Aro-Non Aro ?

[Lostmason]

All right I thought I knew,and quite evidently I don't.Just what makes a mixture an Aromatic ?

[Emperor Zurg]

AFAIK, a tobacco mixture blended with artificial flavor/scent with a heavy emphasis on room note.

There are lots of cased and topped tobacco that aren't considered aromatic. 1792 Flake comes to mind immediately. That stuff reeks.

[c.ortiz108]

AFAIK, a tobacco mixture blended with artificial flavor/scent with a heavy emphasis on room note.

There are lots of cased and topped tobacco that aren't considered aromatic. 1792 Flake comes to mind immediately. That stuff reeks.

Huh, I guess I also thought I knew and didn't really! It seems "aromatic" is often used interchangeably with "flavored". I guess flavored is for us, and aromatic is fir the people around is.

[Lostmason]

AFAIK, a tobacco mixture blended with artificial flavor/scent with a heavy emphasis on room note.

There are lots of cased and topped tobacco that aren't considered aromatic. 1792 Flake comes to mind immediately. That stuff reeks.

From what I can find on the smoking sites and the tobacco retailers, top note has nothing to do with it, If the mixture is Cased while processing
that makes it an aro. If the mixture is just different tobacco's and allowed to meld without flavoring and then topped at packaging it isn't
an aro. Just what I've picked up.

[Desertlifter]

It is an interesting pipe-pedant argument. I've seen claim that anything with non-tobacco added to a blend is considered an aro, but I don't agree with that. YMMV. I don't consider Lakeland blends aros, nor do I think of alcohol added blends aros either, although I know many who view the latter as such.

A lot of the controversy is probably due to so many aros being such to mask low quality leaf - like heavy cavendish blends that rely on flavoring to get anything going. It is too bad really, because some aros number among my favorite blends. I love Nutty Cut and Uni Flake, and Dan Tobacco aros are sublime.

[Chad Vegas]

It is an interesting pipe-pedant argument. I've seen claim that anything with non-tobacco added to a blend is considered an aro, but I don't agree with that. YMMV. I don't consider Lakeland blends aros, nor do I think of alcohol added blends aros either, although I know many who view the latter as such.

A lot of the controversy is probably due to so many aros being such to mask low quality leaf - like heavy cavendish blends that rely on flavoring to get anything going. It is too bad really, because some aros number among my favorite blends. I love Nutty Cut and Uni Flake, and Dan Tobacco aros are sublime.

I think that is the case a lot. What better way to pass off low quality leaf with an overpowering artificial flavor? Not hating completely on Aros but you definitely need to be selective.

[Lostmason]

I think that is the case a lot. What better way to pass off low quality leaf with an overpowering artificial flavor? Not hating completely on Aros but you definitely need to be selective.

Welcome to the Bum Chad,,,,I know I'm slow,,