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  1. J

    Burley Processing, What Is the Difference in Taste?

    Here is a link to a commercial seed supplier. You will note that they sell 2 kinds of seeds, Burley and Dark. Dark being short for Dark Fired .So I think we are all saying the same thing. The growers differentiate between Burley and Dark Fired, the manufacturers, not so much What is probably...
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    Burley Processing, What Is the Difference in Taste?

    Cosmic, I don't think anyone sun cures Burley, but I might be wrong. He's a little discussion about sun curing Burley from the growers forum https://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/sun-cure-verses-air-cured-burley.5042/
  3. J

    Burley Processing, What Is the Difference in Taste?

    You are somewhat confused. Burley is air dried. It is not flue cured nor fire cured. Virginias are flu cured and Fire Cured is.. well.. Fire Cured. A lot of people say Fire Cured tobacco is a Burley but if you were to order seeds from a seed company like the big boys do, they buy Fire Cured...
  4. J

    Straight Latakia

    Yup..Imported. I think the owner buys it by the 250 pound bale!
  5. J

    Straight Latakia

    I've had about 5 pounds of shredded Latakia stored in mason jars for about 5 years. I threw in an oxygen absorber in each one. Can't tell if its helped or not as I have not used any. If you have a supply of Nitrogen you could also flush your container with it. I've done that too but have not...
  6. J

    What to Do with Raw Virginia Leaf

    Your tobacco will age in the jar if it is moist enough and warm enough. How much moisture? That's part of the learning curve. Typically you want it moist enough so that when you squeeze the leaves they are slightly pliable.. it's a learning experience. Also, keep it in a warm place to help...
  7. J

    What to Do with Raw Virginia Leaf

    This may be news to you but you ARE getting a true "Straight Virginia". All the commercial blends you've been buying are adulterated one way or another. There are several options though. Shred your tobacco instead of grinding it. The width of the cut has a lot to do with how fast it burns. There...
  8. J

    Possible Bad News For Latakia Lovers

    A couple of years ago they were producing record breaking amounts of Latakia. It'll be interesting to see if pipestud has a real lead on this. He might.. he probably knows some blenders that know some distributors, that know some importers, that know some exporters, that know some farmers. We...
  9. J

    Buying Online from New Zealand

    You can buy high quality shredders that shred 1.6mm width.
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    Buying Online from New Zealand

    Whole Leaf Tobacco ships to NZ. I believe they even attach a tag on their package explaining to Customs what their own regs are. There are quite a few kiwis on the FairTradetobacco Forum (a tobacco growing forum) that import tobacco all the time. From what I recall they usually import a few...
  11. J

    Tobacco Aging

    The quality of matalized mylar bags varies between manufacturers. I've opened 4 year old bags from MylarPro and the tobacco was just as moist as the day I put it in. I bought some cheap bags from ebay and my tobacco was dry within 1 month.
  12. J

    Chilllucky Crop 2019

    You don't still have the plastic dome lids on do you? If so, the extreme humidity will wilt then kill all of them.
  13. J

    Zippo Fuel Evaporation Fix

    Zippo also sells a little fuel canister. I've had one in the glove box of my truck for two years and it's still full of fuel. It's a nice assurance for me knowing that my lighter will never actually go dry on me since I have a little refill available if needed...
  14. J

    Tobacco Use- When Not Smoking

    Been making my own dip for years. Since I make it myself, I don't add all the nasty chemicals that the commercial boys do. I do not need to carry around a spit can because my dip does not cause an excess of saliva. I make everything from Wintergreen, Black Licorice, Orange, Apple-Cinnamon and...
  15. J

    Hello Fellow Pipe Brethren and Sistren!!! New Member from Maryland!

    Welcome from Cecil County ( originally from Baltimore County).. What county do you hail from?
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