A Tobacco Blending Odyssey.

This might help.

From philip morris's own website.....

"This list includes.ingredients.in all of Philip Morris USA’s brands sold in the U.S. Not all of the.ingredients.in this list are present in each brand, and no single brand contains all of the.ingredients.
For each ingredient, this alphabetical list includes:
The “quantity not exceeded” (calculated from the highest level of use in a single brand and expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the tobacco); and
The function of the ingredient.
INGREDIENT
QUANTITY NOT EXCEEDED (% IN TOBACCO)
FUNCTION
1
ACETIC ACID
0.01
Flavor
2
ACETOPHENONE
0.0001
Flavor
3
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
0.3
Flavor Processing Aid
4
AMYL BUTYRATE
0.0001
Flavor
5
BENZALDEHYDE
0.005
Flavor
6
BENZOIN, RESINOID
0.005
Flavor
7
BENZYL ALCOHOL
0.1
Flavor
8
BERGAMOT OIL
0.001
Flavor
9
BORNYL ACETATE
0.0001
Flavor
10
BUTYRIC ACID
0.001
Flavor
11
CARDAMOM SEED OIL
0.0005
Flavor
12
CAROB BEAN AND EXTRACT
0.2
Flavor
13
CELERY SEED OIL
0.0001
Flavor
14
CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN, OIL
0.0001
Flavor
15
CHAMOMILE FLOWER, ROMAN, OIL
0.0001
Flavor
16
CINNAMALDEHYDE
0.001
Flavor
17
CINNAMYL ALCOHOL
0.0001
Flavor
18
CITRIC ACID
0.0001
Flavor
19
D,L- CITRONELLOL
0.0001
Flavor
20
COCOA AND COCOA PRODUCTS
0.5
Flavor
21
COFFEE EXTRACT
0.0001
Flavor
22
CORIANDER OIL
0.0005
Flavor
23
DECANOIC ACID
0.0001
Flavor
24
DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE
0.8
Flavor Processing Aid
25
2,3- DIETHYLPYRAZINE
0.0001
Flavor
26
DILL OIL
0.0001
Flavor
27
2,5- DIMETHYLPYRAZINE
0.0005
Flavor
28
ETHYL ACETATE
0.01
Flavor
29
ETHYL BUTYRATE
0.05
Flavor
30
ETHYL HEXANOATE
0.005
Flavor
31
ETHYL LACTATE
0.0005
Flavor
32
ETHYL MALTOL
0.0001
Flavor
33
ETHYL OCTANOATE
0.0001
Flavor
34
ETHYL PHENYLACETATE
0.0001
Flavor
35
ETHYL VANILLIN
0.05
Flavor
36
5- ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-4- METHYL-2(5H)-FURANONE
0.0001
Flavor
37
FENUGREEK EXTRACT
0.001
Flavor
38
GERANIOL
0.0001
Flavor
39
GERANIUM ROSE OIL
0.0001
Flavor
40
GLYCEROL
2.8
Humectant
41
GAMMA-HEPTALACTONE
0.0001
Flavor
42
2-HEPTANONE
0.0005
Flavor
43
HEXANOIC ACID
0.001
Flavor
44
4-(PARA- HYDROXYPHENYL)-2- BUTANONE
0.0001
Flavor
45
IMMORTELLE EXTRACT
0.0001
Flavor
46
ALPHA- IONONE
0.0001
Flavor
47
ISOAMYL ACETATE
0.001
Flavor
48
ISOAMYL FORMATE
0.001
Flavor
49
ISOAMYL HEXANOATE
0.0001
Flavor
50
ISOAMYL ISOVALERATE
0.0005
Flavor
51
ISOAMYL PHENYLACETATE
0.0001
Flavor
52
ISOBUTYRIC ACID
0.0005
Flavor
53
ISOPULEGOL
0.001
Flavor
54
ISOVALERIC ACID
0.001
Flavor
55
LICORICE EXTRACT
0.8
Flavor
56
LIME OIL
0.0005
Flavor
57
LINALOOL
0.0001
Flavor
58
LOVAGE EXTRACT
0.01
Flavor
59
MALTOL
0.005
Flavor
60
L- MENTHOL
2.1
Flavor
61
MENTHYL ACETATE
0.001
Flavor
62
PARA- METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE
0.0001
Flavor
63
METHYL ISOVALERATE
0.0001
Flavor
64
METHYL SALICYLATE
0.001
Flavor
65
3- METHYLBUTYRALDEHYDE
0.005
Flavor
66
2- METHYLBUTYRIC ACID
0.0001
Flavor
67
METHYLCYCLOPENTENOLONE
0.005
Flavor
68
MIMOSA ABSOLUTE
0.0001
Flavor
69
GAMMA- NONALACTONE
0.0001
Flavor
70
NONANOIC ACID
0.0005
Flavor
71
OAKMOSS ABSOLUTE
0.0001
Flavor
72
GAMMA- OCTALACTONE
0.0001
Flavor
73
OCTANOIC ACID
0.001
Flavor
74
OPOPONAX OIL
0.0005
Flavor
75
ORANGE OIL, SWEET
0.001
Flavor
76
ORRIS ROOT EXTRACT
0.005
Flavor
77
PEPPERMINT OIL
0.8
Flavor
78
PHENETHYL ALCOHOL
0.0001
Flavor
79
PHENETHYL PHENYLACETATE
0.005
Flavor
80
PHENYLACETIC ACID
0.0001
Flavor
81
D-PIPERITONE
0.005
Flavor
82
PIPERONAL
0.0005
Flavor
83
PROPENYLGUAETHOL
0.0005
Flavor
84
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
2.8
Humectant
85
RHODINOL
0.0001
Flavor
86
ROSE OIL, BULGARIAN, TRUE OTTO
0.0001
Flavor
87
RUM
0.05
Flavor
88
RUM FLAVOR, NON-ALCOHOLIC
0.0005
Flavor
89
SALICYLADEHYDE
0.0001
Flavor
90
SANDALWOOD OIL, YELLOW
0.0005
Flavor
91
SCLAREOLIDE
0.0005
Flavor
92
SPEARMINT OIL
0.05
Flavor
93
SUGAR: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP 42%
3.1
Flavor Humectant
94
SUGAR: INVERT SUGAR
0.05
Flavor Humectant
95
SUGAR: SUCROSE
3.8
Flavor Humectant
96
TANGERINE OIL
0.0005
Flavor
97
ALPHA- TERPINEOL
0.0005
Flavor
98
2,3,5,6- TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE
0.001
Flavor
99
PARA- TOLYL ACETATE
0.0001
Flavor
100
4-(2,6,6- TRIMETHYL CYCLOHEX-1-ENYL) BUT-2-EN-4-ONE
0.0001
Flavor
101
4-(2,6,6- TRIMETHYL CYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIENYL) BUT-2-EN-4-ONE
0.0001
Flavor
102
2,3,5- TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE
0.0001
Flavor
103
GAMMA- UNDECALACTONE
0.001
Flavor
104
VALERIAN ROOT EXTRACT
0.001
Flavor
105
VALERIAN ROOT OIL
0.001
Flavor
106
VANILLA BEAN EXTRACT (EXTRACTIVES)
0.001
Flavor
107
VANILLIN
0.005
Flavor
108
VERATRALDEHYDE
0.0005
Flavor
109
WATER
15.0

Moisturizer Processing Aid
PROCESSING AIDS: CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYL ALCOHOL
Processing Aids
CATEGORY
INGREDIENT
QUANTITY NOT EXCEEDED [% in cigarette]
CIGARETTE PAPERS
Cigarette paper is the wrapping material surrounding the tobacco rod to form a cigarette rod. The cigarette paper is made of cellulose and may contain additives to provide whiteness, improve ash appearance and to help ensure burn uniformity.
CELLULOSE
9.3
CALCIUM CARBONATE
4.6
MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
1.4
POTASSIUM CITRATE
0.3
SODIUM CITRATE
0.3
GUAR GUM, DEPOLYMERIZED
0.1
HERCON 70
0.1
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE
0.05
GUAR GUM
0.05
SIDESEAM ADHESIVES
Sideseam adhesive is used to secure the cigarette paper around the tobacco rod. Sideseam adhesives are used in small amounts.
ETHYLENE/VINYL ACETATE, COPOLYMER EMULSION IN WATER
0.3
POLYVINYL ACETATE
0.3
VINYL ALCOHOL-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
0.3
PROCESSING AIDS (DEFOAMER, PRESERVATIVE, WATER)
MONOGRAM INKS
Cigarette papers often have a small brand identifying mark (monogram) printed either on the cigarette paper towards the filter end of the cigarette or on the tipping paper. The monogram is printed on the paper using a minute amount of ink. The monogram inks used on our cigarettes may contain, for example, black, blue, red and/or yellow pigments.
IRON OXIDE BLACK
0.005
LINSEED OILS
0.005
LINSEED VARNISH
0.005
LECITHIN
0.0005
ORGANOPHILIC CLAY
0.0005
PIGMENT BLUE 15
0.0005
PIGMENT YELLOW 14
0.0005
PIGMENT YELLOW 42
0.0005
PIGMENT RED 170:1
0.0005
RESIN
0.0005
ROSINS
0.0005
SOYBEAN OILS
0.0005
SYNTHETIC TREATED SILICA
0.0005
WHITE MINERAL OIL
0.0005
CALCIUM 2-ETHYLHEXANOATE
0.0001
C.I. PIGMENT RED 53, BARIUM SALT
0.0001
C.I. PIGMENT RED 57, CALCIUM SALT
0.0001
OXY ALUMINUM OCTOATE
0.0001
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, HYDROTREATED MIDDLE
0.0001
PHENOL, 2,6-BIS (1,1 - DIMETHYLETHYL) - 4 - (1 - METHYLPROPYL) -
0.0001
PIGMENT GREEN 7
0.0001
PIGMENT VIOLET 19
0.0001
SILICA
0.0001
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
0.0001
2,2,4- TRIMETHYL- 1,3- PENTANEDIOL MONOISOBUTYRATE
0.0001
TRIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER
0.0001
PROCESSING AIDS (ANTIOXIDANT, SOLVENT)
FILTRATION MATERIALS
Cigarette filters are attached to the end of the cigarette rod. Filters are made in a variety of designs. In addition to papers and adhesives (both of which are discussed separately), most cigarette filters contain filtration materials known as a filter tow and a plasticizer. The filter tow is the bundle of cellulose acetate fibers or papers that comprise the bulk of a cigarette filter. A plasticizer is a softening agent that is added to the filter tow in small quantities to bind the filter fibers together. Some of our brands also contain carbon designed to assist in the filtration process.
CELLULOSE ACETATE
36.4
CARBON
20.3
TRIACETIN
3.7
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 200
3
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
0.3
COTTON
0.2
ALUMINUM OXIDE
0.005
SODIUM CHLORIDE
0.005
PROCESSING AIDS (FINISHING OIL)
FILTER PAPERS (including PLUG WRAPS, TIPPING PAPERS and TIPPING PAPER INKS)
A cigarette filter contains two papers. First, a plug wrap is used to contain the filtration materials (i.e., filter tow and plasticizer). Second, a tipping paper holds the filter to the cigarette rod. The tipping paper is wrapped around the filter assembly (i.e., filtration materials and plug wrap) and extends over the cigarette rod. Tipping paper is made from cellulose fiber and may have applied to it various colorants (e.g., pigments to give a cork appearance and/or to add a monogram) and coatings (e.g., to prevent the cigarette from sticking to the lips.
CELLULOSE
3.3
CALCIUM CARBONATE
1.3
POLYVINYL ACETATE
0.8
NITROCELLULOSE
0.5
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
0.5
IRON OXIDE BLACK
0.2
PIGMENT YELLOW 42
0.2
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
0.2
STARCHES AND/OR MODIFIED STARCHES
0.2
TRIACETIN
0.2
ALUMINUM
0.1
CLAY
0.1
PIGMENT BLUE 15
0.1
TALC
0.1
ALUMINUM SULFATE
0.05
BORIC ACID
0.05
COPPER
0.05
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE
0.05
GLYOXAL
0.05
HYDROGENATED METHYL ESTERS OF RESIN AND ROSIN ACIDS
0.05
PIGMENT RED 101
0.05
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
0.05
RESINS
0.05
ROSIN
0.05
VINYL ALCOHOL-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
0.05
ZINC
0.05
ACETATE PROPANOATE CELLULOSE
0.01
CASEIN
0.01
DIMETHYL SILOXANE
0.01
FUMARIC ACID
0.01
FUMERATED ROSIN
0.01
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
0.01
PIGMENT YELLOW 17
0.01
POLYETHYLENE
0.01
SORBITAN,TRIOCTADECANOATE POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL) DERIVATIVES
0.01
C.I. ACID YELLOW 3, DISODIUM SALT
0.005
C.I. ACID YELLOW 23, TRISODIUM SALT
0.005
C.I. PIGMENT RED 57, CALCIUM SALT
0.005
DI-2- ETHYLHEXYLSULFOSUCCINATE
0.005
ETHYL ACRYLATE, COPOLYMER WITH METHYL METHACRYLATE
0.005
PARAFFIN
0.005
PIGMENT GREEN 36
0.005
PIGMENT ORANGE 5
0.005
PIGMENT RED 48:2
0.005
PIGMENT VIOLET 23
0.005
PIGMENT YELLOW 83
0.005
POLYSTYRENE
0.005
ZINC SULFIDE
0.005
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
0.001
BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, DIHEPTYL ESTER, BRANCHED AND LINEAR
0.001
BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, DINONYL ESTER, BRANCHED AND LINEAR
0.001
BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, HEPTYL NONYL ESTER, BRANCHED AND LINEAR
0.001
OCTADECANOIC ACID
0.001
PIGMENT RED 22
0.001
SILICA AMORPHOUS GEL
0.001
SODIUM BICARBONATE
0.001
LECITHIN
0.0005
TRIETHANOLAMINE
0.0005
C. I. ACID BLACK 2
0.0001
C.I. DIRECT RED 81, SODIUM SALT
0.0001
C.I. DIRECT RED 81, TEA-97 SALT
0.0001
C.I. DIRECT YELLOW 11, LITHIUM SALT
0.0001
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE
0.0001
MINERAL OIL
0.0001
PIGMENT RED 49:2
0.0001
FILTER ADHESIVES
Filter adhesives are used both to secure the plug wrap to the filter and to secure the filter to the tobacco rod. Like sideseam adhesives, filter adhesives are used in very small amounts.
ETHYLENE/VINYL ACETATE, COPOLYMER EMULSION IN WATER
1.3
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL, DIBENZOATE
0.3
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE
0.3
HYDROCARBON RESIN-ETHENYLBENZENE, COPOLYMER WITH (1-METHYLETHENYL) BENZENE
0.3
MICROCRYSTALLINE HYDROCARBON WAX
0.2
MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX
0.2
ALPHA METHYL STYRENE POLYMER
0.1
METHYL PARABEN
0.1
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
0.1
2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, METHYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH ETHANOL AND ETHENYL ACETATE
0.05
BORIC ACID
0.05
NAPTHA, PETROLEUM
0.05
POLYVINYL ACETATE
0.05
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BORIC ACID COMPLEX
0.05
TRIACETIN
0.05
VINYL ALCOHOL-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
0.05
PARAFFIN
0.01
ALUMINUM DISTERATE
0.0005
ALUMINUM TRISTERATE
0.0005
OCTADECANOIC ACID
0.0001
PROCESSING AIDS (ANTIOXIDANT, DEFOAMER, PRESERVATIVE, WATER)"


So skip the nasty stuff and there's some interesting ingredients in there. Vanilla bean. Dill. Celery. Cardamon. cinnamon. Rum. Etc.

Wow, Rob. That's quite a list. Reminds me of that old ice cream commercial, where the kid is reading the label trying to pronounce all the chemicals ("poly... poly...I dunno"). Keeping my ingredient list short and basic. Updates from this weekend:

1. The presses have been empty for some time, so I figured I would rectify that with as simple blend of 5100, spiced up with about 10% long cut perique. Dash of rum, and sealed her up.

2. "Casing Experiment #1" was kinda underwhelming, so for "Casing Experiment #2" I reduced the extract down a lot more, to get a more pronounced flavor, and added a bit more molasses. This made the mixture a lot thicker, and subsequently more difficult to work with on ribbon-cut tobacco. I have a feeling it might be about the right consistency for working with whole leaf, but I want to nail the flavor before I try anything like that. I jarred it up, and will probably try a bowl some time this week.

So, I pulled the latest batch out today:




It's about 90% McClelland 5100, so it has that unique McClelland smell to it. Jarred up the big cakes for aging and the little ones for sampling. I generally enjoy McClelland VAs, and the 5100 was the most enjoyable of the blending components that I tried out, so hopefully this one's a winner.

When is the Vegas pipe show?

oc_in_fw said:

When is the Vegas pipe show?

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First weekend in November. I like where your head's at.

www.westcoastpipeshow.com

Price said:

I like where your head's at.

www.westcoastpipeshow.com

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+1

Price said:

First weekend in November. I like where your head's at.

www.westcoastpipeshow.com

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Today I was talking to the wife and casually mentioned that we ought to go to Vegas one day, just to see what all the fuss is about. A mighty oak comes from a well planted seed.

And the show itself is like $15 to get in, so the big expenses are getting there, staying there, and pipe shopping. And not necessarily in that order.

Hirsute said:

And the show itself is like $15 to get in, so the big expenses are getting there, staying there, and pipe shopping. And not necessarily in that order.

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Specifically not in that order. For me, it was the opposite of that order. If you're flying, though, I suppose a flight might be more than the room - it's off-strip so the rooms are really quite reasonable.

Price said:

So, I pulled the latest batch out today:


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It's about 90% McClelland 5100, so it has that unique McClelland smell to it. Jarred up the big cakes for aging and the little ones for sampling. I generally enjoy McClelland VAs, and the 5100 was the most enjoyable of the blending components that I tried out, so hopefully this one's a winner.

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If it smokes as good as it looks....wow! Impressive job.

that looks fantastic, all this talk about tobacco blending and pressing has me thinking in another direction, Navy Plug. Has anyone tried making their own plug?

http://julianstockwin.com/2013/10/17/*****-perique-or-plug/

https://www.leafonly.com/

How I didn't found this thread before?!

Subscribed!

That last effort looks superb.

Price said:

So, I pulled the latest batch out today:


View attachment 635383

It's about 90% McClelland 5100, so it has that unique McClelland smell to it. Jarred up the big cakes for aging and the little ones for sampling. I generally enjoy McClelland VAs, and the 5100 was the most enjoyable of the blending components that I tried out, so hopefully this one's a winner.

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Those are some lovely brownies!

the_edski said:

Those are some lovely brownies!

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Those brownies do look special.

So, if you're following the Black Sails thread, you'll know it has devolved into a plan to recreate Captain Packer's personal blend, which we've dubbed "Black Death". Time to break out the ol' press again...


First, since I'm making a much smaller batch (100g), I cut some liners for the inside of the walls:




Mix up all the ingredients




Looked like an awful lot of tobacco for that small chamber, but it all jammed in there:




Covered up:




And the lid is on. Torqued down as tight as it'll go today, will keep gradually adding pressure over the next few days:

For those who haven't seen, should we mention the blend we will soon be braving?

Looks good, Price!

Awesome, Price. It is cool to see your design as well as Erik's. I have seen Glen Quelch's (from GQ Tobacco)too and all are very similar.

Cleaning up the back room, I realized that I still have an awful lot of blending tobaccos left, so I decided to do a little experimenting. The latest concoction is based on something I read on tobaccoreviews, but it's red VA (5100), with sweet dark stoved VA and a good Oriental. A little out of my sweet spot, but I'm optimistic.

All mixed up and sitting in the press.