How I Tamed Brown/Happy Bogie.

[mawnansmiff]

A couple of purchases ago I ordered some Gawith & Hoggarth Happy/Brown Bogie Rope tobacco. I knew beforehand this was a powerful blend and my first few bowls confirmed that. In fact to be quite honest I found that though I loved the flavour I couldn't quite get over the overall strength of the blend, and I consider myself to have a high tolerance for nicotine!
The obvious solution was to cut it with something of a milder strength but not too flavoursome as to spoil what the Bogie has, but cut it with what?
I then realised I had a jar full of Curly Cut, also produced by G&H. Curly Cut is a mild to medium strength sliced Virginia rope that I found to be somewhat mediocre in taste so decided to use this as my mixer tobacco.
I spent a good while carefully slicing my Bogie then rubbing it out afore tipping it and the Curly Cut out onto a tray and gave the whole a thorough mixing.
End result is a Happy/Brown Bogie that though it retains the original flavour is much tamed in the strength department and makes for a cracking all day smoke if I chose to so do.
Do other forum members ever cut blends together for the same reason I wonder?
Regards,
Jay.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I love twists smoked in a wide open chambered pipe... Just eat a few bites of chocolate to keep your sugars up while smoking... but yes, at times I have used these heavy hitters to nic up some low nicotine blends. Molto Dolce for example... a wonderful tasting but yet a pointless no nicotine blend. I am certain that you could eat it without fear of nicotine poisoning... Eh, well, I am not THAT certain, but if you try it, be sure to video it. But, I can add some Coconut Twist to Molto Dolce, and I get great flavor along with satisfying my need for Vitamin N. ::

 

[mawnansmiff]

Interesting Michael that you have done the very same thing but for the opposite reason...to strengthen a milder blend.
I forgot to mention, my mix was roughly 60% Curly Cut to 40% Bogie. When my fresh batch of Bogie arrives I shall correct this to a 50/50 mix or even slightly higher on the Bogie front.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I like to mix strong blends together for a wake up smoke. My current favorite is a 50/50 mix of Black Twist XX and Old Dark Fired.

 

[oldreddog]

I like the sound of that mix CE.
Jay you could try mixing the two baccys and leaving in a press or vice for about a week. Should make a tasty kake.

 

[shaintiques]

Coconut twist to Molto Dolce is Genius. Now to get some Molto, I've got the twist.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Less for nicotine levels and more for taste, I always keep Orlik Golden Slice on hand for mixing with flake Virginias that have light toppings (think Erinmore, Macbaren modern virginia, etc).

I find the OGS is a great "base layer" for Virginia mixtures, and it really improves the smokability of more moist flakes.

 

[hmhaines]

Sounds interesting! I liked Bogie as is when I tried it, but I will definitelty cut it to see what happens to that flavor!

 

[mawnansmiff]

Dave, I did consider pressing a home mixed blend a while ago but was worried it would dry out during the week long pressing procedure.
I have everything necessary to do the job, but what to do about losing the moisture content?
Haines, am now smoking a bowl of my mixture in a meer and can confirm the flavour is still there though slightly muted due to my mix ratio, hence I may add more Bogie on the morrow.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[oldreddog]

Jay I would put the baccy in tinfoil.BB is quite damp as is. I recently put brown Irish twist and condor plug in foil and left it under the leg of the couch for a week worked well.I think that the tobacco oils keep it moist while being pressed.

 

[mawnansmiff]

"and left it under the leg of the couch for a week"
:rofl:
Seriously though Dave, I think the tinfoil just might work...thanks for the tip ::
BTW, I've just ordered some Black XXX, Black Pigtail and Black Bogie and hopefully I may be able to smoke those 'as is'.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[oldreddog]

Poor man's tobacco press Jay :puffpipe:

Foil is also handy if you cut a piece to shape and use it to keep open tins moist.

 

[andrew]

I've got some brown bogie sitting in dark rum right now, it absorbed all of the rum and I'm just letting it sit for maybe 2 weeks and then I'll let it dry and report the outcome. If that works well I'm going to make some whisky twist too. Personally I like the bogie straight up, rope were too much for me at first, but now I'm loving them, always before bed though.

 

[oldreddog]

Andy I'm lazy and just buy rum twist :rofl:

Please do post on how it turns out. I like the whisky idea too,I would imagine a creamy dram like powers or Bushmills would work a treat.

 

[deathmetal]

If you mix Brown Twist Sliced with Dark Burley, it makes a great rich Va/Bur for all-day smoking.

 

[andrew]

There is a sweet whisky twist you can buy too. I just have alot of brown bogie, not a bad thing, I just think experimenting with it is neat. I've tried rum twist and really couldn't taste any rum so I'm thinking a dark rum might add more flavor. I also looked and tinderbox sells a Jaegermeister flavored pipe tobacco and just the other day the idea popped in my head about making a jaeger twist. The nice thing is being able to try a small amount at a time before committing to a large amount to see how it works out. Also different whisky/rum is going to provide different flavor, whereas the stuff you can buy is going to be the same whisky/rum for all of it. The Brown Bogie in the dark rum looks like it's going to be a treat, I'll definitely report back.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Andy, I agree with Dave, you must let us know how your rum/whiskey soaked rope turns out. I have tried a few blends with allegedly rum or whiskey as a flavouring yet always found them to taste too artificial...as in using the liquor equivalent of 'baking' rum, whiskey etc, not the real thing.
DM, you have given me an idea. Tomorrow I shall take some of my mix and mix it further with some Solani Aged Burley Flake. I reckon that would really work. I am aware of your own experiments in home mixing so take your suggestion as being one offered with some knowledge behind it so thanks for that ::
Regards,
Jay.

 

[blueeyedogre]

I didn't think brown bogie needed any taming? If I was to try and tame it I think I'd use a whip and a chair to do it. :nana: