mrphillips
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Post by mrphillips on Sept 5, 2018 6:48:04 GMT -5
I'm constantly mixing my own tobaccos, and while I'm usually met with underwhelmed disappointment, I occasionally find something worth repeating.
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Dark Burley 6
Red VA 2
Latakia 1
Oriental 1
Perique 1
The latakia/oriental gives a nice woodsy note, the perique a cocoa sorta finish, the VA adds a little sweet balance, and the burley keeps everybody honest (kinda like the bouncer at the tobacco club).
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 5, 2018 6:58:21 GMT -5
Glad you found your everyday blend. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 7:42:58 GMT -5
That’s a blend extremely similar to one I’ve made prior, good tasting blend. Depends on the percentage of components blended.
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Post by flybypipe on Sept 5, 2018 14:06:28 GMT -5
Mr P, just curious about the quantity of a “part”. Is one part an ounce?
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Post by Darin on Sept 5, 2018 14:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by Darin on Sept 5, 2018 14:23:47 GMT -5
Mr P, just curious about the quantity of a “part”. Is one part an ounce? A part is whatever you want it to be which is the beauty of blending that way. |
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Post by professorthroway on Sept 5, 2018 14:28:33 GMT -5
Sounds tasty. I am a sucker for burley with a little perique. If I made it I would probably substitute out the latakia for some dark fired.
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Post by flybypipe on Sept 5, 2018 16:47:16 GMT -5
Mr P, just curious about the quantity of a “part”. Is one part an ounce? A part is whatever you want it to be which is the beauty of blending that way. Yeah, I would probably do two ounce parts myself. I was just curious about the scale of his operation! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 16:57:40 GMT -5
I'm constantly mixing my own tobaccos, and while I'm usually met with underwhelmed disappointment, I occasionally find something worth repeating. Tobacco Parts
Dark Burley 6 Red VA 2 Latakia 1 Oriental 1 Perique 1 The latakia/oriental gives a nice woodsy note, the perique a cocoa sorta finish, the VA adds a little sweet balance, and the burley keeps everybody honest (kinda like the bouncer at the tobacco club). A part is whatever you want it to be which is the beauty of blending that way. Yeah, I would probably do two ounce parts myself. I was just curious about the scale of his operation! If you did "3gms" per part, that would give you just a smidge over one ounce, and may be a good way to start off and fine-tune your own recipe. I like the above recipe given by mrphillips , and will have to make an attempt myself with a blend. I wonder how this would be in a crumble cake?  |
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Post by flybypipe on Sept 5, 2018 17:11:00 GMT -5
flybypipe If you did "3gms" per part, that would give you just a smidge over one ounce, and may be a good way to start off and fine-tune your own recipe. I like the above recipe given by mrphillips , and will have to make an attempt myself with a blend. I wonder how this would be in a crumble cake? 3gms makes more sense. I guess I’ll have to find that old Weight Watchers’ scale.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 17:34:31 GMT -5
Sounds tasty. I am a sucker for burley with a little perique. If I made it I would probably substitute out the latakia for some dark fired. Would a Burley/Perique be called a Burper? Good recipe to thread poster. I don't have the kind of nerve to mix nonblended tobaccos with other nonblended |
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Post by mrphillips on Sept 5, 2018 21:32:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the ego boost buys/gals! When I say "parts" I mean # of grams (6g, 2g, 1g, etc.). When I find something I like I multiply everything I have by 10 or 15...or whatever it takes to use up the dominate quantity of tobacco in the blend. I only buy a few ounces at a time from pipesandcigars. It's a cheap way to keep creative. Haha. I will say that if you haven't ever tried mixing from scratch, please try. You'll only be out 10 or 15 bucks, and on that small of a scale, it'll give you 6 or 7 tries to make something your friends will drive out of their way for! Plus you can smoke a bunch of tobaccos completely on their own...which gives you a better idea of what may be in some of your favorite store bought mixes...WHICH can give you the knowledge to make a great collection of house blends for different seasons or occasions. Sorry for getting up on my soapbox, it's just too much fun to keep to one's self  As a side note, I heard many on this forum loving fire roasted tobaccos, and I bought a couple ounces to replace some Latakia in a few of my mixes. It was just too overwhelming when I added more than 5% in a blend. Latakia on the other hand, I can get a little crazy with and still exhale with a smile. Again, thanks for the posts! |
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 5, 2018 21:36:24 GMT -5
A good everyday blend for me is swr, not much but it's still oddly satisfying.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Sept 5, 2018 21:44:07 GMT -5
Sounds tasty. I am a sucker for burley with a little perique. If I made it I would probably substitute out the latakia for some dark fired. Y'ever try Dark Bird's Eye mixed with Five Brothers? Good stuff! I just started adding a little PS 311 Perique to it too. Even better. All shag cuts. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 6, 2018 3:17:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the ego boost buys/gals! When I say "parts" I mean # of grams (6g, 2g, 1g, etc.). When I find something I like I multiply everything I have by 10 or 15...or whatever it takes to use up the dominate quantity of tobacco in the blend. I only buy a few ounces at a time from pipesandcigars. It's a cheap way to keep creative. Haha. I will say that if you haven't ever tried mixing from scratch, please try. You'll only be out 10 or 15 bucks, and on that small of a scale, it'll give you 6 or 7 tries to make something your friends will drive out of their way for! Plus you can smoke a bunch of tobaccos completely on their own...which gives you a better idea of what may be in some of your favorite store bought mixes...WHICH can give you the knowledge to make a great collection of house blends for different seasons or occasions. Sorry for getting up on my soapbox, it's just too much fun to keep to one's self As a side note, I heard many on this forum loving fire roasted tobaccos, and I bought a couple ounces to replace some Latakia in a few of my mixes. It was just too overwhelming when I added more than 5% in a blend. Latakia on the other hand, I can get a little crazy with and still exhale with a smile. Again, thanks for the posts! The FDA will be on to you soon if you keep this up.  |
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Post by flybypipe on Sept 6, 2018 8:36:49 GMT -5
Just ordered everything needed for the recipe, but cannot find pure oriental. Any ideas on that?
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 6, 2018 9:03:30 GMT -5
Just ordered everything needed for the recipe, but cannot find pure oriental. Any ideas on that? Good on ya for trying it...I've no idea what a pure oriental is. |
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Post by rmb on Sept 6, 2018 9:45:33 GMT -5
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think C&D Izmir Turkish is a straight oriental and is pretty widely available.
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Post by mrphillips on Sept 6, 2018 22:07:23 GMT -5
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