Traditional Tobacco Pt 2 Pigtail Twist
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:28 pm
This will be a write up on two types of Pigtail Twist as they are so similar that it doesn't make any sense to separate them.
So Pigtail Twist Rum & Sweet Rum
This is a twist that is much smaller in diameter to the Black XXX and was primarily used by sailers and miners as chew tobacco. The Larger diameter twists were also used as chews but pigtail was in the end preferred due to easier to handle size.
The Miners and sailors could not smoke on ships and in mines for obvious reasons that is why these chews were so popular. They stuffed these in their pipes when out of hazards way.
Pigtail twist is my favourite tobacco in both Rum and Sweet rum, this is Virginia at it's finest. It smells like the dry glass of a peated scotch that you didn't wash the night before and tastes sweet and mild. It has spice, light fresh cut hay and leather on the exhale and is full taste the whole smoke through.
It's nicotine content is still very high and therefore must, again, be approached with caution.
Preparation is again time consuming because it comes wet so needs a good amount of drying time.
I cut small coins from the twist with a pair of scissors and let them dry out then rub them out or fold and stuff them.
The write up from GQ
A thin, hand spun twist. Made from strong Virginia's and soaked in Rum. The resulting tobacco is ideal for slicing up and smoking in a pipe. The thin nature of the rope makes this more flavoursome than the thicker (Irish) twist, but more teedious to cut. To smoke this is very rich and strong tobacco. The smoke is peppery with lots of earthy and musky flavours. The addition of rum, adds a little extra extra, but in no ways makes this your usual aromatic.
As I said, this is a great tobacco and something I couldn't recommend more.
Have at it my hearties!
So Pigtail Twist Rum & Sweet Rum
This is a twist that is much smaller in diameter to the Black XXX and was primarily used by sailers and miners as chew tobacco. The Larger diameter twists were also used as chews but pigtail was in the end preferred due to easier to handle size.
The Miners and sailors could not smoke on ships and in mines for obvious reasons that is why these chews were so popular. They stuffed these in their pipes when out of hazards way.
Pigtail twist is my favourite tobacco in both Rum and Sweet rum, this is Virginia at it's finest. It smells like the dry glass of a peated scotch that you didn't wash the night before and tastes sweet and mild. It has spice, light fresh cut hay and leather on the exhale and is full taste the whole smoke through.
It's nicotine content is still very high and therefore must, again, be approached with caution.
Preparation is again time consuming because it comes wet so needs a good amount of drying time.
I cut small coins from the twist with a pair of scissors and let them dry out then rub them out or fold and stuff them.
The write up from GQ
A thin, hand spun twist. Made from strong Virginia's and soaked in Rum. The resulting tobacco is ideal for slicing up and smoking in a pipe. The thin nature of the rope makes this more flavoursome than the thicker (Irish) twist, but more teedious to cut. To smoke this is very rich and strong tobacco. The smoke is peppery with lots of earthy and musky flavours. The addition of rum, adds a little extra extra, but in no ways makes this your usual aromatic.
As I said, this is a great tobacco and something I couldn't recommend more.
Have at it my hearties!