What is "Dark Burley"? Dark Air Cured?
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FosmicCilth
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My understanding is that dark burley is the portion comprised of the upper leaves of a burley plant. Whole Leaf Tobacco sells this as Burley Red Tips, it is significantly more full-bodied than lower leaves. I could be completely wrong about this though so please correct me if I am mistaken.
Dark air cured is not a variety of burley as far as I can tell, it seems to be a variety that is distinct from burley or virginia. It definitely doesn't grow like a burley, at least.
Dark fire-cured and dark air-cured are USDA "market classes" of dark tobacco varieties. Burley is a distinct market class.
Dark burley is an invented term. And, as you indicate, burley red tips are the stronger, darker burley leaves from the upper stalk positions.
Bob
Dark burley is an invented term. And, as you indicate, burley red tips are the stronger, darker burley leaves from the upper stalk positions.
Bob
The now famous Dodo was a large (about the weight of a turkey), flightless relative of pigeons and doves, found only on the remote island of Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean. No land animals were able to reach Mauritius from elsewhere, so the Dodo had experienced zero predation for likely thousands of years. It had no fear, since that was a useless trait in its unique environment. The first sailors to reach Mauritius, in 1598, found them quite tasty and easy to kill—since they did not run away. By 1662 (64 years later), they were extinct. They were not "dumb". They were just evolutionarily unprepared to respond to humans.
My naming of this pipe blend is related to the lack of any Oriental or bright leaf in the mix.
Not Too Bright pipe blend
- Stewed Cigar Cavendish (6 parts per 16) 37.5%
- Mixed variety home-made Perique (6 parts per 16) 37.5%
- Little Dutch [mid-leaf] (4 parts per 16) 25.0%
This was my first blend trial, so I was expecting to have to adjust the proportions of the components. But it seems fairly pH balanced. There is no cigar or stinky Perique aroma to the unlit blend.
The Stewed Cigar Cavendish is about 2 years old, whereas the mixed variety Perique is 9 years old. I grew the Little Dutch 5 years ago.
The nicotine strength is medium-to-full. Aroma is dark and subtle. I have no sense of a cigar aroma in the room note. It would serve nicely as an evening smoke.
Bob
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Got a chuckle out of the label Bob !
The now famous Dodo was a large (about the weight of a turkey), flightless relative of pigeons and doves, found only on the remote island of Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean. No land animals were able to reach Mauritius from elsewhere, so the Dodo had experienced zero predation for likely thousands of years. It had no fear, since that was a useless trait in its unique environment. The first sailors to reach Mauritius, in 1598, found them quite tasty and easy to kill—since they did not run away. By 1662 (64 years later), they were extinct. They were not "dumb". They were just evolutionarily unprepared to respond to humans.
My naming of this pipe blend is related to the lack of any Oriental or bright leaf in the mix.
Not Too Bright pipe blend
- Stewed Cigar Cavendish (6 parts per 16) 37.5%
- Mixed variety home-made Perique (6 parts per 16) 37.5%
- Little Dutch [mid-leaf] (4 parts per 16) 25.0%
This was my first blend trial, so I was expecting to have to adjust the proportions of the components. But it seems fairly pH balanced. There is no cigar or stinky Perique aroma to the unlit blend.
The Stewed Cigar Cavendish is about 2 years old, whereas the mixed variety Perique is 9 years old. I grew the Little Dutch 5 years ago.
The nicotine strength is medium-to-full. Aroma is dark and subtle. I have no sense of a cigar aroma in the room note. It would serve nicely as an evening smoke.
Bob
Sphinx Gate of Alaca Höyük, within the Hittite Empire (near today's northern Turkey).
The Mutki and the Trabzon Cavendish are light in aroma. Little Yellow, a heritage, dark air-cured variety, adds nicotine strength and a round body. A good mid-day smoke. If you use a different variety of dark air-cured, then you may wish to slightly reduce its proportion in the blend.
Cloud Blend
- Mutki (7 parts per 16) 43.75%
- Trabzon Cavendish (5 parts per 16) 31.25%
- Little Yellow (4 parts per 16) 25%
Bob
Wombat_smokes
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Bob, when I was trying to look up info on Mutki last year, I read a post that left me to beleive you didn't think too highly of that variety. If I remember right, a bit lacking in flavor... neutral taste. Did the Mutki improve after 13 years of aging, or did you need to use it up?
I have substantial reserves of nearly every one of the 100+ varieties that I've grown. Mutki makes a mediocre cigar, though the leaves do make nice wrappers.
How has it changed after 13 years. I can't begin to guess. Presently it produces a mild aroma, with no hint of floral qualities. It's a nice blender, with decent burn.
Bob
How has it changed after 13 years. I can't begin to guess. Presently it produces a mild aroma, with no hint of floral qualities. It's a nice blender, with decent burn.
Bob
Here is a link to the Mutki page in my Tobacco Plant Varieties for Home Growers.
Mutki (page 229)
Bob
Mutki (page 229)
Bob
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