whats the story on this? has anyone had it? there’s no review on snuffreviews and tom doesn’t have it. i’m curious to try it.
Its no longer made. I think ermtony got ahold of some old ones on ebay including this. He can probably shed some light on how it is. Check his personal site: Ermtony’s siteWhere did you hear of it?
The tin that was on Ebay actually contained Perique pipe tobacco, not snuff.
i was looking through the F & T reviews at snuff reviews and the Perique had zero reviews. It’s too bad they don’t make it anymore. Do they come out with new flavors often or no?
Perhaps it was not a snuff at all. Perique might be a little harsh as snuff. That may be a mistake on the snuffreviews site, it seems to be full of them. The story behind F&T is well documented here. There are even books published about them. Some are available electronically. Do a search for “Behind the Bow Windows.” The short answer is no, they don’t come up with new flavors, but the long answer is a little complicated. The existing ones are all that remains of an extinct company. Wilsons of Sharrow has taken up the production of the existing 13 varieties and holds the recipes for the rest except for HDT. That one was formerly made for F&T by Samuel Gawith who retain the recipe and sell it under their own name as Irish D Light. The current HDT is the “newest” F&T release, being a Wilsons creation. There have been hints that Wilsons would revive some of the extinct varieties if there was enough demand. We’ve had no word on that though here.
thats very interesting, indeed. i did a search as you suggested but most of the links were broken. i just received some tins of F&T’s macouba and morlaix and i’m very impressed and interested in exploring them more. it’s unfortunate a great snuff company should fold as it did. but it would be dandy if Wilson’s did revive the lost varieties.
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I’m sure I’ve heard of it but a quick check of my old snuff books - including the excellent Hugh McCausland’s - drew a blank. I also have an F and T listing from around the time the business was sold and it does not have Perique on it.
Actual, true, honest to goodness perique is hard to get ahold of. There is only one place it can be grown. Half of perique has to do with the soil. I’m not about to type out a history report on the subject. Anyone interested enough can use the google. I’m almost tempted to find a way to buy some and use it as part of a snuff blend. I know it’s got spice and gives a hell of a tongue-bite when smoked. That’s why it’s usually blended. Anyway, interesting that it’s been used in snuff before.
Ok. I finally got 'round to giving it the google. Not perique in general, but peique snuff. It seems Hurricane Katrina took it all from us.READ THIS
Well, that´s more than just a shame… :(((
Perique is actually making a strong comeback thanks to concerned folks in the pipe tobacco industry. I wouldn’t be surprised if in five years there was plenty for snuff.
F&T also has pipe tobaccos too. Never tried them wonder who makes them. I remember reading on here that perique used to be a common snuff tobacco not sure if that is true. I’d love to try it though as I love it in pipes.
I’m growing some Perique.
@cstokes: you will need to grow it in St. James Parish to get the right taste from what I have read.
St. James parish Louisiana! I live in Jeff Davis Parish Not far from St. James. I sure growing some Perique here would be good.
its aged in tree stumps.
From what I understand, you need three things to make it: correct tobacco variety, correct soil/growing conditions, and correct aging process/condtions. @thehookster: you might be able to grow something close. You might also be able to buy some locally. Look for something like this: ebay auctionIt looks like pipe tobacco, but might be suitable to make snuff.
The variety used for making the historical Perique is a red burley. I would think any tobacco using the special stump stuffing process would yield a decent Perique style cure. In fact I just read a in link from here that there is “Perique” being made with a different type that has been deemed better. Regardless, St. James has it coined. Also see my wizardry in the thread" What are you doing with your Toque Rustica".
I am bidding on an unopened tin of Perique, made in 2005. Hope to win it, and try making snuff with it. After reading about it, it should make a good blender snuff.