That's really cool and makes sense.
One thing that attracts me to Cherokee is that it's a Native-grown blend. I wrote a bit about some Native tobacco mixes that I tried in my introduction post here:
Hello! I've come across Pipes Magazine's Forum over the last year or two, finding good information here on pipe smoking. I've also been reading and writing on Reddit, and the Speak Easy forum that some of Reddit's /pipe tobacco users belong to. When I bought cigarettes in my early college years...
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Can I please ask if you've tried other versions of Cherokee?