So I was curious what would happen if I did [ton-618-stoved-red-virginia](Ton 618) and use Yellow Virginia instead of Red Virginia. Off we go! I did the same recipe and casing with 1 lb of Yellow Virginia from [https://wholeleaftobacco.com](Whole Leaf Tobacco)
I use my small metal tube when I only do a 1 lb batch. It is a bit of a struggle to get it in the tube initially.
After compression with the frame press I drop a C-Clamp on it for a week.
After the week, I stoved it for 9 hours at 170F in the oven.
After a day of rest, here is the result.
This is very different then Ton 618. Ton 618 is like rye bread with fig jam. Pheonix-A is like smoking a graham cracker. From experience, I can tell that will age very well. I plan on leaving this in a jar for a year before trying again. So stay tuned! I will update after a year.
