Mixing Pipe Tobaccos Together

[Conan the Cigarbarian]

So does anyone here take two or more different pipe tobacco blends/brands and combine them to make a new blend? I'm starting to explore this and was curious if others have done this and had any success with it. If so, what combinations have y'all found work well together?

For example: I've taken Dunhill Nightcap and Dunhill Early Morning and combined the two together and will call it Dunhill Mid-Day. Not sure how it will pan out, but I'll know this afternoon when I get home. I've had the two tobaccos sitting together in the same jar for a few weeks now. I guess that's enough time for the two tobaccos to meld together.

Let me hear of your science experiments with tobacco.

 

[rdomfoto]

No science here - I have three mason jars - one for English blends, one for burley/misc, and one for aromatics. When a tin or a sample baggy doesn't have enough left for a full bowl, into the jar it goes. I call them my "mystery jars".

 

[Shlippy]

Yup, all the time. I also have jars of individual "blending tobaccos" I use if I want to experiment. Like straight Latakia, straight perique, Virginia red, burley, Cavendish, etc.

I'm trying to remember the last time I smoked a commercial blend that I didn't tinker with at least a little...

 

[thedismaltrade]

ODF and DSF; ODF and Latakia Flake; OJK and 5100 ; EMP and NC; any aromatic with 5 bros. for nicotine; OJK and CH

 

[Whtwtrman79]

I tend to mix when I just end up with half bowls of two blends...... Most recent ennerdale and cheer..... Tamed that Lakeland a bit, Vermont meat candy and g&h maple twist....

 

[Lostmason]

I have a jar with about 6oz of burley samples and bulks that weren't quite "enough",I call it my "Bastards Blend".

 

[johnnyflake]

This is a very common practice among long time pipe smokers. Another thing I and many others do, but you rarely hear about is layering. That's loading your pipe with two or more layers of different pipe tobaccos. I like loading a strong English on the bottom, the first tobacco in. Followed by a layer of a strong VaPer, the second tobacco in, and finally, the last layer (top layer) being a Burly Nut type blend.

 

[GWBowman]

This is a very common practice among long time pipe smokers. Another thing I and many others do, but you rarely hear about is layering. That's loading your pipe with two or more layers of different pipe tobaccos. I like loading a strong English on the bottom, the first tobacco in. Followed by a layer of a strong VaPer, the second tobacco in, and finally, the last layer (top layer) being a Burly Nut type blend.

I've heard it referred to a pipe tobacco parfait.

 

[johnnyflake]

Yes, a lot of the old timers did refer to it as a parfait!

 

[Lostmason]

I must have missed something, This is the first I've heard of layering. I've heard of mixing two or more mixtures to form a third that was more to the pipers liking. But a parfait? This I have to try ! I've a meer with a massive bowl , I should be able to get some good flavor profiles. Thanks Johnny !!

 

[johnnyflake]

Lostmason, the larger the bowl, the better layering works. I have found that layering more than 3 tobaccos does not work very well. Three works well, allowing 1/3 of the bowl for each blend.

 

[Lostmason]

I currently have only one lat blend,so I think I'll try it first with a VaPer on bottom and Burley on top.This sounds fun !
It's amazing what you can learn when you pay attention.

 

[Lostmason]

PS Black Coffee / PS Lux Bullseye Flake in a no name Polish billard.

First time trying the layering method, I could tell the difference in flavors but the transition was more subtle than I expected.

 

[Shlippy]

Try layering captain black with Balkan sobranie!

 

[johnnyflake]

Yes, layering can be fun and interesting. Sometimes, using the same tobaccos, switching the layers, can improve your overall experience.

 

[johnnyflake]

Try layering captain black with Balkan sobranie!

Your a lucky man, if you have access to the original Balkan Sobraine!

 

[thedismaltrade]

Try layering captain black with Balkan sobranie!

Blasphemy

 

[Lostmason]

Try layering captain black with Balkan sobranie!

Have CB but not Balkan Sobranie,,,,What kind of mixture is it?

Yes, layering can be fun and interesting. Sometimes, using the same tobaccos, switching the layers, can improve your overall experience.

Next shot I'm going to try a VaPer on top over Germain's Plum Cake.
This is really more fun than just mixing them together.

 

[crperkins]

I have a "shop" blend that I do. combine all my half bowl scraps etc until I have enough then I press it into a cake, believe it or not I have had a few good blends come out of it.

 

[johnnyflake]

I have a "shop" blend that I do. combine all my half bowl scraps etc until I have enough then I press it into a cake, believe it or not I have had a few good blends come out of it.

That's interesting and done by many shops. The problem with that, is you end up with an unknown and it cannot be duplicated!