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Bergamot snuff from cigarillos
From boiledonions on the Snuffhouse forum, 2020
About ten dried-out Panter Blue cigarillos, ground into 3.4 g of tobacco flour to make a small bergamot snuff.
Use bergapten-free bergamot oil, sold as FCF. Ordinary bergamot oil contains bergapten, which can make skin burn in sunlight.
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Equipment
Digital scalesFor weighing tobacco, alkalis and salt accurately, which matters most when you're working in small batches.Mortar and pestleFor grinding small amounts by hand, crushing salt and alkalis to a fine dust, and working scent or moisture evenly into snuff.SievesFor separating fine snuff from the coarse bits after grinding.DropperFor adding essential oils or water a drop at a time.Mixing bowlFor stirring liquids into ground tobacco and letting it sit while it takes up moisture.
Method
Rest time
At least two days. It was still mellowing after that.
Tasting notes
A coarse grind, close to Thrice Brewed. In the tin the bergamot is strong without taking over, but the first pinch was mostly barnyard, with a fair nicotine kick.
Notes
One drop of bergamot is plenty: two comes out strong. The grinding takes some work for such a small yield.