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[diamondback]

Nice stuff fellas!

Embarrassingly, I’m still trying to perfect my second blend, made from blending tobaccos and homemade toppings only - no existing blend(s) plus x or y.

Have been working at it off and on for over a year ?.

Determined to infuse bourbon (to my liking), I’m about ready to delve into into soaked staves.

 

[diamondback]

Some kind soul finally showed me some of the documents released during the Big Tobacco Congressional hearings (when I was continually whining here about my lack of success with my 2nd blend - lol).

I was astonished at some of the stuff that went into the tobacco that wound up in the end-users’ laps. Valerian bread, St. John’s Wort (IIRC), lots of ‘flavoring X’, herbal antiemetics, lots of things — like, A LOT... Crazy!

That’s when the obvious finally hit me — they have food chemists, etc. working in their labs. Makes sense, right?

 

[Stickmaker1958]

Some kind soul finally showed me some of the documents released during the Big Tobacco Congressional hearings (when I was continually whining here about my lack of success with my 2nd blend - lol).

I was astonished at some of the stuff that went into the tobacco that wound up in the end-users’ laps. Valerian bread, St. John’s Wort (IIRC), lots of ‘flavoring X’, herbal antiemetics, lots of things — like, A LOT... Crazy!

That’s when the obvious finally hit me — they have food chemists, etc. Erebus working in their labs. Makes sense, right?

There is a video on you tube that shows jeremy reeves head blender at corrnell and diehl cooking a topping on a stove, tells what is going in but nothing specific as weight of ingredient..

 

[Stickmaker1958]

Nice stuff fellas!

Embarrassingly, I’m still trying to perfect my second blend, made from blending tobaccos and homemade toppings only - no existing blend(s) plus x or y.

Have been working at it off and on for over a year ?.

Determined to infuse bourbon (to my liking), I’m about ready to delve into into soaked staves.

how did you do it, if I can ask or I can tell you the way I did it

 

[diamondback]

how did you do it, if I can ask or I can tell you the way I did it

I tried soaking an ounce of my blend in Wild Turkey directly (I have a medical intolerance to alcohol and can’t drink it, but I love tobaccos like Haddo’s, Black Frigate and Bourbon Bleu). That was a disaster. Terrible.

Then I spread a couple ounces out in a Tupperware container and placed a shot-glass of WT to let it ‘infuse’ (put the lid back on) but it was too light on the bourbon flavor I was looking for.

The mix I have is basically like Bourbon Bleu: DFK, VA and perique except I’m upping the DFK.

Totally open to ideas!!!

Thanks

 

[krizzose]

These are my most successful pressed blends (in the noodle press)

#20 Navy Cake
25g Sutliff Red Virginia Ribbon
25g Hearth & Home Marble Kake
10g McClelland Stoved Va
6g Stokkebye 702 Burley
6g McClelland blending Perique
10 Treasure Island (rum aro from the Country Squire

#22 Chocolate Cake
5g Stokkebye 702 Burley
2 Sutliff Red Virginia Ribbon
1 Lane Burley w/o Bite
2 C&D Dark Chocolate
1 McClelland Vanilla Black Cav

 

[ProfMT]

I’m thinking about getting a noodle press and creating my own “pucks.” For those of you that have them, how many ounces do you put in it at a time? Also, how long do you press it for? Thanks!

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I could get into this too!

 

[Old School 3319]

So is this like when i get to the bottom of the jar and mix it with another that doesnt have much left?

 

[dquisenberry]

If it’s something new or something I want in a puck then 50 grams. Something that I’m repeating or want more of a crumble cake, 100 grams. 7 days for either.

 

[ChickenT00th]

Would definitely be into a home blending section of the forum!

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I know this is an old and resurrected thread, but I would love to see a section on home blending or even mixing available blends.

 

[newportpipe]

I would like this as well.

 

[Pipelady20]

yes.

 

[jvnshr]

I know this is an old and resurrected thread, but I would love to see a section on home blending or even mixing available blends.

I will discuss this with other mods and come up with a solution.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I will discuss this with other mods and come up with a solution.

Many Thanks!

 

[admin]

Ok guys. This thread has been moved to the new Home Blending sub-forum of Pipe Tobacco Discussion.

 

[cigrmaster]

I think home blending should be discussed in the Tobacco Discussion Room. I don't see a need for a new room. I personally leave the blending to the pro's. I would never smoke something I put together. Sure I could mix blends already made but I don't have a reason to take a perfectly good blend and weaken it or strengthen it or do anything to it.

Yup I am not adventurous when it comes to my blends. The thought of buying component tobaccos that I know are not as good as what is put in my favorite blends holds no interest for me. I know I cannot buy the quality Virginia that goes into Capstan Blue Flake. I know that doing what they do to the leaf is something I could never duplicate.

 

[jvnshr]

Ok guys. This thread has been moved to the new Home Blending sub-forum of Pipe Tobacco Discussion.

Great. Thanks Kevin!

I know I cannot buy the quality Virginia that goes into Capstan Blue Flake. I know that doing what they do to the leaf is something I could never duplicate.

Of course Harris. But you can do better

 

[jttnk]

First “recipe mix” I tried (which I don’t smoke any of now, I’m too cool for it?) Oldest trick in the book for aro lovers. 1/2 Lane 1Q and 1/2 Lane BCA. Mix well press and leave for a week or two.

I would like to see some other recipes for “mixes” in deference to MSO’s differentiation between blends and mixes. Blends being things you make from constituent raw tobaccos and mixes as already made blends you would normally have, but mixed together in your own way.