GQ Tobaccos Swamp Flower
(3.25)
Perique is a powerful tobacco, both in flavour and strength. The long fermentation process makes it a tobacco commonly used as a condiment, used in small proportions to enrich the taste. You would expect to find perique with a gold Virginia or mixed in with a powerful Balkan/English blend.
Swamp Flower however, is different story altogether; based upon a heavy foundation of Kentucky and fire cured Virginias, this gives the blend a solidly rich and earthy footing. In order to give the tobacco a subtle sweeter edge, some flue cured Virginias are added together with a classic Lakeland geranium topping; then along comes the perique; a hefty portion is used to give the blend a little more oomph; after which a minuscule dusting of Turkish Izmir is added to furnish the blend a better combustion without making little difference to the tobacco.
The smoke is very rich, dark and complex; and the high amount of perique bestows this blend a spicy experience, however, it confers it with a delicate light floral contrast. It is not a smoke for those who don’t like tobaccos with high nicotine content, as this packs an all-powerful punch!
Details
Brand | GQ Tobaccos |
Series | House Series |
Blended By | Glynn Quelch |
Manufactured By | Glynn Quelch |
Blend Type | Aromatic |
Contents | Kentucky, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | Floral Essences |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | Bulk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Extremely Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium to Strong
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Very Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 26, 2015 | Very Strong | Very Strong | Very Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
GQ Tobaccos - Swamp Flower.
This certainly smells floral, from the pouch there's no mistaking what this has been cased with! Mine is a little too moist at first, not totally soaked but still in need of a touch of drying. So long as it's been aired correctly it lights relatively easily and gives a good/even burn.
On to flavour, because the topping is of such a huge calibre it masks the tobacco nuances quite heavily. I get quite a big hit of nicotine from this, not the strongest I've had but it probably would be too much for a lot of people. The room note is floral (as you'd expect) and I don't mind that but the thing I'm not a fan of is the volume of smoke it produces, it generates a good quantity of smoke in the room. Probably best to smoke this unaccompanied! After a few bowls I note how the flavouring stays the same weight throughout and despite the level of topping I don't get much gurgle.
I think this would make a great smoke for those who like floral aromatics as it's been executed well but I'm really not suited to it. Two stars.
This certainly smells floral, from the pouch there's no mistaking what this has been cased with! Mine is a little too moist at first, not totally soaked but still in need of a touch of drying. So long as it's been aired correctly it lights relatively easily and gives a good/even burn.
On to flavour, because the topping is of such a huge calibre it masks the tobacco nuances quite heavily. I get quite a big hit of nicotine from this, not the strongest I've had but it probably would be too much for a lot of people. The room note is floral (as you'd expect) and I don't mind that but the thing I'm not a fan of is the volume of smoke it produces, it generates a good quantity of smoke in the room. Probably best to smoke this unaccompanied! After a few bowls I note how the flavouring stays the same weight throughout and despite the level of topping I don't get much gurgle.
I think this would make a great smoke for those who like floral aromatics as it's been executed well but I'm really not suited to it. Two stars.
Pipe Used:
Peterson Sherlock Holmes Baskerville
PurchasedFrom:
GQ Tbaccos
Age When Smoked:
1 month