Light Fire Cured Virginia - Sugar vs. Nicotine Content

[Jahman7]

Considering that flue cured virginias are known for their sugar content - where would a fire-cured virginia land? It is not a different type of tobacco, it's the same but with a curing method that supposedly produces more nicotine and less sugar?

Anyone have any definitive information regarding this tobacco? Should it be classified as a sweet virginia (high sugar, low nic)? Middle of the road (balanced nic/sugar content). Or more like a Burley (high nic, low sugar)?

 

[fireground_piper]

Generally, sugar and nicotine are determined by the varietal, the growing conditions and the location on the stalk. Lower leaves have higher sugar, lower nicotine while upper leaves have higher nicotine and lower sugar.

Curing methods impart other types of characteristics to the leaf.

 

[anotherbob]

Generally, sugar and nicotine are determined by the varietal, the growing conditions and the location on the stalk. Lower leaves have higher sugar, lower nicotine while upper leaves have higher nicotine and lower sugar.

Curing methods impart other types of characteristics to the leaf.

or it won't change the ratios but might effect either in some way.

 

[cshubhra]

I have never heard about Fire Cured Virginia being used in pipe tobacco. I was curious so I went to google and the first few searches led me to whole leafs only.

If you smoke fire cured whole leaf in a pipe or find a commercial blend containing fire cured Virginia do let us know about the experience

 

[Jahman7]

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I’m trying something new today and its tasty. I got some wallace flake and there is just a bit too much burley for my taste. A little to earthy. 1/2 Wallace flake 1/2. Marlin flake A sprinkle of blending latakia Goes well with a glass of red

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This is part of my experience with it.

I like it, but I just wanted to figure out the nic vs sugar content of it from more experienced smokers who may already be familar with it.

I am classifying the blends according to their tobacco types and balance. Of all the tobaccos I used, this was the only one I was not sure what to do with.

 

[fireground_piper]

I have never heard about Fire Cured Virginia being used in pipe tobacco. I was curious so I went to google and the first few searches led me to whole leafs only.

If you smoke fire cured whole leaf in a pipe or find a commercial blend containing fire cured Virginia do let us know about the experience

I was under the Impression the Gawith twists use them.

 

[cshubhra]

I was under the Impression the Gawith twists use them.

I saw some internet chatter on the same, but to the best of my knowledge Gawith uses Dark Fired Kentucky which is burley based. I will research more.

 

[cshubhra]

I was under the Impression the Gawith twists use them.

Since Laudisi / Smoking Pipes list them as Virginia, they must be. Tastes absolutely like Dark Fired Kentucky to me though.

 

[brooklynpiper]

More like a burley, to answer OP.

It’s dry, probably less to do with the process than the Virginia the process started with.

With flue curing, VA’s with high sugar content are prized. Dark-firing brings in other considerations: texture, thickness and oils of the leaf to better hold in that flavor.

The bag of Dark Fired VA whole leaf I have is certainly not distinguishable as a VA.

 

[Jahman7]

More like a burley, to answer OP.

It’s dry, probably less to do with the process than the Virginia the process started with.

With flue curing, VA’s with high sugar content are prized. Dark-firing brings in other considerations: texture, thickness and oils of the leaf to better hold in that flavor.

The bag of Dark Fired VA whole leaf I have is certainly not distinguishable as a VA.

That would make sense why my base blend is so well balanced then.

With it being a "light fired" instead of a "dark fired", it smells and seems kinda in between burley and VA to me.

But again, I'm not interested in what it seems to me. I'm interested in what it is considered by the pipe smoking world.

 

[krizzose]

I have never heard about Fire Cured Virginia being used in pipe tobacco. I was curious so I went to google and the first few searches led me to whole leafs only.

If you smoke fire cured whole leaf in a pipe or find a commercial blend containing fire cured Virginia do let us know about the experience

Ken Byron Ventures’ Hellstar Endless Void has some fire-cured Virginia in it, but I don’t believe it’s currently available. His blends always go in and out of stock, so you may want to check for it periodically

 

[cshubhra]

Ken Byron Ventures’ Hellstar Endless Void has some fire-cured Virginia in it, but I don’t believe it’s currently available. His blends always go in and out of stock, so you may want to check for it periodically

Thank you!