Hello from Turkey, the lands of oriental tobacco. I'm with you 
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Aaron
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Welcome to FTT Istanbulin! Glad to have you with us.
Thank you.
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I'm not sure because its a very slow burning tobacco and also strong. If you've tried rustica in your cigar and liked it, you may use tombac as the same way.
oldsouth,
I'm not sure because its a very slow burning tobacco and also strong. If you've tried rustica in your cigar and liked it, you may use tombac as the same way.
Slow burning and strong is what I'm looking for. How is the flavor? Is it aromatic at all - any unique scents?
Irishhorsemaster
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Hello istanbulin and welcome! I just recently joined here myself so I am glad to have a fellow newbie here to keep me company. I hope you can tell us more about your experience with the legendary Turkish tobacco which is adored by pipe smokers. Wish I was there enjoying a relaxing bath at the many Hammams there. Welcome!
Markw
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Hello Istanbulin and welcome.
I love reading your information on the Turkish tobacco, I never knew there were so many
Welcome aboard
Markw
I love reading your information on the Turkish tobacco, I never knew there were so many
Welcome aboard
Markw
I'm getting ahead of myself, but I found this online: http://www.agriculturekey.com/tombac-seed_1 Does anyone know if they sell good seed? Or, does anyone here have some tombac?
leverhead
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Welcome, there will be allot of people wanting to talk to you, including me!
Steve
Steve
I did'nt try it in a cigar but with hookah (nargile) it's pretty strong and sweet. Actually I'm not sure if it's going to stay lit without a heat source. I've learned that tombac is used as a chewing tobacco in India, may be from its sweet taste because it contains 9% sugars.
I did't found seed on that link. You can buy tombac from http://www.southsmoke.com/pd-isfahani-premium-tombac-250g.cfm (Isfahan is the best)
Interesting literature:
I might like to try just adding a bit to a cigar filler for a unique flavor - I've had a few hits on hookah in Lebanese, Pakistani, Turkish and even one Greek restaurant (I'm a big fan of the flavors from that part of the world) and found it to be a very rich smoke. But also, just imagine that leaf as a wrapper - it has leopard spots and a texture like a Te Amo wrapper. Man, that thing would stand out in a humidor!
I might like to try just adding a bit to a cigar filler for a unique flavor - I've had a few hits on hookah in Lebanese, Pakistani, Turkish and even one Greek restaurant (I'm a big fan of the flavors from that part of the world) and found it to be a very rich smoke. But also, just imagine that leaf as a wrapper - it has leopard spots and a texture like a Te Amo wrapper. Man, that thing would stand out in a humidor!
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Thank you for joining.
Is this the same or a similar tobacco: http://fairtradetobacco.com/showthread.php?212-Shirazi-Morphology&highlight=persica
It's very good to reach this literature, I've heard about this. Some literatures says tombac is derived from N.rustica some of them says it's a N.persica or Shiraz tobacco.
Tombac looks like rustica but higher in sugar and lower in nicotine (rustica contains 4-5% nicotine) I disagree with this opinion. On the other I'm not agree with the attribution of tombac is same with Shiraz tobacco. It's a very complicated issue, I'll make it discussed in a new topic.
I'm sure tombac wrapped cigars draw attention, but wrapping it with its thick texture may be difficult.
Tombac looks like rustica but higher in sugar and lower in nicotine (rustica contains 4-5% nicotine) I disagree with this opinion. On the other I'm not agree with the attribution of tombac is same with Shiraz tobacco. It's a very complicated issue, I'll make it discussed in a new topic.
I'm sure tombac wrapped cigars draw attention, but wrapping it with its thick texture may be difficult.
Welcome Istanbulin,
glad to have you aboard
glad to have you aboard
Thank you, I'll post them with a richer content.
Boboro
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Its really cool to have somebody from the east here. I got a small hooka pipe that a would like to learn to smoke.
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