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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 23:20:07 GMT -5
The now closed Tewksbury & Company's best selling blend's - Hobbit's Weed - recipe has been much discussed online. People have guessed at and tested the components and the ratios. One recipe I found called for 20% of a peach blend, along the vanilla/sweet and cherry blends. I've stumbled upon posts in this forum's What Are You Smoking threads with both mentions of Hobbit's Weed clones and an interesting sounding variant named Hobbit's Moon by @irminsul. Anyone care to share Hobbit's Weed recipes? |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 23:23:20 GMT -5
Here's one recipe mentioned with a peach component:
40% Lane 1Q
20% Lane Very Cherry
20% Lane BCA
20% Peach blend of some sort
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 23:34:48 GMT -5
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Post by Legend Lover on May 4, 2018 1:12:57 GMT -5
I've heard lots about this too. It is something that I would consider trying myself if I had a clue of a recipe and could get hold of the tobaccos.
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Post by sablebrush52 on May 4, 2018 2:17:31 GMT -5
The recipe I was given is:
50% Lane BCA
25% Lane Very Cherry
25% Sutliff 1m Vanilla
Honestly, who knows?
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Post by Dramatwist on May 4, 2018 2:28:29 GMT -5
...hope I don't ruin anyone's idea of what Hobbits smoked, but I always thought of their pipe-weed as more English than Aromatic...
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Post by driftingfate on May 4, 2018 22:10:44 GMT -5
Tangential post, but the The Country Squire has a few Hobbit/LOTR inspired blends - of course, that's all subjective and nothing says they are like the "Hobbit Weed" described here. Still, they are tasty, so if you are on a real wizardering bent, you may wish to give them a try.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 21:14:21 GMT -5
Stopped at my local tobacconist to have a look around. After prodding a bit, the shop clerk gave me the "key" to Lane Limited bulk names, e.g. House Blend = 1-Q and so on. I was able to put together a Hobbit's Weed concoction from the 1oz bags available. First impressions from the newly blended jar of homemade Hobbit's Weed, this is one syrupy sweet smelling blend. I am hoping time melds the flavors and reduces the sugar punch.
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Post by PhantomWolf on May 11, 2018 21:57:10 GMT -5
...hope I don't ruin anyone's idea of what Hobbits smoked, but I always thought of their pipe-weed as more English than Aromatic... Me too. It makes the most sense that it would be more akin to a more basic VA or Burley. When you consider geography and that not much variation would exist in their baccy. Certainly some, but thinking of them as having orientals, Turkish, etc... Not to mention toppings, just seems like it would take a larger world to produce. My guess is mixtures containing ranging grades of tobacco- maybe some processes like perique or Cavendish could be accounted for. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 23:19:33 GMT -5
Everyone knows Hobbits smoked 1792 and Ennerdale.
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Post by PhantomWolf on May 11, 2018 23:21:27 GMT -5
Hahaha @chico
Captain Grape was Gimmli's favourite. What else would one follow a nice supper of salted pork with?
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Post by trailboss on May 12, 2018 0:58:21 GMT -5
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Post by Stanhill on May 12, 2018 4:40:41 GMT -5
...hope I don't ruin anyone's idea of what Hobbits smoked, but I always thought of their pipe-weed as more English than Aromatic... Exactly. 'Three Wizards', a hefty Longleaf Curly Cut, 'Hobbit's Bottom' - Nothing Smoother, for instance.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 13:26:48 GMT -5
Wonder if they declared it to Customs? New Zealand Import Duty on 20 Lbs. of tobacco would be horrendous, even for a movie company.
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Post by PhantomWolf on May 12, 2018 14:07:15 GMT -5
trailboss Cool! Had no idea about the Peter Stokkebye Nougat. I love everything I've had from them so far, so I definitely need some of this.
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Post by trailboss on May 12, 2018 14:15:48 GMT -5
Wonder if they declared it to Customs? New Zealand Import Duty on 20 Lbs. of tobacco would be horrendous, even for a movie company. Probably treated like a diplomatic pouch, since they generate revenue... but then again, the movie budget is pretty healthy. |
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Post by Legend Lover on May 12, 2018 15:03:08 GMT -5
trailboss, is that the same as Kentucky Nougat? If so, 25g of that came in the post yesterday (called Kentucky Maroon now - at least, in the UK).
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Post by gav on May 12, 2018 21:24:33 GMT -5
I heard hobbits only smoked red Virginias. Probably why it is so scarce.
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Post by trailboss on May 12, 2018 21:45:04 GMT -5
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Post by Legend Lover on May 13, 2018 3:01:49 GMT -5
I can't wait to try it then. I'll have to use my cobbit shire methinks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 16:12:17 GMT -5
Hobbit's Weed Update: After a month "mellowing" in the jar, my homemade concoction remains syrupy sweet and cake-like. I suspect the flavors will not change much over the next few years. This is definitely a cob blend.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 16:19:50 GMT -5
My latest variation is:
50% McClelland VBC
25% Captain Black Cherry
25% Sutliff 1-M
jarred a few weeks, I'll give it a couple of months to meld.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 16:32:09 GMT -5
Way on the opposite end of the aromatic spectrum (to my taste, at least) from my home blended Hobbit's Weed is a pipe tobacco I recently picked up - MacBaren Haldberg Red. I purchased a box of the Red during a P&C sale and have found it to be a fine, lightly topped pipe tobacco. Bonus, it comes in an ornate, jewelry store like box.
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