Tobacco Blending: 1042

I was wandering around on Gray Fox Forum (http://grayfoxonline.mywowbb.com/) when I was reminded of an old tobacco recipe that is passed down from tobacconist to tobacconist called 1042:

1042
10 oz Black Vanilla Cavendish
4 oz Light White Burley
2 oz Golden Virginia Flake

Essentially, it is RLP-6 (or Captain Black in the White Pouch) clone and it is designed to be modified. For instance:

8 oz Black Cavendish (I used Lanes Toasted Cavendish)
4 oz Light White Burley (BLWB)
2 oz Golden Virginia Flake
2 oz Latakia

This makes a good, medium-bodied English. Of course, until the last 5-10 years or so, a heavy latakia blend was 7-12%. Further modifications can be made to get a rich aromatic such as:

8 oz Black Vanilla Cavendish
2 oz Black Cherry
4 oz Light White Burley
2 oz Golden Virginia Cube Cut

The possibilities are endless.

-Safari Bob