Tobacco reference?

[Liberty_2112]

I thought I saw someone post a link to something like this recently. I apologize. I cannot find it.

I need a basic starting point for a pipe tobacco reference. I read tons of posts here referring to Aromatics, English Blends, Virginias, etc. I admit that I am somewhat lost.

I've been bouncing back and forth between two pipe tobaccos since I began. One is MC Honeydew and the other is a Cavendish based house blend from a local shop. I really enjoy the Cav based house blend, so I'd like to explore some more "similar yet different" tobaccos, essentially staying in the same category. But what category is this?

Thanks in advance for helping to point me in the right direction. I assume the more I can learn about tobacco, the more I can enjoy the smoke.

 

[Hunter]

Frog Morton!

 

[michiganlover]

This page has lots of great info:

http://www.pipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_Tobaccos#Cavendish

Cavendish

Cavendish is more a process of curing and a method of cutting tobacco than a type of it. The processing and the cut are used to bring out the natural sweet taste in the tobacco. Cavendish can be produced out of any tobacco type but is usually one of, or a blend of Kentucky, Virginia, and Burley and is most commonly used for pipe tobacco and cigars.
The process begins by pressing the tobacco leaves into a cake about an inch thick. Heat from fire or steam is applied, and the tobacco is allowed to ferment. This is said to result in a sweet and mild tobacco. Finally the cake is sliced. These slices must be broken apart, as by rubbing in a circular motion between one's palms, before the tobacco can be evenly packed into a pipe. Flavoring* is often added before the leaves are pressed. English Cavendish uses a dark flue or fire cured Virginia, which is steamed and then stored under pressure to permit it to cure and ferment for several days or weeks.
There are several colors, including the well-known Black Cavendish, numerous blends, and a wide range of flavors. Modern blends include flavors and ingredients such as cherry, chocolate, coconut, rum, strawberry, vanilla, walnut, and bourbon.
Cavendish tobacco originated in the late 16th century, when Sir Thomas Cavendish commanded a ship in Sir Richard Grenville's expedition to Virginia in 1585, and discovered that by dipping tobacco leaves in sugar it produced a milder and more mellow smoke.

• A typical mix of ingredients would be around 54 percent tobacco, 22 percent water, 8 percent alcohol (Glycerol/Sorbitol) and the rest sugars and specific flavoring (e.g., cherry)

 

[Liberty_2112]

This page has lots of great info:

http://www.pipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_Tobaccos#Cavendish


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Thanks for this link. I will definitely sit down and take some time to read this tonight!

 

[Liberty_2112]

Frog Morton!

Which Frog Morton should I try?

 

[michiganlover]

FYI, I have been checking out what is available locally in my area in terms of Tobacco shops, and all five of the stores I have been in have large volumes of large bags of tobacco that is labeled as "Pipe Tobacco". I highly doubt you would want to smoke this in your pipe though. I mean you could, but it would probably rate among the worst smoke you will experience.

For the time being there is a tax loophole, that allows Pipe Tobacco (and cigars) to be taxed at a far lesser rate than Tobacco labeled as Cigarette tobacco. Thus there is now these large bags of tobacco that are mislabeled on purpose, as they are full intended to be used for Roll Your Own Cigarettes.

Faux Pipe Tobaccos (a relative term)

This is a new variety of "pipe" tobacco which has emerged recently (2009) in America, and possibly other countries. It is actually roll-your-own cigarette tobacco, which is being marketed as Premium Pipe Tobacco, to avoid the ridiculously high taxes and regulatory requirements on cigarette tobacco. In a pipe it's like smoking paper, compared to real pipe tobacco. Oddly enough, though, it seems to work fine in cigarettes. On the other hand, it is tobacco which can be smoked in a pipe, and it is you who decides, good or bad, not me or the government. In retrospect, I have tried rolling cigarettes using good pipe tobacco, and although they have the distinct flavor of the pipe tobacco, the flavor and effect is just not comparable to smoking it in a pipe.

 

[Hunter]

Which Frog Morton should I try?

All of them to be sure but I have the original open right now and it is wonderful stuff!

 

[Turk Kahvesi]

All of them to be sure but I have the original open right now and it is wonderful stuff!

+1. All of them are great, but I suggest starting with the original. Next, try On the Town or On the Bayou. OTT is, in my experience, fuller, darker and smoother than the original. OTB had a nice little kick of spiciness due to the Louisiana Perique.

 

[Liberty_2112]

I picked up four tins today. Frog Morton.

- Originals
- On the Town
- On the Bayou
- Across the Pond

I ant wait to try them out.

 

[nortac]

I'm just about to finish FM On the Bayou and just received Cellar, after enjoying a generous sample previously. Both quite good.

 

[Twizzle]

Tobacco reviews.com

 

[intotheforge]

I'm new to pipe smoking; but I recently found this site: http://pipes.priss.org/ It seems pretty good.

 

[nortac]

I'm new to pipe smoking; but I recently found this site: http://pipes.priss.org/ It seems pretty good.

Very cool, thanks!