Cigarettes & Blending
Before we start explaining the process of blending, we would like to introduce the Honorable reader to the fact that almost every cigarette made in the world has to contain a certain percentage of Zimbabwe Virginia tobacco in order to enhance its taste.
Although the chemical composition of tobacco, especially sugar, nitrogen and nicotine differs according to the type & method of curing they are also subject to wide variations depending on cultivation, soils, climatic conditions, cultural treatments etc. The type of tobacco that we are concerned with in cigarette blending are Virginia (Full Virginia and Light Virginia) and Burley.
It should be noted that no single tobacco grade is perfect, i.e., having all the positive smoking qualities. Therefore, cigarettes will not have only favourable but also unfavourable smoking characteristics peculiar to the type of tobacco from which the cigarettes are manufactured. It is generally recognized that the proper combination of two and more classes and/or grades of tobacco usually yields a better-balanced smoking product than using a single grade alone.
Some tobacco grades are highly aromatic but have poor burning qualities or maybe too heavily bodied and strong when used alone.
To get a finished product with a flavour combination of all smoking quality elements it is necessary to obtain suitable blends of leaf types & grades which will each contribute some favourable elements that may be lacking or insufficiently developed in other grades and will tone down or mask any unfavourable elements developed by other components. There may be anything up to 20 different grades making up the blend.
Apart from the tobacco itself, there are many other considerations to be made which will affect the final smoke.
Smoke is an amalgam effect of the following factors:
a) The Tobacco blend itself
b) Rate of combustion (burning)
c) Cigarette paper (porosity)
d) Action of the filter (density, TPM retention)
Our cigarettes have passed the test and given “Golden Approval” to be sold in Europe.
As per the photographic images of our packets below, together with the outlook of our cigarettes, we offer the following ranges:
Oya Classic
Oya Blue
A Virginia Blend using the best Zimbabwe Tobacco produced, smooth and full of flavour.
Oya Red
A Smooth Blend of the best Zimbabwe Virginia and Malawi Burley tobaccos resulting in an aromatic American Tasting Cigarette.
Extreme Menthol
Oya Extreme
A Mild Virginia Blend producing a flavourful smoke with a fresh menthol taste like no other.
Unique Capsule Flavours
Oya Gin On The Rocks – Orange
Mild Virginia flavour, smooth with a clean Gin Orange experience.
Oya Gin On The Rocks – Wild Berry
Gin infused with Wild Berry and the smoothness of a Mild Virginia Blend.
Oya Gin On The Rocks – Herbs & Spices
Flavours of Herbs and Spices crafted by Gin makers of old incorporated with mild tobacco flavours.
Oya Vodka
A Mild Virginia Blend with Vodka Flavours like Mother Russia has always produced.
Oya Vodka Lime
Let the party start with Vodka Lime, giving you a smooth Virginia blend and a Vodka infused with a refreshing lime taste.
Oya Marula
Africa’s Nectar blended with a mild Virginia blend to give you the true taste of Africa.
Virginia Blends – a blend of various Virginia tobacco grades ONLY, with NO additional additives other than water and humectant (an invert sugar).
American Blend (toasted) – a blend of Virginia tobaccos and Burley tobacco grades ONLY, with NO additional additives other than water and humectant (an invert sugar).
The shelf life of each brand of our cigarettes is a minimum of 12 months.
We would like to draw the attention of the Honourable reader, to our unique capsule flavour range, as the name says it is “truly unique”. We are the first one in the world to offer these unique flavours.
Undoubtedly, this will give a huge competitive edge to our potential distributor.
