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re: "The best tobacco you never heard of comes from St. James Parish"
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:51 pm to tommy2tone1999
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:51 pm to tommy2tone1999
quote:No. Not as a filler. Fillers are cheap tobaccos. Perique is extremely expensive.
I grew up in that area. It has always been known that no one smokes perique alone because it's too harsh. It is alway blended with other tobaccos as a filler
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Posted on 4/23/19 at 2:02 pm to bklibert
I avoided that cigar precisely because of the Phillipine tobacco. LOL
Is it true, as I have heard it said, that the growing area in St. James Parish is quite limited and beyond that it will not grow?
There was a cigar shop in the last decade, before Katrina, now gone, that had a house blend cigar made with Perique as well.
Is it true, as I have heard it said, that the growing area in St. James Parish is quite limited and beyond that it will not grow?
There was a cigar shop in the last decade, before Katrina, now gone, that had a house blend cigar made with Perique as well.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 2:15 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Picayune Cigarettes were made from Perique tobacco. Those little, non-filtered, smokes were some hard nails, buddy!
my coonass grandfather smoked picayune's (you can guess whether he lived to see 70). i stole a pack from him once, and only once
Posted on 4/23/19 at 2:45 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
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Was hoping to find someone who knows of a direct supplier in St James Parish who the tobacco shop I deal with could order from directly.
American spirit.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 2:48 pm to RedPop4
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Is it true, as I have heard it said, that the growing area in St. James Parish is quite limited and beyond that it will not grow?
In Carl Weber's book on pipes and tobacco, he says, "Parique tobacco ranks as something special among tobacco plants. For some unknown reason, it grows only on a small triangle of land some fifty miles west of the city of New Orleans. All attempts to grow Perique seeds on other soils have failed" (Weber's Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking, 1962)
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 2:55 pm to TheGooner
quote:You probably already know this, but in Carl Weber's book on pipes he says,
My sister did the ancestry DNA test from ancestry.com a few months back. It said that Pierre Chenet is one of our fifth generation grandfathers.
quote:
"As the popularity of the new tobacco spread, it became known as "tabac de Parique", since Perique was Pierre's nickname."
(Weber's Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking, 1962, page 65)
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 3:19 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
Seems like there isn't a huge market and the tobacco is just really difficult to grow anywhere. These farmers just have the patience and experience.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:15 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
Grand Point Louisiana is the area where the best Perique is grown. I grew up near that area. 
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:24 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
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Perique is extremely expensive.
Only because of the labor intensive process involved and the small supply, not because of the quality.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:26 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
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In Carl Weber's book on pipes and tobacco, he says, "Parique tobacco ranks as something special among tobacco plants. For some unknown reason, it grows only on a small triangle of land some fifty miles west of the city of New Orleans. All attempts to grow Perique seeds on other soils have failed" (Weber's Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking, 1962)
You mean binder?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:37 pm to MojoGuyPan
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Dunhill Nightcap
A favorite and a staple of mine along with Frog Morton on the bayou. Just saw that FMOTB is out of production and a tin is listed on ebay for $75.??
Posted on 4/23/19 at 4:42 pm to Hog cracklin
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For some unknown reason, it grows only on a small triangle of land some fifty miles west of the city of New Orleans. All attempts to grow Perique seeds on other soils have failed"
This is exactly what I was asking my friend who's uncle was a Perique grower that I mentioned in my earlier post. I asked him this question about the special soil and strain of tobacco many years ago. The limited geography where this stuff could grow intrigued me.
He just chuckled and said it was mostly folklore or mystique for marketing and that the processing was the real key to the flavor.
I don't know if he was telling me the truth or not, but that was his answer.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 5:24 pm to Crawdaddy
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Doesn't Drew Estate use tobacco from here? Some big name does and I'm too lazy to look it up right now
I don’t know if Jonathon uses it yet, but I know it’s in the works. He did a tasting not too long ago where some samples were handed out.
Edit: someone posted a link to the tasting.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 5:29 pm to Buckeye Jeaux
Who is smoking tobacco still in 2019? What is this Asia?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 5:45 pm to tonydtigr
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I asked him this question about the special soil and strain of tobacco many years ago. The limited geography where this stuff could grow intrigued me.
He just chuckled and said it was mostly folklore or mystique for marketing and that the processing was the real key to the flavor.
He was right, it’s not the location. The seed can and has been grown elsewhere.
Marketing makes many people rich, though!
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 5:53 pm to mt1
I have Frog on the Bayou, Frog one Log and Frog Morton Cellar among some other McClelland tobaccos cellared. Nightcap is good also and it's a shame both McClelland and Dunhill bit the dust.
However there are some really good tobaccos still out there being produced including some being blended by The Country Squire in Jackson, MS.
However there are some really good tobaccos still out there being produced including some being blended by The Country Squire in Jackson, MS.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 6:06 pm to El Segundo Guy
Pretty cool.
I recently graduated from cigar smoking to pipe smoking although I stick to aromatics like a newb such as Lane 1Q for now.
I recently graduated from cigar smoking to pipe smoking although I stick to aromatics like a newb such as Lane 1Q for now.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 6:16 pm to Willie Stroker
Good stuff. Ordered a couple bottles and an Italian absinthe a few years back. With the shipping cost you may as well grab at least a few bottles if buying from there.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:10 pm to shutterspeed
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I recently graduated from cigar smoking to pipe smoking although I stick to aromatics like a newb such as Lane 1Q for now.
1Q is a solid aromatic especially to start with. A good starter English would be Peter Stokkebye English Luxury. it is mild and can be ordered bulk for less than $3 am ounce.
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