ArizonaDave
Well-Known Member
I just thought I'd give everyone a heads up! Just saw these back on http://www.WholeLeafTobacco.com listed under Cigar Tobaccos
This should be a busy day for Whole Leaf Tobacco.
Ya I,m pretty sure there has been a 30lb drop in one day for one of the two.
Out of curiosity: where the Paraguay flojo Africa comes from? South America or it's a South American strain grown in Africa ?
pier
It's the other way around. It's a Paraguay variety that is being produced in Africa. It is similar to Bolivia Criollo Black.I am pretty sure it's an African variety which is grown in Paraguay.
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2012 crop year, Grown in Paraguay, this cigar filler is somewhat rare. The long leaf gives it its name...flojo or "flagging" leaf. This leaf is a medium dark brown. The flavor is nutty, chocolate and coffee with notes of cinnamon. The smoke is thick, medium bodied, and smooth. This is a flavorful tobacco with a pleasant aroma with hints of cherry and currents.
Flojo tobacco is listed as an agricultural product of Paraguay at least as far back as 1947 (for 70 years). [http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/470690.pdf] Other than that tidbit of documentation, attempts at searching for background on this tobacco is a black hole. "Flojo" is a common, Spanish adjective. Most promising search results lead back to www.wholeleaftobacco.com or www.fairtradetobacco.com, which is good for WLT and FTT, but not so good for search results.
While some Flojo is apparently grown somewhere in Africa, I do believe that this is a variety that is native to the Bolivia/Paraguay region of the eastern slopes of the Andes.
If you don't believe me, then check out the Fair Trade Tobacco Forum!
Bob
If you don't believe me, then check out the Fair Trade Tobacco Forum!
Bob
It still surprises me to see how often FTT is on the first page of many search results. I think it's a credit to our members who've actually done the research on the topics we discuss here.
There is no other forum or any other media in existence that covers the subject matter that we do here.