mellowing an English blend

spyder71 · Jul 29, 2011

Morning folks! Quick question... I have a couple ounces of "proper english" tobacco that is just too strong for me and want to mellow it out a bit. I believe it is the Latakia's flavor that is too "spicy" for me. I have some Mild English that I really like and was wondering what to cut the Proper English with. It's only a couple ounces but I would hate to waste it as I'm on a fixed income and $5 is $5!!! I have some really mild Black Cav, would that mellow it out without hiding the flavor? This "Proper English" is way more than I expected! 8O

loborx · Jul 29, 2011

Black Cavendish would work. Drugstore burleys such as Sir Walter and Prince Albert are also known to be good blending tobaccos. I like my English powerful but I would think Cavendish would sweeten things up a bit and the burleys would add a nice "nutty" balance to the latakia. Good luck.

dd951 · Jul 29, 2011

You might try taking one pipe load and let it dry some, that seems to help for me.

mjtannen · Jul 29, 2011

You could always send the Proper English to a proper buddy. Drop me a PM if you need a proper buddy.

jcsoldit · Jul 29, 2011

The Black Cavendish should do the trick. I've used Lane's BCA for the same purpose several times... : puffy

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igloo · Jul 29, 2011

Just mix it with some Virginia and let it set for about a month or so and then you have a lighter English . PS Long cut Virginia is very inexpensive and makes a great blender for blends that sre too strong . Also chocolate flavored blends go well with English .

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