Honey Bee (uk) Ltd

Tobacco Leaf Uk

Here at tobacco leaf UK we have sourced unprocessed tobacco leaf from around the world to offer you the best quality and the most efficient service possible.

please enquire about stock levels regarding the unprocessed tobacco leaf you would like to order.

There are several types of unprocessed tobacco available.

Our tobacco Leaves are Flu Cured Virginia (FCV) leaves, described below 

This is named after the state in America.  It is yellow to orange colour, this happens when it is dried using a process called, flu-curing. This type of tobacco plant grows most often in regions with light rainfall, such as Brazil, Zimbabwe and of course Georgia in the USA.

Burley is an air-cured leaf;  this process makes the unprocessed tobacco turn brown with almost no sugar, Its taste becomes almost cigar-like.  It needs heavy and nutritious soils to grow.  The best Burley is grown in Central America, Malawi and Uganda Some people add burley to Virginia and Oriental style leaves to create individual blends of unprocessed tobacco.

Heat is introduced into a barn by pipes from an outside furnace, This controlled heat allows the leaves to turn yellow/orange, at which point they don’t change any further, they contain a high amount of sugar.