FrenchySeed
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Hello,
When I was younger, I had the opportunity to taste blunts made with real tobacco leaves (flavoured with cognac). Unfortunately, I've never been able to find these leaves, and I find commercial blunt leaves too flavoured, even the neutral ones... I've already tried to make blunts with cigars, and it's always been a disaster... (now I know it's because I didn't rehumidify the tobacco before working on it).
Anyway, I've been making my own tobacco with whole leaves for a while now, and this idea came back to me when I saw the texture of the leaves, which are rather supple when they're at the right hygrometry. Why not try making blunts with real tobacco leaves again? So I did a bit of research to find out how to go about it... It's not as fast to roll as a joint, that's for sure, but it smokes differently too.
Equipment:
- tobacco leaf (easy to find on the Internet)
- water to rehumidify the tobacco (if possible, a vaporizer)
- a pair of scissors
- egg white/cigar glue/saliva
- the garnish!
By the way, there are many varieties of tobacco, the most common for blunts would be dark tobacco, but why not try other varieties? They all have different flavors.
You can also wash the tobacco leaves by boiling them to remove the nicotine (the recovered broth is a very good insecticide, because of the nicotine).
If it's too dry, it'll break easily, but if it's too damp, it'll become too soft, but you just have to wait a little for it to dry (and it can go fast).
So now for the practical part, take a fairly large sheet of tobacco, with no holes if possible (it still works if there are tiny holes or cracks), the best is to cut between two veins,
Then cut a small rectangle.
Now you have your tobacco leaf, but wrinkled from drying and storage.
Take out your iron, not too hard, moisten the sheet (as the iron will dry it quickly) and iron away.
You'll find that you need to find the right level of humidity to make it easy to roll, without being too soft.
You can also stretch your sheet by hand (after ironing) to remove the last folds, and recut your sheet to make it more rectangular, easier to roll.
As for the filter, you can use whatever you like. Personally, I like activated charcoal filters.
All that's left to do is roll your blunt, taking your time, squeezing the material, the filter, shaping and stretching the sheet little by little. Once you've almost rolled it all up, apply a little egg white as glue - a little goes a long way, but not too much either... cigar glue can also be good, while others glue only with saliva - I've tried it, it works, but it's more fragile. Then finish rolling your blunt.
Now, it's a good idea to let the blunt dry, as this will allow it to stiffen, if possible by squeezing it a little, in a sheet of newspaper for example. (This will prevent it from coming unstuck as it dries).
Your blunt is ready. Enjoy your blunt.
For purists, I think that like a cigar, or like tobacco without conservative, you need the right hygrometry for a blunt to be pleasant to smoke, and to reveal maximum flavor.
I'm also thinking that making blunts with freshly-cured herb, curing and maturing them directly in the blunt, can surely produce some nice flavorful things...
This is going to end up in a blunt cellar.
And a little feedback.
There are sausages that can be used to sweeten tobacco. It's simply a "sauce" that's sprayed on the tobacco, or in which the tobacco is left to soak.
On the other hand, from what I've understood, tobacco is softened with the sausage, but to do that you add things, so it tends to make it more harmful... from what I've understood, a "fatter" tobacco because of the sausage would produce more tar.
I haven't found any recipes for curing tobacco, but I've read a few times that honey sweetens the taste of tobacco.
So I did a test on two leaves (already cut), which I let soak in 100ml of water for 10g of honey (0.1 quart of water, 0.3 once of honey). One soaked for a day, the second for a day and a half, until a bit of mildew appeared on one end of the leaf in contact with the air... so I'll have to do it again, but rather in the fridge, or with the leaves completely immersed, or for a shorter time... on the other hand, the second leaf became almost transparent when it was damp, and remained very supple when dry.
And so the result... it worked very well! The 1st leaf had a much less pronounced taste, while the second, which was left for a day and a half, tasted almost nothing like dark tobacco, with a slight aftertaste that became a little more intense as it burned, but very mild.
On the other hand, the two leaves didn't taste of honey at all. In my memory, the Royal blunt leaves had a slightly sweet taste...
I'd have to try boiling or leathering the leaves in a sauce to see if it gives a little more honey taste... I've also seen that there's a variety of tobacco called Burley honey, a rather woody brown tobacco, like cigars, but with a little touch of honey in the taste... to be tested...
I apologize for any mistakes. I'm French, and my translator sometimes makes mistakes.
and if there's any French, the link to my original post (in French) on Cannaweed.
Peace.
When I was younger, I had the opportunity to taste blunts made with real tobacco leaves (flavoured with cognac). Unfortunately, I've never been able to find these leaves, and I find commercial blunt leaves too flavoured, even the neutral ones... I've already tried to make blunts with cigars, and it's always been a disaster... (now I know it's because I didn't rehumidify the tobacco before working on it).
Anyway, I've been making my own tobacco with whole leaves for a while now, and this idea came back to me when I saw the texture of the leaves, which are rather supple when they're at the right hygrometry. Why not try making blunts with real tobacco leaves again? So I did a bit of research to find out how to go about it... It's not as fast to roll as a joint, that's for sure, but it smokes differently too.
Equipment:
- tobacco leaf (easy to find on the Internet)
- water to rehumidify the tobacco (if possible, a vaporizer)
- a pair of scissors
- egg white/cigar glue/saliva
- the garnish!
By the way, there are many varieties of tobacco, the most common for blunts would be dark tobacco, but why not try other varieties? They all have different flavors.
You can also wash the tobacco leaves by boiling them to remove the nicotine (the recovered broth is a very good insecticide, because of the nicotine).
If it's too dry, it'll break easily, but if it's too damp, it'll become too soft, but you just have to wait a little for it to dry (and it can go fast).
So now for the practical part, take a fairly large sheet of tobacco, with no holes if possible (it still works if there are tiny holes or cracks), the best is to cut between two veins,
Then cut a small rectangle.
Now you have your tobacco leaf, but wrinkled from drying and storage.
Take out your iron, not too hard, moisten the sheet (as the iron will dry it quickly) and iron away.
You'll find that you need to find the right level of humidity to make it easy to roll, without being too soft.
You can also stretch your sheet by hand (after ironing) to remove the last folds, and recut your sheet to make it more rectangular, easier to roll.
As for the filter, you can use whatever you like. Personally, I like activated charcoal filters.
All that's left to do is roll your blunt, taking your time, squeezing the material, the filter, shaping and stretching the sheet little by little. Once you've almost rolled it all up, apply a little egg white as glue - a little goes a long way, but not too much either... cigar glue can also be good, while others glue only with saliva - I've tried it, it works, but it's more fragile. Then finish rolling your blunt.
Now, it's a good idea to let the blunt dry, as this will allow it to stiffen, if possible by squeezing it a little, in a sheet of newspaper for example. (This will prevent it from coming unstuck as it dries).
Your blunt is ready. Enjoy your blunt.
For purists, I think that like a cigar, or like tobacco without conservative, you need the right hygrometry for a blunt to be pleasant to smoke, and to reveal maximum flavor.
I'm also thinking that making blunts with freshly-cured herb, curing and maturing them directly in the blunt, can surely produce some nice flavorful things...
This is going to end up in a blunt cellar.
And a little feedback.
There are sausages that can be used to sweeten tobacco. It's simply a "sauce" that's sprayed on the tobacco, or in which the tobacco is left to soak.
On the other hand, from what I've understood, tobacco is softened with the sausage, but to do that you add things, so it tends to make it more harmful... from what I've understood, a "fatter" tobacco because of the sausage would produce more tar.
I haven't found any recipes for curing tobacco, but I've read a few times that honey sweetens the taste of tobacco.
So I did a test on two leaves (already cut), which I let soak in 100ml of water for 10g of honey (0.1 quart of water, 0.3 once of honey). One soaked for a day, the second for a day and a half, until a bit of mildew appeared on one end of the leaf in contact with the air... so I'll have to do it again, but rather in the fridge, or with the leaves completely immersed, or for a shorter time... on the other hand, the second leaf became almost transparent when it was damp, and remained very supple when dry.
And so the result... it worked very well! The 1st leaf had a much less pronounced taste, while the second, which was left for a day and a half, tasted almost nothing like dark tobacco, with a slight aftertaste that became a little more intense as it burned, but very mild.
On the other hand, the two leaves didn't taste of honey at all. In my memory, the Royal blunt leaves had a slightly sweet taste...
I'd have to try boiling or leathering the leaves in a sauce to see if it gives a little more honey taste... I've also seen that there's a variety of tobacco called Burley honey, a rather woody brown tobacco, like cigars, but with a little touch of honey in the taste... to be tested...
I apologize for any mistakes. I'm French, and my translator sometimes makes mistakes.
and if there's any French, the link to my original post (in French) on Cannaweed.
Peace.
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. But for the moment I don't really like their smell, I prefer a good smell of brown tobacco. 
