Unsweetened Black Cavendish and Stoved VA

saltedplug · Apr 30, 2014

What is the difference? Cavendish as I understand can be made from any tobacco; and if the tobacco is a VA and heat-treated, wouldn't this be the same as stoved VA? But maybe burley is the tobacco used to make the unsweetened black Cavendish, in which case my question goes away.

clickklick · May 6, 2014

I was going to say that I think normally the unsweetened black cavendish is burley based. But you seemed to answer your own question.

cosmicfolklore · May 6, 2014

It really depends on what blend you are referring to. There is a Green River Cavendish that is added to a lot of Virginia blends and even Haddos Delight has it. Sometimes it's used for sweetness, sometimes for strength.

I think the fine line of difference in a stoved Virginia and a Cavendish is the sweetener, pressing, and fermenting process. Most of the time I just think of stoved or flue Virginia as just seasoned.
But again, I think it depends of which blend.
Edit: I missed the word "unsweetened" in your question. Hmmm, I would have to say that if it is unsweetened, I have no idea... Maybe they use Splenda® or Aspartame, ha ha!

blendtobac · May 6, 2014

The black Cavendish used in Europe usually refers to what we would consider stoved Virginia. In the US, black Cavendish is usually made of Burley (commonly Green River) that has been toasted and/or steamed. It is sweetened, and may, or may not, be flavored. What we call black Cavendish is sometimes called brown Cavendish, especially in the UK.
Russ

jmill208 · May 6, 2014

The black Cavendish used in Europe usually refers to what we would consider stoved Virginia. In the US, black Cavendish is usually made of Burley (commonly Green River) that has been toasted and/or steamed. It is sweetened, and may, or may not, be flavored. What we call black Cavendish is sometimes called brown Cavendish, especially in the UK.

Interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

cortezattic · May 7, 2014

Here's an interesting PM.com article by Russ: What Is Cavendish? :puffpipe:

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