I think all is already in the title
I am a pipe smoker (and sometimes a cigar smoker too), this year, I've grown my first tobaccos (cherry red 401, semois and rustica) thanks to Gavroche who sent me some seeds.
Next year, I would like to grow flavorfull and aromatic tobaccos to put in my pipes (and maybe to roll cigars once in a while).
I am not searching for nicotine.
What strains do you think I should grow ?
I plan on air curing / sun curing (I don't think I will build a kiln soon, neither a flue curing chamber)
Here is a list of some strains I noted while reading some of the excellent threads here :
- "Prilep" (Prilep P66-9/7 ?) (it seems the most fragrant and aromatic of all orientals ?)
- "Izmir Ozbas"
- "Yenidje"
- "Black Sea Samsun" or "Samsun Maden" (what's the difference ?)
- "Basma" or "Baffra Basma" (what's the difference ?)
- "Xanthi"
- "Bursa"
- "Bolivian Criollo Black"
- "Little Dutch" or "Japan 8" (lot of sugar ?)
- "Havana" (142 or 503 ?)
- "Yellow Orinoco" (makes a very good chew and a nice flavorful pipe tobacco.)
- "Perique" (for air curing AND perique processing)
- "Maryland MD 609" (toasted, it seems to mary well with VAs)
By the way, what do you think of "cherry red 401" ? Are there more flavorfull Virginias ?
My garden is not big, so I will have to select only a few strains (less than 10).
Do you have any advice ?
Thank you
I am a pipe smoker (and sometimes a cigar smoker too), this year, I've grown my first tobaccos (cherry red 401, semois and rustica) thanks to Gavroche who sent me some seeds.
Next year, I would like to grow flavorfull and aromatic tobaccos to put in my pipes (and maybe to roll cigars once in a while).
I am not searching for nicotine.
What strains do you think I should grow ?
I plan on air curing / sun curing (I don't think I will build a kiln soon, neither a flue curing chamber)
Here is a list of some strains I noted while reading some of the excellent threads here :
- "Prilep" (Prilep P66-9/7 ?) (it seems the most fragrant and aromatic of all orientals ?)
- "Izmir Ozbas"
- "Yenidje"
- "Black Sea Samsun" or "Samsun Maden" (what's the difference ?)
- "Basma" or "Baffra Basma" (what's the difference ?)
- "Xanthi"
- "Bursa"
- "Bolivian Criollo Black"
- "Little Dutch" or "Japan 8" (lot of sugar ?)
- "Havana" (142 or 503 ?)
- "Yellow Orinoco" (makes a very good chew and a nice flavorful pipe tobacco.)
- "Perique" (for air curing AND perique processing)
- "Maryland MD 609" (toasted, it seems to mary well with VAs)
By the way, what do you think of "cherry red 401" ? Are there more flavorfull Virginias ?
My garden is not big, so I will have to select only a few strains (less than 10).
Do you have any advice ?
Thank you