I do this all the time. One of my personal favorite things to do is add a small amount of a very sweet aromatic blend to a straight burley or Virginia blend that seems a bit blah.
Mixing Store Bought Blends
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I do this all the time. One of my personal favorite things to do is add a small amount of a very sweet aromatic blend to a straight burley or Virginia blend that seems a bit blah.
I don't make it a habit because blends are meant to be blends - but I am not opposed to the occasional mixing as with leftovers or just experimenting - When I first started a pipe 5 years ago, I used to do it with Stokkebye bulks - like toasted burley and DFK into the standard blends like the amsterdam or turkish etc... worked well - developed my flavor profiles from it
But tobacco is a lot like spices in food - you can mix them - nothing wrong with it
But tobacco is a lot like spices in food - you can mix them - nothing wrong with it
I call that my "Devil's Blend" - some weeks it's delicious, some weeks it's a sour disaster ?
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This is my go-to mixture too: a pinch Shortcut to Mushrooms with a stronger Va/Per.
That's a good idea. I'll start doing that because I'm so messy.
I mixed 1Q and 5 Brothers in a 60/40 blend and it's pretty great. I also mixed some Sutliff Hot Chocolate with 1Q but I don't think I put enough in to really make a difference.
I currently have a jar that I put about 3.5 oz Sutliff Hot Chocolate, 1 oz of Sutliff Burley, and .25 oz of Sutliff Frosty Mint in. I've been letting it sit and mingle for about a month or so. Not sure what I'm trying to accomplish but whatever it is should be interesting. I'm going to give it a try sooner than later.
I currently have a jar that I put about 3.5 oz Sutliff Hot Chocolate, 1 oz of Sutliff Burley, and .25 oz of Sutliff Frosty Mint in. I've been letting it sit and mingle for about a month or so. Not sure what I'm trying to accomplish but whatever it is should be interesting. I'm going to give it a try sooner than later.
Yes, somewhere around here there was a thread with different “mixing” recipes. I believe Tom (mso) put it into good working terminology. Mixing is amateurs taking pro’s “blends” and making their own concoctions. Blending is th e art of taking individual constituent tobaccos and creating a particular flavor. Or something like that. Not wanting to misquote , or misparaphrase if you will, his comments.
Grousemoor and mixture 79. Tastes like chocolate covered apricots
I'm enjoying a bowl of 50/50 Opening Night and Maltese Falcon right now. Its nice to me but I love these two stand alone so no shocker.
I should do this 50/50 again, am enjoying.
I should do this 50/50 again, am enjoying.
I was not impressed with Golden days of yore originally and I mixed it 50/50 with Stanwell Vanilla and it is delightful.
I've grown more fond of GDoY but I might mix it with a few other blends too see what happens.
I've grown more fond of GDoY but I might mix it with a few other blends too see what happens.
I really enjoy mixing Dark Bird's Eye with sweeter Burley mixtures such as Pegasus and Watch City Slices. Provides a great extra kick and the tobaccos really complement each other.
I'm currently enjoying a mixture of Maltese Falcon and BCA. I'm searching for information on a tobacco press. When I get that figured out I should press these two together... I'm enjoying!
Playing around this morning with mixing some blends. Got my wife's kitchen scales and headed to my stash. Here is what I came up with:
2 grams Crooner
2 grams Orlik Golden Sliced
3 grams Billy Budd
4 grams Boswell's Vanilla Cream
8 grams BCA
Loaded a bowl and am checking it out now. Wish I had a tad less BCA and a tad more Billy Budd.
If I ever figure out where I saw that thread with the press from Amazon I would like to press some and see how that effects it.
All of this is baby steps hopefully in prep for my home grown project for 2021. Thinking about buying some whole leaf next. Will keep looking for that press idea.
2 grams Crooner
2 grams Orlik Golden Sliced
3 grams Billy Budd
4 grams Boswell's Vanilla Cream
8 grams BCA
Loaded a bowl and am checking it out now. Wish I had a tad less BCA and a tad more Billy Budd.
If I ever figure out where I saw that thread with the press from Amazon I would like to press some and see how that effects it.
All of this is baby steps hopefully in prep for my home grown project for 2021. Thinking about buying some whole leaf next. Will keep looking for that press idea.
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Maybe, I am not sure. I had been doing some Google searching looking for ideas and a thread from either here or Fair Trade I found had it.
It seemed to be the best option after a handful of different approaches.
I'm going to check out that link, thank you!
One day, when you’ve come full circle, and load straight from can or tub, you’ll save on coffee filters.
?She ordered it last night. I suppose I will need to make a blank of some sort for it?
Thanks again!