BYO: Blend yer own?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:40 pm
I'm going to give it a try...
It all started with da'rum's recent experiment with Perique (I'd just tried a nice VaPer), which got me curious - a dangerous situation. So after a bit of research I've started to narrow things down:
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http://www.jimscigarandpipe.info/Basic% ... ending.pdf
http://www.jimscigarandpipe.info/Dan%20 ... ending.pdf
It all started with da'rum's recent experiment with Perique (I'd just tried a nice VaPer), which got me curious - a dangerous situation. So after a bit of research I've started to narrow things down:
- Virginia: longleaf, red or flake. My concern burn rate and sweetness first, then brightness. Flake is sweet and cool burning. Longleaf has caramel tones, red is widely used. Or...
Carolina: flake, sweet and tea, cool burn. A possible substitute for the above.
Burley: a double toasted white for sweet nuttiness and cocoa.
Latakia: a Cyprian ribbon cut - smoky, over leather and a bit of anise, or...
Kentucky: a dark fired burley that is more subtly smoky, earthy but high in nicotine, to be used cautiously.
Perique: St. James, alleged to add cooked-fruit, musty, mushroom-like aroma. Cool smoking.
Turkish: a blend of several Turkish described as bright and clean and particular good with Latakia.
Cavendish: Green River Black Cavendish, brown sugar, slightly sweet, reputed to mellow, soften and sweeten the blend.
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http://www.jimscigarandpipe.info/Basic% ... ending.pdf
http://www.jimscigarandpipe.info/Dan%20 ... ending.pdf