Rum on Tobacco, then Jarred for Two Years....??

[Discotheque]

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I got my Orlik golden sliced tobacco last year. I know many people have the tongue bite experiences when smoking this stuff. So, I added a cup of rum on it yesterday to see if it will get better. Has anyone ever done like this? I wonder if it will change the tobacco’s flavor and make it more sweet and smooth. Thanks!

 

[sablebrush52]

The tobacco may need an intervention.

 

[Brendan]

I would love to see some photo’s of this experiment OP.

A cup of rum, as in a whole cup? 250ml / 8fl.oz ?

 

[shanez]

Probably you'd just drown the tobacco.

Drying the tobacco before and after then rehydrating would be good ideas plus involving specific temperatures would be the way to go.

 

[Discotheque]

I would love to see some photo’s of this experiment OP.

A cup of rum, as in a whole cup? 250ml / 8fl.oz ?

 

[karam]

I got my Orlik golden sliced tobacco last year. I know many people have the tongue bite experiences when smoking this stuff. So, I added a cup of rum on it yesterday to see if it will get better. Has anyone ever done like this? I wonder if it will change the tobacco’s flavor and make it more sweet and smooth. Thanks!

I've done this with home grown tobacco, don't know what quantities you're talking about, but for 50g I wouldn't put more than a teaspoon. My experience is that it'll need plenty of drying afterwards, and the rum will come through in the retrohale similar to how rum smells from the bottle, not necessarily sweeter or smoother.

 

[Brendan]

What rum is that?
Sounds fantastic from the label.

I'm worried about the sheer amount of alcohol in a cups worth,but as you said if left for 2-3 years and see what happens.
Like Karam mentions I would have started with a teaspoon but it's your experiment, your tobacco; will be interesting to see what happens at the end.

Don't mean to sound pessimistic, after all it's your' s to do what you want with.

 

[Brendan]

That looks lush by the way..

 

[craig61a]

I added a cup of rum on it yesterday to see if it will get better. Has anyone ever done like this?

I’ve been wondering that myself… ?

Probably just ruin good tobacco and good booze.

In general adding alcohol to tobacco will make the bite even worse.

 

[Discotheque]

What rum is that?
Sounds fantastic from the label.

I'm worried about the sheer amount of alcohol in a cups worth,but as you said if left for 2-3 years and see what happens.
Like Karam mentions I would have started with a teaspoon but it's your experiment, your tobacco; will be interesting to see what happens at the end.

Don't mean to sound pessimistic, after all it's your' s to do what you want with.

I bought the rum from Costco with a low price, but high quality. It’s delicious! Hoping my tobacco is going well.

 

[Brendan]

Costco booze wins again, shame I'll never know it though.

 

[Brendan]

Welcome to the forum by the way

 

[mortonbriar]

I have also used it with home grown, and more like a teaspoon for me as well. I like what I think it adds to the smoke, but my methods are far from systematic and organised....I have no real proof that the rum is doing something in particular.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I know many people have the tongue bite experiences when smoking this stuff

I've heard nothing but mildest tobacco ever smoked about OGS.? I've tried to get it to bite to no avail.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Hmm, I am not sure that adding alcahol steam to the mix will help the bite. Sounds like you might prefer an aromatic. There are lots of boozy aromatics out there that you could smoke instead. Not that I give a crap about OGS, but when I want a straight Virginia, I don’t want flavors added to it.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I believe that 100's of years ago sailors used to put a drop of rum in their tobacco pouch to keep it moist on the long journeys they'd take on sailing ships.
I'm sure one or two of our members were around back then so maybe they'd know?

 

[trouttimes]

I bet it won’t help the taste of the rum at all.

 

[karam]

Hmm, I am not sure that adding alcahol steam to the mix will help the bite.

Shouldn't be discernible levels of alcohol after drying it properly. In practice as you know from your own homegrown you need to dry the hell out of it to be even remotely smokable. A cup of rum would do for a pound of tobacco, and it would still be sopping wet.

I found that rum-infused leaf is quite nice, both commercial (Motzek Micha's cake) and my own homegrown. It leaves a fresh, fruity and somewhat spicy sweet aftertaste. Then there' Haddo's which for me had NO taste.

 

[jaygreen55]

I would lightly spray the tobacco rather than pour it on. You want to add a topping to the tobacco not drown it

 

[Discotheque]

Welcome to the forum by the way

Thanks!