I understand Escudo (long shall she live) has a perique content of over 10%. Anyone know what blend out there has the most perique by volume?
What Blend has the Highest Perique Content?
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I am almost certain I recently read that C&D's Old Joe Krantz has 25% perique. I had my first sample of it this past week and am quite taken with it. Seems every time I think I'm making headway cutting down the number of "favorites" I must keep on hand, another pops up to take be by surprise. OJK is a new "must have" for me now.
Old Joe Krantz does, indeed, have 25 percent perique. I doubt there are many (if any at all) blends with a higher perique content.
Gauntleys El Picante Americana has over 30% from what the blender told me. Might be hard for those of you across the pond to get though.
El Picante Americana
El Picante Americana
John Patton's Cool Hand Fluke (available at 4noggins) is supposed to be 40% perique. It doesn't seem like it but I think it must be a pretty mild perique. It's much more sour than sweet than most vapers that I've had. On the other hand, I am one of those idiots that's tried to smoke a full bowl of blending Perique suffice to say I didn't finish it nor do I recommend trying that.
One of the many advantages of pipe smoking over cigars. If you want a little more Perique in a blend you like, buy a bag and add just enough to make it perfect.
Craig
Craig
Like jgriff just mentioned, John (tiltjlp) Patton's Cool Hand Fluke purportedly has the highest percentage of Perique I've ever heard of. I believe it's only available from 4noggins. If you spend some time reading the descriptions of Daughters & Ryan's blends, you may find something with still more Perique.
Maybe someone from the Greater Kansas City Pipe Club can tell us how much Perique there is in McClelland's GKCPC Beacon Extra.
I've only had the Collector Series Beacon, and that has a wonderful Perique presence. Beacon Extra is said to have more.
I've only had the Collector Series Beacon, and that has a wonderful Perique presence. Beacon Extra is said to have more.
I'm not sure if the actual content is very high, but McClelland's Blakeney's Best Bayou Slice has one of the best Perique presences in my opinion. The way it sits in the mix is perfect. I think it is more distinct in this blend than it is in anything made by Orlik that I have had. Again, I'm not sure if it is because there is much more in it or if it is just the variety of tobacco used, style of processing, etc., that makes it more distinct.
There is a UK blend claiming to contain 30% Perique. Oh-- Chopsie beat me to it above. Gauntley's.
Rothnh,
I don't want to keep beating this horse, but....
It is virtually NEVER the case that a pipe blend containing perique contains 100 percent perique from St. James parish. There is virtually no perique on the market right now for pipe smokers that is all from St. James or that is all "real" perique. No perique fitting that definition has been produced in quantity for pipe companies in several decades, and the thread you linked to actually contains a post from Kevin explaining this.
Virtually ALL of the perique used today by blenders comes in the form of perique blends (sometimes called "Acadian"). These Acadian blends contain a small portion of "authentic" perique mixed with some green river burley that's been processed in the same way. Unless you've actually been to St James Parish and bought some from one of the several farmers who produce it, then it is very very unlikely that you have ever smoked "real" perique. And it's pretty much a certainty that you (nor I, no anyone on this forum under the age of 50 or 60) has ever smoked a tobacco blend containing anything other than "Acadian" perique.
In fact, I have a hard time (as you can probably tell from my liberal use of scare quotes) describing the perique available now as anything other than the "real" thing. It's all most of us have ever smoked, it's what industry professionals mean when they use the word "perique," and it most certainly does contain some percentage of "real" perique.
Sorry to differ with you on this issue - I'm not wishing to be rude or argumentative, but I've seen this debate play out on numerous boards over the past few years and it concerns me that some newbie smokers might end up wasting time, energy or stress trying to track down some nonexistent "real" perique. Also, I'd hate to think of them missing out on some great blends because they don't want to waste their time on a "fake" or imitation product when, in fact, they are going to be unable to find any blends whatsoever that contain only "real" perique.
On that note, I'm going to crawl off my soapbox and fire up a bowl of Kajun Kake LOL.
Peaceable puffin',
Doc Thoss
I don't want to keep beating this horse, but....
It is virtually NEVER the case that a pipe blend containing perique contains 100 percent perique from St. James parish. There is virtually no perique on the market right now for pipe smokers that is all from St. James or that is all "real" perique. No perique fitting that definition has been produced in quantity for pipe companies in several decades, and the thread you linked to actually contains a post from Kevin explaining this.
Virtually ALL of the perique used today by blenders comes in the form of perique blends (sometimes called "Acadian"). These Acadian blends contain a small portion of "authentic" perique mixed with some green river burley that's been processed in the same way. Unless you've actually been to St James Parish and bought some from one of the several farmers who produce it, then it is very very unlikely that you have ever smoked "real" perique. And it's pretty much a certainty that you (nor I, no anyone on this forum under the age of 50 or 60) has ever smoked a tobacco blend containing anything other than "Acadian" perique.
In fact, I have a hard time (as you can probably tell from my liberal use of scare quotes) describing the perique available now as anything other than the "real" thing. It's all most of us have ever smoked, it's what industry professionals mean when they use the word "perique," and it most certainly does contain some percentage of "real" perique.
Sorry to differ with you on this issue - I'm not wishing to be rude or argumentative, but I've seen this debate play out on numerous boards over the past few years and it concerns me that some newbie smokers might end up wasting time, energy or stress trying to track down some nonexistent "real" perique. Also, I'd hate to think of them missing out on some great blends because they don't want to waste their time on a "fake" or imitation product when, in fact, they are going to be unable to find any blends whatsoever that contain only "real" perique.
On that note, I'm going to crawl off my soapbox and fire up a bowl of Kajun Kake LOL.
Peaceable puffin',
Doc Thoss
Just a small addendum about Acadian Perique- while it's true that the leaf for the "other" Perique is grown elsewhere, the processing of that tobacco does take place in St. James Parish using the same procedure and equipment. If not for this product, there would be years in which no Perique of any sort would be made, due to bad weather or other crop issues. One of the unfortunate realities is that Perique can be a very volatile crop.
Russ
Russ
[Just a small addendum about Acadian Perique- while it's true that the leaf for the "other" Perique is grown elsewhere, the processing of that tobacco does take place in St. James Parish using the same procedure and equipment. If not for this product, there would be years in which no Perique of any sort would be made, due to bad weather or other crop issues. One of the unfortunate realities is that Perique can be a very volatile crop.]
I am reviving this thread as I find very useful this note of Russ. If I am reading right this means that all Perique is actually processed in St. James Parish with the same procedure but not all leaves are grown in St James Parish.
What I would like to find if the St. James and not St. James Parish leaves are processed together or separately and if they taste the same (or nearly the same) or differently in the way like Ciprian and Sirian latakia taste different.
If Russ is around it would be great to hear his comment.
I am reviving this thread as I find very useful this note of Russ. If I am reading right this means that all Perique is actually processed in St. James Parish with the same procedure but not all leaves are grown in St James Parish.
What I would like to find if the St. James and not St. James Parish leaves are processed together or separately and if they taste the same (or nearly the same) or differently in the way like Ciprian and Sirian latakia taste different.
If Russ is around it would be great to hear his comment.
Periques from different regions absolutely have a different flavors. One of the benefits of knowing Mark Ryan has been receiving different Periques he makes and sampling the different flavors.
Several years have passed since this thread was begun. My understanding is that the Perique crisis we used to hear about 10 or so years back has since been mitigated by Mark Ryan reestablishing Perique processing and farming in the St James region. Since then RO has released four or five artisanal Periques made straight from the individual farms that grow the leaf. That's something that wouldn't have been possible ten years back. Back then, the most coveted item was a jar of Jewel of St James--the original stuff from Percy Martin's farm.
In many ways it seems like Perique farming is considerably stronger than it's been in years. I don't hear people bemoaning the loss of Perique the way they once did. It's one of the few happy stories in the pipe tobacco world.
In many ways it seems like Perique farming is considerably stronger than it's been in years. I don't hear people bemoaning the loss of Perique the way they once did. It's one of the few happy stories in the pipe tobacco world.
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