At approximately four weeks after topping the tobacco is stalk cut using a knife that is shaped like a tomahawk. Each plant is speared, spiked or spudded onto a stick topped by a metal spear, spike or spud that fits over the stick. Sticks of green cut tobacco are most often allowed to field wilt for three or four days prior to hanging in a barn.
“Our” Kentucky Club Mild is a basic Burley with traditional tobacco flavor and character. If this easy-burning, mild, and bite-free smoke reminds you of the original Middleton blend, then our work here is done. Blended with just the right portion of golden Virginias and Burleys, the basic blend of toasted Cavendish tobaccos is a mixture that gets better as you smoke it all day long. Midnight leaves an alluring vanilla aroma wherever it is smoked. The ribbon cut produces a mild and flavorful smoke – even for the beginner.
Which tobacco is right for you depends on your experience with tobacco and your personal tastes. If you’re new to smoking , a mild blend is your best way to ease into things. Sheik’s Delight is a mild to medium-bodied pipe tobacco that melds generous amounts of Virginias, Latakia, and Perique with a touch of Burley, whisper of Turkish, and sprinkle of Toasted Black Cavendish. This silky-smooth and complex blend is very flavorful with a tantalizingly nutty sweetness. Jefferson Street Pipe Tobacco Has Moved – Click Here! Milestone has a nice room note and is medium in strength, yet smooth on the palate.
Evening Stroll is a very mild blend of light and dark Virginia and Green River Burley tobaccos with subtle flavors of chocolate, nut, and vanilla cake. Cool smoking to the bottom of your bowl, Evening Stroll offers a wonderful aroma and tastiness without bite. It’s a great smoke you won’t tire of from early morning through – you guessed it – your evening stroll. Pipe Tobacco in Pouches can be purchased in several forms, which vary both in flavour and in the physical shape and size to which the tobacco has been reduced.
A mixture of Virginia and Green River tobaccos blended with an extremely high quality Black Cavendish. This blend is smooth and mild with exceptional flavors of toasted marshmallow, maple syrup, and vanilla. Blended by and named after Poochie Preston who manned the tobacco bar at Milan Tobacconists for over 35 years, Poochie’s Blend has been a very popular aromatic among our customers since its introduction. This flavorful blend of course ribbon cut Black Cavendish, Virginias, and Burleys is finished with delicious toppings of vanilla cream and Georgia peaches.
Centenary is a wonderful traditional English blend reminiscent of pipe tobacco blending recipes used when our store first opened. This blend has a rich taste of hickory with subtleties of nut and wood, and a nice proportion of spice on the finish. Fifteen different tobaccos were used to create this complex blend, including a healthy dose of Latakia, but we think you’ll agree the result is well worth it. Hillman is a blending of traditional Burleys, Ribbon and Flake Cut Virginias, Black Toasted Cavendish, a touch of Perique, and a smidge of two Vanilla Cavendish tobaccos. You’ll enjoy a rich, medium-bodied smoke with notes of toasted almonds, hickory, gentle spice, and a pleasant aroma.