Patent ID: 9622507
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A24B,A24D

Claim:
1. A process of treating smoking tobacco for the development of distinctive organoleptic properties, said process comprising: (a) inserting moistened tobacco material to be treated in a closed vessel; (b) monitoring a treatment environment temperature to keep a temperature of the moistened tobacco material substantially uniform: (c) treating the moistened tobacco material for a period of time sufficient to develop distinguishing flavor and taste without the addition of flayourants to the tobacco during the treating and at a later time, wherein a residence time of the treating the moistened tobacco material is in a range of from about 20 hours to about 80 hours, the treating including gently and continuously revolving the material throughout the treatment so as not to fragmentize or otherwise damage the moistened tobacco being treated, wherein the material is revolved in a rotation range from about 2 rpm to 15 rpm; and (d) removing the treated tobacco material from the closed vessel, the treated tobacco having an appropriate moisture content and customized flavor features.