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This blog is MYO - RYO - CMC information only. There is nothing for sale nor any affiliate links.
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This blog is dedicate to the folks out there who are not aware of the great MYO CMC movement, who
are smoking those not so great, high cost, no flavor, harsh chemical laden SBC's (store bought cigarettes).
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When I could no longer get the cigarettes I had been smoking (Native Lights) from the Seneca Nation
in New York. My only option was to pay twice the price for cigarettes I didn't care for. So I started
searching the Internet and stumbled upon the world of MYO - RYO - CMC.
I came across RYO Magazine and the Custom Made Cigarettes revolution early on and the rest is history.
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My average cost before making my own was $5.50 a pack. My average now is $1.85 a pack for great flavor,
smooth premo tobacco. No additives. No fillers (ground up stems and reconstituted tobacco). No FSC (fire retardant chemicals). That $1.85 a pack includes tobacco, filter tubes and shipping. I also smoke 25% less now, bringing my cost down even more. Dom Perignon for the cost of beer.
I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination but I can afford $5.50 a day for SBC's. But now after smoking my
own custom made cigarettes, if I had to go back to what I was smoking before, I'd quit. A bold statement but true.
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Go back to a simpler time when a smoke was just a good smoke. Great tobacco without the garbage.
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I went to dozens of web sites looking for the best information, prices and sources for tobacco, tubes and
machines. I purchased about three pounds worth of 1oz.,1.4oz. and 3.5oz. samples of dual purpose pipe
tobacco and 17 different brands of filter tubes to try. As far as injector machines go, most people were saying
just get the Top-O-Matic T2 and be done with it. So I found the best price I could. For now it's $49.99 with
Free shipping at Amazon and that's what I did ~ Works like a charm. One thing though...it does Not like overly
moist tobacco! And as with most injector machines ~ Fill the corners first & Don't over-fill.
Note: I found lower prices but all had an average shipping charge of $8.49...you do the math.
Free shipping at Amazon and that's what I did ~ Works like a charm. One thing though...it does Not like overly
moist tobacco! And as with most injector machines ~ Fill the corners first & Don't over-fill.
Note: I found lower prices but all had an average shipping charge of $8.49...you do the math.
As a very good back-up that will make 100's I use the EXP 1000. This little injector machine works very well and is easy to use. It also has a 2 year warranty.Smokers Outlet Online has it for $15.95 and RYO Cigarette has it for $17.95. May 2013 Update: It looks like the EXP 1000 injector machine has gone the way of the Dodo bird. I only found one place that has any and that was on Amazon for whopping $35.
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As a very good back-up that will make 100's I use the EXP 1000. This little injector machine works very well and is easy to use. It also has a 2 year warranty.
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As far as other injector machines go I haven't spent too much time or money there. The little hand-held's
are a mixed bag. There is one that I like and that's the Pressta Deluxe. I got it as a back-up, it doesn't make
100's but it's easy to use and gives consistant results even with tobacco that is moister than the Top-O-Matic
likes. It's only $5.95 from RYO Tobacco
100's but it's easy to use and gives consistant results even with tobacco that is moister than the Top-O-Matic
likes. It's only $5.95 from RYO Tobacco
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The Powermatic II
I resisted getting an electric cigarette machine because I just wasn't impressed with what was being offered.
But I have to say this is a sweet little injector machine, it's a spoon type injector rather than an auger type injector machine. With shipping it's going for $79.99 on Amazon. My wife loves this little injector machine.
Here is a video from RYO Magazine.
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So one, I have an injector machine that does a good job and that's all I really care about. And two, after trying all the blends my absolute favorite is: the .Balkan Sobranie. tobacco blend.
This blend is so good it doesn't seem to matter which filter tubes are used. Light 100's, Full Flavor Kings or Light Kings all give me a truely great smoking experience.
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RYO Magazine's new multi-media section got me interested in blending which is the real reason for this blog.
The information here spurred me on to develop the great blends I'm about to share with you. After trying
about everything, the tobacco for my Top Blends come from D&R and Peter Stokkebye Pipe Tobacco.
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Wind Timer: Windsail Platinum and Two Timer Gold in a 50/50 blend - D&R Pipe Tobacco
Virginia Hooker: Virginia Long Cut and Penhooker Silver in a 50/50 blend - Stokkebye and D&R
Virginia Two Timer: Virginia Long Cut and Two Timer Gold in a 50/50 blend -Stokkebye and D&R
Balkan Winds: Vengeur Platinum 20%, Windsail Platinum 20%, Burley 30% and Virginia Long Cut 30% - D&R
and Stokkebye Tobacco.
Burley Sails: Windsail Platinum 40%, Burley 40%, and Virginia Long Cut 20% blend - D&R and Stokkebye
Balkan Gold: Vengeur Platinum 20%, Ramback Gold 20%, Burley 30% and Virginia Long Cut 30% - D&R and Stokkebye Tobacco. Get this blend all from one place with free shipping Here. (not an affilliate link).
To make the tobacco quantities come out right order One 14oz bag Vengeur Platinum Pipe Tobacco -
One 14oz bag Ramback Gold Pipe Tobacco - 24 ounces Peter Stokkebye Bulk Virginia Longcut and
24 ounces Peter Stokkebye Bulk Burley.
My All-Time Favorite Blend
Balkan Sobranie: This is a 50/50 blend of Ramback Gold and Vengeur Platinum.
The following is from RYO Magazine:
I suspect not one of our hundreds of thousands readers would find a more satisfying smoke (except for the menthol leaning and there is even something later on for them as well). However, since diversity (along with moderation) should be the cornerstones of the MYO experience, the following blends are all exciting, depending on how you view flavor. Let's start with one of our favorite D&R blends of the fairly recent past. Ramback! Now those who have faithfully read this magazine over the years need not be
reminded of my affection for real Turkish Tobacco, nor my frustration in not being able to find it. After a year or so of trial and error, D&R (Mark Ryan) and the master blenders he works with came up finally with a true Turkish I could appreciate. Now Turkish is not for everyone and my experience with it dates back to my college days of the late 60's when great Turkish cigarette blends were available in the myriad of authentic tobacco shops that populated nearly every mall in every decent sized city in the US.
Back then one had a choice between either Turkish cigarettes, like Ramses, Balkan Sobranie, Turkish Special and others (all at a hefty premium price) and bulk tobacco of the same heritage. The bulk blends were mostly Yenidje, a strain of Turkish that is still grown at a specific latitude in both Turkey and Greece. Yenidje is on the Greek side of the Aegean and Izmir on the Turkish side. These two tobaccos are indistinguishable from one another in flavor and are the very tobaccos that, for quite some time, have not found their way into the US tobacco market (or the European market), at least in any significant quantity. They are expensive, but well worth it. D&R developed Ramback around these two strains but added other Turkish components as well. We have pure Izmir here, sent to us by an individual in Turkey associated with Tekel, the Turkish Monopoly. It is of the highest grade (AG) and it is incredible. However, whether one speaks of this eloquent pure Izmir or the blended version that is Ramback, not all folks like pure Turkish. It is so mild that you really can't feel the inhaled smoke. The flavor on release is glorious but cigarette smokers traditionally want to feel as well as taste the experience. This is why those classic Turkish cigarettes mentioned above had other tobacco blended with the pure Turkish or Greek leaf as well. It was usually a fairly bright Virginia style leaf that would heat up more quickly and thus release the Turkish flavor and at the same time give one the feeling of inhaling something. Since Ramback emerged, I have found that blending it with Canadians like Penhooker, Sagamore and others or with bright Virginias like McClintock, or Windsail light nearly achieved the classic Turkish cigarettes I remember. With the introduction of Ramback Gold, I no longer have to blend components myself to achieve the perfect (in my opinion) Turkish Cigarette. Mark has added his Windsail Platinum high grade Virginia to the original Ramback and saved me all the trouble. There are distinct advantages to having a professional blending operation combine components for you. Done by hand, one rarely achieves a perfect mix. Done by a machine, with the infinite
patience machines have over us, the blend is uniform and the result is unbelievable every time.
patience machines have over us, the blend is uniform and the result is unbelievable every time.
For those of you who remember the Balkan Sobranies, or Turkish Specials of old, you simply must try this new blend. And for you Camel Smokers who remember the days when you could actually taste the Turkish tobacco in even a Camel filtered, adding about 50% of this next new blend, Vengeur Platinum, to the Ramback Gold will get you there. Deja Vu - big time! This new Vengeur, while at least half of the component is the original US blend D&R has been offering for a decade or more, is a whole new experience for those that don't remember how good Camels used to be. Though there is some burley from the original mix, it serves to smooth the rest of the components, and the addition of the Windsail Platinum flue cured in significant amount resulted in yet another remarkable blend. No earthy taste whatsoever and the exceptional quality of the brighter golden Virginia accelerates one's taste bud activity to the max. Without the Ramback Gold mixed in, the new Vengeur Platinum is very reminiscent of another classic, the Chesterfield of old. Either way you will find that this blend is unlike anything you have seen in the RYO market. But you legacy Camel smokers really need to try adding some of the Ramback Gold to this blend. Remember in blending these two you are getting the high graded, flue cured Virginia from both components. Simply Unbelievable.
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Wind Timer | Virginia Hooker | Virginia Two Timer | Balkan Winds | Burley Sails | Balkan Gold | .Balkan Sobranie.
= Shopping list for all the blends =......................
1 - 8oz bag of Peter Stokkebye PS-701 Virginia Long Cut.
1 - 8oz bag of Peter Stokkebye PS-702 Burley from Rollyourown.
1 - 3.5oz tub of PenHooker Silver
2 - 3.5oz tub of Ramback Gold
1 - 3.5oz tub of Two Timer Gold
2 - 3.5oz tub of Vengeur Platinum 
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We owe it to ourselves to have a great smoking blend because ....
it's the small pleasures in life that make it worth living.....
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Digital Scale for Tobacco Blending : This scale is indispensable, I don't know what I would do without it.
I get my tobaccos measured correctly and then I can blend them all in the same measuring bowl. Check it out.
You can usually get the My Weigh iBalance i2500 at Amazon. Check for your best price.
Digital Scale for Tobacco Weighing : For me a digital weighing scale is indispensable. I weigh my
tobacco because I find I get a better cigarette AND it all but eliminates injector machine jamming!
Comes with a VibraKill Pad, Batteries, 200 Gram Calibration Weight, Expansion Tray, Expansion
Bowl and a protective pouch. Like the My Weigh scale above it has a 30 year warranty.
Your best price for the My Weigh PalmScale 8 is $48.50 at RightOnScales.
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Digital Scale for Tobacco Weighing : For me a digital weighing scale is indispensable. I weigh my
tobacco because I find I get a better cigarette AND it all but eliminates injector machine jamming!
Comes with a VibraKill Pad, Batteries, 200 Gram Calibration Weight, Expansion Tray, Expansion
Bowl and a protective pouch. Like the My Weigh scale above it has a 30 year warranty.
Your best price for the My Weigh PalmScale 8 is $48.50 at RightOnScales.
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Tobacco Storage Containers: These are the air-tight containers I use for all my tobacco.
CoffeeVac from Tightvac - 1 Pound - 1.85 liter. Make sure you get the Coffeevac (1.85 liter) rather than the regular Tightvac (1.3 liter). Both are about the same price, but the Coffeevac is a little larger.
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Custom Made Cigarettes Tobacco Resource Links:
RollingPapers.com
PipesandCigars.com - Peter Stokkebye and D&R Premium
Pipe Cut Tobacco - Best Prices and Free shipping over $100
PipesandCigars.com - Peter Stokkebye and D&R Premium
Pipe Cut Tobacco - Best Prices and Free shipping over $100
RYO Multimedia
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. Let me know if you find any errors in this Custom Made Cigarettes blog and I will correct them. Thanks JP BalkansSobranie(at)aol.com ~ replace the (at) with the @ symbol.
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Informative and helpful article. I'll keep reading more. Appreciate it. But might be looking for Virginia Blend Select Tobacco
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