pipesandcigars.com Perique Blend P-37

(3.33)
The Paulina region perique has an earthy, slightly sour and peppery character, with a hint of coffee noticeable in the retrohale. Russ combined this with sweet Virginias and some unflavored black cavendish to bring out the best properties of this varietal for RO Series Perique Blend P-37.

Details

Brand pipesandcigars.com
Series RO Series
Blended By Russ Ouellette
Manufactured By  
Blend Type Other
Contents Black Cavendish, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Coarse Cut
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.33 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 12, 2017 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
The various Virginias offer some tangy citrus with a fair amount of grass and hay, and forms the base of the blend. The spicy, woody, earthy, lightly smoky and sour Paulina perique also has very mild plum and coffee characteristics as an important supporting player. The sugar from the unflavored black cavendish adds a smoothing quality in the background. The strength and taste levels are just short of medium. The nic-hit is a hair below the mild to medium threshold. Won’t bite or get harsh, but has a hint of a rough edge here and there. Burns cool, clean, slightly fast with a very consistent mildly sweet and savory, peppery, well balanced flavor which translates to the after taste. Easily burns to ash. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Needs an average number of relights. Not quite an all day smoke, but experienced VaPer smokers may consider it to be one. Three and a half stars.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 11, 2017 Strong None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
I just recently finished my first of two tins I have of this in the cellar and I enjoyed it more than the SV version, the only other I have yet tried. For that fact alone I am giving this one a fourth star as I gave that a 3 star.

Rating these is tricky. If I had to rate these based on how they compare to other VaBurPer type blends, they would be two star blends or perhaps lower. There are a few reasons why. The first is they are overwhelmingly about the perique which makes them incredibly spicy thus blocking most taste from the Burley (Cavendish in this one) and Virginia. I find the best of these blends gets a little from each element. Another reason would be how fast these things burn. If you have only 10 minutes to smoke a bowl, just pack this into a group 4 and you should be just about done in 10 minutes. lol

So this is a VBP type blend, but it isn't. This is something else. Something never really done before. Something special. In that regard I am holding a baseline of three stars with my favorites peaking to four. So, a four here, does not mean I like this as much as I do Dunhill Flake. And it doesn't come close Davidoff Flake Medallions for a tobacco with the same leaf composition. It is good, but in the world of VBP, I would choose several others.

Now to this particular perique. I found the Paulina to be more the fruity/spice profile that I expect from perique when I see it listed as a condiment. With all these blends, the Virginia adds an imperceptible amount of sweetness and the Cavendish does not add much to my taster, but does seem to cool the blend down a bit. Otherwise, this is spicy. Exactly as it should be.

So far this is my favorite of the series, so it is carrying the fourth star. This may change. In reality, the nature of these blends really demands that you buy at least one of each so comparisons can be made. This is for perique lovers only.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 16, 2019 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong
Pipesandcigars.com - Perique Blend P-37 (RO Series).

Rather coarse ribbons, mainly browns/light browns with just a few black specks and although the seal 'hissed' the moisture's a little low. It smells Perique-like but not too harsh.

The slight dryness helped it take to the flame with ease. Sadly, this causes it to burn a touch quickly. That's the negative point dealt with. Now, the flavour? Nice. At the start of a bowl the Perique is more subdued, with the frondescent, hay-like Virginia taking a bigger stance. After about a third the Perique livens up and a kind of white pepper flavour enters, giving a 'whack' of sharp spice. I find the Black Cavendish very 'lazy'; sure, it lends a calming touch, but isn't in the same league as the other two! Although, like I said, it burns quite quick, I have no complaints about tongue bite!

Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not nice.

P-37? Although it burns a touch zealously, I'll happily recommend it:

Three stars.
Pipe Used: Peterson Around The World China
PurchasedFrom: TobaccoPipes.com
Age When Smoked: One month
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