Prancak N-1 is an Indonesian tobacco developed by crossing Prancak 95 and Izmir. In order to see if Prancak N-1 would flue-cure to something smokable, I included some in a flue-curing batch with Virginia Bright Leaf.
This flue-cured puro, of course, tastes nothing like a cigar. But this is a simple way to see what the Prancak N-1 has to offer. The aroma is slightly floral, with a subtle sweetness on the tongue--neither as floral nor as sweet as flue-cured Prelip 66-9/7. It seems to be quite low in nicotine, and is smoother and milder than a cigarette made with pure Virginia, even though it is bound and wrapped in natural leaf. I sense a hint of sour, and a vague notion of rawness, the latter probably due to its having come out of the flue-cure chamber just yesterday.
So this is a cigar that's not a cigar. But the Prancak N-1 seems promising as a surrogate for Oriental pipe blender.
Bob
