Pennsylvania broad leaf

[ladaok]

any thoughts you can share ?

I tried some in a rollie and although the leaf was only 4-5 days old I was v impressed with it

I can't wait to try my SMYRNA #9
IZMIR OZBAS
BAFRA
BURSA
these are apparently turkish / oriental ...... I have tried my BLACK SEA SAMSUN and I could not detect any of that ' CAMEL / LUCKY STRIKE ' smell

would you use these types in a cigar ?

robbie

 

[deluxestogie]

Oriental leaf (all varieties of tobacco, really) need either to be kilned, or to be aged for a few months to 2 years to acquire their characteristic taste and aroma. Orientals taste different if they are air-cured vs sun-cured (the traditional method).

In general, Orientals won't give you a "cigar" taste, no matter how they are cured and finished.

Bob

 

[ladaok]

thanks bob, i'm sun curing all my leaf at the moment as I don't have a kiln ..... once it has dried out enough and green > yellow > starting to turn brownish, I transfer the leaf that I have stacked top and tail and also face to face back to back .... this then goes into a v large zip lock plastic bag, and into an old car sitting here that gets pretty darn hot inside, I can adjust the moisture loss by opening the bag more / less ... after about 7 - 12 days the leaf has turned a rich brown colour ..... and mmmmmm smells fantastic .... have yet to smoke it but it sure looks good

 

[COLIN]

This is some P A RED that I have had curing for a year. I intend to hang it in my stable area to let it come back into case and then shread it.

 

[ladaok]

gidday there Colin, what varieties are you doing, i've managed to get 24 going .... but it seriously looks like I may run out of decent heat from the sun to dry & cure the last 1/2 dozen varieties

robbie

 

[BarG]

What are the noticable differences from PA Broadleaf and Pa Red? Are they the same?