https://blog.acefour.org/tags/virginia/dark-fired/ Recent content in Virginia/Dark Fired on AceFour's Notebook Hugo en Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.acefour.org/posts/whole-leaf-virginia-dark-fired-kentucky-plug/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.acefour.org/posts/whole-leaf-virginia-dark-fired-kentucky-plug/ <p>Whole leaf Virginia/dark fired Kentucky plug is the next experiment to perform. This is made with equal parts bright Virginia flue cured, red Virginia flue cured and dark fired Kentucky.   All of these leaves were purchased from Whole Leaf Tobacco. First step is prepping the leaves.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.acefour.org/images/2025/01/PXL_20230318_155423258.jpg"></p> <p>Prepping the leaves, by unfolding, de-stemming and hand ripping the leaves and placing in a plastic bags. Use one bag for bright Virginia and one back for the dark fired Kentucky. De-stemming is easy my grabbing the tip of the stem at the top of the leaf and pulling down. After you may what to hand rip big leaves into smaller pieces and put in a shopping bag. Next we need to case the bright Virginia.</p>