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.
"I just want to thank you all for being so great with sending out the tobacco in a timely fashion and having such good tobacco products available for people like me who just don't have piles of money hanging out of their pockets. And also just wanted to say thank you again to you and everyone for helping people like me who enjoy smoking but can't afford to pay the ridiculous amount of dollars that they sell cigarettes for these days."
- Jamie, WI
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