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Another "spice" tobacco grown only in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Perique is subjected to extreme pressure and is allowed to ferment as it is cured, which results in a very distinctive tobacco.
Another "spice" tobacco grown only in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Perique is subjected to extreme pressure and is allowed to ferment as it is cured, which results in a very distinctive tobacco.


The following information comes from the A.S.P FAQ on Perique[http://www.aspipes.org/faq/faq/perique.html], which credits the Nichols and Brown home page, with additional information from the Perique web site by Gerard Faucheux, the New Orleans Times-Picayune (thanks to ASP member Daniel D. Marsalone), and the archived ASP posts of Irwin Friedman, Ray Newton, and Robert Holmes.
The following information comes from the A.S.P FAQ on Perique, which credits the Nichols and Brown home page, with additional information from the Perique web site by Gerard Faucheux, the New Orleans Times-Picayune (thanks to ASP member Daniel D. Marsalone), and the archived ASP posts of Irwin Friedman, Ray Newton, and Robert Holmes.


'''What Are the Characteristics of Perique?'''
'''What Are the Characteristics of Perique?'''
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Where Can I Buy Perique?
Where Can I Buy Perique?


Bulk perique can be purchased anywhere that offers blending tobaccos. Some commonly-known retailers of blending tobaccos are as follows: [http://cornellanddiehl.com/blending_tobaccos.htm Cornell and Diehl] and [http://www.tobaccodirect.com/smarthtml/Blending.html Tobacco Direct]
Bulk perique can be purchased anywhere that offers blending tobaccos including [http://cornellanddiehl.com/ Cornell and Diehl]  
*[http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/put-that-in-your-pipe/the-mystique-of-perique/ Interview with Mark Ryan, owner of L.A. Poche Perique Tobacco Co.]
*[http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/put-that-in-your-pipe/the-mystique-of-perique/ Interview with Mark Ryan, owner of L.A. Poche Perique Tobacco Co.]


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=== Virginia ===
=== Virginia ===
Despite the name, Virginias are grown in numerous locales. There are several varieties of Virginias, but all are characterized a relatively high sugar content. Virginias are often used as the base tobacco in blends, but they are smoked "straight" as well. Straight Virginias undergo changes in flavor as they age, similar to fine wines. Lighter in body than Oriental blends, they have a subtle complexity of flavor that makes them a favorite of many experienced smokers.
Despite the name, Virginias are grown in numerous locales. There are several varieties of Virginias, but all are characterized by a relatively high sugar content. Virginias are often used as the base tobacco in blends, but they are smoked "straight" as well. Straight Virginias undergo changes in flavor as they age, similar to fine wines. Lighter in body than Oriental blends, they have a subtle complexity of flavor that makes them a favorite of many experienced smokers.


Much of this information comes from the ASP posts of Greg Pease and Paul Szabady, and from Jon Tillman's Tobacco Reviews site, with additional material from the ASP posts of Chase Turner, Bear Graves, Sykes Wilford, Steve Thomas, Mike Jacobs, Greg Sprinkle, Tapio Pentikainen, Art Ruppelt, Tarek Manadily, Michael McCormick, George Miller, Joshua Rosenblatt, Neal Mille, and Ray Roewert.
Much of this information comes from the ASP posts of Greg Pease and Paul Szabady, and from Jon Tillman's Tobacco Reviews site, with additional material from the ASP posts of Chase Turner, Bear Graves, Sykes Wilford, Steve Thomas, Mike Jacobs, Greg Sprinkle, Tapio Pentikainen, Art Ruppelt, Tarek Manadily, Michael McCormick, George Miller, Joshua Rosenblatt, Neal Mille, and Ray Roewert.
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*Greg Pease has a very interesting and informative [http://glpease.com/ website] and [http://www.glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/ blog]
*Greg Pease has a very interesting and informative [http://glpease.com/ website] and [http://www.glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/ blog]
*Cornell & Diehl, Inc. [http://cornellanddiehl.com/ C&D]
*Cornell & Diehl, Inc. [http://cornellanddiehl.com/ C&D]
*Types of Tobacco and their Blends [http://www.tobaccopub.net/tobacco-info/types-of-tobacco-and-their-blends]
*MacBaren Tobacco [http://www.mac-baren.com/TopMenu/Main-1.aspx website]
*MacBaren Tobacco [http://www.mac-baren.com/TopMenu/Main-1.aspx website]
*Sutliff (part of MacBaren) [https://sutliff-tobacco.com/ website]  
*Sutliff (part of MacBaren) [https://sutliff-tobacco.com/ website]