Description

Van Nelle Zware Shag Tobacco / Rolling Tobacco

Unique powerful recipe.

Since 1782 Van Nelle’s has fiercely protected its secret recipe. Van Nelle’s tobacco comes from North American tobacco fields and is fire cured on oak wood. The tobacco is transported across the wild seas and brought safely to the Netherlands, where it is blended into its distinctive dark, strong character. Exactly as intended by Johannes Van Nelle back in 1782.

De Erven De Wed.J.Van Nelle – De Reijzende Hoop

In some countries, this blend of Van Nelle is branded as White Ox.

Van Nelle Zware Shag Tobacco is a well known rolling tobacco Dutch brand coming straight from the famous manufacturer Imperial Tobacco, one of the largest companies of cigars and tobaccos in the world. This roll your own tobacco is very cheap yet premium quality that comes in two special blends: Zware and Halfzware. Halfzware in Dutch means half heavy and is a combination of Light and Zware shag, on the other hand Zware is stronger/heavier shag. Considering its price and variety of strengths this should be a must try for any tobacco roller

Van Nelle Shag styles

There are several shag blends or tobacco styles using different tobaccos, curing techniques and cutting types. Sometimes additives like sugar, glycerol and fruit flavors are added.

• Virginia or Light blends are mainly made up of Virginia tobacco
• Halfzware, meaning “half heavy” in Dutch, is a combination of Light and Zware shag, nowadays called Stevige.
• Smooth adds Georgia tobaccos to a Light blend
• Zware, meaning “heavy” in Dutch, consists mainly of fire cured Kentucky, Latakia and air cured Paraguay
• Turkish is a blend that mainly consists of Turkish Tobaccos like Yenidje, Samsun, Bafra etc

Van Nelle Zware Shag

5 Pouches of 50gr.(1.76oz.)

Composition: Virginia and Burley Tobaccos

Blend Type: Dutch

Flavoring: Misc.