Planta Empire Perique
(2.83)
Finest perique is the main player here, supported by dark fired Virginia and a pinch of Oriental tobaccos. A highly aromatic pleasure of typical perique character.
Notes: Also available under the name "Reserve Crue No. 9 Perique Flake" by Peter Heinrichs.
Details
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Upon opening a tin of this, the immediate scent is very very sugary. Some of this is undoubtedly from the tobacco, but the syrup casing is very apparent from the get-go.
The flakes themselves are uniform & lined up very neatly, squat rectangles of mostly very dark brown tobacco, interspersed with small flecks of blonde for contrast. The flakes themselves are very attractive.
The tobacco rubs out easily. I found that these had to be rubbed out rather than folded & stuffed, as the flakes are rather thick-cut, so unless rubbed at least roughly, is rather troublesome.
The tobacco takes the flame quite easily when rubbed out to a moderate/thorough degree, and provides a low-maintenance easy smoke.
The taste of the smoke is similar to the tin note (at least initially) in that it proves a very sweet, saccharine, slightly honeyed flavour. It works well with the tobaccos, but is somewhat more prominent than I feel it should be. This is a common occurrence amongst German tobaccos (in fact a large percentage of continental European tobaccos), the casing should be a side-note, IMHO, and not affect the flavour to this degree. If indeed it is only a sugar syrup that has been applied (the description says no added flavour), I'm gonna give this a mild/medium 'added flavour' rating as it affects the smoke most definitely. As with most flavourings, the sugary notes dissipate largely after the first third of the bowl & the tobacco takes centre stage, becoming a fairly muted spiced bread flavour, as to be expected from a VaPer flake. It stays that way until the end of the smoke. The mouthfeel of the smoke is full throughout & this can either be sipped or puffed heavily on, I found it most forgiving.
The room note is quite civilised, light & typical of a VaPer with a bit of added sweetness.
The nicotine in this one is medium.
I'm going to give this 2 stars, I was torn between two & three, but after consideration, whilst the smoke is not bad & the sugar syrup is not something that can really be considered an 'artificial flavouring' it has been overused to the degree that the first 33% of the bowl is not as pleasing as I feel it would be if the casing was moderated. It's not a bad smoke, and may be most suited to those moving away from aromatics to straight tobaccos, but for me it was overly sweet, and not due to the tobaccos. As stated earlier, this is something which should be considered when buying continental European tobaccos. Pairs well with Dark teas of any sort, where a shot of bitterness counteracts the sweetness inherent in this flake.
The flakes themselves are uniform & lined up very neatly, squat rectangles of mostly very dark brown tobacco, interspersed with small flecks of blonde for contrast. The flakes themselves are very attractive.
The tobacco rubs out easily. I found that these had to be rubbed out rather than folded & stuffed, as the flakes are rather thick-cut, so unless rubbed at least roughly, is rather troublesome.
The tobacco takes the flame quite easily when rubbed out to a moderate/thorough degree, and provides a low-maintenance easy smoke.
The taste of the smoke is similar to the tin note (at least initially) in that it proves a very sweet, saccharine, slightly honeyed flavour. It works well with the tobaccos, but is somewhat more prominent than I feel it should be. This is a common occurrence amongst German tobaccos (in fact a large percentage of continental European tobaccos), the casing should be a side-note, IMHO, and not affect the flavour to this degree. If indeed it is only a sugar syrup that has been applied (the description says no added flavour), I'm gonna give this a mild/medium 'added flavour' rating as it affects the smoke most definitely. As with most flavourings, the sugary notes dissipate largely after the first third of the bowl & the tobacco takes centre stage, becoming a fairly muted spiced bread flavour, as to be expected from a VaPer flake. It stays that way until the end of the smoke. The mouthfeel of the smoke is full throughout & this can either be sipped or puffed heavily on, I found it most forgiving.
The room note is quite civilised, light & typical of a VaPer with a bit of added sweetness.
The nicotine in this one is medium.
I'm going to give this 2 stars, I was torn between two & three, but after consideration, whilst the smoke is not bad & the sugar syrup is not something that can really be considered an 'artificial flavouring' it has been overused to the degree that the first 33% of the bowl is not as pleasing as I feel it would be if the casing was moderated. It's not a bad smoke, and may be most suited to those moving away from aromatics to straight tobaccos, but for me it was overly sweet, and not due to the tobaccos. As stated earlier, this is something which should be considered when buying continental European tobaccos. Pairs well with Dark teas of any sort, where a shot of bitterness counteracts the sweetness inherent in this flake.
Pipe Used:
Straight Falcon (Algiers)
Age When Smoked:
New
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