Bears Blowing Smoke
Blog for tobacco smoking men.
Rough Trade - Hairy Cigar Smoking Bear
19/02/12 07:14 Filed in: Cigar Bears
He's dark and hairy. He drinks. He smokes cigars. He has strong, rough hands. His beard is scratchy. His belly is furry and his nipples are hard. Looks like ROUGH TRADE to me. What more could ya want?
Bad Boy Brent Cage - Hot Ashes and Butts
17/02/12 09:14 Filed in: Cigarette Smoking
"He stood on the veranda, barely flinching as a curl of sharp cigarette smoke stung his his intense gaze. I pulled my thin bed sheet closer! But it wouldn't offer much protection if he decided to pull it out - If he decided to shoot."
Brent Cage - "Licensed To Thrill"
Brent Cage - "Licensed To Thrill"
Las Vegas Smokeout 2012 Dates and Registration
20/12/11 21:00 Filed in: Smoking Events
A bit of early info on the 2012 Las Vegas SmokeOut event weekend for pip and cigar men, bikers, leathermen, bears and folks from all over the country and beyond:
Thurs - Sunday April 5-8th 2012
(Early Bird Wed April 4)
Host Hotel: Alexis Park Resort and Villas
Obviously, Smoking Rooms will sell out quick…
Reservations need to be made directly with Alexis Park for the starting $89 rate.
1-800-582-2228
A brief overview of the weekend can be found at SmokinMen.com : here until the main Smoke Out site gets updated.
Visit their main site for full Smoke Out Weekend event info and SmokeOut 2012 schedule and event info as it firms up.
Types of Pipe Tobacco
09/12/11 12:40 Filed in: Pipe Smoking
Virginia
A majority of the United States tobacco crop is grown in Virginia. This pipe tobacco has a delicate fruit-like flavor which makes them subtlety sweet. The best matured Virginia’s are naturally sweet and clean-smoking tobaccos that fill the mouth with flavor. You will notice a flavor curve that is zesty at light up and then turns richer as the tobacco is smoked. Virginia tobaccos are also important components of aromatic and flavored blends.
Burley
Air-cured Burley tobacco is the next most common tobacco for pipe blends. Air curing is done by the natural air flow in large, open barns. Color ranges from a golden light brown to mahogany. Most burley, which has almost no sugar of its own, is flavored - "cased" with sugars. This rich, full-flavored tobacco has been the base of the majority of traditional American-style sweetened blends. When smoked, cased burley starts light and mellow, with little sharpness. If it is has been handled properly and of good quality, it will produce a full, right flavor, with a caramelized character arising from the burnt sugars.
Spice Tobacco
Spice tobacco is not a single type of pipe tobacco, but a mixture or blend of several different types of pipe tobacco. Most of these types below are used primarily in English blends. Many people refer to ‘English Tobacco’ when describing the types they like best. English tobaccos are simply tobaccos that have had no flavors added during the curing process. Therefore English tobaccos are usually a mixture of different types of tobacco, but have no additional flavors added during curing.
Cavendish
Cavendish does not refer to a tobacco, but rather a type of manufacturing process. It's used to bring out the natural sweet taste that is a characteristic of Virginia tobacco. This process will create a tobacco very light in taste, quite mild and easy to pack. English Cavendish uses a dark fire or flue cured Virginia which is steamed and then stored under pressure to permit it to ferment and cure for several weeks. Cavendish can be produced out of any tobacco type (mainly Virginia and Burley). Original English Cavendish is made of Virginia tobacco, which is slightly flavored and heated by high pressure. This yeilds a very dark, black tobacco.
Modern versions of Cavendish is generally more flavored. The natural taste of tobacco is almost gone. When you add a considerable amount of additives to the tobacco it's known as "Casting". This is usually done by producing a fluid mixture of sugar, licorice or other kinds of aromas which the tobacco is soaked in. The objective is to produce a smooth and sweet aroma. Modern Cavendish tobacco comes in numerous flavors, cherry, vanilla, rum, chocolate, coconut, and many other flavors.
A majority of the United States tobacco crop is grown in Virginia. This pipe tobacco has a delicate fruit-like flavor which makes them subtlety sweet. The best matured Virginia’s are naturally sweet and clean-smoking tobaccos that fill the mouth with flavor. You will notice a flavor curve that is zesty at light up and then turns richer as the tobacco is smoked. Virginia tobaccos are also important components of aromatic and flavored blends.
Burley
Air-cured Burley tobacco is the next most common tobacco for pipe blends. Air curing is done by the natural air flow in large, open barns. Color ranges from a golden light brown to mahogany. Most burley, which has almost no sugar of its own, is flavored - "cased" with sugars. This rich, full-flavored tobacco has been the base of the majority of traditional American-style sweetened blends. When smoked, cased burley starts light and mellow, with little sharpness. If it is has been handled properly and of good quality, it will produce a full, right flavor, with a caramelized character arising from the burnt sugars.
Spice Tobacco
Spice tobacco is not a single type of pipe tobacco, but a mixture or blend of several different types of pipe tobacco. Most of these types below are used primarily in English blends. Many people refer to ‘English Tobacco’ when describing the types they like best. English tobaccos are simply tobaccos that have had no flavors added during the curing process. Therefore English tobaccos are usually a mixture of different types of tobacco, but have no additional flavors added during curing.
Cavendish
Cavendish does not refer to a tobacco, but rather a type of manufacturing process. It's used to bring out the natural sweet taste that is a characteristic of Virginia tobacco. This process will create a tobacco very light in taste, quite mild and easy to pack. English Cavendish uses a dark fire or flue cured Virginia which is steamed and then stored under pressure to permit it to ferment and cure for several weeks. Cavendish can be produced out of any tobacco type (mainly Virginia and Burley). Original English Cavendish is made of Virginia tobacco, which is slightly flavored and heated by high pressure. This yeilds a very dark, black tobacco.
Modern versions of Cavendish is generally more flavored. The natural taste of tobacco is almost gone. When you add a considerable amount of additives to the tobacco it's known as "Casting". This is usually done by producing a fluid mixture of sugar, licorice or other kinds of aromas which the tobacco is soaked in. The objective is to produce a smooth and sweet aroma. Modern Cavendish tobacco comes in numerous flavors, cherry, vanilla, rum, chocolate, coconut, and many other flavors.
