before I started DIY I vaped some flavors from Ahlusion. they mentioned cavendish in their descriptions. I know the liquids I tried were really good and hoped someday to make something close but knew I would need some Cavendish to start. I read some of the info you mentioned about extraction and think I can do that. glad to see some others are interested in Cavendish. right now my mixing is going in a few directions so i'll need to do some balancing. I did notice while reading the extracting thread the they were for the most part using expensive cigars, the ones they liked actually smoking. and, that makes perfect sense. when I was trying to quit cigs before I found vaping I would smoke a cigar now and again which I thought was fine since I did not inhale. I found these little cigars that came in a glass tube and cost around $1.00. I really liked the smell and would find myself just smelling the glass vile they came in. I think i'll try one of those using the shot glass method. Also, can you provide the name of the vendor who sells whole tobacco leaves?
Sounds like a good plan there. I like Prime Time Raspberry and Grape cigarillos and plan on trying NET with those as well. Though using pure tobacco leaves is cleaner and better than flavored tobacco products with all their cr@p, which is why I went hunting for tobacco leaves. I actually wanted organic tobacco, but this is the place I found:
Tobacco Leaf, Unprocessed Tobacco Retail and Wholesale, All Natural Tobacco Leaf.
Click around on their site... I watched the imbedded videos about the different kinds of tobacco and it was very informative. Since the people they cater to are serious cigar smokers who want perfect leaves without holes for wrappers -- and we don't need that for making NET -- you can get bulk leaves that are less perfect for cheaper. In fact there were "scraps" of a mixture of leaves for $7.99 for 1/2 pound. But even buying whatever leaves you want in bulk was cheap. I was pretty shocked... but also disappointed that they don't carry Cavendish. Though I am still not clear if Cavendish is a type of tobacco leaf, or the end result of a process that they put some-other-named tobacco through.
IAC I plan to buy some leaves from there once I learn more about what kind I might enjoy.
Don't forget to post back and let us know how your NET went. And remember... NETs sometimes have to sit at least a few days to become really flavorful, so don't be disappointed if you taste it right away and the flavor is real light or even bitter.... just wait. It gets better.
EDIT: I should add that when I contacted the tobacco leaf place and asked about Black Cavendish leaves, he wrote back and said they plan to start carrying Black Cavendish flavor spray and asked if I'd be interested in that. I then told him I actually needed the leaves for making an extraction for e-cigarettes, so the flavor spray wouldn't work. But for all I know this is how they make Captain Black .... by using any old leaves and spraying this flavoring on... OK... I just Googled and that's not how they make BC... how interesting! Here's a Wiki quote:
"Cavendish is the process of curing and cutting that is used to amplify the natural flavors of tobacco leaves. The varieties of tobacco leaves most commonly used for cigars and pipes are: Kentucky, Virginia, and Burley.
"The process begins by pressing the tobacco leaves into a cake, approximately one inch thick. Next, heat is applied to the cake using fire, or, steam, and the tobacco is allowed to ferment.[1] After that, the fermented cakes are cut into slices and packed into pipes. Finally, flavoring may be added before the leaves are pressed. English Cavendish uses a dark flue or fire cured Virginia, which is steamed and then stored under pressure to permit it to cure and ferment for several days or weeks.
"There are several colors (including the well-known Black Cavendish), blends, and flavors of Cavendish. Modern blends include flavors and ingredients such as cherry, chocolate, coconut, rum, strawberry, vanilla, walnut, and bourbon."
So that's why they don't carry BC... because they are selling raw leaves, not processed leaves, and that sounds pretty involved process. Would make it more expensive too. Next stop... how to make your own BC tobacco from getting the raw leaves... and here's how!
http://wholeleaftobaccollc.com/forum/showthread.php?637-Making-Black-Cavendish-Pipe-Tobacco
Wow... this is really cool. So you can buy any leaves that appeal from the tobacco place, make your own BC, then make your own BC NET.
This is so much more fun than smoking!! LOL!!
