Navy cut tobacco

Navy Flake, Navy cut, Navy tobacco was at one time Virginia tobaccos, as Burley did not exist until later in tobacco history. In colonial times sailors twisted tobacco into a roll and "tied it tightly, often moistening the leaves with rum, molasses, or spice solutions." Stored in this way the flavors melded. To smoke it a slice was cut, known as a "twist" or "curly". Eventually all twisted tobacco, and then pressed tobacco, became known as "Navy" "because of the convenience for sailors and outdoorsmen who favored its compact size "and long-lasting, slow-burning qualities."[1] Navy Flake tobacco is pressed into bricks and sliced into broad flakes. [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.smokemag.com/0399/pipes/maven.htm Archived December 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.tobacconistuniversity.org/tobacco-college/pipe-cuts1.asp Archived February 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
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