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Just had some! But dang it, I have no idea what I blended into this one. I was using some leftovers from other blends I've tried to put together.
I was trying to get into this... but the stuff I can buy is just so.. much... better. I gave it up. (This was just a desperation smoke, having no other tobacco with me today). Was even thinking of growing my own, but whoa -- that's way, way too involved an enterprise for me. Didn't *realize* how much goes into tobacco preparation, how many ways there there to do it.
Plenty of people here buy the blending tobaccos and make their own, though. If you have the desire to do it, I'm sure you'll enjoy the adventure. Go for it!
I was trying to get into this... but the stuff I can buy is just so.. much... better. I gave it up. (This was just a desperation smoke, having no other tobacco with me today). Was even thinking of growing my own, but whoa -- that's way, way too involved an enterprise for me. Didn't *realize* how much goes into tobacco preparation, how many ways there there to do it.
Plenty of people here buy the blending tobaccos and make their own, though. If you have the desire to do it, I'm sure you'll enjoy the adventure. Go for it!
I made my own Virginia Twists, link.
The problem with making your own blend is that most of the stuff used commercially is so chemically laden and flavored that it becomes just an alteration of a name brand anyways. Unless you are going to grow your own. And, yes growing is very rewarding, waking up and walking around the plants with coffee and pipe in hand, communing with your plants from seed to smoke.
http://wholeleaftobacco.com/ is about the only place that is going to have the leaf without any casing and without having to grow some. 99.9% of all pipe smokers have never tasted pure tobacco without some sort of casing. But, this place is where I would start with making a blend of my own. Unless of course you use those mixing blends that are cased, and you just throw some stuff together, like making a microwave TV dinner.
The problem with making your own blend is that most of the stuff used commercially is so chemically laden and flavored that it becomes just an alteration of a name brand anyways. Unless you are going to grow your own. And, yes growing is very rewarding, waking up and walking around the plants with coffee and pipe in hand, communing with your plants from seed to smoke.
http://wholeleaftobacco.com/ is about the only place that is going to have the leaf without any casing and without having to grow some. 99.9% of all pipe smokers have never tasted pure tobacco without some sort of casing. But, this place is where I would start with making a blend of my own. Unless of course you use those mixing blends that are cased, and you just throw some stuff together, like making a microwave TV dinner.
Ha, I thought that maybe my phone just wasn't showing me a link.
I'd love some quarter pound samples. The reason these whole leaf places sell such large samples is because of FDA restrictions on minimums of whole leaf that can be sold without falling into a taxable category. I think it is ten pound minimums. I have about 60lbs of whole leaf that I have bought stored away with some of the leaf that I grew myself. I may just twist up some random ropes and let them age to surprise myself ten years from now after they have gotten some age on them.
If you don't have a tobacco shredder, nor a paper shredder that you want to dedicate to tobacco, nor a press for making plugs, twisting up rope is the easiest and most historical way to prep. You can then slice it up into coins when you are ready, if you want, or tumble it in a lettuce spinner.
Twisting ropes is really easy, and looks very cool when done.
I'd love some quarter pound samples. The reason these whole leaf places sell such large samples is because of FDA restrictions on minimums of whole leaf that can be sold without falling into a taxable category. I think it is ten pound minimums. I have about 60lbs of whole leaf that I have bought stored away with some of the leaf that I grew myself. I may just twist up some random ropes and let them age to surprise myself ten years from now after they have gotten some age on them.
If you don't have a tobacco shredder, nor a paper shredder that you want to dedicate to tobacco, nor a press for making plugs, twisting up rope is the easiest and most historical way to prep. You can then slice it up into coins when you are ready, if you want, or tumble it in a lettuce spinner.
Twisting ropes is really easy, and looks very cool when done.
There are no tax restrictions on whole leaf. It can be sold in any quantity. Threshed tobacco on the other hand can only be sold in quantities greater than 10 pounds.
Thanks for the clarification, but many of the whole leaf sources still only sell ten pound minimums. I even spoke with a farmer last time I was in Asheville at the Fresh Market, and he would only sell me ten pound mins. Maybe it's just a big misunderstanding in the community.
But, I am not complaining. For ten pounds, they usually give you an excellent price.
But, I am not complaining. For ten pounds, they usually give you an excellent price.
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