Cavendish What?

[mso489]

In my pipe education, I early learned that Cavendish is not a type of tobacco but a process, so why don't blenders specify what base tobacco is being used? Why isn't it burley Cavendish or Virginia Cavendish, or whatever? I presume/think/suppose most aromatic Cavendish blends are burley, but I don't know. Why is this labeling so cryptic? Any ideas?

 

[BROBS]

the cavendish can actually be made from any leaf... lots of it is actually VA.
and some is stoved, flue cured, or just pressed.
so really, cavendish is a shitty term that shouldn't be used anymore because it's way too general.
it would be like saying every blend is "tobacco".

 

[danimalia]

I have seen some blenders specify Green River black cav, which would be burley, I believe (and the same that's used in Acadian Perique). But that's definitely the exception.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Is Cavendish & Stoved Virginia The Same Thing? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I have been playing around with blending tobaccos and have two that I really like. Brazos is 4/3/2/1 red virginia, white burley, latakia, and perique. Chisholm Trail is 4/4/1/1 red virginia, latakia, white burley, and perique. So tasty! I have a new one, Trinity River, that I just tried last...

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This was from a discussion on whether cavendish is the same as stoved... But, it gives some insight into the terms used.

 

[mso489]

So I guess my Peter Stokkebye Black Cavendish is probably Virginia, assuming it is blended in Denmark? It would make sense to label it that way? Interesting. Russ gives good info.

 

[BROBS]

interesting..

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Before Russ explained this, I had just been assuming that blends labelled as black cavendish were all burleys. I am not a cavenish smoker, so I just never pursued it any further than the word of Russ.

 

[BROBS]

Troost is virginia Cavendish.. Sail is VA cavendish.. etc etc. Amphora is VA cavendish.

 

[newbroom]

Cornell & Diehl's Autumn Evening:

Our proprietary red Virginia cavendish is lightly cased with a delicate maple flavor resulting in our best selling aromatic blend. The smoker will appreciate the taste of Virginias while those around will flock to the warm, inviting fragrance.

Notes: Jeremy Reeves and Chris Tarler mentioned this to be the best selling C&D blend!

 

[perdurabo]

Is Cavendish & Stoved Virginia The Same Thing? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

I have been playing around with blending tobaccos and have two that I really like. Brazos is 4/3/2/1 red virginia, white burley, latakia, and perique. Chisholm Trail is 4/4/1/1 red virginia, latakia, white burley, and perique. So tasty! I have a new one, Trinity River, that I just tried last...

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This was from a discussion on whether cavendish is the same as stoved... But, it gives some insight into the terms used.

Looks like Russ answered the question. American Cavendish is sweetened and toasted burley.

Cavendish is weird. Some of my favorite blends have it and I sometimes wonder if it adds what Jim inks calls the “brown sugar” note. That’s why now, I just say, brown sugar note. ?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Cavendish is weird. Some of my favorite blends have it and I sometimes wonder if it adds what Jim inks calls the “brown sugar” note.

What I have gathered from what Russ has said and looking into do it yourself cavendishes on the home growing sites, is that Cavendish just means that it was cooked. But, the manufacturer can add whatever flavors they want in the process. PS LTF has had coconut added in the process, and some use vanillas, some may not add anything. And, sure, some may add brown sugar. But, the casing for the rest of the tobacco in a "blend" could be giving the brown sugar flavor... so it is hard to tell. After it is blended with other tobaccos, where what flavor comes from which tobacco in the blend becomes hard to tell from just tasting.

 

[mso489]

If you want a mild smoke with some volume and taste, PS Black Cavendish, or something similar in a different brand, is pretty good by itself. Not a daily thing for most of us, but a pleasing change of pace.