Most of you guys know the mission of WholeLeafTobacco.com is to promote the American tobacco farmer. Unfortunately, very little domestically grown cigar wrapper is available (most of the domestically grown cigar wrapper is sold long before it is grown). CT Broadleaf is available, but most cigar rollers like a little diversity. In an attempt to provide a "selection" of cigar wrapper, Shade grown wrapper is now available. The wrapper is 3 and 4 years old.
There are four different varieties of Shade grown have at least two grades of each variety. TBN stands for “Tembakau Bawah Naungan” which translates to tobacco under sheet” or more commonly referred to as shade grown. This plant was developed in the 1980s and grown under shade in Indonesia for wrappers. It’s a crossbreed of the Besuki and Connecticut styles. Most notably used in the H. Uppman and Romeo y Julieta http://www.altadisusa.com/cigar/romeo.asplines. Also use in the Indonesian-made Lotus cigar line.
VBN Tobacco TNB (Shade Grown)
FIK Tobacco TNB (Shade Grown)
Veek TNB (Shade Grown)
Vorstenland TNB (Shade Grown)
Each of the above varieties are divided into sub-categories of "VO" and "NO" . “Vroege oogst” (VO) which is Dutch for “early harvest”, “No oogst” (NO) or “late harvest”.
The grades are based on color alone and all the leaf is "wrapper" quality.
Quantities are somewhat limited and commercial orders can not be filled from this stock. Member of FTT can buy this wrapper for $25 lb. The same leaf will be sold on the whole leaf site for $35 lb. The competition is about $10 -15 higher than that.
There are four different varieties of Shade grown have at least two grades of each variety. TBN stands for “Tembakau Bawah Naungan” which translates to tobacco under sheet” or more commonly referred to as shade grown. This plant was developed in the 1980s and grown under shade in Indonesia for wrappers. It’s a crossbreed of the Besuki and Connecticut styles. Most notably used in the H. Uppman and Romeo y Julieta http://www.altadisusa.com/cigar/romeo.asplines. Also use in the Indonesian-made Lotus cigar line.
VBN Tobacco TNB (Shade Grown)
FIK Tobacco TNB (Shade Grown)
Veek TNB (Shade Grown)
Vorstenland TNB (Shade Grown)
Each of the above varieties are divided into sub-categories of "VO" and "NO" . “Vroege oogst” (VO) which is Dutch for “early harvest”, “No oogst” (NO) or “late harvest”.
The grades are based on color alone and all the leaf is "wrapper" quality.
Quantities are somewhat limited and commercial orders can not be filled from this stock. Member of FTT can buy this wrapper for $25 lb. The same leaf will be sold on the whole leaf site for $35 lb. The competition is about $10 -15 higher than that.
