Is there a leather scented snuff? I get hints of leather from a number of snuffs, mainly natural scented. I think that F&T HDT has a leather undertone to it, but I’m looking for that smell I used to get when I would walk into the leather store at the mall as a kid. Is it out there?

@Jim funny you should mention that. I just bought a new pair of Lucchese boots and the smell of the shop was intoxicating to say the least. The massive pinches of HDT might have had something to do with it. I’ve no idea what’s going to happen, but what the hell? I’ll look for some nicely tanned cowhide and wrap some good whole leaf tobacco in it, lightly moistened with some sort of booze and some sea salt and see what happens. I might end up with a pile of moldy crap. If that happens I can always bury it deep. Thoughts?

black watch kinda has a bit of that tanned leather smell with lots of a sadal soap type smell. the yellow card packaged virgine snuff by bernards is really leathery

@bob Is that Gekachelter Virginie? I love that stuff. Black Watch I’m not familiar with.

Take a look at this: https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/cowhide/cowhide-tooling-leather/99606-02.aspx

@chefdaniel I wouldn’t know where to begin with creating one, but would buy it if it existed. I imagine the experimenting could go a number of directions. I would probably use one large piece of rawhide, soak the tobacco in some peaty scotch, tarragon seed, true oregano seed, and sea salt, layer the leafs two or three thick across the entire rawhide, roll it up, and tie it tight. I have no idea how to process the roll? Air dry, toast, and grind? I imagine that an unroll, switch tobacco to the other side of the hide, and reverse roll and tie would be needed for equal dry/cure time? Who knows? All I know is that the smell of a leather shop is great and I would like to put it in my nose. The leather oil fragrances appear to be toxic? Otherwise, that could be a route. I imagine a mix of leaf would work best, but I have no idea? Godspeed if you do attempt.

Take a look at this: https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/cowhide/cowhide-tooling-leather/99606-02.aspx

I want to believe that balling up a wad of tobacco and stitching it up in that piece of cowhide would do something? I also want to believe that @chefdaniel is going to give it go.

The leathers I’m looking at are tanned using a vegetable based process; no toxins. I think the whisky is a good idea, but I’d go without any other scents at first, and add them after the weed’s cured in the leather. A lot of salt. I just ordered a quarter shoulder and I’m heading to my buddy’s place later to barter for some of last year’s air cured burley that’s taking up space in one of his barns. I should be able to pick up ten pounds or so off the floor :))

I wonder if sewing a piece of leather into a container like a wine skin and ageing a finished snuff in it would do the trick.

While I’m risking things, I might put a little non-diastatic malt syrup in the mix just to see what happens.

A couple years back I researched trying to make my own leather essential oil. I wanted to scent snuff but also use it for aromatherapy in my house. I don’t remember why I gave up trying… to be honest! I just did a quick Google search and found some leather scented soaps and perfume oils… I would love some leather scented snuff!

Here’s an interesting selection of “Man” scented oils including leather, bacon, pizza and “biker babe!” …lol… I wonder if they could be used to scent snuff? LINK

Just back with ten-“ish” pounds of this 2012 crop year Bethpage Burley (TN-90 strain). As soon as the leather arrives some of this is going down for a nice long leather bound nap. Why does that sound like a live show in a Tijuana cantina?

Just back with ten-“ish” pounds of this 2012 crop year Bethpage Burley (TN-90 strain). As soon as the leather arrives some of this is going down for a nice long leather bound nap. Why does that sound like a live show in a Tijuana cantina?

@chefdaniel you run to pick up tobacco leaf like I run to pick up a bag of chips from the grocery store. Impressive. Thanks for the picture.

@Jim‌ LOL actually the grocery store is further away :)) Bethpage is pretty much the boonies; farms, fields, forests and a few folks, but not many. There’s a c-store about 6 miles away. My friend Doyle, who grew this weed is

The leather has shipped and should arrive Friday or Monday via UPS. I’ve got some whole leaf Lemon Virginia I got from my cousin in Reidsville, NC a few years ago. I’m going to go with @Jim‌’s idea and layer a few leaves of each, dipped in Johnny Walker Black and sprinkled with Maldon Sea Salt. Then I’ll roll it up carrotte style, tie the hide around it with leather boot laces, dip it in the salty whisky and hang it in the shed. Every few weeks I’ll unroll it, toss the weed a bit, add more booze, repeat until it’s ready. I have no idea what or when “ready” is, but I’ll try anything once. Twice if it works. More photos forthcoming. Cheers

This suggests me that you´re heading towards a true “Chefdaniel Schmalzler”

@snuffvillian‌ Possibly. I’m not entirely certain where this thing is headed. Bold new frontiers and all that other Star Trek shit :))

May the Force be with you. Yes, yes, Star Wars it is, not Star Trek, but fitting it seemed… hmm, yes.

Just arrived: A nice black quarter shoulder and belly strip of beautiful cowhide. Smells like heaven. First step will be a nice soak in distilled water brine for the belly strip; don’t want to risk the big piece just yet. I’ll layer those burley leaves with some Virginia leaf and fold it (for now-rolling comes later). I’ll press it between some oak planks and bricks for a few weeks and see what happens. Updates forthcoming.

@snuffvillian‌ Possibly. I’m not entirely certain where this thing is headed. Bold new frontiers and all that other Star Trek shit :))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MkESn1v1w Actually, it really has been.