4noggins Prairie Wind

(3.31)
Three types of Virginia tobaccos, blended with a good amount of Perique, make Prairie Wind easy burning, well balanced, and cool on the palate. A wonderful VaPer for an all day smoke.

Details

Brand 4noggins
Blended By Rich Gottlieb
Manufactured By 4noggins
Blend Type Virginia/Perique
Contents Perique, Virginia
Flavoring Other / Misc
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
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
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.31 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 18, 2013 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I bought this expecting something similar to Louisiana Red for a little variety. This has less perique to me, and there is a little more sour in the profile. It tastes like a red Virginia with a topping I can't identify and a whiff of perique that doesn't really show up until the last half of the bowl.

I bought a pound of this with a pound of C&D Three Friars. The difference in volume was dramatic, and the reason was moisture. The Three Friars was at a perfect moisture content for me, and the Prairie Wind was very moist. It can be dried of course, but you are paying a premium for water.

This has been good but not great. I don't regret the purchase, and I will smoke it up, but for my money Louisiana Red is a better VaPer goto smoke.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 08, 2013 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
The very tangy, dark fruity, sugary, bready, vegetative, wood, earthy, lightly spicy red Virginia has a touch of vinegar as the lead component. The grassy, mildly tart and tangy citrusy, sugary, bready, vegetative, lightly floral, acidic bright Virginia is a secondary player. The earthy, woody, plumy perique offers raisins, figs and spice as it mildly underscores the experience. The fruity toppings are more sweet than sour, and mildly sublimate the tobaccos. It won’t bite or get harsh,and has no rough edges. The strength and nic-hit are just past the center of mild to medium. The taste is a step past that level. Needs a light dry time. It's well balanced, burns a little slow as it’s moist, and has a cool, very consistent fruity, mildly sugary, spicy flavor from top to bottom. Requires a few relights, and can leave a small amount of moisture if not dried a little. Has a lightly lingering, pleasant after taste, and the room note is a notch stronger. Three stars.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 23, 2015 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Prairie Wind's descriptive indicates a good amount of Perique. Maybe it was the sweetness of the Red Virginia (added) that kept the Perique-o-meter at the mid-way mark. And speaking of the Virginia, its presentation was unusual in that Red is usually more naturally sweet. I got a little of the roughness (not unpleasant) that a Red can offer when the air drying process is shortened. But, the added flavoring misted gently on the leaf did sweeten it up. I liked this blend and found it to be unique and I cannot compare it to any other.

Pipestud
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 19, 2011 Mild Very Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
I agree with the below review, I too noticed a similarity with Hal o' The Wynd, with Prairie Wind being much lighter in the slightly (not sweet) caramel? taste front, and also the 'N' content. Seems to me that I could smoke this all day without complaint - just a nice VaPer that has enough striaght flavour and lightness to please many and not offend anyone.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 08, 2015 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
I found this to be a reliable and good VaPer. It is not the best I have had nor is it the worst. That said, it will not overtake my favorites in this genre, so it probably falls into a two star blend to my personal tastes. But as taste vary, I can't see anyone being terribly disappointed they spent money on this one and it may very well end up becoming a favorite to that person.

As to the smoke, it is well balanced between the Sweet Virginias and the spicy perique. It performs well, doesn't bite and has a bit of earthiness to it. I liked it, just didn't love it.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
mo
Jun 17, 2008 Medium to Strong Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Tolerable
I am very happy with the fact that 4Noggins are now listed on this site, they are my new supplier and Richard is a fantastic guy from whom i have recieved exellent service.

When i recieved the sample from 4Noggins, i sniffed the little bag and thought that it smelled a lot like Anniversary Cake ( a blend i do not really care for ) It was only recently that i lay the contents on a baking sheet to dry out. Again i was still convinced that this blend is gonna be identical to AC.

Upon the first few puffs this blend still resembles Anniversary Cake to the extent that i thought it was the same blend sold under a different name. As i smoked it, it became clear that this blend is much better and much more suited to my tastes.

The Perique is there but not overpowering, it tasted like McCranies Red Ribbon with a bit of Perique added, just the right amount. I assume other smokers will appreciate this and recommend it.

Mo, South Africa
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 12, 2017 Mild Extremely Mild Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I Like this, it's a mild VaPer, with an American style twist. This was a recent Bulk purchase from 4 Noggins, it has an almost shag cut that I find very easy to work with. It's not complex, it has just enough interest to keep it out of the boring grouping, and it's an all day smoke. A pleasant scent, Mild to medium "N", no bite and great on relights.

Let's talk flavoring: About 5 years back, I bought this blend and distantly remember a topping, I think it was a whiskey, but I could be wrong. This new batch, I get little or no topping. Was this just some blending inconsistency or was there a change ? I've looked at our previous reviews for a hint, but again, some of us say maybe Vanilla, maybe Cocoa, and maybe none. At this stage I feel there is something here, more of a very light "Carter Hall or "Sir Walter Raleigh" like topping, it's not distracting, but I can't identify it? I do feel it works really well with the Perique to make for a "darker flavor" rather than sweet

This needs a little more complexity and "N' to be a 4 star blend , but it's a solid 3. Try an oz., it's cheap, and you'll smoke it right down and be saying, " maybe I should have bought 4 oz's."
Pipe Used: cob
PurchasedFrom: 4 noggins
Age When Smoked: new bulk
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 28, 2009 Very Mild Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant
Funny how the taste of certain tobaccos can call up memories.

Have just finished the second (or is it the third pipe) of Prarie Wind from 4 Noggins. Very reminiscent of a tobacco that no longer exists. About 1974 or 75 I had the pleasure of smoking a can or three of "Mullingars Knockbrack". Then,of course, it disappeared becoming unavailable to nothing more than memory. Quite a shame too since it was a really nice tobacco.

Had forgotten about it until I smelled the aroma of Richard Gottlieb's "Prarie Wind". The first stirring of an old memory tape started playing.The first part plainly said "Knockbrack" and the Internet supplied the company name "Mullingar". A sort of a deja vue taste experience followed on lighting up for the first time.

I don't know what the tobacco consitiuents were at the time that Richard used or if there is any casing or whatever but this was as close as could be imagined to that lost blend though.

Richard's headnotes say that it is a Virginia-Perique misxture. I'm sure that's true from the taste and burn qualities. It doesn't say anything about casing but there surely must be some since this blend smokes unlike anything I have tried in that particular blend genre since the now-ecesed "Knockbrack".Exactly like it in fact.

Sum it up here:

Great taste, easy filling,easy lighting.non-goopish and cool burning (after a little drying out, that is)and a wonderful aroma or so my wife says. Sweet, yes but not overly sweet, to my taste and a really nice nostalgic change of pace. No discernable bite or nastiness of aftertaste and a fair price. For those "Knockbrack" smokers around in 1995 or 96 you might want to give this one a contemplative try as it does bring back memories of a long-extinct very pleasant blend. For those not around then you may want to try it for the new memories it is capable of generating.

A small word of warning to those expecting a traditional unflavored Virginia Perique mixture. This is not like the more conservative British or even American blends and tends a little more towards the Danish versions of that type of blend. This in my opinion is very nice for a change of pace and a "little something different without being too outre. This is a very well done mixture that I'm sure it will improve even more with a little age and patience on the part of the smokers.

As Bob hope used to say "Thanks for the memories" Richard. Appreciate the skill of blending and the professional attitide of your establishment.

----The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 21, 2021 Mild Very Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
At first I though is was just ok, but now a year later I really like it. I don’t know if it’s the time in the jar, or my palate or technique has improved. It has an almost malty vanilla undertone but it’s definitely in the background. No harsh edges although I do smoke this with a charcoal filtered pipe. Not complex although it does evolve the a bit throughout the bowl, with the topping gaining strength mid-bowl, and then fading to a more straight Virginia flavor near the end, before it gets slightly ashy at the last bit of dottle. Sounds like it’s supposed to have a good amount of perique, but I found it to be very mild and it was much more of a light spice than a peppery flavor. The room note is tolerable to mildly pleasant. I found it needs several relights although I could definitely give it some drying time and that would probably improve. Puffed at a moderately quick pace, I experienced no bite, although filterless I’d choose a slower pace. Definitely repeatable throughout the day. Somehow I accidentally ordered a pound when I only meant to get 4 ounces, I’m glad I made that mistake. 3+
Pipe Used: Stanwell filtered
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
b7q
Jul 20, 2022 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Tolerable
I like to smoke VA/PERS, adding vinegar is a very clever operation, alkaline problems are reduced, lighting is easy, the room doesn't smell very good, this should be a mixture with added yogurt.

When I opened the bag, I smelled a pair of stinky socks that could stand up.I had to do it outside in the open
Pipe Used: Meerschaum&Clay&Briar&corn
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