Hello all.
I had a bit of free time and some bulk tobacco I've purchased from local growers; thinking of ways to blend the rough (but flavorful) Tietê rope and make it more palatable, this came up:
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I had no flake or ribbon Virginia on hand, so I mixed the ribbon-cut rope with a - great quality - shag cut Virginia meant for straw cigarettes (it's a common thing here in Brazil to smoke tobacco in dried corn leaves, tastes delicious if you'll believe it).
The shag would not blend with the rope if I mixed it as usual, so I'm thinking of letting the leaves mellow like this, and maybe even smoke the whole balls if they successfully light up in a pipe.
What do you guys think?
They shall be called Jaguar Balls if I sell them one day. (or Brazilian Balls if you're feeling funny)
I had a bit of free time and some bulk tobacco I've purchased from local growers; thinking of ways to blend the rough (but flavorful) Tietê rope and make it more palatable, this came up:
![1708539043262.jpeg 1708539043262.jpeg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/290/290300-80eb421f52e25a314edc9d54e7deb85b.jpg)
I had no flake or ribbon Virginia on hand, so I mixed the ribbon-cut rope with a - great quality - shag cut Virginia meant for straw cigarettes (it's a common thing here in Brazil to smoke tobacco in dried corn leaves, tastes delicious if you'll believe it).
The shag would not blend with the rope if I mixed it as usual, so I'm thinking of letting the leaves mellow like this, and maybe even smoke the whole balls if they successfully light up in a pipe.
What do you guys think?
They shall be called Jaguar Balls if I sell them one day. (or Brazilian Balls if you're feeling funny)