St. James Flake, Escudo, Fillmore

[pistol]

I have decided to conduct a little VAPER ranking experiment by smoking these three blends exclusively for the next week. What's your ranking of these three blends? I will post my thoughts in the next few days!

[cquon]

I can't comment on the Filmore or tha St. James Flake, Pete, as i have not had either. But speaking to the many others that I have had, relieving Escudo of it's top spot in my rotation would be a tough nut to crack. Keep us posted.

[pistol]

I can't comment on the Filmore or tha St. James Flake, Pete, as i have not had either. But speaking to the many others that I have had, relieving Escudo of it's top spot in my rotation would be a tough nut to crack. Keep us posted.

PM me your addie Doyle:pp

[IHT]

escudo (my favorite tobacco of all time)
fillmore (still growing on me, had a bowl a couple nights ago - not the same as most va/pers i prefer, as it's a perique monster, but you can still taste the VAs)
st. james flake (was good, but i didn't give it much of a chance - gave the tin to someone at the hillbilly herf)

[kheffelf]

Have not had the St James Flake yet, but I really enjoyed Fillmore but I also really like Escudo.
1.Escudo
2.Fillmore
But it is pretty close.

[dls]

St James Flake
Escudo

haven't tried the fillmore. I'm probably in the minority here, as far as how I rank these.

[worr lord]

Haven't had St. James Flake, but I thoroughly enjoy both Escudo and Fillmore. I'd have to rank Escudo a bit above the Fillmore though, as I love the coins and feel that Fillmore has a stronger kick to it.

[Mad Hatter]

Haven't had Filmore, but smoked the other two today. IMO Escudo is just sweet with a hint of something else, probably the perique. St James Flake on the other hand is rich and buttery, creamy in a way. It gets my #1 vote. Need to buy some Filmore I guess.

[Nutiket_32]

I havent had escudo (have a tin aging till im done with all my open things), but i think id put st james flake slightly above fillmore.

[JoelS]

Those are 3 of my favorite blends!

[pistol]

Ok, I smoked two bowls of Fillmore today and I gotta say that I like it a lot, but there's a little too much perique in there for my taste. I really like exhaling VAPER blends through my nose, but this blend bordered a little too near an uncomfortable feeling during nasal exhales. It wasn't quite uncomfortable, but it was almost there! It may just be me, but I also found Fillmore to have quite a significant nicotine kick. All in all, I liked it, but it may have a little too much perique to be a daily VAPER for me. Tomorrow I am going to load up a couple bowls of the St James Flake; I am optimistic that it will send me a little more than the Fillmore.

[cquon]

Well, Pete sent some samples, alright. Ambushed me real good with them, too. Tag alongs included a PSD4, a Custom rolled Pepin (big flucker, too), a big a$$ Fuente Belicoso, a Tat DC, and an Ashton VSG? Don't know what to smoke first.

:tu

Muchos Gracias, Senor Pistelero!

[Kayak_Rat]

escudo (my favorite tobacco of all time)
fillmore (still growing on me, had a bowl a couple nights ago - not the same as most va/pers i prefer, as it's a perique monster, but you can still taste the VAs)
st. james flake (was good, but i didn't give it much of a chance - gave the tin to someone at the hillbilly herf)

That Hillbilly likes the St. James Flake better than the Escudo. Havent had the Fillmore yet.

[EnyafanJT]

i liked the fillmore but the vas seemed muted to me. escudo is good as well but seems to not have fresh boisterous taste, it is heavy. i think the st james (mcclelland) is great. it has sweetness from the vas and a good amount of perique. you will have to dry it out though as w/almost every other mcclelland blend.

[IHT]

i think the st james (mcclelland) is great. it has sweetness from the vas and a good amount of perique. you will have to dry it out though as w/almost every other mcclelland blend.
is that st. james flake or woods?
i've got a tin of st. james woods by McClelland open right now. not bad, it may be pretty good now that it's had a chance to breathe.

[rolyat150]

I need to try some of these! lol, they didn't have escudo at my local shop though :mad:.

[EnyafanJT]

oh he was referring to st james flake as in gawith? too much nicotene for me. i like st james woods, sorry if i misunderstood. now leave me alone and go back to the fatherland!:chk

[dhaus]

I've only tried St. James Woods. I like it, but am wondering how it stacks up against the other Va/Pers mentioned here.

[Mad Hatter]

St James Woods was the last McC I tried before I threw in the towel in on their VA blends. I really wanted to like their stuff but for me there's more flavor in a bag of Half&Half than there is in their VAs. I know they have a lot of supporters here but I only turn to them for latakia blends

[pistol]

Well, I took all three with me on my 14 hour drive (each way) to Banff. Having smoked at least 4 bowls of each now, I have to say that my favorite is the Escudo. St. James Flake is solidly in second, but I still enjoy the Fillmore. All in all, I'm glad I have all three, and I will finish the Fillmore, but I probably won't keep it in my rotation. The three VAPERs that I will continue to purchase/smoke/cellar will be the Escudo, St. James Flake, and Scottish Cake. BTW, Doyle I'm glad you enjoyed the package!

[pistol]

I need to try some of these! lol, they didn't have escudo at my local shop though :mad:.

Order it from smokingpipes.com. Even with the shipping costs, it'll probably be cheaper on-line versus your B&M (or you could just pony up a $75 order and get free shipping!).