WLT website.

[ShiniKoroshi]

Hey Don, the website is looking awesome and I really like how the shopping cart works. Not to mention how well stocked you are! My latest order was much higher quality leaf so if that is any indication I'd say you are working extra hard for your customers and it shows. Definitely looking forward to my next order!


@FmGrowit

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

This absolutely made my day!


Its too dry to unpack this today but I did open one of bags of Tangled Flue Cured Bright Leaf to find this is excellent tobacco!

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

Didn't intend for this thread to be a review but might as well....

6 lb of Flue-cured Virginia. Average weight in - 1.08 lb. Average weight after stemming and cutting - .76 lb. An excellent ratio for unsorted tobacco!



I sampled the Canadian Lemon, Virginia Brightleaf and Virginia Red. All were appropriately sweet, smooth and flavorful. As usual, a little WLT #1 casing will be needed to remove the "raw aspects" of the tobacco or about 6 months age. This is really good stuff!

BTW- the "tangled" is more like crumpled and comes apart easily. Some additional time stacking smaller fragments for cutting but we are talking maybe a 5th of the stack. Most everything was in larger pieces or whole leaves. I did find many binder/wrapper grade leaves which would make great plug wrappers. The Brightleaf is especially bright yellow.


L to R - Red, Bright, Lemon.

 

[deluxestogie]

Just a reminder of where Don's tobacco comes from:

Old Belt Farmers Co-op Tobacco Auction 15 OCT 2019

I had the privilege of accompanying Don at a tobacco auction in Rural Hall, North Carolina, today. The Old Belt Farmers Co-op tobacco auction is one of the few remaining in the country, and the northernmost flue-cured tobacco auction that I know of in the US. [Danville, Virginia exists only...

forum.wholeleaftobacco.com

Bob

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

Just a reminder of where Don's tobacco comes from:

Old Belt Farmers Co-op Tobacco Auction 15 OCT 2019

I had the privilege of accompanying Don at a tobacco auction in Rural Hall, North Carolina, today. The Old Belt Farmers Co-op tobacco auction is one of the few remaining in the country, and the northernmost flue-cured tobacco auction that I know of in the US. [Danville, Virginia exists only...

forum.wholeleaftobacco.com

Bob

Thank you for sharing and the great pictures, it does seem like fun.

I have had thoughts lately of growing an acre and taking it to auction just for the experience. Last time I did something like that I ended up in business for 20+ years.