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Post by Plainsman on Oct 10, 2021 11:40:31 GMT -5
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Post by darktater on Oct 10, 2021 13:22:14 GMT -5
Good read! Thanks for sharing
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Post by trailboss on Oct 10, 2021 13:28:12 GMT -5
I learned a lot about the process reading the article, I think I will keep my day job, that’s a lot of work!
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 10, 2021 13:40:48 GMT -5
One of my TN uncles was a tobacco broker. Wish I had spent more time with him.
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thewingedsloth
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Favorite Tobacco: Semois mixes.
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Post by thewingedsloth on Oct 10, 2021 17:47:29 GMT -5
This does explain a little about why I have a love/less love relationship with burley.
It is a great winter tobacco. old joe kranz is very spicy but quite "heavy" in flavor. the power allows very short bowls, 5-10min, with all the power you need.
Outside of that I have not found a burley blend I really like.
I tried c&d burley 1,2,3, and left 4 and 5 for later this year.
Semois I like but only as an occasional treat.
I do have that black locust sun bear special release from c&D but everyone said to age it. I have briar fox, the burley 4 and 5, bowlegged bear, billy budd (blue label) pegasus, lunchtime blues epiphany, all with burley that I am waiting for cooler temps before trying.
I will say wide bowls help burley a lot but I still find orientals, Va/pers much better.
Nutty flavors are better than earthy flavors in burley but nutty flavors are more rare.
I wish there was a magic formula for making burley taste better to me of course if there was would I know about it? a lot of blend out there.
All in all if it was burley or nothing I would have burley.
I forgot to mention the one blend with burley I do like. c&d mississippi mud. the perique tames the burley keeping it as a supporting tobacco rather than the leader. being a perique blend I dont automatically think of it as a burley..lol
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