I see this fairly frequently at Tobacco Reviews. I am familiar with English, Virginias, and all of the Virginia combos (VaBur, VaPer, etc). So what defines an American blend vs the others?
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What Defines an "American" Blend?
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Usually an “American English” is an English blend containing Burley.
To answer this question along with your other thread: they're all pretty much variations on the same stuff.
English is a Latakia forward
Balkan is Oriental forward
Scottish is Virginia / VaPer dominant
American is with Burley
English is a Latakia forward
Balkan is Oriental forward
Scottish is Virginia / VaPer dominant
American is with Burley
From the glossary on Smokingpipes : "Traditionally, this tobacco blend consists of Virginia, Burley, and Oriental in varying proportions, often cased with aromatic flavors. "
philo' hit the target right off; burley's the thing.
The OP's question, for me is sometimes confusing. I guess "American Blends", for me, would be blends that consist of Burley and Burley/Virginia that are produced in America.
I would go along with primarily Burley, possibly with smaller amounts of Virginia, and even less condimental tobaccos (Orientals, Latakia, Perique).
Russ
Russ
'Merican blend is something with Red, White and Blue on the label and when the tin is opened "America the Beautiful" starts play.
Tobacco mixed with monster trucking or Nascar.
bullet, if Ethal Merman doesn't sing it then take me out to the park park is substituted.
Seriously though any thing mfg on US soil is ours and no one can argue that fact.
Seriously though any thing mfg on US soil is ours and no one can argue that fact.
Not exactly related but how much does the country that the tobacco is grown effect the end product? Obvious with grapes regarding wine the land and climate effect the end product greatly but unlike tobacco the grapes seem to do the best where they likely originated from.
A thousand vineyard owners will hotly debate that! Especially those on the West Coast of the US.
And tobacco is subject to not just the country, the state or county where it's grown, but the exact micro climate there, as well as the nature of the soil.
And tobacco is subject to not just the country, the state or county where it's grown, but the exact micro climate there, as well as the nature of the soil.
Perhaps, I can’t afford to drink most American wines and the ones I can I would only do so cut with Sprite.
It seems that there's a distinction between American OTCs and "American" blends like Junkyard Dawg and Match Country Doctor that contain a bit of latakia.