Barrel of Perique comes in tomorrow. Interesting dilemma.

[FmGrowit]

I was finally able to budget for a barrel of Perique. Several years ago, I was sent samples of Perique from a grower I've never heard of and his price was astronomical. He was asking something like $35 a pound plus shipping. I don't recall what I did with it...probably buried on a shelf somewhere, but obviously, I didn't buy any. Shortly after receiving the sample, my competitor started selling Perique for an astronomical price...something like $65 pound. Two and two adds up pretty easy here.

The Perique I'm getting comes from one of two producers in Louisiana. One producer is owned by RJ Reynolds and only uses their Perique for their products...they don't sell Perique. The other producer sells to all the pipe tobacco manufacturers...it's the same Perique you smoke when you buy any tobacco product except for American Spirit cigarettes (Black).

Here's the dilemma. People are predisposed to cost is equal to value/quality. I want to sell my Perique at a reasonable price ($27.99 lb.), but how can this be done without everyone thinking "there must be something wrong with it", or "It can't be real for that price"?

BTW, because Perique is used in such small amounts in blends, I'm going to offer it in 1/2 lb. quantities ($14.99).

 

[deluxestogie]

Your Latakia is $25.99. Cornell & Diehl Latakia (C&D) in bulk goes for $48.43: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/cornell-diehl/Latakia/product_id/79414/bulk/

Your Perique would be $27.99. C&D bulk Perique is $48.43: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/cornell-diehl/Granulated-Perique/product_id/79416/bulk/

I would suggest selling Perique at your chosen price, and carefully describing the product's quality and its authentic source.

Bob

 

[KiwiGrown]

$27.99 but your competitor is selling it at 64.99 a pound.

Dad always told me if it seems to good to be true it probably a scam.

All joking aside I'm going to have to put some overtime in at work and buy some of this before New Zealands changes there regulation and includes unprocessed leaf as a processed tobacco product, taxing it at over 500 USD a pound.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

On the other hand, people may wonder if the more expensive one is actually whole leaf. The higher the price, the more it's been processed.

 

[greenmonster714]

I agree with Bob. Detailed description is key. Maybe even start a thread here about the product. Start it off with pictures of the barrels arrival, unpacking, and any ID stamps from where it originated from. Give a more detailed description with maybe even some history. Link the thread to the product. What the membership here add to a thread like that would help a potential customer realize the product is genuine and of good quality.

That is a fair price. I'm glad to see you add it to the growing list. Nice snag Don.

 

[DistillingJim]

+1 description
+1 link to a thread here - In the early days the feedback from this forum was a pretty big factor in my deciding to make an order from you over your competitor

 

[wooda2008]

You're going to get plenty of people that take the risk of buying at the lower price who will likely be impressed at your quality.

 

[Levi Gross]

I have only been a member since 2016 but I am and will always be only loyal to WLT. The only reason it has taken me until this year to place an order with you is my headstrong attitude that I can grow it process it and smoke it myself. I have never had reason to mistrust any information or product that comes from WLT or FTT. It is however, taking me some getting use to smoking and using natural unprocessed tobaccos. Much much different than the commercial stuff I have been brought up on. I just placed an order last night for Perique, Latakia, a shredder and the American-Turkish sampler pack. My last order was the Balkan Sobranidje. At any rate what I am trying to say is if the forum members are faithful to their craft and their word is their bond then you should have no problems selling your Perique. I believe in WLT and FTT... I have learned more here then I could have ever thought to and gaining a new freedom through your hard efforts to liberate us from big brother and his greedy tight fisted polluted ways.

 

[waikikigun]

I got my half-pound in. Fascinating aromas of truffly earth, fermented cheese, and wine. Not too strong. Haven't burnt it yet. Gonna stick it in some blends today and see what happens. Gonna start with the 15%, i.e. 2.5g, that I've read here in the forum. I'll report back soon. I calculate about 90 26-cent servings in this bag.

 

[MarcL]

This stuff is amazing! Very much intact leaves.

 

[DistillingJim]

Oh my. Have you smoked that yet MarcL?

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

This stuff is amazing! Very much intact leaves.

Is that a cigar wrapped in perique?

 

[MarcL]

wrapped in perique I'll smoke it tomorrow.

 

[DistillingJim]

Ah, I initially thought it was a puro. Still, will be good to hear your report when smoked.

 

[deluxestogie]

..will be good to hear your report when smoked.

After you regain consciousness, of course.

Bob

 

[Levi Gross]

This stuff is amazing! Very much intact leaves.

that looks good!!

 

[Levi Gross]

I think I will try to roll my first cigarillo with a perique leave. I made the same observation with my half pound. The leaf is very much in tact.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

After you regain consciousness, of course.

Bob

Tabacalera has a perique cigar. I had to lay down.

 

[deluxestogie]

I've smoked a petite corona size Perique puro. It tasted somewhat bitter on my lips (also turning them and my fingers brown), and was way to potent for me. The aroma was nice.

Bob

 

[MarcL]

wrapped in perique I'll smoke it tomorrow.

So, I'm going to put it off for now. I decided against microwave drying it. its to wet ..