Tabac Manil ~ Le Petit Robin
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:17 pm
Just acquired 2 bricks of this V. Manil tobacco; 1 for now, another to cellar.
If this tobacco is anything like the Manil La Brumeuse which I’ve extracted, I’m in for a real treat. First off, the tobacco looks and smells exactly like the tobacco which I used to hand roll back in the day; Peter Stokkebye London Export. My olfactory senses are taking a trip down memory lane.
Per a review site:
Le Petit Robin
Burley/Semois
Kentucky
Virginia
(Non-Aromatic)
Le Petit Robin may just be the most unique and flavorful tobacco in the world… and no, that’s not hyperbole. Named after Vincent’s son Robin, Le Petit Robin is Tabac Manil’s first ever blend and the first ever tobacco mixture containing Semois leaf being used as a condimental tobacco. The bulk of the blend is a not-too-sweet blond that Vincent had been tinkering with for over a decade. He eventually tabled the recipe for several years, but now its finally being released for all to enjoy! The blend contains 30% Semois and 70% a mixture of mellow, smooth golden tobaccos, but good luck getting the contents of the blond portion from Vincent… he’s not talking. The hay-like sweetness of the blond perfectly balances and mellows the sharp floral, mineral, and cigar like Semois leaf. Packed tightly, this dry, shag cut blend smokes wonderfully without any need to relight. Le Petit Robin is a masterpiece.
Notes: According to the catalog from tabac-semois.com:
Le Petit Robin is Coupe Fine/ Thin cut.
Réserve du Patron is Coupe Moyenne/ Middle Cut. La Brumeuse is Grosse Coupe/ Big Cut.
Maceration Process:
(Goal: 150ml extract)
28g tobacco
175ml PG
Heat start @ 125 degrees F / 8 hours
The tobacco was/felt somewhat dry. Thus, I added an extra 25ml of PG to the maceration in order to procure a total of 150ml of extract, upon squeezing the tobacco through a ricer. Typically, a dry-ish tobacco will soak up a good portion (+/-15%) of the solvent during the maceration process.
Now the wait.
If this tobacco is anything like the Manil La Brumeuse which I’ve extracted, I’m in for a real treat. First off, the tobacco looks and smells exactly like the tobacco which I used to hand roll back in the day; Peter Stokkebye London Export. My olfactory senses are taking a trip down memory lane.
Per a review site:
Le Petit Robin
Burley/Semois
Kentucky
Virginia
(Non-Aromatic)
Le Petit Robin may just be the most unique and flavorful tobacco in the world… and no, that’s not hyperbole. Named after Vincent’s son Robin, Le Petit Robin is Tabac Manil’s first ever blend and the first ever tobacco mixture containing Semois leaf being used as a condimental tobacco. The bulk of the blend is a not-too-sweet blond that Vincent had been tinkering with for over a decade. He eventually tabled the recipe for several years, but now its finally being released for all to enjoy! The blend contains 30% Semois and 70% a mixture of mellow, smooth golden tobaccos, but good luck getting the contents of the blond portion from Vincent… he’s not talking. The hay-like sweetness of the blond perfectly balances and mellows the sharp floral, mineral, and cigar like Semois leaf. Packed tightly, this dry, shag cut blend smokes wonderfully without any need to relight. Le Petit Robin is a masterpiece.
Notes: According to the catalog from tabac-semois.com:
Le Petit Robin is Coupe Fine/ Thin cut.
Réserve du Patron is Coupe Moyenne/ Middle Cut. La Brumeuse is Grosse Coupe/ Big Cut.
Maceration Process:
(Goal: 150ml extract)
28g tobacco
175ml PG
Heat start @ 125 degrees F / 8 hours
The tobacco was/felt somewhat dry. Thus, I added an extra 25ml of PG to the maceration in order to procure a total of 150ml of extract, upon squeezing the tobacco through a ricer. Typically, a dry-ish tobacco will soak up a good portion (+/-15%) of the solvent during the maceration process.
Now the wait.
