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Rattrays Old Gowrie: to perique or not to perique
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<blockquote data-quote="bent bulldog" data-source="post: 382964" data-attributes="member: 3484"><p>O.K. I admit that I am completely confused as to the presence or lack thereof of perique in one of my favorite old time Virginias, Old Gowrie. I smoke pounds of this back in the days when it was still made in Perth and it was simply a straightforward broken Virginia flake with a wonderful sweet taste and aroma. However I got hold of a tin recently that was one of the new German blended versions and upon opening the 100 gram tin the perique aroma was very evident. This tin I picked up was imported by an outfit called XYZ direct and was from the year 2012 and clearly imprinted on the side of the label was the K and K trademark (Kolhouse and Kopp I believe although I am not sure of the spelling.) I know that this house has been blending the old English and Scottish blends such as Rattrays but I am wondering if, since the new importer is Arango cigar co, is K and K still blending Old Gowrie and has the blend been changed once again? I am not a big Perique fan and think that a good quality Virginia should be able to stand on its own without the help of much spicing but that is just my individual preference. As I mentioned in a previous comment on this site, I have tried the new Capstan Blue and Gold flakes and found them excellent. Anyway, any thoughts on the evolution or devolution of Rattraya Old Gowrie would be greatly appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bent bulldog, post: 382964, member: 3484"] O.K. I admit that I am completely confused as to the presence or lack thereof of perique in one of my favorite old time Virginias, Old Gowrie. I smoke pounds of this back in the days when it was still made in Perth and it was simply a straightforward broken Virginia flake with a wonderful sweet taste and aroma. However I got hold of a tin recently that was one of the new German blended versions and upon opening the 100 gram tin the perique aroma was very evident. This tin I picked up was imported by an outfit called XYZ direct and was from the year 2012 and clearly imprinted on the side of the label was the K and K trademark (Kolhouse and Kopp I believe although I am not sure of the spelling.) I know that this house has been blending the old English and Scottish blends such as Rattrays but I am wondering if, since the new importer is Arango cigar co, is K and K still blending Old Gowrie and has the blend been changed once again? I am not a big Perique fan and think that a good quality Virginia should be able to stand on its own without the help of much spicing but that is just my individual preference. As I mentioned in a previous comment on this site, I have tried the new Capstan Blue and Gold flakes and found them excellent. Anyway, any thoughts on the evolution or devolution of Rattraya Old Gowrie would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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