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What do you count as an 'Aromatic' blend?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrumsAndBeer" data-source="post: 502547" data-attributes="member: 2403"><p>As with everything else related to our wonderful hobby. This is quite subjective. I have always thought that if a tobacco is processed to taste like something other than tobacco, it's an aromatic. If one was to count every mixture that had some sort of flavor addition or casing, you would probably have to implicate almost everything on the market. I remember seeing a chart from STG that displayed all of the flavorings added to their blends, many of which most would not consider aromatics, and it was amazing to see all the honey, sugar, licorice, maple sugar, etc., many of these blends I smoke, have smoked or at the very least at some point enjoyed. I think Greg Pease wrote something some time ago about how almost everything on the market has some sort of flavor additive/casing, and that without these additions most of our tobaccos would be harsh to the senses and downright tough to keep lit. All said there are also a variety of aromatic types. The American aromatics trend towards the unabashed flavored burley that screams "put the chocolate cupcake in your pipe a light it on fire." Where the Europeans typically use high quality Virginias that have been Cavendished and lightly flavored. The scented Lakelands are entirely different and even the most overtly scented are still quite tobacco forward in their flavor profile. Even the Germain produced stuff, some of which is dowsed with licorice and fruit flavorings, tastes like good, spicy tobacco enhanced with a subtle, but quite natural tasting enhancement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrumsAndBeer, post: 502547, member: 2403"] As with everything else related to our wonderful hobby. This is quite subjective. I have always thought that if a tobacco is processed to taste like something other than tobacco, it's an aromatic. If one was to count every mixture that had some sort of flavor addition or casing, you would probably have to implicate almost everything on the market. I remember seeing a chart from STG that displayed all of the flavorings added to their blends, many of which most would not consider aromatics, and it was amazing to see all the honey, sugar, licorice, maple sugar, etc., many of these blends I smoke, have smoked or at the very least at some point enjoyed. I think Greg Pease wrote something some time ago about how almost everything on the market has some sort of flavor additive/casing, and that without these additions most of our tobaccos would be harsh to the senses and downright tough to keep lit. All said there are also a variety of aromatic types. The American aromatics trend towards the unabashed flavored burley that screams "put the chocolate cupcake in your pipe a light it on fire." Where the Europeans typically use high quality Virginias that have been Cavendished and lightly flavored. The scented Lakelands are entirely different and even the most overtly scented are still quite tobacco forward in their flavor profile. Even the Germain produced stuff, some of which is dowsed with licorice and fruit flavorings, tastes like good, spicy tobacco enhanced with a subtle, but quite natural tasting enhancement. [/QUOTE]
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