Scandinavian Tobacco Group purchased Sutliff Tobacco and they will be moving the operations overseas. When STG did this with Lane’s Tobacco they cut the tobacco line. Red Queen V was the first blend (well fifth iteration) I made with commercial components. Given it will be unknown if the components will be available after operation cease here in the USA, I am publishing the recipe. This is not to be confused with Red Queen Plug which is made from raw leaf tobacco that can be obtained from WholeLeafTobacco.com .
Here is what you need to make a 100g of Red Queen V
**Red Queen V**
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** Grams Percent
Sutliff 515 RC-1 Red Virginia
40
40%
Sutliff 507-S Stoved Virginia
18
18%
Sutliff TS20 Perique
30
30%
Sutliff TS-3 Cavendish
12
12%
Totals
100
100%
Red Queen Plug made from whole leaf
The whole leaf version is
- 40% Red Virginia (with plum casing)
- 30% Bright Virginia (with plum casing)
- 30% Perique
I had a jar of Red Queen Plug flakes that had not been opened in 6-8 months. We opened the jar at the CORPS pipe show and boom, ketchup. Yep the famous McClelland’s ketchup smell!
