Whole Leaf Tobacco vs Company Tobacco
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absolutely, if you must use cig tobacco use the ryo. It usually doesnt get sprayed with all the crap premade cigs do. You best bet though is whole leaf.
I find cigars and pipe tobaccos the better choice for extracting.... RYO and bulk cigarette tobaccos seem to have a "bitterness" to them once extracted... I tried 3 different types and all 3 didnt pan out as well as I thought they should have...
A world of difference, night and day. I am still a part time smoker, and actually one of the reasons is I make my own cigs and they are inexpensive. Less than a dollar a pack. Currently appx 60 cents.
Truth be I can't smoke pre-made cigs anymore as I get an horrible headache if I try one, and the taste is crap. Since switching to natural tobacco (straight leaves) I don't need them as much, I feel better, and I still get that nice calming, and mental clarity that I am so addicted to.
From a legal standpoint, you can buy whole unprocessed leaves and have them shipped to your door quite inexpensively, as the tax is very low. Lower than Pipe tobacco. Pipe tobacco is still quite a bit lower (tax wise) than cig tobacco or cigs.
There are sites that sell pipe tobacco, in a cigarette cut. Meaning the shredding of the tobacco is such that it will work for making cigs. If you get a "Natural" pipe tobacco, it is unadulterated by any chemicals, flavorings, processing, etc. Just chopped up leaves.
If interested PM me, and I will hit you with a link where I buy pre-cut tobacco when I am in a pinch and don't have leaves. (raises my per/pack to about 90cents.).
Max
I get my dry tobacco leaves from LeafOnly. I Don't think a tax is charged, but I doubt they are organic.
If cigarette tobacco has a bitter taste, then I wonder why Big Spirit from NET.COM is so popular. Do they add anything to mask the bitterness? Such as Ethyl Maltol for example - somewhat of a sweetener.
BigSpirit is the exception to the general rule since they are labeled chemical free tobaccos, the ones I tried were RYO blends from a local store ( bagged and labeled by the shop) no idea where or who they got the bulk from.... all 3 extractions were bitter, grassy, strong chlorophyl hint to them...
I've extracted from wholeleaf, RYO (as I had a load left from when I was smoking it!), & more recently, started doing pipe 'baccy (from reading on here!!).
My results indicated that pipe 'baccy produced a stronger concentrate that allowed a lower % 'in da mix' than wholeleaf. I did n't get any chlorophyll taste, tho' the cigar tobaccos were more bitter than the Virginia or Burley leaf.
I'd never try from a tailored cig. due to not trusting wot's added...burn acceleraters & wotnot.....& never liking the taste of 'em when I smoked!
My results indicated that pipe 'baccy produced a stronger concentrate that allowed a lower % 'in da mix' than wholeleaf. I did n't get any chlorophyll taste, tho' the cigar tobaccos were more bitter than the Virginia or Burley leaf.
I'd never try from a tailored cig. due to not trusting wot's added...burn acceleraters & wotnot.....& never liking the taste of 'em when I smoked!
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