I have heard it can be hard on pipes....could be heresay, I am to green to know....
In truth, I am really not sure (and have not consulted almighty Google nor Wiki) to understand what it is, what it does, and how it tastes.
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I have heard it can be hard on pipes....could be heresay, I am to green to know....
In truth, I am really not sure (and have not consulted almighty Google nor Wiki) to understand what it is, what it does, and how it tastes.
I've heard it (Deer Tongue) is no longer used because it is said to cause cancer. Mike&Mary McNeil were talking about it on the Pipesmagazine.com radio show in one episode.
Mike S.
? I've heard that about smoking too.
Crooner-A specially cut, cube-style Burley and Deertongue tobacco, Cornell & Diehl's Crooner is an authentic copy of Bing Crosby's private blend, shared with C&D by one of his closest friends.
Engine 382-Named for the passenger train driven by the famous Casey Jones, Engine #382 combines dark and white Burley, bright Virginia leaf, and unsweetened black Cavendish with the soft, vanilla-like flavor of Deer Tongue, making for one pleasant and unique smoking experience.
Gentleman Caller-C&D's Gentleman Caller is a blend of Viginias and Burleys, with a dash of Deer Tongue for a vanilla-like sweetness and a smidge of Perique for spice. This mellifluous mixture is so fragrant that Grandma always kept a few bowls around as potpourri to make her favorite beaus feel right at home when they came calling.
New Market-An equal mixture of bright Virginia ribbon and unsweetened black Cavendish with just a dash of Deer Tongue added for spice, New Market is an exceptionally fascinating Virginia blend from Cornell & Diehl.
Mojo-Ancient Hoodoo texts say Deer Tongue grants a "YES" to a marriage proposal, and a winning seductive vernacular. I don't say this blend will do that, but it's a great blend that has just the right amount of Deer Tongue. A supporting cast of Virginia, Burley and Perique make this a smooth, room friendly smoke that should appeal to the Ladies... and the Gentleman.
An unconventional approach to what you are asking would be to buy an ounce or two of unflavored black Cavendish and add a pinch from time to time to other blends you enjoy, and that may be just the vanilla-ish flavor you're seeking. C&D makes a good unflavored black Cavendish, and others do as well.
I tried some C&D New Market. Tastes like a hint of blue bell vanilla ice cream. Not vanilla-bean, but light codger-style vanilla. Pretty tasty stuff. Coumarin, I believe, is the questionable chemical in both deertongue and tonquin bean (1792). The tests that yielded the scary c-word results were the typical lab type where they force fed rats a diet of massive quantities of nothing but coumarin for weeks. Almost every food becomes a health hazard if you eat only it in massive quantities for a large segment of your lifespan. Maybe don't inhale, and smoke in a ventilated area. And maybe don't eat your pipe tobacco exclusively for weeks. ?
seriously. Thanks for reminding me how much I need to get more deertongue blends.
I found deer tongue really cuts tongue bite. Which isn't a problem these days, but before I learned what slow meant.... Yes even back in those days deertongue killed the bite.
You could also just spray some vanilla extract on any blend you want. Vanilla flavour without all the casings and sugar.
Heat the tobacco gently in oven to dry a little. Not crispy but enough to soak it up. Spray extract and put back in oven to dry it out and repeat 3 or 4 times. Then on the last spray put in a container for a day to settle and then air dry to get it back to proper case. You can use imitation vanilla if you want to keep costs down. It still has the main component of vanilla(vanillin) but is made from wood pulp.
Heat the tobacco gently in oven to dry a little. Not crispy but enough to soak it up. Spray extract and put back in oven to dry it out and repeat 3 or 4 times. Then on the last spray put in a container for a day to settle and then air dry to get it back to proper case. You can use imitation vanilla if you want to keep costs down. It still has the main component of vanilla(vanillin) but is made from wood pulp.
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