Seanz
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gee He must be getting a tad neglectful to do something like that!
Whats that symphony like?
Whats that symphony like?
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DonH
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I really like the Symphony. It's a Burley blend, but it's really smooth.
PlantTeacher
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Thanks, Knucklehead and Aaron. Very helpful.
How are you liking that Va Red Leaf? I love it in a pipe by itself. It's up into my top three single variety pipe smokes and the cigarette blend I made with it is really smooth and flavorful.
DonH
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Actually, I'm not crazy about it as a standalone pipe smoke. Or as too heavy an ingredient in a cigarette blend. It has a bit of a bite on the exhale that lingers and I didn't detect any of the Flue Cured Virginia sweetness in it. Goes to show how much individual tastes differ. For blending it in cigs I like 60% Bright Leaf Flue Cured, 20% Virginia Red, and 20% Turkish.
I'll have to try that blend. It sounds good.
About that VA Red. Is that Sun cured or why is it red.
He was not the last. I belive he has position same as the car number. LOL
Aaron
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If that is some of the VA Red Flue cured that FMGrowit has I believe it has something to do with curing at higher temps. I thought I had read something about it here on the forum somewhere but cant seem to find the post now
PA Red is a cigar filler variety that takes on a deeper (reddish) color when air-cured.
Bob
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Hi Bob,
I'm asking for Virginia Red. I believe that is Virginia Bright flue cured. But why become red. What exact are higher temperatures?
I'm asking for Virginia Red. I believe that is Virginia Bright flue cured. But why become red. What exact are higher temperatures?
It was the VA flue cure red leaf. In the description at WLT, it states the color is due to different curing temps. I found it very smooth, and with much more flavor than any other flue cured I have tried so far.
http://wholeleaftobacco.com/Flue-Cured-Virginia-Red-Leaf-FCV1.htm
http://wholeleaftobacco.com/Flue-Cured-Virginia-Red-Leaf-FCV1.htm
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Any flue-cure classed tobacco can be referred to as "Virginia." Some produce very bright leaf when flue-cured, others produce darker leaf. Their flavors differ.
Bob
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If I flue cure PA Red, than I can call it Virginia Red?
Go to www.wholeleaftobacco.com and look at flue cured tobacco. the VA red leaf is what we were talking about. I don't think PA red is considered a flue cure variety. Isn't it a cigar variety?
I just wanted to share this pipe with you guys. It was made by Walt Cannoy and posted on http://www.pipemakersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8471. It just absolutely blew me away. It is carved from a single block of wood. The rustication is his own invention and noboby has figured out yet how he does it. The candle drip style is also his own creation. Awesome.
DGBAMA
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Amazing piece of work..
DonH
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Wow! Can we expect something like that from you this winter? Aaron? Brurobas?
I can only dream...
That's an original Balkan Sobranie White can in the photos. The pipe is nice too.
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Just read through the whole thread. Wow knucklehead! Those are some beautiful pieces!! All I got is a dremele right now. I think I just might try my hand at one of those pre drilled setups and see what happens. You folks are so inspiring. I got a sampler from WLT the other day. I been trying some casing techniques. If you guys doit I don't see how y'all smoke it straight. Goodness that stuff can be rough. The lemon is about the only one I can stand without trying to do something to it.
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