Which Are the Best Dry Tobaccos for a Beginner? Budget Friendly!

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

And also avaiable internationally. If you know any dry Brazilian tobaccos, even better!
I smoke Captain Black and it's too moist so it produces a lot of gurgling.
Is Dunhill drier? It's avaiable where I live although it is kind of expensive for me. I'd buy it though.
I like to smoke like a chimney so I've heard that dry tobaccos produce less moisture and consequently less gurgling.
Any suggestions welcome!

jaytex1969 · Oct 18, 2018

I'm not certain about availability in other countries, but the driest tobacco I've encountered so far are the Daughters & Ryan blends and the Tabac Semois stuff.
Others will add more soon. Hope that's helpful.

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

Some other "not so moist" tobaccos? Doesn't need to be the driest...
And what do you think about Dunhill?

jvnshr · Oct 18, 2018

You may dry any tobacco by yourself, even Captain Black. Dunhill blends are usually on the drier side, however I am afraid they will also release excess moisture if puffed too hard. I may suggest Latakia blends, you may dry them as much as you wont, they won't lose flavor and the advantage is; they are smoky.

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

You may dry any tobacco by yourself, even Captain Black. Dunhill blends are usually on the drier side, however I am afraid they will also release excess moisture if puffed too hard. I may suggest Latakia blends, you may dry them as much as you wont, they won't lose flavor and the advantage is; they are smoky.

Drying Captain Black didn't work for me.
Is Latakia blended with Virginia still dry?

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

I have a pack of Brazilian tobacco here, a neutral Virginia blended with a litltle Cavendish, called Cândido Giovanella. Relatively unknown to Americans I think.
Should I guess it's dry or moist?

hoosierpipeguy · Oct 18, 2018

Seems to me that most GL Pease blends come reasonably "ready to smoke". Most blends benefit from some drying though. I just opened a tin of Dunhill Dark Flake, it definitely needed some drying. Try Antonio's tobacco in Argentina. I tried 8 blends from him and they all came ready to smoke. Argentina Tobacco Source

davek · Oct 18, 2018

Think his trouble might be casings or other additives more than moisture?

artificialme · Oct 18, 2018

Seems like Brazil have a nice selection of rope tobacco. Maybe you should try those. But, rope usually wet

newbroom · Oct 18, 2018

I agree, that Captain Black has 'wet staying power' or retains its moisture. This happens with aromatic tobaccos that utilize propylene glycol.

bnichols23 · Oct 18, 2018

Definitely agree with 'broom. CB is so moist due to the additive that one person here swears blind you could leave it open in a hot car for 6 months & it'd *still* not dry out!
Javan's right about lats; they do tend to be drier from the start. If blended with Virginias it might take a little extra time to get them to drier "smokability" but shouldn't be too much. Just depends on how much of the Virginia is in it & how it's cut.
Dunhill's blends do tend to be a bit drier than most, but they're leaving the pipe tobacco market (at least in the US) because it's not profitable for them any more.
Bill

cosmicfolklore · Oct 18, 2018

I also live in an area, where most of the year, you can re-hydrate your tobacco by just leaving it open outside. Any bagged tobacco is going to be drier and cheaper. D&R and check out some of the other offerings in the pipesandcigars>value blends. They are good stuff, and VERY affordable. Sometimes I get a craving for a pipe/RYO Turkish blend. Many don't talk about these on the forums, because for just a few dollars more, you can have a premium pipe tobacco, but they are tasty in the pipe. YMMV

jpmcwjr · Oct 18, 2018

Sr Machado-
All tobaccos I have tried (100+) are shipped to the retailer too moist for the best smoke. They all benefit from some - or a lot of- drying.
Dunhills tend to come in at 80% RH @ 70º, too wet for me. 60% is a target level, but rarely hit it right on.

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

jpmcwjr, what about Savinelli tobaccos?
And neutral basic Virginias and Cavendishes (which are the ones that I find here?
(talking about humidity)

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

Here I can ONLY find Savinelli, Dunhill, C.Black, Borkum Riff, Erinmore, Seven Seas, Half&Half, cheap Brazilian Virginia/Cavendish, and some others like Capstan and Orlik... but that's it.
There are no other varieties. Literally.
And you guys can call me just Machado if you want. :lol:

jpmcwjr · Oct 18, 2018

ALL tobaccos benefit from more drying, Machado. Rope and flake take longer.

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

Would you please go to my other thread then, sir? I have a terrible humidity problem here, and have a problem drying tobacco.

mso489 · Oct 18, 2018

jvn' and jpm' made a good point that drying out tobacco is part of prepping it, usually, unless we are talking about Tabac-Manil Semois or Five Brothers that ship dry. My method is to either pack the pipe and leave it to dry, for a few hours or overnight, or put tobacco in a small crockery bowl a few bowls at a time and let it dry. Even a few days is fine. I don't have much problem with gurgling pipes, but I do find this makes the blends stay lit and improves the flavor somewhat, probably because the ember burns more evenly. Many aromatics are moist because of flavorings and casing, etc., so you'll have better luck with non-aromatics on the dryness.

jpmcwjr · Oct 18, 2018

Machado-
The one about a cob? In any event, I get that you have a humidity problem, and there are many suggestions on drying it. What am I missing? Want to help, but not sure what I or we can say further.

mrmachado · Oct 18, 2018

jpmcwjr, On the thread about the humidity problem...
I smoke in a vapor-filled place, very humid, like a sauna. My city is one of the most humid in my country, 79%.
What is the best way to dry it in your opinion?

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