Bigdog
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I don't know if Camel tastes the same there as it does here, but can someone please tell me what tobacco will ad the slightly stinky smell/flavour of a Camel to my cigarette blend?
Turkish flavour
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darren1979
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I believe camels use samsun and izmir, wouldn't have a clue on the ratio tho.
Bigdog
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Thats a whole lot more than what I started with, thank you kindly Darren.
What kind of stinky smell, cigar like ?
Bigdog
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No not cigar, its hard to desbride, but if I have to I'll go with "a rich salty smell with a hint of fresh sheep manure", not unpleasant though.
Ben Brand
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Just add some sheep manure to the blend, could make an interesting combination
In all reality it is probably one of the hundreds of chemicals that are added to the tobacco and to the cigarette paper that is giving you that particular smell.
DonH
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The whole "Turkish" thing about Camels is misleading. I read somewhere in an article someone posted here about the history of American cigarettes that Camel actually uses less Turkish tobacco than other brands.
Dam, and I was just getting ready to walk a mile.... for a camel
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Bigdog
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I think I will give Bursa a shot, sounds like a nice Turk.
DonH
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Bursa's great. Probably my favorite for cigarettes. I think it will be a staple as I experiment with new Turkish varieties each year.
Bigdog
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Hey Don and Chicken, how do you cure your Bursa? I'm hope to get a nice cigarette tobacco without flue curing, would love to try Virginia 116 to blend with the Bursa, the discription at Sky"s place said it air cures to a bright yellow.
DonH
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I just air cured it. To avoid it drying green, depending on your curing conditions, I pile color cure the leaves before hanging. It would probably taste better sun cured, but I travel too much to be able to take them out of the rain.
I've air cured, sun cured and flue cured and never noticed a difference. You guys with "refined" taste buds might, but I do not.
Bigdog
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Being a truckdriver, I will go with aircuring, no refined tastebuds here!
Bigdog
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I've seen your setup Chicken, thats partly what had me looking for something air-curable, as quick as it goes, I still don't have 10-12 days in a row to monitor the process.
My Bursa air-cured to a reddish-brown. Sun-cured is brighter. I also picked some overripe leaves (completely yellow on the plant) and dried those immediately in a kitchen oven at 120-140 degrees Fahrenheit (up to 160 degrees if stems were fatter) until crisp, then brought them with a wet cloth back into case while the oven cooled down. They came out bright orange-yellow and are DISTINCTLY sweet (as sweet as pipe tobacco with sugar added). Less aromatic than "properly cured" Bursa, but interesting and a good pipe smoke on its own nonetheless.
I have tried this method with other Orientals high in sugar and it works, actually I think I prefer Prilep like this.
I don´t know anything about cigarettes, but can imagine that this would make a good addition.
Bigdog
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It is always nice to learn something the soft way. I had a lot of hard learning this year, had to start from scratch 3 times.
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