How do you tell tobacco types? Newbie help

Originally Posted by kzm007

how do we tell what type a tobacco is (Cavendish, latria, perique, burley, etc.)?

These tobaccos are generally used for blending, there’s information about these here… tobacco

Originally Posted by kzm007

how do you decide which route to go when a blend is compromised of more than one tobacco type?

A blend or mixture is always made from more than one type of tobacco, hence the term blend.

The best advice is to read everything you can find on blending pipe tobacco.

If you want to learn what types of tobacco are often used in the various styles of mixtures, go to C&D and read the descriptions for their blends.