Whalen
Well-Known Member
Been a lurker here for a while, I am a second year grower and have a bit of a twist to my selections and needs. My wife is a smoker and i have blended fine tobaccos from Daughters and Ryan, Peter Stokebyes, and others for years.
I enjoyed smoking fine tobaccos myself until I went down suddenly from early onset heart problems. Short story is that I recovered nicely with diet and exercise, yet the smoking had to stop. Soooo, I have chewed, snused and used snuff to quit and still enjoy better health and tobacco, (not preaching, smoke em if you got em!).
I am focused on making fine tobacco snuffs, and have had some good luck and fortune with it. The best tobaccos are Zimbabwe for most snuffs. I purchased from overseas sources, no problem. But I have had some wonderful sweet Virginia leaf that made some wonderful snuff, and I am always on the prowl for something special.
I am wanting to make a good dark leaf cigar snuff, along with some others. My needs are for some wonderful curing, snuff batches are small, and usually fermented and aged. I have gotten pretty good at blending, aging, and flavoring, and just really appreciate a good leaf! I used to hang out at the tobacco auctions in Maryland and learned quite a bit.
Right now I have gotten hold of some Y1 hybrid tobacco, and am working on a high nicotine snuff, Rustica has too much drip, although it can be aged wonderfully.
Just saying hello, and keep me in mind if you grow something that might be interesting, Tobacco that smells great but smokes rough is right for my needs. You guys know your leaf, I am hoping that this might just open up some thinking about that leaf that you just were so happy with that just did not smoke just right. Perfect curing of the leaf is about 90% of the secret to a great snuff, I am still trying, it is an art to be proud of, has to be! Thanks.
I enjoyed smoking fine tobaccos myself until I went down suddenly from early onset heart problems. Short story is that I recovered nicely with diet and exercise, yet the smoking had to stop. Soooo, I have chewed, snused and used snuff to quit and still enjoy better health and tobacco, (not preaching, smoke em if you got em!).
I am focused on making fine tobacco snuffs, and have had some good luck and fortune with it. The best tobaccos are Zimbabwe for most snuffs. I purchased from overseas sources, no problem. But I have had some wonderful sweet Virginia leaf that made some wonderful snuff, and I am always on the prowl for something special.
I am wanting to make a good dark leaf cigar snuff, along with some others. My needs are for some wonderful curing, snuff batches are small, and usually fermented and aged. I have gotten pretty good at blending, aging, and flavoring, and just really appreciate a good leaf! I used to hang out at the tobacco auctions in Maryland and learned quite a bit.
Right now I have gotten hold of some Y1 hybrid tobacco, and am working on a high nicotine snuff, Rustica has too much drip, although it can be aged wonderfully.
Just saying hello, and keep me in mind if you grow something that might be interesting, Tobacco that smells great but smokes rough is right for my needs. You guys know your leaf, I am hoping that this might just open up some thinking about that leaf that you just were so happy with that just did not smoke just right. Perfect curing of the leaf is about 90% of the secret to a great snuff, I am still trying, it is an art to be proud of, has to be! Thanks.
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