Mainly used to make cigarette tobacco leaf blends a bit stronger and smoother, Maryland 609 is also used for cigar filler, pipe blends, and chewing tobacco leaf. Maryland 609 is a “light air cured” type of tobacco similar to Burley but lighter in body and more neutral in flavor.
Our Maryland 609 is a thin bodied “Light Air Cured” reminiscent of our (more full-flavored) Burley. Maryland 609 has classically been used for commercial cigarette blends across the United States and beyond. Traditionally grown in Maryland, our Maryland 609 is now grown with the same seed in Pennsylvania. This tobacco is best mixed with Flue Cured tobacco and is perfect for cigarettes and pipes.
"Hello, thank you for promptly shipping out my order of the
starter kit. I rolled up about a dozen sticks from it, let them st a couple of weeks and am now puffing on my own hand made robusto. A little harsh for me, but, I will be ordering more leaf to try different blends. I am very pleased with the flavour and amount of rich, billowy smoke in the draw. Thank you so much.
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- Walter, NS Canada
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