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terrapinflyer
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Fire Cured Virginia Dec 31, 2021 7:53:57 GMT -5 Darin, Ronv69, and 1 more like this

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Post by terrapinflyer on Dec 31, 2021 7:53:57 GMT -5

Are there any manufacturers using this stuff, other than the Gawiths? I'm still loyal to my DFKs, but I'm really enamored with both Lakeland companies' smoky Virginias. Also, if anyone can point me to information on this leaf's production, it would be greatly appreciated. I am under the impression that it is brightleaf that's exposed to smoke, rather than heat via flue curing. It's chock full of N, it seems, but I wonder if it's pH creates more free nicotine? Like many tobacco related subjects, information is a little murky--sometimes contradictory.

So c'mon tobacco geeks. Edumacate me.

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Legend Lover Moderator "Paddy" Gotta love those cobs Posts: 16,611 Favorite Pipe: MM Legend / CG Favorite Tobacco: Anything by Germain's Location:	Fire Cured Virginia Dec 31, 2021 8:33:09 GMT -5 Darin and Ronv69 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Legend Lover on Dec 31, 2021 8:33:09 GMT -5 I first read that as fire cured viagra.
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terrapinflyer Pro Member Hyphae Herder Posts: 3,322 First Name: Emily (she/her) Favorite Pipe: Möbius Klein Bottle Favorite Tobacco: LRH Enturbulator, Alum & Thymus Homogeny Mixture, STP Lutefisk Location:	Fire Cured Virginia Dec 31, 2021 8:43:42 GMT -5 Darin and Ronv69 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by terrapinflyer on Dec 31, 2021 8:43:42 GMT -5 Better than reading it as "virgins." Who knows what we get up to over here!
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Fire Cured Virginia Dec 31, 2021 11:06:56 GMT -5 via mobile Ronv69 likes this

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Post by Darin on Dec 31, 2021 11:06:56 GMT -5

My experience outside of the Gawith blends that may use it is as whole leaf and you are correct that it is fire cured rather than flue cured. There also exists a "light" fire cured version. Here's the one I had:

wholeleaftobacco.com/product/kentucky-fire-cured-va-309/

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terrapinflyer Pro Member Hyphae Herder Posts: 3,322 First Name: Emily (she/her) Favorite Pipe: Möbius Klein Bottle Favorite Tobacco: LRH Enturbulator, Alum & Thymus Homogeny Mixture, STP Lutefisk Location:	Fire Cured Virginia Dec 31, 2021 11:44:42 GMT -5 Darin and Ronv69 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by terrapinflyer on Dec 31, 2021 11:44:42 GMT -5 Huh. That's interesting. I've bought from WLT a long time ago, but I don’t remember seeing this. Thanks!
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