stopped in Fredericksburg and did some wine tastings. I picked up some jalapeno honey mead, but don't have a clue as to what blend to smoke with it. Open to suggestions. Thanks for any input.View attachment 188664

For strong flavored drink I prefer something that won't compete, so I'd probably try a straight VA.

 

[huntertrw]

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Your thread brought to mind the very first pipe-tobacco that I ever purchased: Irish Mead...

 

[Lees65GTO]

Reloader:

Your thread brought to mind the very first pipe-tobacco that I ever purchased: Irish Mead...

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I enjoyed Irish Mead but unfortunately it disappeared a few years ago

 

[Laurent]

I haven’t had a good mead in some time. I’m going to have to pick some up. How’s the jalapeño mead?

 

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I haven't opened it yet. May be a little while. Once I try it with a few blends I'll post. When we did the tasting in Fredericksburg it was wonderful. My wife thought it was too sweet, but I thought the spice of the jalapeno tamed that a bit.

I haven’t had a good mead in some time. I’m going to have to pick some up. How’s the jalapeño mead?

 

[Laurent]

I haven't opened it yet. May be a little while. Once I try it with a few blends I'll post. When we did the tasting in Fredericksburg it was wonderful. My wife thought it was too sweet, but I thought the spice of the jalapeno tamed that a bit.

Sounds good