Cigarette blend recipe

[ChrisN]

Hi,
I am looking for a Cigarette blend recipe. Not sure how much of each plant to use to make a cigarette. Also, have read that Havana 142 have been used in cigarettes as well. It also will help me see how many of each species I should plant. Here are the seeds/plants I have. I also have a Caribbean Cigar recipe blend thread going as well, will be getting some oriental seeds, maybe Prilep. Thank you very much! Take care. Chris

 

[Knucklehead]

My cigarette blend, doubles as a nice pipe blend. No strong tongue or throat bite. Layers of flavor.
45% flue cured
20% burley
20% maryland
5% dark air
10% oriental

 

[Alpine]

The classic American blend is 50 to 60% flue cured bright leaf and 40 to 50% burley. If you prefer Camel rather than Marlboro then substitute a 5 to 15% of the burley with an oriental. As @Knucklehead said, the more different tobacco you add, the more tasty (for good or bad is up to you to decide) the blend turns out. My daily blend is a mix of air cured dark Va, burley, oriental and N. rustica since I like my cigs rather strong. Read the forum’s FAQ and growing tips for more details. And get a copy of @deluxestogie book, it contains a lot of information.

pier

 

[ChrisN]

My cigarette blend, doubles as a nice pipe blend. No strong tongue or throat bite. Layers of flavor.
45% flue cured
20% burley
20% maryland
5% dark air
10% oriental

Thank you very much, Knucklehead! Was curious which types the flue cured and dark air ones are?

 

[Knucklehead]

Thank you very much, Knucklehead! Was curious which types the flue cured and dark air ones are?

From WLT, bright leaf or red leaf. Usually no choice on dark air.
Homegrown:
(Favorites) Reams 158, Cherry Red, Costello, GL 939 flue cured
VA 355, small stalk black mammoth dark air
TN 90 or TN 86 burley
maryland 609
Prilep 66-9/7, Izmir Ozbas for orientals

 

[ChrisN]

The classic American blend is 50 to 60% flue cured bright leaf and 40 to 50% burley. If you prefer Camel rather than Marlboro then substitute a 5 to 15% of the burley with an oriental. As @Knucklehead said, the more different tobacco you add, the more tasty (for good or bad is up to you to decide) the blend turns out. My daily blend is a mix of air cured dark Va, burley, oriental and N. rustica since I like my cigs rather strong. Read the forum’s FAQ and growing tips for more details. And get a copy of @deluxestogie book, it contains a lot of information.

pier

Thank you very much, Pier! I have Bob's book. It's great and I love it.
I noticed in your description of the classic american blend that it doesn't include a Virginia or Maryland type, that it only includes a bright leaf and burley and maybe a small amount of oriental if you like camel. Very interesting.
Would like to be able to use majority of the plant species I have if not all. Would prefer to find a way to use them all. So, they don't go to waste. I'll for sure check out the forums FAQ and growing tips.

 

[ChrisN]

From WLT, bright leaf or red leaf. Usually no choice on dark air.
Homegrown:
(Favorites) Reams 158, Cherry Red, Costello, GL 939 flue cured
VA 355, small stalk black mammoth dark air
TN 90 or TN 86 burley
maryland 609
Prilep 66-9/7, Izmir Ozbas for orientals

Thank you very much, Knucklehead!

 

[deluxestogie]

"Bright Leaf" is often used as a synonym for "flue-cured Virginia". It's sometimes used to differentiate Lemon Virginia (from just above the bottom leaf of the stalk) from "Virginia Bright", which is sometimes leaf from just above the position Lemon grows on the stalk. Tobacco in general has a historically messy vocabulary.

Bob

 

[ChrisN]

Thank you very much, Bob! I'll need to learn about the leaves/sections of the tobacco plant.

 

[burge]

What do you smoke?

 

[ChrisN]

Cigars mostly. I like Caribbean cigars and I like regular cigarettes.