Anyone here want to share some of their breakthrough Blends? Ones that really hit the nail on the head? I've been tinkering with dozens of blends and variations with different percentages and recently there have been a couple that stand out.
- Black stoved Va/per:
A plug of black stoved red virginia(60%) and perique(40%). Topped with tonka beans soaked in bourbon.
Waves of perique spice set off the bowl and slowly mellow out while the dark, fruity Virginia's increase in intensity as the bowl burns down. As the perique dies down the tonka bourbon adds a nice creamyness to the virginias as well as cinnamon and vanilla notes. Burns nice and cool with lots of natural sweetness.
- va/ky/lat:
Half black stoved Virginia and half stoved Kentucky that was cased with maple syrup and bourbon prior to stoving. Seasoned with just 10% latakia to add richness and creamyness, but not enough to make it "smoky" or drown the other tobaccos. Everything is equal and can really taste all the tobaccos throughout the bowl. Pressed into a crumble cake, also smokes nice and cool. Rich and full but doesn't wear out the taste buds like a full lat mixture.
I like strong tobaccos and stoved tobaccos, those dark rich flavours that smoke cool. The stoving of the Kentucky tames the chocolate and floral notes and looses some complexity, but really makes it so smooth and takes off any harsh edges, so it's a trade-off that's worth it in my opinion.
I get whole leaves and do the stoving in an all metal container in my oven, putting tobacco into heavy case before stoving at 200°c for about 16 hours. I recently got a noodle press off Amazon for the plugs and it works great.
So anyone want to share some of their breakthrough Blends?
- Black stoved Va/per:
A plug of black stoved red virginia(60%) and perique(40%). Topped with tonka beans soaked in bourbon.
Waves of perique spice set off the bowl and slowly mellow out while the dark, fruity Virginia's increase in intensity as the bowl burns down. As the perique dies down the tonka bourbon adds a nice creamyness to the virginias as well as cinnamon and vanilla notes. Burns nice and cool with lots of natural sweetness.
- va/ky/lat:
Half black stoved Virginia and half stoved Kentucky that was cased with maple syrup and bourbon prior to stoving. Seasoned with just 10% latakia to add richness and creamyness, but not enough to make it "smoky" or drown the other tobaccos. Everything is equal and can really taste all the tobaccos throughout the bowl. Pressed into a crumble cake, also smokes nice and cool. Rich and full but doesn't wear out the taste buds like a full lat mixture.
I like strong tobaccos and stoved tobaccos, those dark rich flavours that smoke cool. The stoving of the Kentucky tames the chocolate and floral notes and looses some complexity, but really makes it so smooth and takes off any harsh edges, so it's a trade-off that's worth it in my opinion.
I get whole leaves and do the stoving in an all metal container in my oven, putting tobacco into heavy case before stoving at 200°c for about 16 hours. I recently got a noodle press off Amazon for the plugs and it works great.
So anyone want to share some of their breakthrough Blends?
