Noob question
Posted by easymo on Friday, 18-May-2007
I have read that tobacco is very absorbent in terms of surrounding moister,oder, flavors, etc. Is there anything that you could add to a humidor that would make a tobacco less harsh? The reason I ask, is that I also read that the purpose of casings and such was to deal with harshness in part.
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- Re: Noob question
- Posted by Kerry on Friday, 18-May-2007
There is only so much that hydration can do to "smooth out" a harsh tobacco. Some tobaccos will never "smooth out" no matter how moist you make them and at some point they won't stuff worth doody at a high enough moisture level.
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If you have a tobacco that is extremely harsh, you really have about 2 choices:
Throw it away or blend it with higher quality tobacco until it is gone. Then, never buy it again!
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- Posted by easymo on Saturday, 19-May-2007
The reason I brought this up was that I bought a pack of American Spirit organics just to see what the tobacco was like. I could not make it through a whole cigarette. God awful taste, and harshness. I tossed them in a corner and forgot about them. Then I read how to make a humidor. In my case a Tupperware box, with sliced orange in it. Just for the heck of it I tossed the American Spirit smokes into it. I was astonished by the change it made. It made them FAR smoother, and I could even taste a hint of orange. This got me wondering if the tobacco absorbed some of the fruit's sugar as well as moister. And if it mellowed the smoke out somehow.
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- Posted by Johnny Jentle on Sunday, 25-Nov-2007
My guess would be the tobacco wouldn't absorb sugar except by direct contact with the orange slices. Moistening a harsh dry tobacco, however, should be enough to smooth it out.
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A warning - some have advised against putting things like orange or apple slices in a humidor. It encourges the growth of mold and other undesirable things. Stick with water, and maybe add artificial flavorings, if you want to experiment. A few drops of artificial orange flavoring on a damp sponge might improve the taste of some tobaccos. But, personally, I'd be leery about flavoring tobacco.
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- Posted by kendall leonard on Sunday, 25-Nov-2007
You Said : "Is there anything that you could add to a humidor or just to the tobacco that would make a tobacco less harsh?"
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Get it wet with your fav brandy or whiskey or whatever (capt. Morgan works great). Let it set for a day in a plastic bag folded up tight and then dry it out. It will be very smooth. Works on the toughest stuff