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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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