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mustanggt

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 6, 2012
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I thought I'd try my hand at making my own blend so I ordered a bunch of 4 oz bags. I got most of the tobaccos in all my favorite blends. I'm sure others have tried it as well. What has been your experience?

 

captainbob

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 5, 2010
765
2
The difference between a "Blend" and a "Mixture" is that a Mixture is the combination of "finished blends". If you are blending individual tobacco's that are not finished blends and are not satisfied, it is probably because "blending-tobaccos" have no aromatic added to them yet. On the other hand, you may truly enjoy your experiment without any aromatic added. Let us know how it goes.
I was not satisfied with my initial results many years ago. But, after I hooked up with the late Craig Tarler I learned a lot. Also, he had the highly concentrated and very expensive aromatic sauces. Some are $100 for a half gallon! Virtually, all tobacco has "some" aromatic element to make the tobacco more palatable. It is a matter of "aromatic degree" that distinquishes Aromatics from Non-Aromatics. Good luck to you in your endeavor.

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baronsamedi

Lifer
May 4, 2011
5,688
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Dallas
I tried and ended up with this: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/miskatonic-university-blend-reviews It will be available on Friday 12/21/12!

 

flyguy

Lifer
Nov 20, 2012
1,018
4
I am a Lat fan. I have a little C&D blending Latakia on hand to "perk up" certain English blends. For example, I bought a tin of SG Squadron Leader and found it a little bland. I added a pinch of Latakia... NICE!

 

mustanggt

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 6, 2012
819
4
I'm prepared to do the same thing with SL as well. It is a little too light for me as well. So I too will add some lat to see how I can perk itg up some.

 
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