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Astley's No. 109 Review
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<blockquote data-quote="Puff Daddy" data-source="post: 331643" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I can recall arguments from years ago as to whether or not there is any perique in 109. The brand, like so many others, has gone through manufacturer changes and with that, recipe and process changes. As with the current incarnation of Three Nuns, there may well be a component tobacco used in 109 that gives off a faint perique characteristic to some while not actually being perique that is used in the recipe. Kohlhause and Kopp in Germany have been making Astley's for quite some time now, I doubt we'd get a straight answer as to what exactly is used. I get a sense of a perique-like characteristic in 109, though it is fleeting. Who knows.</p><p></p><p>It is a mild virginia, but it's quite nice. I always got better results smoking it somewhat dry. Some mild virginias are grassy, some sweet, some earthy. 109 always seemed to be just a little bit of all of these things for me. There are certainly better bold virginias out there, but very few better mild ones. It has the unique characteristic of satisfying me while never being a strong tobacco, of filling the palate while never being bold. It also is one of those tobaccos that I seem to need to smoke several succesive bowls before the light goes on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Puff Daddy, post: 331643, member: 3"] I can recall arguments from years ago as to whether or not there is any perique in 109. The brand, like so many others, has gone through manufacturer changes and with that, recipe and process changes. As with the current incarnation of Three Nuns, there may well be a component tobacco used in 109 that gives off a faint perique characteristic to some while not actually being perique that is used in the recipe. Kohlhause and Kopp in Germany have been making Astley's for quite some time now, I doubt we'd get a straight answer as to what exactly is used. I get a sense of a perique-like characteristic in 109, though it is fleeting. Who knows. It is a mild virginia, but it's quite nice. I always got better results smoking it somewhat dry. Some mild virginias are grassy, some sweet, some earthy. 109 always seemed to be just a little bit of all of these things for me. There are certainly better bold virginias out there, but very few better mild ones. It has the unique characteristic of satisfying me while never being a strong tobacco, of filling the palate while never being bold. It also is one of those tobaccos that I seem to need to smoke several succesive bowls before the light goes on. [/QUOTE]
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