jolly
Well-Known Member
I'm right there with you. I smoke burley, dark air, and fire cured in clays and cobs exclusively. I think there's a rustic quality to these that just seems to fit.
Pure Tobacco Pipe Blends You Can Make
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jojjas
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Today after 3 weeks praparation i have made 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs) of my favorite homeblend NB
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3926-Pure-Tobacco-Pipe-Blends-You-Can-Make/page2
or in other measurment standards
5 L ( 1.32 Us gallon)
and when i was in the mood , 2 x 0.3 hg (10.5 oz) plugs of virginia perique cavendish
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3926-Pure-Tobacco-Pipe-Blends-You-Can-Make/page6
So this day has been busy and productive
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3926-Pure-Tobacco-Pipe-Blends-You-Can-Make/page2
or in other measurment standards
5 L ( 1.32 Us gallon)
and when i was in the mood , 2 x 0.3 hg (10.5 oz) plugs of virginia perique cavendish
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3926-Pure-Tobacco-Pipe-Blends-You-Can-Make/page6
So this day has been busy and productive
ChinaVoodoo
Moderator
Hectograms is going above and beyond the call of the metric, friend. But your blend looks great. I'm def. going to have to approximate that.
jojjas
Well-Known Member
Oops sorry about that , 0.3 kg should it be , not 0.3 hg
ProfessorPangloss
Amateur Kentuckian
Wow. That is just top-notch. When you use heat plus pressure, are you starting with leaf that's already been in a kiln, or does the heat take the place of a long-term kiln?
sansonPR
Well-Known Member
that's a good question professor!
jojjas
Well-Known Member
Sorry about the late respond , i just se your questions .
I could say the general idea is to use this method as an long term kiln and speed up aging and maturing process , i dont realy know if it´s any proper science behind this idea but , to my subjective opinion , it makes me a real pleasurable smoke
Mikael
Briar Boy
Member
Here a blend I came up with recently that I have really been enjoying so I thought I would share it...
50% Latakia
25% Red Virginia
14% Prilep Oriental
7% Bright Virginia
4% granulated Perique
If you happen to try it let me know what you think.
50% Latakia
25% Red Virginia
14% Prilep Oriental
7% Bright Virginia
4% granulated Perique
If you happen to try it let me know what you think.
Your blend sounds good.
That's very close to Master's Mate, in the matrix on page 5 of this thread. I have enjoyed a number of the matrix' blends with a similar proportion of hand shredded Perique (from various sources). The Dark Air component used in the matrix adds a degree of heft or body.
Bob
That's very close to Master's Mate, in the matrix on page 5 of this thread. I have enjoyed a number of the matrix' blends with a similar proportion of hand shredded Perique (from various sources). The Dark Air component used in the matrix adds a degree of heft or body.
Bob
I made a blend today, it had a flavor I couldn't quite make out. I let my wife try it and she named it right off the bat:
Cinnamon-
1/3 Threshed burley
1/3 Fire cured
1/3 Nicaraguan ligero
It really bears a striking resemblance to cinnamon. I didn't case, toast or do anything to the tobacco or otherwise change the perfection that comes straight out of Don's vapor proof bags.
Cinnamon-
1/3 Threshed burley
1/3 Fire cured
1/3 Nicaraguan ligero
It really bears a striking resemblance to cinnamon. I didn't case, toast or do anything to the tobacco or otherwise change the perfection that comes straight out of Don's vapor proof bags.
Years ago, I started my pipe tobacco blending excursions with a blend from Cornell & Diehl. It was one of their many English blends that contained Lemon Virginia, Latakia, Izmir and Perique. I've forgotten the name of that blend. I called Cornell & Diehl to discuss their possibly tweaking the blend for me. No problem.
Bailey's Front Porch
Craig Tarler was still alive then, and over the phone he willingly divulged the exact percentages of the components in that blend, and we settled on a couple of adjustments for my custom blend. Since Craig died a few years ago, the company was purchased by a marketing firm, and no longer makes up custom blends, as far as I can tell from the flashy and new and nearly useless website.
But, if you want to sample a range of possibilities (without knowing the exact proportions), Cornell & Diehl offers dozens of superb blends (and shredded blending ingredients) in all categories of pipe tobacco. Plus, they have gobs more tinned tobacco blends. C&D tobaccos are known for nearly undetectable amounts of the gooey casings found in most other brands. Commonly found bulk brands, like Lane, Mac Baren, and many others, are cheap tobacco. C&D is among the best.
I discovered yesterday that SmokingPipes.com is running a 15%-off sale on C&D bulk tobaccos, offered in ounce and pound quantities. As an example, many of their aromatic as well as English blends are going for around $30 for a pound. (Typical tinned pipe tobacco is sold everywhere for about $12+ for a 1.5 oz. tin.) The sale runs through the end of March. https://www.smokingpipes.com/tobacco/by-maker/cornell-diehl/bulk/
I don't think I could figure out much from their aromatic blends, but with an English blend, it is possible to roughly deconstruct the recipe from the listed ingredients, and by separating the 4 or 5 components with tweezers, you can get a first guess at how to make it with whole leaf from WLT or home-grown. (C&D also offers cut Perique for blending, if you don't want to make your own.)
Bob
Bailey's Front Porch
Craig Tarler was still alive then, and over the phone he willingly divulged the exact percentages of the components in that blend, and we settled on a couple of adjustments for my custom blend. Since Craig died a few years ago, the company was purchased by a marketing firm, and no longer makes up custom blends, as far as I can tell from the flashy and new and nearly useless website.
But, if you want to sample a range of possibilities (without knowing the exact proportions), Cornell & Diehl offers dozens of superb blends (and shredded blending ingredients) in all categories of pipe tobacco. Plus, they have gobs more tinned tobacco blends. C&D tobaccos are known for nearly undetectable amounts of the gooey casings found in most other brands. Commonly found bulk brands, like Lane, Mac Baren, and many others, are cheap tobacco. C&D is among the best.
I discovered yesterday that SmokingPipes.com is running a 15%-off sale on C&D bulk tobaccos, offered in ounce and pound quantities. As an example, many of their aromatic as well as English blends are going for around $30 for a pound. (Typical tinned pipe tobacco is sold everywhere for about $12+ for a 1.5 oz. tin.) The sale runs through the end of March. https://www.smokingpipes.com/tobacco/by-maker/cornell-diehl/bulk/
I don't think I could figure out much from their aromatic blends, but with an English blend, it is possible to roughly deconstruct the recipe from the listed ingredients, and by separating the 4 or 5 components with tweezers, you can get a first guess at how to make it with whole leaf from WLT or home-grown. (C&D also offers cut Perique for blending, if you don't want to make your own.)
Bob
Chris A
Well-Known Member
Thanks Bob. Just mixed up another batch of your Jewel of Macedonia blend. Added extra Latakia because it was just a little off, now not sure what to call it.
Congratulations. You get the right of naming--like discovering a new species.
Bob
EDIT: I agree that the Latakia proportion was timid. 25% sure beats 0%, but my preference is around 40%. The really high Latakia mixes (up to 75%) are delicious, but too heavy for an all day smoke for me.
greenmonster714
Well-Known Member
I went ahead and ordered a tin of that John Cotton 1&2 you mentioned to me a while back. It should be here soon. It will be a nice change from the aromatic blends I've been puffing on.
If you like John Cotton, stock up because that is one of the many tobaccos that are due to disappear in 2018 if the FDA deeming regs go in to effect.
We control our own destiny. If you like a particular commercial blend that may vanish, figure out how to make it yourself. John Cotton, Balkan Sobranie, Baby's Bottom, and many others managed to vanish from the market all of their own accord. Russ Ouellette has just recently resurrected John Cotton blends, and a handful of other old brands, without access to a blending card. It can be done.
Bob
Bob
Gavroche
Well-Known Member
Yes but Russ Ouellette is a master blender... no me...
The rumor is that Russ once blended his first blend.
Bob
Bob
greenmonster714
Well-Known Member
I've heard mention on this forum that it is not legal for WLT to sell perique tobacco leaf. Is that correct? I ask this because they do offer it over at leafonly.com. It's expensive as he'll but they do offer it. They even offer seed.
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