Tips, Tricks & Information
Pipe Tobacco
Pipe Tobacco Types
Black Cavendish
- A mild, very dark tobacco that absorbs added flavours for aromatic blends.
- Unflavoured Black Cavendish when smoked alone is the mildest, no-bite tobacco. Unflavoured Black Cavendish is typically homemade.
- Black Cavendish is typically vanilla flavoured, and flavouring increases tongue bite.
Burley
(a.k.a White Burley)
- Air-cured for 4-8 weeks without added heat or smoke, results in a low sugar tobacco with a mildly rich nutty or cocoa flavour.
- Even, cool smoke, no-bite tobacco that absorbs flavours and casings.
Flavouring Terms Explained
Casing
- Flavourings that can be added to pipe tobacco, primarily aromatic blends.
- Typically applied to smooth out the smoke and act as a base flavour.
Flue Cured
- Cured using heat from pipes that are connected to a furnace.
Blend Definitions
Aromatics
A blend with added flavouring, typically to a cavendish base.
- Spirits (rum, bourbon ect) are considered natural flavours and are not classified as aromatics.
English
Contains Latakia.
Scottish
Unsweetended Black Cavendish, may or may not include Latakia.
Balkan
Latakia and Orientals added to a Virginia base.
Side note: English blends may or may not have a percentage of Orientals but Balkans will always have Orientals added.
English Aromatics
Contains a flavouring additive and Latakia tobacco.