>>2119942For North America, the timeline goes:
Fire cured rusticas, by far the most badass of all north american leaf especially with a good high alkaloid strain. This was smoked by the natives from thousands of years ago until the beginning of the age of the aryan man in North america. After which tabacum was spread to such a degree rustica as a crop largely vanished outside the coldest regions.
A tobacco similar to what we known as Burley was smoked by the choctaw natives in a form similar to perique, this product was popular from the 1800s on amongst the white man.
Dark fire cured burley was the mainstay of 18th century blending
Post civil war 'Virginia gold' became popular. After its popularity boomed 50/50 blends with burley became common.
