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Hi, second time posting here. I wanted to put this up here because I was having a time of it trying to find good info on how to make rope tobacco. I've been wanting better access to inexpensive, high nicotine blends, and like the idea of making tobacco the same way as it was for pioneers and prospectors heading out west (Colorado born and raised.)
I ordered two 1/4 lb. samples from LeafOnly.com, and was pretty satisfied with what I received.
I got a sample of nicotiana rustica, which I've tried before and liked, but it was quite a chore to keep lit, so I was always mixing/layering to make it smoke okay. I ordered some dark fired wrapper to give the blend some thinner leaves and to make to rolling easier to manage. I'll be getting about 200g of rope for $17, including shipping.
I lightly sprayed the leaves before rolling. It was just enough to keep them from tearing as I spread them out. Next time, I'll wet then slightly more so they stick better and I can roll tighter.
After rolling the rustica as tight as I could, I rolled the dark fired on top like a cigar wrapper. I then twisted it and formed tight loops, finishing by tying twine on it to hold it's form. I'll remove the string as it begins to age and the shape sets a little.
I watched videos on YouTube to figure out a general idea of what I was doing. There are only a couple on rope tobacco, so look for cigar rolling videos and just realize that you are going to roll as tight as you can (don't worry about draw), the length isn't a consideration, and it doesn't need to be pretty on the ends.
After rolling, I decided to take the gasket off of my jar and heat it in the oven to 250(F) to meld flavors a little and get some excess moisture out. We'll see what that did when I smoke it.
I'm going to let it sit for a week before I sample it, but most of it will be aging a good while longer. I'll post again after I try it and let you all know the results. Since it has the thick rustica leaves in there, I'll probably be cutting very thin coins and making it shag-like consistency before packing.
Hi, second time posting here. I wanted to put this up here because I was having a time of it trying to find good info on how to make rope tobacco. I've been wanting better access to inexpensive, high nicotine blends, and like the idea of making tobacco the same way as it was for pioneers and prospectors heading out west (Colorado born and raised.)
I ordered two 1/4 lb. samples from LeafOnly.com, and was pretty satisfied with what I received.
I got a sample of nicotiana rustica, which I've tried before and liked, but it was quite a chore to keep lit, so I was always mixing/layering to make it smoke okay. I ordered some dark fired wrapper to give the blend some thinner leaves and to make to rolling easier to manage. I'll be getting about 200g of rope for $17, including shipping.
I lightly sprayed the leaves before rolling. It was just enough to keep them from tearing as I spread them out. Next time, I'll wet then slightly more so they stick better and I can roll tighter.
After rolling the rustica as tight as I could, I rolled the dark fired on top like a cigar wrapper. I then twisted it and formed tight loops, finishing by tying twine on it to hold it's form. I'll remove the string as it begins to age and the shape sets a little.
I watched videos on YouTube to figure out a general idea of what I was doing. There are only a couple on rope tobacco, so look for cigar rolling videos and just realize that you are going to roll as tight as you can (don't worry about draw), the length isn't a consideration, and it doesn't need to be pretty on the ends.
After rolling, I decided to take the gasket off of my jar and heat it in the oven to 250(F) to meld flavors a little and get some excess moisture out. We'll see what that did when I smoke it.
I'm going to let it sit for a week before I sample it, but most of it will be aging a good while longer. I'll post again after I try it and let you all know the results. Since it has the thick rustica leaves in there, I'll probably be cutting very thin coins and making it shag-like consistency before packing.
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