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FIRE CORED GRADE SPECIF ICATIO N

DESCRIPTION
GRADE

Superior quality, fully fired, ripe, clean and spotless leaf only from the
top plant position
. Mahogany in colour with superior body a_
clastic and oily . Minimum length : ;c leaf spread,
.
-i "

Superior quality, fully fired, ripe, clean and spotless lea

top plant position ; only from the
. Mahogany in colour with superior body a__ leaf s read
clastic and oily . Minimum length p
: 19" .

? Good qual'_ty, fully fired ripe and clean leaf with m nimum sn
from the top plant position o
. Mahogany in colour with good bc,vtand leafly
spread, clastic and oily . Minimum length
: 21" .

D Good quality, fully fired ripe and clean leaf with minimum s_ctting mainly
from the top plant position
. Mahogany in colour with good bcc : and leaf
spread, clastic and oily . Minimum length
: 19" .

Medium quality, over to under fired leaf with medium spotting

tearing, from any plant position :' blemish/
. Light to dark mahogany in colour with
medium body and clasticity . Minimum length
: 16" .

F Fair to low quality

. Over to under fired leaf with heavy spotting/
blemish tearing, from both top or bottom plant position, dark to light
mahogany In colour or an improving green cast allowed
. Light to heavy
bodied but not perished or excessively scrappy leaf
. Minimum length : 12" .

Unpurchasable
: Mouldy leaf, suckers, perished leaf, wet leaf, leaf w`- fatty stems,
green leaf, beetle infested leaf unfired or air cured leaf, or leaf
with an unpleasant odour .
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FLUE-CURED CRADE SPECIFICATION S

DESCRIPTION

BL BOTTOM ERICHT :

Ripe lugs/cutters yellow to orange spotting and blemish not to exceed 20`/
Superior quality and lea f ..
M spread, ;Odium to light bodied and elastic
ininun length 1 6 .

B2 BOTTOM Y DIUM :

Rice
exceedto over ripe lugs/cutters with medium spotting and blemish, not
3C%
. Medium quality, light to thin body but wit
leaf spread . some elastic- h
_y an d

33 BOTTOM D_.R K

Under-r---)e primings/lugs
. Yellow to d ar k orange wit h
allowed . Heavy to medium spottin an improving gre en cas t
g and bl emish not t
but sound leaf not perished or excessi o exceed 40 . Thi n bocie d
ve l y shattery . Minimum length 8" .
TI TOP ERICF_ T

Ripe lea
:/tips, orange, spotting and blemish cot exceed 10%
heavy to nedium bodied and elastic . . Superior quality,

T2 TOP ;IEDIL?1

Ripe to over-ripe leaf/tips, orange to light mahogany, spotting and blemish,

yxceed 20%
e lnoat st tio ci et. Medium quality, heavy to medium bodied with som
. e

T3 TOP DAR K

Under-ripe to over-ripe tips, deep orange to mahogany with an improvinyg bodied

green cast allowed
. Heavy to medium spotting not to exceed 30%
. Hea
but sound leaf, not perished or excessively shattery minimum length 8"v
.
"UNPURCHASABLE "

Perished Bright (heavily spotted and blemished)

fatty sterns, wet Mouldy or Lucked , Leaf with
leaf or high moisture leaf, suckers, dead green leaf, air cured
leaf, beetle infested leaf and leaf with an unpleasant odour
.
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FLUE-CURED GRADE SMOKE CHARACTERISTICS

31(1990) - Low impact, moderate throat irritation, lo w

flavour, earthy and low to medium amplitude of
pitched .

B1(i991) - Low impact, low nose and throat irritations, moderate mouth irritation,
neutral flavour but low to medium (2+) amplitude of flavour
.

B1(1992) - Same as 1991 but relatively lower amplitude of flavour and flue-cured
note .

B2(1989) - Low impact, moderate to high irritation, low amplitude of flavour and
earthy .

B2(1990) - Low impact, to moderate irritation, poor burn rate

flavour and earthy . . Low amplitude of

B2(1991) - Same as 32(1990) but cleane r

52(1992) - federate '_mpac-, moderate to high irritation and medium amplitude of

favour (relac'_vely more pleasant aftertaste inspire of irritation)
.
B3(1989) - Low impact, moderate/high irritation, green immature smoke and low
amplitude of flavour .

33(1990) Low impact, moderate/high irritation, green and low amplitude of flavour
.
33(1991) - Low impact, moderate irritation, low amplitude of flavour
,

33(1992) - Low impact, h`Sh irritation, immature/green smoke and low amplitude
of flavour .

T1(1989) Low impact, low irritation, noticeable and pleasant flue-cured note
.

T1(1990) - Low impact, low irritation, and low amplitude of flavour .

T1(1991) - Same as 1990 crop .

T1_(1992) - Low impact, low/medium irritation, low amplitude of flavour but noticeable
and pleasant flue-cured note .

T2(1989) - Low impact, moderate irritation at the mouth and low amplitude of flavour
.

T2(1990) - Low impact, moderate irritation, low amplitude of flavour

.

T2(1991) - Low impact, moderate/High irritation, medium amplitude of flavour

T2(1992) - Filler smoke characteristics .

T3(1990) - Low/medium impact, irritations and amplitude of flavour, earthy note

.
T3(1991) - Low/medium impact, moderate irritation
. medium amplitude of flavour with
earthy/cigar-like note .

T3(1992) - Same as T3 (1991)

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F
.D(1989) Low/medium impact, moderace/high irritation whit
; lasts longer cf
ocher grades smoked and very low amplitude of flavou
r
N3 Irritations are rather sharp an d
do not possess pleasant smoke aftertaste while most o the grades
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FIRE-CURED REDRIED GRADE SMOKE CIIARACTERISTIC S

P( 1991
Moderate impact, moderate irritation, medium amplitude of
flavour and tart, note .

P( 1992
Low/moderate im-act, Moderate irritation, Low/medium
amplitude of flavour .

F( 1991 1roaera_e
;High -noact, Moderate irritations, Medium amplitude
of flavour but ! :°gh tarry note
.
F( 1992
Low impact, Moderate/high irritations and Medium ampl-rude
of flavour .

E( 199 1 !. ow impact, low irritation, low

;
(not typical of 'ire-cured) elot fer flavour
. Suspec t c Pseudo
eaen f [ation
as a result of u isture condition prior to storage
.
r( , o
lmpa__, to mocerate irritation
,
;f flavour and Low/medium
rust ie-c :
Y note (this is not typical of fire-cured),
ed) .
r) ( 19
91 ) Low/moderate insect, nodezate/high irritations and lo
of flavour . amplitude w

D( 1992 ) - Same as 1991 crop .

NB : Generally, satisfactor
;• smoke cuality for fire-cured tobaccos and smoke
characteristics of grades are relative to flue-cured grades easily
distinguishable .
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