Krumovgrad T2

[stdly]

I wonder if anyone has tried the Krumovgrad T2 at WLT it says it is a top leaf and a bit thicker and higher in nicotine for an oriental, which is not a problem.
I'm not sure what T2 and B2 stand for?
I have tried the stacked Basma and the Krumovgrad B2 and enjoyed them both, I was wondering if this one was worth a try as well?

 

[deluxestogie]

I don't know what the T2 and B2 stand for. I've used both the T2 and B2 in pipe blending, and within a blend, I don't really notice a difference. Alone, the T2 seems a little less fragrant, and a bit stronger in nicotine—but that is a relative measure among Basma types. Since you've forced my hand, I will go ahead and post "tomorrow's" new pipe blend right now.

Bob

 

[stdly]

I don't know what the T2 and B2 stand for. I've used both the T2 and B2 in pipe blending, and within a blend, I don't really notice a difference. Alone, the T2 seems a little less fragrant, and a bit stronger in nicotine—but that is a relative measure among Basma types. Since you've forced my hand, I will go ahead and post "tomorrow's" new pipe blend right now.

Bob

Thanks Bob,
This was a while ago but I remember you reviewed the B2 and you saying you tried reviewing the T2 and the the review didn't get posted for some reason?

 

[deluxestogie]

I guess I would simply consider both the Krumovgrad varieties to be very similar to Basma. After all, the Greek city of Xanthi is only about 50 miles from the Bulgarian city of Krumovgrad. So we may be seeing some differences by grower selection. I suspect the primary difference is in slightly different growing conditions. WLT's T2 and B2 are both lovely.

[SECRET: don't tell anyone. If you display any of my pipe blend images (the photo of the actual tobacco blend) in a separate browser tab, you will find in the file name the date that I finalized that blend (YYYYMMDD). In the case of the blend I just posted—Deep Space, I finalized the blend nearly two years ago. It's been in the queue that long.]

Bob

EDIT: I was just now planning to photograph sided-by-side the stacked Basma, Krumovgrad B2 and Krumovgrad T2. Unfortunately, I appear to have used all of my T2.

 

[stdly]

I guess I would simply consider both the Krumovgrad varieties to be very similar to Basma. After all, the Greek city of Xanthi is only about 50 miles from the Bulgarian city of Krumovgrad. So we may be seeing some differences by grower selection. I suspect the primary difference is in slightly different growing conditions. WLT's T2 and B2 are both lovely.

[SECRET: don't tell anyone. If you display any of my pipe blend images (the photo of the actual tobacco blend) in a separate browser tab, you will find in the file name the date that I finalized that blend (YYYYMMDD). In the case of the blend I just posted—Deep Space, I finalized the blend nearly two years ago. It's been in the queue that long.]

Bob

The reviews I mentioned were on WLT not here, I just looked up your B2 review.
The T2 is for sure worth a try.
I won't tell.

 

[deluxestogie]

The reviews I mentioned were on WLT

I get terminally pissy sometimes. I should have just retyped and re-edited and re-posted the T2 review. But my window of recollection has faded into the sunset. Given that I still have a bit of the B2, I can surmise that I either: 1) liked the T2 better than the B2, or 2) the bag of T2 was resting above the B2 and I grabbed the first one each time.

Bob

 

[deluxestogie]

There! I just added a T2 review to the WLT site. I feel better now.

Bob

 

[stdly]

Maybe the T is for top and the B is for bottom the T2 being thicker leaf than the B2?
I will find out after I order some T2 I still have some B2 and it is pretty thin leaf if you can separate them.

 

[deluxestogie]

I have samples of Basma C2 and Basma C4. Since all Basma type Orientals (including Xanthi, Krumovgrad, Basma, Prilep, Düzce, etc.) are columnar plants, the leaf size hardly varies from the bottom of the stalk to the top. Are they graded in English, Greek, Turkish or Russian? The 'T' for top works for English, Turkish and Russian, but the 'B' for bottom works only in English. 'C' for center works in English, Greek (soft of) and Russian (soft of), but not Turkish. I'll just go with, "I don't know."

A few years back, I had samples of a half-dozen different grades of Indonesian leaf (from Pantera). The letter-number assignment made no sense in any earthly language.

Bob