Manufacturer Description:
Sun ripened, juicy Virginia and a little Black Cavendish for a cool burn are carried by a specially composed, sweet and fruity flavor.
Characterisation:
The Planters Purpure is a mixture of light to medium brown and little black tobacco with a strong fruit flavor that reminiscent of forest berries and raspberry. The aroma displaces any tobacco smell. Although the tobacco is predominantly medium fine cut it contains a few coarse fibers. The humidity is optimal.
Plugging:
The Planters Purpure could be plugged rather well, but it may happen that you have to sort out some too coarse tobacco fibers. It is recommended to grind the tobacco a little bit between your fingers before plugging and then to fill in portions into the bowl. The pipe should not be filled too high and the tobacco not stuffed too tightly because The Planters Purpure expands slightly while glowing down.
Light up:
The tobacco could be light up well with 1 to 2 flames, in which it tends a little bit to straighten up. But that could be regulated easily with the tamper without the need to re-ignite.
Smoking properties:
After light up the berry fruit flavor dominates the taste. A slightly citrus-like, sparkling flavor could come from Virginia. One should make sure that the tobacco isn’t smoked too hot, otherwise it will bite on the tongue and the aromatic flavor gets lost. Glowing down of the light tobacco is straightforward with some condensate and the remaining ash is light gray. The aroma diminishes at the half of the bowl but remains present until the end. A light chocolate-like note of Black Cavendish mingles then with the fruit flavor.
Redolency:
The redolence of the The Planters Purpure is fruity and sweet too and the smell also remains to forest berries and raspberry. The flavor displace all smell of tobacco but isn’t obtrusively and makes the tobacco acceptable for any society.
Conclusion:
The Planters Purpure is a mixture of light to medium brown and little black tobacco with a strong flavor that reminiscent of forest berries and raspberry. The aroma is dominating the smell of the predominantly medium fine cut tobacco that also contains some coarser fibers. The tobacco is optimally conditioned and glows good-natured with some condensate to a light gray ash. The taste clearly reflects the fruit flavor again, but a slightly citrus-like, sparkling taste of Virginia could be recognized too. During glowing down the aromatic flavor diminishes somewhat, but remains visible until the end. A chocolate-like note of Black Cavendish mingles with the fruit flavor. The room note is sweet and fruity but not intrusive. This makes The Planters Purpure socially acceptable. The light tobacco is therefore suitable for every occasion and for every pipe smoker who likes to enjoy flavored tobaccos.
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