How does blending labelling work?

[Private1]

Hi All,

I was checking out tobacco reviews and saw something that I found a little confusing.

For example, JackKnife Plug is described as:

Blend Type	Virginia/Burley
Contents	Kentucky, Virginia
Flavoring	None

When it states its contents are Kentucky and Virginia, but its blend is Virginia/Burley, doesn't that mean it has 3 types of contents?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Alpine]

Burley is a class of tobaccos, with specific taste and grow habits.
Some burleys are christened “Kentucky xxx” where the triple x is usually a number (e.g. Ky 17, Ky 8635 and so on).
Virginia is NOT a class of tobaccos, the class is “bright leaf” but many bright leaf tobacco are named “Virginia something” (Va bright, Va gold, etc)
So there are two errors in the description posted above, and it should be:
Blend type: bright leaf / burley (or flue cured/burley)
Contents: Kentucky/Virginia
Take a look at the forum wiki for more details.

pier

 

[deluxestogie]

"Blend Type" is a vague bucket of pipe blend groupings. For example:

• Virginia/Perique
• Virginia/Burley
• English
• Balkan
• Aromatic

"Blend Type" is about as specific as saying, "out west" or "down south".

"Contents" should instead be termed "ingredients", and should also designate which chemicals have been added. (It never does!).

SUMMARY:
Blend descriptions from vendors and from review sites can occasionally offer a rough idea of what is in a blend. These seldom mention proportions.

Bob

 

[Private1]

Thanks all, I think I can duplicate the blend I'm after or get close too it then.