Cut with Royal Yacht

[smokeyweb]

Royal Yacht... burns quick and tastes "meh"... but it is strong. Decided today to mix it with some aros, and wallah! The result is a strong aro that tastes okay, but not great. I smoke mostly non-aros, but decided to chip away at a few. Anybody else use strong blends like R.Y to add oomph to ancient aros sitting on your shelf?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've never found RY to be a very strong tobacco, and being slightly aromatic, I've never blended it with another. I do add Stokkebye's Dark Fired to some aros to give them more body though.

 

[doctorbob]

I'll have to try this, I have three tins of RY that I have to get rid of somehow.
Doc

 

[seanv]

I’ve done similar with some bulk blends from the local store here. Never tried mixing royal yacht with anything, seems kind of sacreligious lol.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Never tried mixing royal yacht with anything, seems kind of sacreligious

Only to whatever you are mixing it with.

 

[smokeyweb]

Mixing tobaccos can be a hit or miss, but when there are blends that I no longer find enjoyable in their unadulterated form, it is worth a try!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Often mixing with opposing flavors works well. Smokey with spicy, bitter with sweet, etc.

 

[workman]

RY tastes like cigarettes. It's ok for an occasional nic hit.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

RY doesn’t make a good mixer, IMO. Unless you are just wanting to dump the RY into something to make it more palatable, I can suggest a couple of better blenders to umph up an aromatic. Peter Stokkebye’s Dark Fired as Duane suggests is great, especially with an orange or mango aromatic. Robert McConnels Pure Caribe or a Madura is a good one for vanillas, IMO, and, Five Brothers will kick anything up a few notches.

 

[smokeyweb]

Interesting, I will have to try some of those combinations you all mentioned!

 

[steamboat]

Anybody have any ideas what i can do with Sutlif Chocolate Mouse? I have been trying so hard not to chuck it out. Im sitting on 8 oz of it, and thinking maybe

cutting it with a Burley? Im open to all ideas.

 

[oldtoby]

Using RY as a base, try mixing it with a bit of Turkish Izmir and some Latakia. A little unsweetened Black Cavendish might be good as well. The combinations are up to personal taste.
The results can be surprising.

 

[btwes7]

Never blended with RY but do mix heavy Latakia blends with aro’s from time to time just to “chip” away at them.

 

[condorlover1]

You could try composting down the Royal Yuck to grow something more useful on the resulting plant food! :rofl:

 

[mso489]

RY is an aromatic. The flavoring is often debated, but I think it is fruit, maybe plum. I would think using it to mix with other aromatics could be tricky, but if you do it in limited quantities, a bowl or three at a time, you might hit on some that are quite good. I don't get the big nic hit from RY, but I think that varies from blend to blend, and one person to another.

 

[kcghost]

Royal Yacht in MHO should/could only be cut with a fart. Terrible stuff.

 

[virginialover]

Royal Yacht deserves Mixture 79, it will become the mother of all mixtures. :D

 

[scrumpyjack]

I have not enjoyed my one tin of RY very much so I mixed it with a pouch of rubbed out Drexel. Have enjoyed that immensely.

 

[madox07]

I like my RY as is ... I do use Forte or SG brown no 4 quite often as a mixing ingredient for aromatics though.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Royal Yacht deserves Mixture 79, it will become the mother of all mixtures. :D

I actually like Mixture 79 better. Couldn't finish one tin of RY, but have gone through a few pounds of 79.