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Post by Darin on Jun 30, 2019 20:07:06 GMT -5
Ted and Josh … my pleasure. It's a good read on the topic by folks doing it at home.
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Post by elric on Jun 30, 2019 22:20:47 GMT -5
Haven't heard of that technique. I'll be using my home grown to experiment on. The commercial blends that I have cellared may well have to last me for good. I'd hate to ruin any by stuffing it up. What does stoving actually do to tobacco? When you stove tobacco, it gives an impression of aging. It's not true aging and as such, lacks certain characteristics but can give you an idea of what something will become years later. The other thing it's good for is mellowing out a sharp blend or bringing out other flavors. For example, Sutliff 515 is a good red virginia as is. Once stoved, the sugars will lightly caramelize and that adds another depth of flavor. Different tobacco's and blends will do different things and its easy to put some in a small jar see what comes out. If you like what you get, make a bigger batch. Thank you Scott, very interesting. Learnt something new - thanking you also RD for raising it. The 515 is rather sharp so bringing out the natural sugars should really balance that. Starting off small is always good advice. I'll definitely be giving this a go. |
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Post by elric on Jun 30, 2019 22:26:18 GMT -5
Thank you Darin. I'm keen to learn how to make Black Cavendish in particular and I've got a few pounds of leaf Burley to play with. |
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