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Post by mrphillips on Apr 17, 2018 9:06:21 GMT -5
I joined the BriarPatch 2 minutes ago, and thought I'd get the ball rolling by contributing a home blend that I recently dialed in. I'm a Latakia fiend, so don't judge me  HAPPY CAMPER
AAA Burley (dark) 5 parts Latakia 4 parts Turkish ribbon 3 parts Lane Virginian (red/orange) 2 parts I've considered adding 1 part Perique, but I'm waiting on an order. I've never used it, so I'm excited to get some and do some tinkering. This blend as it sits is spicy from the Turkish, heavy from the Burley, and an absolute campfire from the Latakia...hence the name. |
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Post by slowroll on Apr 17, 2018 9:16:54 GMT -5
Looks good. I've been a lataholic for over 49 years. I also do a lot of mixing, great fun. Unfortunately my favorite blends use McClelland stuff as key components. By all means, try perique in that mix, I find it's great in lat blends. I've gone up to 15% in blends. BTW, what is AAA burley, don't recognize that?
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Post by mrphillips on Apr 17, 2018 9:33:38 GMT -5
The AAA Burley is something I stumbled across when I first started mixing my own (admittedly, this was only 2 weeks ago!). www.pipesandcigars.com/p/blending-aaa-burley-pipe-tobacco/1473122/#p-119385 I notice very little taste profile, but seems to fill in the gaps nicely. On a related note, have you noticed much difference between dark burley and white burley when mixing? I've never used the latter. |
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Apr 17, 2018 9:38:01 GMT -5
...welcome from SE Tennessee...Enjoy the Patch!
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 17, 2018 9:53:30 GMT -5
I joined the BriarPatch 2 minutes ago, and thought I'd get the ball rolling by contributing a home blend that I recently dialed in. I'm a Latakia fiend, so don't judge me HAPPY CAMPER
AAA Burley (dark) 5 parts Latakia 4 parts Turkish ribbon 3 parts Lane Virginian (red/orange) 2 parts I've considered adding 1 part Perique, but I'm waiting on an order. I've never used it, so I'm excited to get some and do some tinkering. This blend as it sits is spicy from the Turkish, heavy from the Burley, and an absolute campfire from the Latakia...hence the name. Thanks for contributing. I'll bookmark this for the day I'm breve enough to blend. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 10:01:35 GMT -5
The AAA Burley is something I stumbled across when I first started mixing my own (admittedly, this was only 2 weeks ago!). www.pipesandcigars.com/p/blending-aaa-burley-pipe-tobacco/1473122/#p-119385 I notice very little taste profile, but seems to fill in the gaps nicely. On a related note, have you noticed much difference between dark burley and white burley when mixing? I've never used the latter. The white may be a tad mellower. A little bit of a lighter taste. I am happy using either for blending. It would be interesting to compare your recipe done with both types and see if you can detect a difference. I like the proportions in your blend, by the way. As to Perique, I keep a stash on hand for spicing things up. I will occasionally add it to blends that lack zest. Definitely worth picking some up in my opinion. |
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Post by slowroll on Apr 17, 2018 11:08:50 GMT -5
The AAA Burley is something I stumbled across when I first started mixing my own (admittedly, this was only 2 weeks ago!). www.pipesandcigars.com/p/blending-aaa-burley-pipe-tobacco/1473122/#p-119385 I notice very little taste profile, but seems to fill in the gaps nicely. On a related note, have you noticed much difference between dark burley and white burley when mixing? I've never used the latter. I now only use really dark burley, like dark fired. I don't think light burley has much flavor at all, but I only like dark strong stuff period. Expresso coffee, stout beer, Smokey scotch, etc. So, I might not have any taste buds to discriminate with. |
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Post by haebar on Apr 17, 2018 11:32:39 GMT -5
Welcome from East Tennessee!
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Post by mrphillips on Apr 17, 2018 15:02:14 GMT -5
The AAA Burley is something I stumbled across when I first started mixing my own (admittedly, this was only 2 weeks ago!). www.pipesandcigars.com/p/blending-aaa-burley-pipe-tobacco/1473122/#p-119385 I notice very little taste profile, but seems to fill in the gaps nicely. On a related note, have you noticed much difference between dark burley and white burley when mixing? I've never used the latter. I now only use really dark burley, like dark fired. I don't think light burley has much flavor at all, but I only like dark strong stuff period. Expresso coffee, stout beer, Smokey scotch, etc. So, I might not have any taste buds to discriminate with. Haha! You read my mind and started my next thread! I have a Latavia lung and a Lagavulin liver. Something magical about the whole thing. Throw in some bad jokes and a few rauchbiers and you've got yourself something! (You'll see this exact statement in another thread shortly  ) |
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Post by mrphillips on Apr 18, 2018 20:40:30 GMT -5
Getting back to my original post, I finally got my order of Perique, and added 1 oz to my original 5,4,3,2 mixture. This is my FIRST time using this tobacco, and I was surprised by the results.
Instead of adding zing to the mix, it mellowed out the zing of the oriental and added a wonderful chocolate note. I immediately threw together ~2 oz of the mix and tossed it in the cellar. Very excited.
Using this as a springboard, I added 1 oz. to 4 oz. of red/orange Virginian ("Land Virginian" is what it says on the bag), and I could actually enjoy the VA without torching my tongue!
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Post by slowroll on Apr 18, 2018 22:13:05 GMT -5
That's an interesting thing about perique. It's often called spicy, but I find it smooths out Virginia's and others very well and adds a little fig-ish taste.
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