How to Adjust a Tobacco Blend

(Russ Ouellette) Some people will say "That car is red." while others will say that it’s scarlet, maroon, candy-apple metallic. What’s this got to do with adjusting a tobacco blend? Well, one of the common requests I get is to make a blend sweeter. That helps, but not as much as you might believe. What kind of sweet does the person want? The stinging sweetness of a lemon Virginia? The warm, brown-sugar sweetness of a toasted black Cavendish? The candy-like sweetness of an aromatic? This is why the technical end of adjusting a blend can be difficult.
What I’ll try to do is to give you some basic ideas on how to work with your tobaccos to arrive at something closer to your wishes. Continued