I'm confused about the difference between casing and cavendish.
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And now back to our regularly scheduled program:
“Can Cavendish Be Cased and Topped?”
on Tobacco Mystery Theater. Starring Bella Abzug as Popeye, Jim Carrey as Olive Oyle and Jasmine Crockett as a can of spinach.
“Can Cavendish Be Cased and Topped?”
on Tobacco Mystery Theater. Starring Bella Abzug as Popeye, Jim Carrey as Olive Oyle and Jasmine Crockett as a can of spinach.
As a gay guy I know quite alot about topping. Just glad tobaccos can't be bottomed.
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What @sardonicus87 and @The Libertine said... at least by my understanding.
Cavendish-ing is a specific process that involves curing (or re-curing) the tobacco with pressure and steam which leeches certain chemicals (flavors) out of it. This is why it's used so much in aromatics, great flavor absorber/carrier. Now, they can also be left unflavored too.
Casing and topping seem to have less of a distinction. The difference between them is more in purpose than in process. Both involve essentially just pouring/mixing a chemical or flavouring with the already cured tobacco. However casing tends to be very light and more neutral chemicals/flavors where the purpose is to just mellow out the edges of the natural tobacco so that the basic flavor remains essentially the same ("tobacco forward" as they say) whereas topping is to specifically change/add a significantly detectable and different flavor to the tobacco (hence the word topping.. the flavor is literally dumped 'on top of' the leaf itself)
At least that's always been my layman's understanding...
Cavendish-ing is a specific process that involves curing (or re-curing) the tobacco with pressure and steam which leeches certain chemicals (flavors) out of it. This is why it's used so much in aromatics, great flavor absorber/carrier. Now, they can also be left unflavored too.
Casing and topping seem to have less of a distinction. The difference between them is more in purpose than in process. Both involve essentially just pouring/mixing a chemical or flavouring with the already cured tobacco. However casing tends to be very light and more neutral chemicals/flavors where the purpose is to just mellow out the edges of the natural tobacco so that the basic flavor remains essentially the same ("tobacco forward" as they say) whereas topping is to specifically change/add a significantly detectable and different flavor to the tobacco (hence the word topping.. the flavor is literally dumped 'on top of' the leaf itself)
At least that's always been my layman's understanding...
Awesome catalog of knowledge about a topic I'd always wondering about diving deeper on. Sweet! Thank you for reminding me why I stick around here (apart from all your guys' kindness, understanding, sterling personalities and warm acts of friendship, that is
)
Don't you cuss me like that(apart from all your guys' kindness, understanding, sterling personalities and warm acts of friendship, that is
This is a great read
Very interesting read indeed. Especially the part about tongue bite. Most say it’s because of the heat of the tobacco. This guy says it’s all due to either chemical burn from casing or acidity from the particular type of leaf. Very informative. Thanks for posting.
…and the OP isn’t looking for answers.
My goodness, what a treasure trove. Thanks Peter for the share.
One of my favorite articles about Cavendish:
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What is Cavendish Pipe Tobacco? | Smokingpipes.com
Learn more about one of the most versatile blending components in pipe tobacco: Cavendish.
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Ive always been confused by dark fired Kentucky and normal topping. I mean one process they smoke the leaf for two weeks with hardwood, and the other they spray on some flavour, either way it‘s still stuff added to the leaf. Common it seems the same!
"Thanks everyone for your detailed replies. I now understand the difference between cavendish and casing."
-Not the OP
-Not the OP
Cats and Dogs seem pretty much the same. Small furry mammals that don't like me much. What's the difference.
Nope still can't tell a rover from a meowser.
Milton Sherman, in his work All About Tobacco points out “There is no tobacco grown anywhere in the world that is known as a Cavendish tobacco.”