GQ Tobaccos Askwith Kake
(3.41)
Most VaPer (Virginia & perique) tobaccos are made using sweet, grassy, flue cured Virginias and a sprinkling of perique. The resulting tobacco has a lovely grassy flavour with a touch of an acidic twang from the perique. These blends tend to use about 5% of perique, and this is considered the magic amount! For our Askwith Kake we opted to use a few different Virginias, flue cured and less sweet steamed Virginia for the base. The use of the steamed Virginia takes some of the heat out of the tobacco and creates a smoother smoking experience.
Then comes the part which Glynn usually goes over the top with, perique. As we said earlier most use 5%, we however like to push this "condiment" leaf as far as we can, so 20% can be found in this blend. The use of so much perique really gives this blend a punchy spicy flavour, which is not a hint as found in other VaPers, rather more a main player in the flavour-scape. With such contrasting variety in the tobaccos, we opted to press this tobacco into a Kake. The 7 days in a cold press, allows the flavours to meld much better than loosely packing into glass jars and balances the smoke out!
Created for Chris Askwith of Askwith Pipes (UK).
Notes: As of July 2018, Glynn Quelch sells the individual components and recipe to customers so they can make their own version.
Details
Brand | GQ Tobaccos |
Series | Pipe Makers Selection |
Blended By | Glynn Quelch |
Manufactured By | Glynn Quelch |
Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
Contents | Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Krumble Kake |
Packaging | Bulk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
3.41 / 4
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