GQ Tobaccos BurPer Kake
(3.60)
Our first “Krumble Kake” tobacco, made using some of the strongest pipe tobaccos we can find. The choice leaves are moistened using distilled water and cold pressed for over 10 days, to create a form of plug. Due to the crazy taxation and restrictions on tobaccos, we can only obtain pre-cut leaf. So all of our kakes are made using course cut tobaccos, the beauty is in a plug that needs no cutting, just a light rub before use. Our BurPer (burley & perique) Kake is made from a heavy base of strong savoury new world burley. A touch of gold and mahogany Virginias to add a little nutty and sweet tinge. Then comes the perique and in GQ Blends traditions, over 25% is made use of. The resulting tobacco is very strong and spicy, with underlying vinegar-like flavour. As the blends stands it’s a little too dry and spicy so a maple topping is added to some of the gold leaf Virginias.
The resulting tobacco is a tale of two halves. At the start it’s spicy and sweet, but once the smoker is half way through the bowl the sweetness fades and the full power of the burley and perique really come through. Not a blend, we suggest, to anyone who enjoys mild/medium sweet blends; think of a dry sherry mixed with cask strength whisky. A “perique powerhouse”. Forget VaPer (Virginia & perique), and welcome the complex flavours of our first BurPer blend.
Details
| Brand | GQ Tobaccos |
| Series | House Series |
| Blended By | Glynn Quelch |
| Manufactured By | Glynn Quelch |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Maple |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.60 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 01, 2016 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
My chunk of Burper Kake was very loose to the touch, with parts coming apart on its own in the pouch. Visually, it’s easy to see that there is quite a bit of Perique in this blend and in the pipe that is the case. I am only a moderate lover of Perique and GQ offers up a lot of Perique in a number of their blends but they always seem well blended that they work for me. The Burley is more “woody” than nutty with a little bit of earth. There is a touch of smokiness to it as well. The Perique offers up some pepper and some fruit, and is always present. While there is some spice, I didn’t get the amount of spice that others have mentioned. The Virginia’s don’t offer up very much sweetness and would have preferred the addition of a little bit more sugary Virginia's. The manually added slight sweetness to the blend I would not have guessed to be maple. I think that a from a nic standpoint it is on the medium to strong side and it burns dry without many relights. I rather enjoyed this well-made blend and could see it as a change of pace offering for me rather than an everyday blend. For Burley lovers that enjoy Perique, BurPer will likely ring the bell.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2014 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Mid-brown in colour. Slight leather smell. Medium strength, smooth. The perique is evident in a distinct fruitiness. Sometimes tastes a bit cigar-like. They pinched the name "Burper" from me - on a pipe forum, I jokingly suggested it as a name for a Burley/Perique mix. (I'm sure they came up with the name independently really!)
PurchasedFrom:
GQ's website
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 16, 2016 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Mottled bricks that are ridiculously easy to break apart, my 25 gram bag had an earthy aroma with strong hints of grandma's spice rack. I read maple flavoring and I suppose I picked that up but if I hadn't known, I wouldn't have guessed it. Easy to rub out the kake and load.
BurPer Kake... burley and perique... yep, yep! Plenty of both. The burley was far from nutty and sweet, however. In fact, it tasted decidedly un-burley-ish for the most part. It was more of the oaken flavor of certain wines, like the tobacco was stored in barrels and heated to take on the oak essence. The perique was fairly spicy but not heavily so. I got just a hair of fruitiness from it. The Virginia didn't provide much sweetness - in fact, this is far from a sweet blend. It seemed to me that the very light casing provided all the sweetness, and not much from that either. But I wouldn't have guessed maple. In fact, it seemed slightly floral to me, almost like it rubbed elbows with a G&H blend for about five minutes. Nicotine was on the plus side but not overblown. During my 25 grams I alternated between really enjoying this one and being kind of bored, and I suppose it's more of a "certain time of day" smoke. It was better after a meal. If you're a burley smoker and want a bit of extra spice in your blend, this will give you a good introduction to what perique brings to the table. Not really my thing but I'm happy to have tried it.
BurPer Kake... burley and perique... yep, yep! Plenty of both. The burley was far from nutty and sweet, however. In fact, it tasted decidedly un-burley-ish for the most part. It was more of the oaken flavor of certain wines, like the tobacco was stored in barrels and heated to take on the oak essence. The perique was fairly spicy but not heavily so. I got just a hair of fruitiness from it. The Virginia didn't provide much sweetness - in fact, this is far from a sweet blend. It seemed to me that the very light casing provided all the sweetness, and not much from that either. But I wouldn't have guessed maple. In fact, it seemed slightly floral to me, almost like it rubbed elbows with a G&H blend for about five minutes. Nicotine was on the plus side but not overblown. During my 25 grams I alternated between really enjoying this one and being kind of bored, and I suppose it's more of a "certain time of day" smoke. It was better after a meal. If you're a burley smoker and want a bit of extra spice in your blend, this will give you a good introduction to what perique brings to the table. Not really my thing but I'm happy to have tried it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 08, 2016 | Strong | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
The pouch note is wonderful. I found the smoke a bit too harsh and dry-tasting for me, but those who like the Cornell and Diehl burley-perique blends will probably enjoy this as well. I've come to realise that, for me to enjoy burley, it either has to be used sparingly or processed in the manner of the Solani and Wessex burley flakes.
Nicotine-wise it's not as strong as you might expect; if you're used to strong tobacco (Irish Flake etc), you'll be fine with this.
Nicotine-wise it's not as strong as you might expect; if you're used to strong tobacco (Irish Flake etc), you'll be fine with this.
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