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Aromatic pipe
tobacco simply means a tobacco that has had some flavor
(ie. cherry, vanilla, etc.) added to the leaf. Although this process
is outlawed in England, aromatic pipe tobacco continues to be the choice
of most pipe enthusiasts world wide and especially in the U.S.A. Chances
are that when you remember that "pipe tobacco smell" that always followed
Grandpa around you are thinking of the smell of an aromatic!
There are
multiple misnomers surrounding this style of tobacco. The most
prevalent is that of the Cavendish. Cavendish tobacco is simply
a cut of the tobacco where the leaf is pressed in layers and cut into
small diamond patterns and can be found in the majority of tobacco blends
including many English style tobaccos. Cavendish does not mean vanilla,
black tobacco, or any other flavoring!
Uncle Bob
loves rich vanilla aromatic tobaccos and is often found smoking
Spanish Galleon around the shoppe. Although he enjoys many different
styles of pipe tobacco, he always seems to return to the aromatics and
insists that he always will!
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