Kentucky Burley Red Tips, 1lb.
$22.99
This priming is from the upper stalk position. The leaf is thick and leathery and high in nicotine. The spots on the leaves is called “Frogeye” and is actually desired by the tobacco industry.
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Description
This priming is from the upper stalk position. The leaf is thick and leathery, and high in nicotine.
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Scott Leahy (verified buyers) –
Just outstanding. I am using this as an adjunct blended with OHM extra bold for RYOs. This tobacco arrived in superb condition with a wonderful aroma with adequate moisture to allow easy stripping and processing with my small shredder. My shredder makes a nice 1mm shag which I then cross-cut into the OHM extra bold. Smoked by itself this burley is a good strong hit and while I can hack it that way I prefer to blend it with the OHM to get just the balance between strong and mellow I am looking for in a cigarette. If you are looking to juice up your RYOs with a bit more of an aggressive hit without going overboard on the face shot I recommend working up a blend to include this fine tobacco. After trying a burley from another online merchant and being nothing but disappointed (the stuff smelled like silage and tasted nasty) I am delighted to have found this tobacco! Thanks, Whole Leaf Tobacco!
Tobaccofieldsforever –
Very pleasantly surprised by this burley. I expected it to be very strong and have a hard bite. It is quite smooth and flavorful with a very pleasant pouch aroma. It is actually mellow and flavorful enough to smoke straight! Certainly a top shelf tobacco and I hope this is something they will keep in stock as I will most definitely be buying more!
jfvincent007 (verified buyers) –
I am very happy I got these burley tips. The leaf was in great shape. Very well done and super easy to remove the stem. It’s actually quite strong. Has a taste that is sweet and slightly pungent. Blended at a low ratio(20%) with the Virginia leaf, gave it a huge nicotine boost without messing up the taste. Doesn’t smell different when it burns. I am a beginner at this time but I am using this to add nicotine more than taste and it does that quite well.
William Young (verified buyers) –
To be fair I have not consumed this leaf yet which I bought to make smokeless dip. But I wanted to remember to review the product before I forget. I have more experience rolling my own cigars so that being said I amazed at the quality and condition this Burley is in when I started shredding for dip. Almost felt bad for shredding what would be considered wrapper grade in my garden! Looking forward to the final product.
jfvincent007 (verified buyers) –
Follow up review. I feel like I have to update my initial review. As accurate as it was I have had plenty of time to figure out how to blend this and how to use it properly. When mixed with Virginia tobacco it adds a whole new dimension of flavours. I’ve had the red burley tips for a few months and they seem to be getting better as they dry out. I keep them in their original bag, nothing fancy. I used to blend it with Virginia and dark air cured but recently did red, bright and lemon Virginia with 10% of these red burley tips only. Great smoke. Nicotine content is absolutely way high on the scale and actually adds a massive amount even at low ratios. A pound lasts me a long time because a little goes a long way but I would definitely buy this again down the road.