How do you flavor tobacco??
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There are actually some great videos on this site that show commercial-scale production of pipe tobacco; the methods there are only a scaled-up version of Lawrence's spray bottle method--a big drum of tobacco is sprayed with a mist of flavoring, consisting of sugarwaters, alcohols, and extracts like vanilla, liquorice, etc. Stick with additives that are food grade, and post any recipes that ring your bell!
I have used rum to reconstitute dried out SWR with good result.
The Best Balkan blend I have ever had is my own mix of 50% Balkan Texas and 50% Finck's Black Vanilla. I think we can be our own best blending and flavoring genius, and like cooking, we get to consume our success as well as our mistakes.
Good luck with the grand experiment!
The Best Balkan blend I have ever had is my own mix of 50% Balkan Texas and 50% Finck's Black Vanilla. I think we can be our own best blending and flavoring genius, and like cooking, we get to consume our success as well as our mistakes.
Good luck with the grand experiment!
A while ago I had some of the Classic English blend that Segar&Snuff in Covent Garden sells, that went a bit dry.
I decided to try something different to remoisturize it, so I put it in a jar, sprinkled about three drops of Talisker on it, mixed it as good as I could, and left it in the jar for a few days, shaking the jar every now and then. Then I had to leave the jar opened for another day or so for the alcohol to evaporate, and now I have a nice Classic English with a delicate hint of whiskey.
I know, sprinkling drops on the tobacco is not optimal. There was a lump of tobacco that had most of the "in your face" flavour, whereas the rest of the jar only has a hint. Next time I would try spraying the flavouring, if I do this again. But it definitely can be done, and it definitely works!
I decided to try something different to remoisturize it, so I put it in a jar, sprinkled about three drops of Talisker on it, mixed it as good as I could, and left it in the jar for a few days, shaking the jar every now and then. Then I had to leave the jar opened for another day or so for the alcohol to evaporate, and now I have a nice Classic English with a delicate hint of whiskey.
I know, sprinkling drops on the tobacco is not optimal. There was a lump of tobacco that had most of the "in your face" flavour, whereas the rest of the jar only has a hint. Next time I would try spraying the flavouring, if I do this again. But it definitely can be done, and it definitely works!
Actually, we never offered flavorings on the site. We offered a variety of flavored tobaccos.
Russ
Russ
Just coming online here, a newcomer to both the forum and pipe smoking.
Was not thinking clearly when decided to enter into the hobby and bought a $10.00 huge sack of very dried and "bitey" Cavendish - golden in color, a bit raspy to taste.
So I put it in a large ziplock, through in a couple gurgles of maple extract, some vanilla left in the pantry, and a little coffee. Worked the goupey mess through the tobacco inside the closed bag. Then emptied it all on a foil lined cookie sheet and let it sit out and cure / dry for three days.
It turned out pretty good - for a newbie.
Today, however, I found my way to a true tobacconist and purchased 8oz of Black Cavendish with excellent deep flavor.
What does anyone think about the same procedure with Kahlua?
Was not thinking clearly when decided to enter into the hobby and bought a $10.00 huge sack of very dried and "bitey" Cavendish - golden in color, a bit raspy to taste.
So I put it in a large ziplock, through in a couple gurgles of maple extract, some vanilla left in the pantry, and a little coffee. Worked the goupey mess through the tobacco inside the closed bag. Then emptied it all on a foil lined cookie sheet and let it sit out and cure / dry for three days.
It turned out pretty good - for a newbie.
Today, however, I found my way to a true tobacconist and purchased 8oz of Black Cavendish with excellent deep flavor.
What does anyone think about the same procedure with Kahlua?
"Worked the goupey mess through the tobacco inside the closed bag."
I think diluting any topping to a spray-able solution using distilled water or a higher proof booze would be the way to go. Try whatever you use on small batches of quality tobacco. 8)
I think diluting any topping to a spray-able solution using distilled water or a higher proof booze would be the way to go. Try whatever you use on small batches of quality tobacco. 8)
This is good advice. I bought bulk VA/Per blends from Craig Tarler for many years and I used to spread a pound out on newspaper and spritz it with Evan Williams bourbon from a spray bottle, mix it around and spritz it a bit more then let it dry for a day or two. Craig always packaged his blends pretty dry and I found this not only rehydrated it nicely but also gave a nice subtle whisky flavor. I imagine a good scotch would also be a nice addition.
What's the consensus from you all on adding a touch of food extract flavorings found in the pantry along with some spirits?
I experiment with my coffee as well and on new years day made a great pot of coffee with a hint of toasted coconut. Friends and family loved it and they could not put their finger on the flavor, it just really accentuated the coffee nicely.
For tobacco I was thinking of maple flavoring, coconut, almond, vanilla of course, perhaps butter with rum?
I know there are a lot of food flavorings down at the super market - black cherry, chocolate, caramel...
Any thoughts?
I experiment with my coffee as well and on new years day made a great pot of coffee with a hint of toasted coconut. Friends and family loved it and they could not put their finger on the flavor, it just really accentuated the coffee nicely.
For tobacco I was thinking of maple flavoring, coconut, almond, vanilla of course, perhaps butter with rum?
I know there are a lot of food flavorings down at the super market - black cherry, chocolate, caramel...
Any thoughts?
You would be better off to buy the concentrated extracts from LorAnn Oils. You could take it up one more notch and start buying the constituent chemicals. For instance, most people that want to add an almond flavor to their tobacco would go ahead and add almond extract. The chemical that gives almond extract it's "almond" flavor is actually benzaldehyde. So if you want to mix like the big boys, add a few drops of benzaldehyde to your tobacco instead of several ounces of almond extract. If you prefer the so-called soapy flavor of Lake Land Scents, try adding a few drops of Geraniol which is a constituent of Rose oil.
Great! Did not know of these things... Thanks for the tips, I am building up a nice little "digital" note book of tips and tobacco philosophy!!!
Whatever flavoring you use, it should have an alcohol base, or have grain alcohol added to it. This way, the flavors get carried into the tobacco and the alcohol will evaporate off so you won't have a sticky, gooey mess.
Russ
Russ
After flavoring my tobacco & wrapping in parchment paper should I let it sit out for a couple days before putting in mason jar? Or just put it in mason jar immediately ?
Also while turning to help dry out my homemade wet tobacco is Tobacco wet toxic is it ok to handle and turn while wet or is that only with green tobacco leaves nicotine poisoning? I hear handling wet tobacco can give you nicotine poisoning thru skin. I mixed a few blends of my wet tobacco aromatic with bare hands that safe?
For anyone looking for the basics of a sauce for playing around with your tobaccos, you might want to consider this as a reference for your creations:
C&D Golden Days of Yore Sauce
C&D Golden Days of Yore Sauce
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