Trying to replicate Gitanes cigarettes: @dglenn

[dglenn]

Hello,
Greetings from Toronto.
Can anyone here advise me regarding replicating the French cigarette Gitanes? From my understanding Gitanes were produced with a blend of black tobaccos (ordinary Caporal, mild Caporal and Maryland). Maryland is available at Whole Leaf Tobacco and I imagine at other online suppliers, but I'm unable to find "ordinary" Caporal and mild Caporal. Any help with this would be much appreciated.

 

[deluxestogie]

Belated welcome to the forum. You may wish to scan through the topics in our Index of Key Forum Threads, linked in the menu bar.

Caporal is a specifically French varietal tobacco. I am unaware of any source for either the tobacco or its seed. I suspect that you will need to try a number of dark air-cured tobaccos.

Bob

 

[johnny108]

welcome!
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[treecutter]

Welcome to the forum. I used to smoke Gitanes, the blue package almost 60 years ago and they were one of my favorites. I lived in Quebec City at the time and they were popular in those days. Now I live in cottage country on the other side of Algonquin Park. If you find out what tobaccos were involved I'd like to make a few for old times sake even though now I smoke only a pipe.

 

[dglenn]

Welcome to the forum. I used to smoke Gitanes, the blue package almost 60 years ago and they were one of my favorites. I lived in Quebec City at the time and they were popular in those days. Now I live in cottage country on the other side of Algonquin Park. If you find out what tobaccos were involved I'd like to make a few for old times sake even though now I smoke only a pipe.

Thank you. I found this online somewhere - Gitanes are made from a mix of black tobaccos (ordinary Caporal, mild Caporal, and Maryland). I haven't been able to find any Caporal anywhere.

 

[deluxestogie]

Thank you. I found this online somewhere - Gitanes are made from a mix of black tobaccos (ordinary Caporal, mild Caporal, and Maryland). I haven't been able to find any Caporal anywhere.

Apparently, "caporal" is a French, dark cigar type tobacco.

https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/2192/imperial-tobacco-group-plc-caporal-export/?review=77795

Bob