Dark Leaf Tobacco

Enter the dark side of the Force!

Black tobaccos, unlike their light cousins, contain more nicotine, which gives them their greater "strength". These are tobacco blends, which are predominantly Burley, but you can commonly find a mix with cigar leaf or Virginia or Oriental varieties. In addition to the higher nicotine content of the tobacco leaf, processing is also responsible for its strength. You can come across tobacco blends in which the Burley leaves are unwashed, thus retaining the maximum amount of nicotine, as well as their more or less washed variants. At the same time, Burley leaves are often fermented, giving them a more distinct flavour and aroma of their own. Thus, black tobaccos can vary in strength, and you may see manufacturers on the market who divide their tobaccos into several categories based on strength, such as Element.

You can give black tobaccos a little extra heat. There are exceptions, of course, but most black tobaccos can take more heat as opposed to light tobacco. They don't have a problem touching aluminum foil or HMS either. On the contrary, the touch will provide direct heat transfer and greater intensity of strength and flavor. But count on the fact that black tobacco kind of makes a non-touch, and needs a few minutes to warm up properly first before sharing its flavor. If you rush the heating, you may lose all the flavour.