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Like clockwork, four times a year when the seasons change here in Massachusetts, we're inundated with worried looking customers seeking out the most "accurate" digital hygrometers. They woefully explain how their humidors are not functioning and their cigars have gone "dry". While it might seem arrogant, I'll say it anyways: Half of you people wouldn't know a properly humidified cigar if it bit you in the arse.Got your attention? Good...know maybe you'll keep reading and learn something.The scen …

For all intents and purposes, all pipe tobaccos are based on three different families- Virginia, Oriental and Burley. A great many different sub-species and variations on these primary "Varietals" exist.Oriental leaf (sometimes referred to as "Turkish") is somewhat enigmatic in it's role in finished tobacco blends. Some call it a "Condimental" or "Spice" tobacco, the purpose of which is to add a certain flavor and body to a blend. Others have utilized it a "Base" tobacco accounting for a g …

For all intents and purposes, all pipe tobaccos are based on three different families- Virginia, Oriental and Burley. A great many different sub-species and variations on these primary "Varietals" exist. "Condimental" or "spice" are uniquely processed tobaccos used to accent a or entirely change the character of a blend. They are not something easily produced by the home or small scale blender, but luckily all are readily available. Latakia- Originally produced in the Latakia port city of …

For all intents and purposes, all pipe tobaccos are based on three different families- Virginia, Oriental and Burley. A great many different sub-species and variations on these primary "Varietals" exist. Burley is an air-cured tobacco grown primarily in Kentucky, with seven or so other neighboring states producing the rest. Other Burley producing countries include Brazil and Africa (both produce a very fine rich leaf which, sadly, is not readily available to American blenders).Before harve …

For all intents and purposes, all pipe tobaccos are based on three different families- Virginia, Oriental and Burley. A great many different sub-species and variations on these primary "Varietals" exist. Today we get to know "Virginia" tobacco.Named after the state where it was first cultivated, Virginias are characterized by their high natural sugar content and light  sweet flavor which some call "grassy" or "hay like".They  Naturally light in taste and flavor, and carry a medium …