BennyBoy87
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Hi all,
I recently got into whole leaf tobacco for making cigarettes. One day, being rather dissatisfied with the offerings of "pipe" tobacco available locally and bored with what I had found online, I did a search to gather some opinions on what the best brands/blends of pipe tobacco for cigarettes were. I stumbled on a forum somewhere where a guy was answering similar questions and he was talking about whole leaf and saying he wished he would've switched years ago.
A little more research on whole leaf led me to leaf only and WLT for a couple good sources. I've been making my own for several years now, and honestly don't know how it took me so long to discover this way of doing things. I ordered some samples, a leaf kit, and a cheap shredder from leaf only, and after the first stick I was sold. Within 2 weeks of that order, having decided whole leaf is the way to go for me, I ordered 8 lbs from WLT of different kinds, and ordered the nicer Gabej style fine cut shredder from leaf only. I suppose the next logical step was to register on a forum or 2 and get involved in the conversation, as I've read many posts already for ideas on blending, shredding, and the like.
All that said, I look forward to continued experimenting and sharing in the experience that is whole leaf tobacco. Cheers everyone!
I recently got into whole leaf tobacco for making cigarettes. One day, being rather dissatisfied with the offerings of "pipe" tobacco available locally and bored with what I had found online, I did a search to gather some opinions on what the best brands/blends of pipe tobacco for cigarettes were. I stumbled on a forum somewhere where a guy was answering similar questions and he was talking about whole leaf and saying he wished he would've switched years ago.
A little more research on whole leaf led me to leaf only and WLT for a couple good sources. I've been making my own for several years now, and honestly don't know how it took me so long to discover this way of doing things. I ordered some samples, a leaf kit, and a cheap shredder from leaf only, and after the first stick I was sold. Within 2 weeks of that order, having decided whole leaf is the way to go for me, I ordered 8 lbs from WLT of different kinds, and ordered the nicer Gabej style fine cut shredder from leaf only. I suppose the next logical step was to register on a forum or 2 and get involved in the conversation, as I've read many posts already for ideas on blending, shredding, and the like.
All that said, I look forward to continued experimenting and sharing in the experience that is whole leaf tobacco. Cheers everyone!