Nate, did you know that licorice extract is used in processing tobacco? MAFCO, located in Camden, NJ is the largest processor of licorice root in the world. MAFCO sells 80% of it's licorice products to the tobacco industry. https://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=nrjk0077
Well, I did not know that!! Always seeking to add to my nowhere near encyclopedic knowledge of all things, but noted I'll be sure to never move there! I'm guessing processing plants disseminate the odor?