GWLee
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Also, forgot to note that sometimes, just spritzing the liquid on the tobacco and letting it sit for a while to absorb is another way. Typically doing it this way, I spread my tobacco blend out on wax paper on my workbench and then using a spray bottle, will squirt anywhere between 10 to 50 times per one side, then flip the tobacco over and repeat, then gently mix up the tobacco so that the flavoring touches as much tobacco as possible - inside to out, outside to inside, bottom to top, top to bottom, left to right, etc. Just like when blending the tobacco, just mix it all up. I then let it sit for a bit to let the moisture sort of evaporate, then I'll put the blend into a ziplock type bag but will not seal it, and let it "mellow" overnight. The next day, I'll mix the bag contents and let it again sit unsealed, but not totally open to the air either. Every so often I'll mix the contents again, the goal is to reduce the moisture as much as possible in a slow manner before it is sealed up in a jar.Are vape flavors safe to be used on pipe tobacco? If so how are they applied?
Using the above is how I first started flavoring my tobacco, and it was sort of hit and miss, hence the reason I went to a more aggressive method as described in previous post.
Either way, it's always an enjoyable adventure with many turns and twists. Sometimes I hit where I was aiming, lots of times I don't though. HOWEVER the BIGGEST thing that I have learned is to keep a written log of EVERYTHING I do so that it can be repeated. That starts from mixing the blending tobaccos, to mixing the flavors and then all the final steps prior to test burning. I'll then go and analyze what I think I taste and smell from the test burn and see how I may need to adjust.
I don't think that there is per se a set way of doing something, more just general and what I enjoy, many folks would not and vice versa, everyone has their own vision of bliss in regards to their tobacco flavors.