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BigBonner Burley Bound, Burley and Bolivia Black, in Besuki Cigar I recently received hands of burley red tips, Bolivia Criollo Black and Maryland 609 from BigBonner. Each is from the 2012 crop. Since the MD 609 is still drying down, I made some cigars as follows: filler: 1/2 burley...

Ancient carving found at Tiahuanaco, Bolivia. Where did the various species of tobacco come from? Some are wild, others were cultivated and traded over thousands of miles, before the European discovery of America. Nicotiana rustica, which I had always assumed was wild, is apparently a...