Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part 5
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Thank you for the info, Kazz! I used to get some juices from NOLA Vapes, & they had a Perique juice. I never tried it because I have such a hard time with tobaccos, but I might now.I'm not sure if mine came from Deep South or not. My Bride got it for me a coupla years ago for a Christmas present. She had it engraved and everything.She's too good to me sometimes.
I have checked Deep South's website a few times... I keep meaning to order some of their flavoring bottles for different spirits. So far, I've just stuck with the Bourbon flavor that came with the barrel.
Hahahaha! If I ever made a liter of it, I'd most definitely have to bottle some up for y'all!
Yep, it is very good if you can get the stuff from St. James Parrish.
For those that don't know: From Wiki
Perique/pəˈriːk/ is a type of tobacco from Saint James Parish, Louisiana, known for its strong, powerful, and fruity aroma. When the Acadians made their way into this region in 1776, the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes were cultivating a variety of tobacco with a distinctive flavor. A farmer named Pierre Chenet is credited with first turning this local tobacco into what is now known as Perique in 1824 through the labor-intensive technique of pressure-fermentation.
Production
The tobacco plants are manually kept suckerless and pruned to exactly 12 leaves through their early growth. In late June, when the leaves are a dark, rich green and the plants are 24-30 inches (600 to 750 mm) tall, the whole plant is harvested in the late evening and hung to dry in a sideless curing barn. Once the leaves have partially dried but are still supple (usually less than 2 weeks in the barn), any remaining dirt is removed and the leaves are moistened with water and stemmed by hand. The leaves are then rolled into "torquettes" of approximately 1 pound (450 g) and packed into hickory whiskey barrels. The tobacco is kept under pressure using oak blocks and massive screw jacks, forcing nearly all the air out of the still-moist leaves. Approximately once a month the pressure is released, and each of the torquettes is worked by hand to permit a little air back into the tobacco. After a year of this treatment, the perique is ready for consumption, although it may be kept fresh under pressure for many years. Extended exposure to air degrades the particular character of perique. The finished tobacco is dark brown - nearly black - very moist with a fruity, slightly vinegary aroma.[1] The fruity aroma is the result of hundreds of volatile compounds created by anaerobic fermentation of the tobacco. Many of these are responsible for the flavors of fruits and are often found in wine.[2]
Often considered the truffle of pipe tobaccos, perique is used as a component of various blended pipe tobaccos, as many people consider it too strong to be smoked pure. At one time, the fresh and moist perique was also chewed, but none is now sold for this purpose. Fewer than 16 acres (65,000 m²) of this crop remain in cultivation. Most Louisiana perique is cultivated by farmers Percy and Grant Martin in Grande Pointe, Louisiana.[3]Although at its peak Saint James Parish was producing around 20 tons of perique a year, output is now merely a few barrels. The perique used in pipe tobaccos now is the less expensive Acadian Perique, consisting ofKentucky Green River Burley (from various states) that is processed in the same manner as perique and blended with St. James grown tobacco. The Acadian perique is made by L.A. Poche. Although the process produces a strong, spicy tobacco, it is a different product from the original straight St. James perique grown on the Martin and Poche family farms.
Pierre Chenet's grand daughter, Coralie Decareau, married Celestin Poche in February 1829, and the Poche family has been involved in the cultivation and processing of Perique tobacco through current times. As of June 2015, only three farmers grow tobacco commercially in Saint James Parish.
While traditionally a pipe tobacco (and still available from some specialist tobacconists), perique can also be found in Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company's perique cigarettes under the Natural American Spirit brand in an approximately 1 part to 5 blend with lighter tobaccos. These cigarettes are marketed in a black box (Perique Rich Robust) and in a gray box (Perique Rich.) Loose tobacco for rolling is sold by the same company in black pouches. Perique is also featured in the Mysterioso line of cigars made by the Connecticut Valley Tobacconist. Mysterioso is available with a genuine Connecticut shade wrapper, genuine aged Louisiana Perique, and Honduran tobacco. It is the only cigar in the world that uses a perique blend.
Wif you and Kenna, absolutely!
NOLA Vapes had some great juices! I haven't ordered from them in a pretty long time, but I remember that I liked quite a few... just steer clear of the Satsuma juice... that stuff was POTENT, and no amount of thinning would make it vapeable for me. Reminded me of vaping straight orange oil!
Be careful buying pins from FT. I've gotten some that don't fit. Read the reviews h discussions before you buy. Watch out to effusive planted posters.
I did check those out. Quite a few dodgy reviews. Some said the pins were very flimsy and not even made of steel never mind stainless, and the air hole was in a different position to the original. The airflow screws didn't fit some models. The fill screws appeared to be countersunk, and mine uses pan head with an o-ring. Kind of scared me off.
I did order some of each of the insulators from Kidney Puncher.
Can you please provide a link to the blog?
I've been using Kayfuns for a long time. I don't think I've removed that part on any of ours since the original tear-down and cleaning. Really unlikely that you'd break one.
You know what. I only got the Kayfuns because I picked up a retirement job and wanted to celebrate having extra money. And there was nothing left on my stockpiling list.
I enjoyed stockpiling. Making up a list and getting everything cheap in sales. But now it isn't fun any more. It just feels like a chore, even though I love the Kayfuns and they are practically giving them away.
I enjoyed stockpiling. Making up a list and getting everything cheap in sales. But now it isn't fun any more. It just feels like a chore, even though I love the Kayfuns and they are practically giving them away.
This is the link to TheKiwi's blog.
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/kayfun-replacement-o-rings-and-screws.6169/
The screws where he was asking for a source can all be picked up at McMaster. He gives the sizes.
The only one he didn't mention was the airflow control set screw. McMaster has flat ended set screws in all sizes but I haven't had a chance to measure them yet. They are little larger than the fill screw, which is M2.5, so the set screws are probably M3 or maybe M4. When I get a chance to dig my calipers out and order some I'll send the details to Kiwi so he can add them to the Blog.
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Yep, 510's are pretty much set & forget
Now the 510 on my K5 keeps coming unscrewed. I take it off my mod to fill & it unscrews a bit everytime. When I tighten it up it makes the air & juice flow hard to adjust. When those 2 things get easy to adjust I know the 510 is coming out again & I start getting leaks. Not so happy with my K5 anymore & will stick to my v2+.
Keeping it mellow; oops put this on the wrong Forum. But a mellow jam and a good vape like Vapor HQ's "Sweet Tea" is always a good thing on a Hot day.
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I have three 1-L barrels, and I use the various flavorings for Scotch and some of the Bourbons. I don't know how great they are but nothing's been undrinkable
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Haven't gotten into the barrels, I will have to get one and try it out some day. Home brew though, I've made beer and wine, and it's not bad if I do say so myself.
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And ooops, forgot for a minute which porch this was on. The beer and wine is for sipping while vaping on my Coppervape squonker of course.
If half of what they are saying in the stocking thread is true on the last few pages - You just be happy you stocked up. And no FT will not be a backup plan...
Indeed ... what Oliver says in his post about the future of co-ops ... has implications for 'us' ordering from China for 'private' use.
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Just got my iStick Picos (2) from Gear Best, which I had to sign for; shipped from Rotterdam, Netherlands (18 days).
Pleasant surprise, 'stealth' mode! Nice lil' unit with removable batt (installed 'pos' end down'). They'll be stored 'til my iStick TC 40Ws go to Vapehalla.
BTW, lil' bad news, the customs declaration listed 'Temperature Control Mods'...
Pleasant surprise, 'stealth' mode! Nice lil' unit with removable batt (installed 'pos' end down'). They'll be stored 'til my iStick TC 40Ws go to Vapehalla.
BTW, lil' bad news, the customs declaration listed 'Temperature Control Mods'...
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