CAVENDISHCAVENDISH IS A PROCESS OF CURING AND A METHOD OF CUTTING TOBACCO AND IS NOT TYPE OF TOBACCO. THE PROCESSING AND THE CUT ARE USED TO BRING OUT THE NATURAL SWEET TASTE IN THE TOBACCO. CAVENDISH CAN BE PRODUCED OUT OF ANY TOBACCO TYPE BUT IS USUALLY ONE OF, OR A BLEND OF KENTUCKY, VIRGINIA, AND BURLEY AND IS MOST COMMONLY USED FOR PIPE TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
THE PROCESS BEGINS BY PRESSING THE TOBACCO LEAVES INTO A CAKE ABOUT AN INCH THICK. HEAT FROM FIRE OR STEAM IS APPLIED, AND THE TOBACCO IS ALLOWED TO FERMENT. THIS IS SAID TO RESULT IN A SWEET AND MILD TOBACCO. FINALLY THE CAKE IS SLICED. THESE SLICES MUST BE BROKEN APART, AS BY RUBBING IN A CIRCULAR MOTION BETWEEN ONE'S PALMS, BEFORE THE TOBACCO CAN BE EVENLY PACKED INTO A PIPE. FLAVORING IS OFTEN ADDED BEFORE THE LEAVES ARE PRESSED. ENGLISH CAVENDISH USES A DARK FLUE OR FIRE CURED VIRGINIA (DEC), WHICH IS STEAMED AND THEN STORED UNDER PRESSURE TO PERMIT IT TO CURE AND FERMENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS.