My sister took a wedding trip to Haiti and brought me back a hand made pipe and two
plastic bags of tobacco, which looked like rope but is actually tobacco leaves tightly rolled
and tied in a knot and dried, cured and aged. I approached this with intense curiosity and
some caution. I smoked a first bowl (my only bowl so far) in a Group 2 Ewa French bent
churchwarden (Iwan Ries). In Haitian Creole, tobacco is called Tiyo Tabac, and it seems to be
burley. Haiti apparently does not have a commercial tobacco for export (so far as I know) but
grows a crop for Haitian use. It comes with no discernible moisture. I portioned it into a
bowl with scissors. It is full strength but subtle with a nicotine kick, but provides a smooth
smoke -- I worried about it being rough and harsh, but I don't find that. It makes a good smoke
on its own, and may mix well with a mild Virginia like McC 5100, black Cavendish, and/or other
blends. This is not just like anything else, but is an interesting adventure outside the usual
tobacco repertoire.
plastic bags of tobacco, which looked like rope but is actually tobacco leaves tightly rolled
and tied in a knot and dried, cured and aged. I approached this with intense curiosity and
some caution. I smoked a first bowl (my only bowl so far) in a Group 2 Ewa French bent
churchwarden (Iwan Ries). In Haitian Creole, tobacco is called Tiyo Tabac, and it seems to be
burley. Haiti apparently does not have a commercial tobacco for export (so far as I know) but
grows a crop for Haitian use. It comes with no discernible moisture. I portioned it into a
bowl with scissors. It is full strength but subtle with a nicotine kick, but provides a smooth
smoke -- I worried about it being rough and harsh, but I don't find that. It makes a good smoke
on its own, and may mix well with a mild Virginia like McC 5100, black Cavendish, and/or other
blends. This is not just like anything else, but is an interesting adventure outside the usual
tobacco repertoire.