This is the same leaf as the Dark Fire Cured with less “finish” on the leaf. The leaf has been heated to drive off some nitrogen which makes it smoother and it has a mild smoke flavor.
Light Fire Cured, 1lb.
$20.99
This is the same leaf as the Dark Fire Cured with less “finish” on the leaf. The leaf has been heated to drive off some nitrogen which makes it smoother and it has a mild smoke flavor.
1415 in stock
jfvincent007 (verified buyers) –
Smoking review: I have been smoking raw leaf tobacco for several months now and finally can say I am never going back to commercial tobacco. The only cigarette tobacco I hadn’t tried from WLT was the fire cured. For years I was under the impression I didn’t like it, mostly because I don’t like drum. I recently bought some blue Bali shag and I loved it. This is what convinced me to finally get the fire cured tobacco. I got the light to start, it has a strong smell of hickory and smoke out the bag but the taste is milder than the smell.
The blend itself is phenomenal. Smoked a few and it’s very similar to the blue Bali shag, a bit more complex because of the super tasty red Virginia. At the ratios I used this is good for everyday smoke, not overpowering and I don’t see myself getting taste fatigue from it. Nicotine level high but not too crazy, burns well and is well balanced.
I used Dark Horse black tubes, they don’t have a paper taste and let the tobacco flavour shine through. I strongly recommend light fire cured tobacco for anyone that likes European blends like drum or Bali shag. You can play around with the ratios to fit your taste. I recently read somewhere that drum is 50/50 Virginia/fire cured. For me in the 20% range is plenty because I add some dark air to add kick and nicotine.
I put 25% red Virginia, 25% bright leaf Virginia, 25% Maryland 609, approximately 20% light fire cured and 5% dark air cured plus a small extra handful of dark air.