Adding Cinnamon To A Blend

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Clove oil will be much more potent than cinnamon. I've never smoked either in a blend but believe the balance must be very judicious to avoid the bite that mso refers to. I would think that just the slightest hint would do.

 

[igloo]

I wonder if grinding cinnamon sticks in your coffee grinder to a ultra fine powder and just adding it to the tobacco would work . If you go the liquid route you will want oil and not extract .I learned this making cinnamon toothpicks. To me the cinnamon oil soaking method could be used and then the dried tobacco could be added as a condiment until you reach the strength you desire . http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cinnamon-Toothpicks

 

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Yes--the clove is much more powerful than the cinnamon, so you'd want to use less.
I know the bite you're referring to, but it isn't quite your normal tongue bite one gets from an aromatic--it's more the natural bite of the cinnamon flavoring. I get the same feeling on my tongue when I eat strong cinnamon candy or gum. I actually like the bracing nature of cinnamon, but I'm guessing some are more sensitive than others, so proceed with caution.

 

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I am thinking of steeping some cinnamon sticks in a jar of Everclear for a few weeks

One following note: various plant compounds are soluble in water and alcohol. Normally, I'd expect a tincture to take at most a few days. You might want to experiment; I believe if you soak cinnamon for weeks, you might extract less desirable (less aromatic) elements from the plant neither necessary nor desirable as well.