Forum legend MSO489 writes:
Second, it is Burley... and Burley has something else in it besides Nicotine that makes the stomach and gut react.
I mention this because two of my favorite tobaccos, Royal Yacht and Brown Twist Sliced, are both high-nicotine but do not have the impact on the gut that Burley blends do.
Then, the other day, I was messing around with some Dark Burley in my mad scientist laboratory, and had occasion to compare an older sample with a newer. The older sample was mellow; the newer one hit me in the gut, like "green" tobacco or cheese might. It was not aged enough and provoked a reaction.
I have since identified this as the Fifth Horseman behind Old Joe Krantz. My two-year aged stash, a few pounds of the stuff, is not cut thin like the newer version, but does not slam me to the ground. Newer orders have that green feeling, like eating raw onions.
I doubt that this condition afflicts everyone; some people puff away on Burley without it. Personal chemistry and all that. But I think it is worth reminding the community that this "Burley blast" is something else, and so, you may get different results with Semois, Old Joe Krantz, or even have Prince Albert feel like a medium-full instead of a mild-medium.
First, Semois is awesome.
Second, it is Burley... and Burley has something else in it besides Nicotine that makes the stomach and gut react.
I mention this because two of my favorite tobaccos, Royal Yacht and Brown Twist Sliced, are both high-nicotine but do not have the impact on the gut that Burley blends do.
Then, the other day, I was messing around with some Dark Burley in my mad scientist laboratory, and had occasion to compare an older sample with a newer. The older sample was mellow; the newer one hit me in the gut, like "green" tobacco or cheese might. It was not aged enough and provoked a reaction.
I have since identified this as the Fifth Horseman behind Old Joe Krantz. My two-year aged stash, a few pounds of the stuff, is not cut thin like the newer version, but does not slam me to the ground. Newer orders have that green feeling, like eating raw onions.
I doubt that this condition afflicts everyone; some people puff away on Burley without it. Personal chemistry and all that. But I think it is worth reminding the community that this "Burley blast" is something else, and so, you may get different results with Semois, Old Joe Krantz, or even have Prince Albert feel like a medium-full instead of a mild-medium.
