Tobacco Additives

pwkarch

Gentlemen

I have been on a search for a tobacco that has a strong "black pepper" type taste and aroma. I have yet to come across anything with that description.

In the case of not finding anything, I was wondering about tobacco "additives". Cutting to the chase, I was wondering if black pepper could be sparingly added to say a burley blend, or a black cavendish blend. And while I think about it, could real cocoa be added to tobacco? I know the casings added by blenders are liquids, but I have never seen any warnings about adding solids such as mentioned.

Anyone have any information or knowledge beyond just guessing that it would be acceptable?

PappyJoe

I'm just guessing here because I've never tried altering tobacco myself. I would guess that liquids are used because the liquid is more readily absorbed into the leaf whereas a dry substance would just sit on the tobacco and not be as well absorbed

Londy3

Good question. Not sure how actual cracked black pepper would burn. Why not try it? If it sucks, toss it.

pwkarch

@Londy3

I am reluctant to be the guinea pig......I was hoping someone had tried it, or read about it.

xDutchx

It's one thing to inhale an experimental substance, but setting it on fire and inhaling it might turn out to be a bad idea very quickly.

I am guessing that the reason no one has come out with a black pepper blend, is because black pepper makes you sneeze, and it's hard to smoke while you are sneezing.

motie2

@pwkarch -- Did you catch this .pdf when I first posted it several months back?
Tobacco Flavoring for Smoking Products, 74 pages, attached.

Also, by the by, the following blends are described as "peppery" in the most recent P&C catalog:
Russ Oullette's blends SV-23 and B-41
Golden Triangle Belmont, Paulina and South Vacherie blends

Also, Vauen makes a blend called Black Pepper.

pwkarch

@motie2

Thanks buddy.....I had not seen that, but thank you for taking the time to repost. I will go through what looks like a chemists cliff notes book.

I had seen the Vauen, but checking it out on several review sites it was opined multiple times that the pepper was light to almost non existent. Growing up I always loved the smell of a friends house, but I have no idea what the tobacco was that produced that aroma.....very pepper like.

Londy3

But we are not inhaling. ...are we?

xDutchx

@Londy3, yes we are inhaling to an extent, just not intentionally. We ingest most of the nicotine through our saliva, by swallowing it.

Londy3

I really try not too.