monbla256":zj3m3suw said:
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I like the idea of adding perique to the red cake 5100 in small increments until you find your ideal va/per. Also might not be a bad idea to add some perique to your opened vaper tins that you're not that crazy about... Spice 'em up! Defbagree to leave the Marlin Flake as is...
Think I'll be experimenting with my tobacco as well!
Yes, I agree with the Marlin Flake - being a favorite of mine - it's best to leave it as is. Despite my attempt to control my TAD, I think I will go ahead and order a pound of McC 5100 RC as many of you have suggested.
But I am curious, can anyone provide more info on 5100 RC? I have read the reviews on tobaccoreviews.com, but I am finding a lot of inconsistencies. It can be difficult to interpret reviews especially since they can be subjective. I curious to know if it is a blend of Virginias and which ones? Has it been stoved? Etc? A reviewer even mentioned that it contains a humectant. In such case I would not purchase it as I am sensitive to glycerol and propylene glycol. :affraid: :affraid: :affraid:
As I was told by Mike at McC's when I met him at the Chicago show back in '99, Red Cake 5100 is made of Flue Cured Red Virginia with some Bright Leaf added to it that is cut to a ribbon cut after it has aged in cakes for a length of time. As with ALL tobacco's used in blends, it is CASED prior to being sorted for production as a blend. It is NOT Topped/Flavored in ANY way ( other than the liberal use of Ketchup that we ALL know McC uses in their blends :twisted: ). It's probably one of the finest Straight Va's available today.
Thanks monbla. Sounds like you have heard it straight from the horse's mouth! :cheers: When you mentioned CASED, two things come to mind. First, tobacco farmers refer to their whole leaf as being in CASE if the leaves have a certain amount of moisture that makes them pliable- usually enough moisture to handle the leaf without it crumbling into dust. Second, from reading online reviews or threads on forums, many pipe smokers use the term CASE to refer to casing or flavoring agents added to tobacco - especially in aromatics. When you referred to "
CASED prior to being sorted for production as a blend" am I correct to assume that this means the tobacco is hydrated or moisturized from its dry state? Your mentioning that it is not topped or flavored prompted me to think you must be referring to CASED as the moisture level of the tobacco and not as flavoring agents tobacco.