Blending OTC with exotics

trouttimes

Lifer

Nov 26, 2018

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Lake Martin, AL

• Jan 26, 2019

• #1

Has anyone used OTC to blend with exotics to tone them down or smooth out rough edges?

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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60,455

• Jan 26, 2019

• #2

A little C&D cigar leaf, or similar condiment, goes a long way to add variety to good old blends.

 

davet

Lifer

May 9, 2015

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330

Estey's Bridge N.B Canada

• Jan 26, 2019

• #3

I have a few straight Virginias, PS and Low Country, bulk that I have used like that.

 

raevans

Starting to Get Obsessed

Apr 20, 2013

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17

• Jan 26, 2019

• #4

I'll throw in some cigar leaf with SWR. Makes it interesting...

 

pipehunter

Starting to Get Obsessed

Dec 20, 2016

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5

• Jan 26, 2019

• #5

Five Brothers is good to strengthen another blend with something of a "neutral" taste.

 

acidpox

Can't Leave

Nov 18, 2018

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317

• Jan 26, 2019

• #6

What pipe hunter said, I use it to strengthen some blends and sometimes on top to help some blends that I have a hard time getting lit, kinda as a kinddeling

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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109,224

• Jan 26, 2019

• #7

Carter Hall with straight Yenidje is pretty good.

 

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instymp

Lifer

Jul 30, 2012

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1,029

• Jan 26, 2019

• #8

Yes, Carter Hall with....

 

jaytex1969

Lifer

Jun 6, 2017

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Here

• Jan 26, 2019

• #9

I've used a bland French pouch tobacco in the bottom quarter of a bowl to help with a moisture problem with Luxury Twist Flake. Can't seem to dry it enough sometimes.

 

tennsmoker

Lifer

Jul 2, 2010

1,157

7

• Jan 26, 2019

• #10

Now and again, I will mix in a tad of Uhle's Crushed White Burley with an aro. I layer the tobaccos in a larger pipe and smoke my little brains away. This is just a great blending tobacco, and even straight up. I love it either way. But your mmv.

 

dethmutt

Can't Leave

Sep 14, 2018

376

8

• Jan 26, 2019

• #11

I bought some Perique and Turkish to mess around with Carter Hall. But, I found that its just fine by itself!

 

didimauw

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Staff member

Jul 28, 2013

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Burlington WI

• Jan 27, 2019

• #12

Yes I've mixed about every blend I've ever tried alone, and then with Carter Hall just to tone them down

 

mrmachado

Can't Leave

Oct 17, 2018

480

54

Brazil

• Jan 27, 2019

• #13

Any other OTC than Carter Hall good for toning down harsher blends? Can't find Carter Hall around, always out of stock.

 

dottiewarden

Lifer

Mar 25, 2014

3,053

57

Toronto

• Jan 28, 2019

• #14

Plenty of OTCs are on par with some so-called "exotics" and vice versa. I do find cigar leaf can put some body into an airy blend.

 

thefishguy

Can't Leave

Jan 17, 2017

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1,237

• Jan 29, 2019

• #15

Cigar leaf is the bacon of tobacco leaves.

 

papawhisky

Lurker

Jan 29, 2019

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Austin, Texas

• Jan 30, 2019

• #16

Cigar leaf is the bacon of tobacco leaves

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Can also be the Lindt chocolate or pork cracklins, depending on the leaf.