I am an amateur tobacco blender. I make personal blends and blends for Afterburner Cigar Lounge in Lillington, NC. I don’t really make any money on it but it does give the local shop something unique to sell and a way for others to obtain some of my blends. I do it for fun, not for money. The goal of this site is to inspire others and credit those that have helped me in this hobby. One of my first blends was various iterations until Red Queen V was created. From there I started playing with pressing tobacco. Lately I have been experimenting working with whole leaf tobacco. ...

Casing/Recipes Ernie Q on casing, pressing, and blending Blend Your Own Pipe Tobacco book Spirit Infusion Making “Cavendish” at home Press Noodle Press PVC and Hockey Pucks Shop Press 2′ Stainless Steel Tube T43311 3/4″ Richlite high temperature cutting board Whole Leaf Vendors and Casing Supplies Whole Leaf Tobacco Leaf Only Flavor Extracts and Cacao Nibs (use “like a spoonful per 16oz of casing”) Cutting How thin can you go? (Inexpensive method for producing uniform thin flakes) Bingham Knifeworks (custom blade design for vintage plug cutters)