This topic always freaks me out. I find the dyes/cooking/sugar gross. I want to be smoking tobacco and that is IT!
I find CC's to be the most genuine (no proof), cause they don't have so many different "new" products (ex. RP), no money to invest in additives, seemingly remain truest to the trade and are least uniform in construct and appearance. Anything to expedite curing through additives seems weird.
Although, I try new stuff all the time, this approach is what I want to be smoking, just blended tobacco - nothing cooked, dyed, additives etc. I just try to stay away from additives in my smokes.
(ps. I did relatively enjoy the 1 RP Edge Maduro I smoked
but won't again)