Rusty":y4tkti5p said:
Yep and you're proving that point. McClelland is a great tobacco maker but they are renown for Virginia's more than mixtures. Unlike the other two they debuted in the late 70's when British tobacco was still a force in the world. Plus they moved in on British turf so they went head to head with them and grew. Not bad.
But mixtures? :shock:
But Yak is assuming things about McClelland's Va's that really are attributes of Euro continental Va's. They're the ones that soak them in sugar. I think McClelland doesn't which is why they have a vinegar nose so early in their lives. That's the scent of fairly natural fermentation. It takes most Va tins years of aging to get there, if they get there at all.
So, let me see if I get this correct as what you've just said has turned everything over that I had thought I knew about "blends" over the last 40+years. If I , a tobacco blender take three "types" of Virginia tobacco's and put them together in some sort of proportion and either add a topping or press them into a solid and maybe even slice them, I have NOT made a BLEND as it is NOT made up of DIFFERENT types of tobaccos? And to think I have been missinformed all these years
blend (blnd)
v. blend·ed or blent (blnt), blend·ing, blends
v.tr.
1. To combine or mix so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another: "He has no difficulty blending his two writing careers: novels and films" (Charles E. Claffey).
2. To combine (varieties or grades) to obtain a mixture of a particular character, quality, or consistency: blend tobaccos.
v.intr.
1. To form a uniform mixture: "The smoke blended easily into the odor of the other fumes" (Norman Mailer).
2. To become merged into one; unite.
3. To create a harmonious effect or result: picked a tie that blended with the jacket. See Synonyms at mix.