Flavoring your own tobacco

PipeProfessor

Anyone flavor their own tobacco and makes their own blend? If so, what tips do you have?

PipeProfessor

I've tried LorrAnne food grade oils, but to no avail any tips?

drac2485

Only thing I have ever heard is flavoring with alcohol but I think I'd rather just drink it along with the smoke.  It would be interesting to see if anyone has experience.

PipeProfessor

@drac2485, @pappyjoe mentioned in a post about wishing there was a blend infused with a dark heavy beer...I say we twist his arm to try it!

Woodsman

I liked Wally Frank's " Old King Cole" and managed to chase down the ingredients  through a member on another forum.

It's mainly Black Cavendish with a little Latakia and sprayed heavily with Madiera Wine allowing the tobacco to dry between applications.

Note: Black Cavendish is often heavily treated with Propylene Glycol which doesn't dry out. I find that the alcohol in the Madiera cause the glycol to dry off faster. I dry in Winter time on cold, dry nights and get good results. The tobacco feels dry to the touch when I jar it but more moisture appears to the right amount after a while in the jar..

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motie2

I've added drops of Jonah's Curse Black Spiced Rum to a few blends. Seems to work out well after sitting in  asealed container for a bit.....

Woodsman

A little whiskey goes good with anything.

Michael308

Well we will see. I took Wilshire blend and spritzed a portion with Captain Morgan Cannon Blast and another portion with Irishman whiskey. Will let them sit for about 5 hours and see if they need any dry time. Looking forward to giving them a try.

thepipe

use a little dried fig leaf added to the bottom of the bowl.  I use fig leaf from a plant in my yard which I dehydrate and crumble in the bowl.

motie2

@thepipe -- Please, satisfy my curiosity: Why did you decide to do this? Why fig leaves?

riobrusa

Many years ago, was starting smoking pipes, mixed very thin slices of apple with Half and Half and let stand for while. The result was a nice and big mold in my "mixture". Since them never more tried ad nothing to my tobacco.

PappyJoe

The most I've done is add some fresh orange peels to a jar of tobacco, but that's more for adding moisture than flavor. Then again, it may be why I like blends like Rattray's Exotic Passion (previously known as Exotic Orange).

AnantaAndroscoggin

Back when I was a young pipe smoker, I remember that someone once said that if you don't want slices of apple to change the taste of your tobacco (he never mentioned mold), that another wet-ish way to keep the tobacco from drying out entirely was to use a slice of a potato, with no change caused to the flavor. I guess if mold is a problem, one should check the container often and regularly changing out the slice if need be.

(Unlike Dan Quayle, most Mainers can spell potato, even those of us who are not farmers up in The County.)

Michael308

Well I tried the Irishman blend this morning.... It was awesome! Looking forward to trying the Captain Morgan blend later today.

DerekJ

I haven't tried blending but I got some menthol flavoring from leafonly.com, I thought it would make this oddly fruity local blend into a minty summer afternoon treat.   

AnantaAndroscoggin

@DerekJ that leafonly site is an interesting one.

motie2

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motie2

@pappyjoe -- If I remember correctly, you like orange "flavored(?)" blends. Have you tried Peterson Luxury Blend?
It's described as having .... 
<<"....sweet flue-cured tobaccos with smooth Burleys and a lightly-sweet, steamed black Cavendish. To this mixture, a scintillating note of orange is added and is further sweetened with honey and vanilla. Mellow, yet uniquely flavorful, Luxury Blend is a great example of European-style aromatics.>>

PappyJoe

@motie2 - Nope. Haven't tried that one. Yet. 

ghostsofpompeii

I've used Watkin's food grade flavor extracts to mixed results. You can find a variety of flavors ... just use a light tough when adding the flavoring. I currently have vanilla, rum, amaretto, anise, root beer, orange, and caramel flavoring which I use in different blends. I've tried booze but failed miserably. Note to self: never try flavoring tobacco with Absente again ... gave me a migraine headache.

motie2

I've had success adding black spiced rum (Jonah's Curse) to pipe tobacco. I boiled the rum down to get rid of some of the alcohol and water content. The trick is drying out the flavored tobacco.