Tobaccos for smoking in pipes are often carefully treated and blended to achieve flavor nuances not available in other tobacco products.[citation needed] Many of these are blends using staple ingredients of variously cured Burley and Virginia tobaccos which are enhanced by spice tobaccos, among them many Oriental or Balkan varietals, Latakia (a fire-cured spice tobacco of Syrian origin, but now made in other regions, such as, Cyprus and Lebanon ), Perique (uniquely grown in St. James Parish, Louisiana) which is also an old method of fermentation, or blends of Virginia and Burley tobaccos of African, Indian, or South American origins. Traditionally, many U.S. blends are made of American Burley with sweeteners and flavorings added to create an "aromatic" flavor, whereas "English" blends are based on natural Virginia tobaccos enhanced with Oriental and other natural tobaccos. There is a growing tendency towards "natural" tobaccos which derive their aromas from artful blending with selected spice tobaccos only and careful, often historically-based, curing processes.
Pipe tobacco can be purchased in several forms, which vary both in flavor (leading to many blends and opportunities for smokers to blend their own tobaccos) and in the physical shape and size to which the tobacco has been reduced. Most pipe tobaccos are less mild than cigarette tobacco, substantially more moist and cut much more coarsely. Too finely cut tobacco does not allow enough air to flow through the pipe, and overly dry tobacco burns too quickly with little flavor. Pipe tobacco must be kept in an airtight container, such as a canning jar or sealed tin, to keep from drying out.
Some pipe tobaccos are cut into long narrow ribbons. Some are pressed into flat plugs which are sliced into flakes. Others are tightly wound into long ropes, then sliced into discs. Plug tobacco is maintained in its pressed block form and sold in small blocks. The plug will be sliced into thin flakes by the smoker and then prepared in a similar fashion to flake tobacco. It is considered that plug tobacco holds its flavor better than rubbed or flake tobacco. Flake tobacco (sliced cakes or ropes) may be prepared in several ways. Generally it is rubbed out with the fingers and palms until it is loose enough to pack. It can also be crumbled or simply folded and stuffed into a pipe. Some people also prefer to dice up very coarse tobaccos before using them, making them easier to pack.
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Hearth & Home Mid-Town series replaced four recently discontinued
blends, and Chatham Manor is part of the new affordable lineup.
This pipe tobacco is a smooth and mellow blend of white Burley
and Virginia with a light, pleasant vanilla/bourbon top note. A
less costly alternative to some other favorite blends, Chatham
Manor tobacco is a worthy addition. It's enjoyable at any time of
day, and its price will make it easy to keep a supply of this
satisfying blend on hand. Try the other Mid-Town options
including Mid-Town Cherry, Mid-Town Chestnut, and Mid-Town Derby
Club Aromatic and enjoy knowing you saved a bundle.
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One of the best-selling flavors for pipe tobacco is cherry, but
some are overbearingly sweet or are "bitey". Hearth & Home
Mid-Town Series Cherry is a mellow blend of Burley and Cavendish
with an understated note of ripe cherry that can be enjoyed any
time. The flavor will win you over and the price will keep you
coming back for more.
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One of the best-selling flavors for pipe tobacco is cherry, but
some are overbearingly sweet or are "bitey". Hearth & Home
Mid-Town Series Cherry is a mellow blend of Burley and Cavendish
with an understated note of ripe cherry that can be enjoyed any
time. The flavor will win you over and the price will keep you
coming back for more.
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Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series Chestnut is a traditional
American-English blend made of mellow Burleys, sweet Virginias,
smooth Maryland, hearty Kentucky, exotic Turkish and smoky
Latakia. It's modest in flavor, yet surprisingly complex. Despite
the use of costly tobaccos, Chestnut remains very affordable.
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Hearth & Home makes some awesome pipe tobaccos. From their
Signature line to the Marquee series, its all phenomenal stuff.
The Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series has been created to deliver
when other blends cant. Each blend in this series was either
created to provide a more readily available product, while its
counterpart often goes on backorder, or provides a more
affordable option to blends that charge top dollar. This series
is surely an excellent addition to the Hearth & Home lines of
tobacco. Now you can enjoy some of your favorites without the
high price tag.
Chestnut: Compare to Walnut. An intriguing American-English blend
made of light Burleys, sweet Virginia, hearty Kentucky, exotic
Turkish and smokey Latakia. Even though it's a very complex blend
it remains modest in flavor.
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Derby Club Aromatic, part of the Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series,
is a smooth and pleasant blend of Burley, Virginia, Turkish and a
bit of Perique. A refreshing top-note has been added with a
wonderful room note. Derby Club Aromatic is a reasonably-priced
blend that you can enjoy morning, noon and night.
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Derby Club Aromatic, part of the Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series,
is a smooth and pleasant blend of Burley, Virginia, Turkish and a
bit of Perique. A refreshing top-note has been added with a
wonderful room note. Derby Club Aromatic is a reasonably-priced
blend that you can enjoy morning, noon and night.
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Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series Prince Andrew is a rich, but
mellow, Burley blend with a modest-sweet flavor with notes of
cocoa and nuts. It's a pleasant, all-day type of tobacco that's
cool and bite-free. Perhaps, best of all, it's very affordable.
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Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series Prince Andrew is a rich, but
mellow, Burley blend with a modest-sweet flavor with notes of
cocoa and nuts. It's a pleasant, all-day type of tobacco that's
cool and bite-free. Perhaps, best of all, it's very affordable.
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Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series Sweet Cask is a wonderfully mellow
blend of Burley and Virginia with a sweet added flavor that's
mellow enough to be an all-day tobacco. For those times when you
want to enjoy something simple and pleasant that's eminently
affordable, give Sweet Cask a try.
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Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series Sweet Cask is a wonderfully mellow
blend of Burley and Virginia with a sweet added flavor that's
mellow enough to be an all-day tobacco. For those times when you
want to enjoy something simple and pleasant that's eminently
affordable, give Sweet Cask a try.
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Hearth & Home has been a staple here at P&C and we know our
Faithful are big fans. We decided to expand the line and bring to
you a new series - Slow-Aged. Bright Virginia is made of all
Virginia that has two important things that are impacting the
flavor of the tobacco - time and pressure. The blend is pressed
in cakes and transferred into a holding press for 30 days. What
this does is make the flavor of the tobacco deeper, richer and
even smoother. Hearth & Home Slow-Aged Bright Virginia will be
nothing you have experienced before and you will be pleased with
the result.
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When winter approaches, many pipe smokers prefer richer blends,
and Hearth & Home Slow-Aged First Snow is just such a tobacco. It
begins as a broken flake made of robust Burley, zesty-sweet
Virginias, and a bit of dark-fired Kentucky. The result is a
deeply-flavored blend that's comfortable and satisfying. Then,
the tobaccos are placed into a press and held for a month to
develop the flavors and give them a more unified richness. For
anyone who enjoys the taste of Burley, Hearth & Home Slow-Aged
First Snow is a must-try.
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Time and pressure can work miracles on pipe tobacco and with
Latakia-based blends, those impacts can be even more dramatic.
Hearth & Home Slow-Aged Knotty Pine starts as a broken flake made
of Latakia, Virginia, Orientals, and a touch of Burley for body.
Then, the broken flake is re-pressed into a crumble cake, but
with a significant twist. The tobacco is placed in a holding
press for a month to allow the tobaccos to marry for additional
smoothness, and the Virginias continue to mature. This blend has
a very noticeable "old fashioned" flavor and aroma. If you're a
Latakia fan, this is a blend you won't want to miss.
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Hearth & Home Slow-Aged is a new addition to the Hearth & Home
Family. But this tobacco is unique and we know our P&C
Faithful will love it! Smoky Mountain, made with dark-fired,
combines time and pressure that impacts the tobacco flavor. The
blend was pressed into cakes and transferred to holding presses
for a month to make the flavors deeper, richer, and smoother. For
those that are on the hunt for new and exciting, pick up a tin of
Hearth & Home Slow-Aged Smoky Mountain!
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Hearth & Home Signature Sunjammer is a smooth and sweet blend of
bright and red Virginias, Macedonian and other Orientals, smoky
Latakia and a touch of unflavored toasted black Cavendish. A
traditional Scottish-type mixture, a great alternative for the
Dunhill 965 smoker who is looking for the same kind of medium
bodied, slightly sweet Latakia blend but would like something a
bit different.
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Vermont Meat Candy combines two great flavors - maple and bacon.
We start with a Cavendish that's been given a deep, sweet maple
flavor and then we added dark Kentucky that's been fire-cured
with hickory wood, which delivers the flavor and aroma of
hardwood-smoked bacon. Just think about those Sunday mornings
when you'd dip your bacon into the syrup from your pancakes and
fell in love with the sweet, smoky and salty flavor. Now you can
have that flavor without the calories or cholesterol!
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Hearth & Home Signature Virginia Spice is ideal for the pipe
smoker who really enjoys the clean, sweet spiciness of a mixture
of matured Virginias, but who wants something a little different.
The difference comes from the use of cool-smoking Perique for a
bit of plum and pepper and the addition of maduro cigar leaf to
add creaminess and body. If you shy away from Virginia/Perique
blends because the smoke is too thin, Virginia Spice is sure to
please.
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I guess that I've become known, to some degree, for my "tribute"
blends, like BlackHouse and Fusilier's Ration. But there was one
blend that was so venerable that, even though I wanted to, I
resisted from trying to make a clone of it. That blend is Balkan
Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture. Of course, one concern
is that there's a current incarnation of the blend, and like
almost all tobaccos, it changes somewhat over time. The new
version doesn't seem all that similar to what I smoked in the
seventies, so when I finally felt that I missed the old version
enough that I wanted to try to match it, the seventies version
was my target
When I released Hearth & Home Marquee WhiteKnight, the customer
feedback was very positive, so I feel that the effort was worth
it. WhiteKnight utilizes the same types of tobaccos that went
into B.S.O.S.M. - bright Virginias, magnificent Orientals,
especially the "Queen of Tobaccos", Yenidje, and rich, smoky
Latakia. There's an incense-like aroma to WhiteKnight that
immediately recalls my old favorite, and there's a crispness to
the flavor that's unlike most Latakia blends. It also has a
short, clean finish that makes it a good choice to pair up with
your favorite beverage.
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Sometimes, nothing but smooth and mellow will do, and for those
times, you'll want High Card Gold. Fine Virginias and Burleys are
specially selected for a lighter, easier flavor that makes it
perfect for anytime. Compare High Card Gold to similarly mellow
blends, and the one thing that will strike you is that you'll get
similar quality at a more reasonable price.
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If you like the cool, minty freshness of menthol, you're going to
love High Card Menthol. A blend, though, is only as good as the
tobaccos, and there, High Card has you covered. Superb flue-cured
and air-cured tobaccos are painstakingly prepared to be rich, yet
smooth, before the refreshing splash of menthol flavor is added.
If you're going to double down on minty flavor, it's good to have
a High Card in the hole.
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High Card Regular delivers lots of flavor and rich body, while
remaining silky smooth. Fine Virginias and Burleys are carefully
prepared to make this exceptional blend. This is a tobacco with
real, natural taste and no noticeable added flavors. What's
really amazing is how High Card can make a tobacco this rich at a
price that makes it affordable.
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English blends containing the mysterious and smoky tobacco,
Latakia, have long been a mainstay among pipe smokers, and
nothing is more emblematic of England than John Bull. A true
connoisseur’s delight, this supremely cool and smooth mixture
uses tamed flue-cured tobaccos, mellow and nutty Burley, a touch
of black Cavendish for a subtle sweetness and the star of the
blend, magnificent Cyprian Latakia. The result is a well-behaved,
all-day mixture that is ultra-flavorful but never overbearing.
It’s exceedingly rare to find this kind of premier blend in a
pouch, but John Bull is anything but ordinary.
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John Cotton's Double Pressed Burley is a fantastic choice for
Burley-lovers, but also for people who may have tried unflavored
Burley blends before and didn't care for them. This blend starts
with superb Burley that's mixed with just enough naturally-sweet
Virginia to counterbalance the earthy sourness of the Burley.
Then, a bit of dark-fired leaf is added for smokiness and spice.
These tobaccos are pressed and sliced into flakes. Then, these
flakes are tumbled out into a chunky ribbon, allowed to breathe,
put into a mold, and re-pressed into a crumble cake. This deepens
and enriches the flavor while softening any sharp flavors. John
Cotton's Double Pressed Burley will be an intriguing change of
pace for the Burley fan and might just surprise people who think
they don't care for the flue-cured leaf.
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Here's a first for the rapidly growing John Cotton's Double
Pressed series, John Cotton's Double Pressed Creme. What makes it
unique is that it's the first member if the lineup with a mellow
aromatic note. It begins as a flake tobacco made of Virginia and
black Cavendish and then rubbed out. The tobaccos are given time
to allow the leaf to re-oxygenate to liven the flavor and to
prepare for the next step. Then the tobaccos are pressed again
into a crumble cake, so further fermentation can take place. But
what really makes the difference is a subtle bit of vanilla to
give it a slight sweetness and a pleasant room note. Now you can
see what time and pressure can do for an aromatic blend.
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