An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of aging smoking materials for constituting at least a portion of a smoking material portion of a smoking article, the method including preparing an oak barrel and the smoking materials, putting the smoking materials into an inner space of the oak barrel, sealing the oak barrel, and aging the smoking materials.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of aging smoking materials for constituting at least a portion of a smoking material portion of a smoking article, the method including preparing an oak barrel and the smoking materials, putting the smoking materials into an inner space of the oak barrel, sealing the oak barrel, and aging the smoking materials.

Described herein are devices and methods for drying biomass using smoke. A device may include a housing configured to receive the biomass; at least one sensor in the housing and configured to measure a property of the biomass; a heat source thermally coupled to the housing and configured to apply heat to the housing and thus the biomass therein; and a smoke producing chamber fluidly coupled to the housing and configured to receive a burnable material therein.

Described herein are devices and methods for drying biomass using smoke. A device may include a housing configured to receive the biomass; at least one sensor in the housing and configured to measure a property of the biomass; a heat source thermally coupled to the housing and configured to apply heat to the housing and thus the biomass therein; and a smoke producing chamber fluidly coupled to the housing and configured to receive a burnable material therein.

Embodiments of the present invention provide pouches including a capsule delivers medium chain triglycerides (MCT), which are a non-stick oil agent that prevent the paper from sticking during use. This oil is released from the capsule and flows through the walls of the pouch paper to substantially improve mouth feel and flavor. The oil can be flavored, and the nicotine pouch offers a pleasant mouth feel during use without sticking to the gums. The capsule can also provide an anti-sting effect that reduces unpleasant effects of nicotine for sensitive users.

Embodiments of the present invention provide pouches including a capsule delivers medium chain triglycerides (MCT), which are a non-stick oil agent that prevent the paper from sticking during use. This oil is released from the capsule and flows through the walls of the pouch paper to substantially improve mouth feel and flavor. The oil can be flavored, and the nicotine pouch offers a pleasant mouth feel during use without sticking to the gums. The capsule can also provide an anti-sting effect that reduces unpleasant effects of nicotine for sensitive users.

The present specification provides for and includes novel methods of curing tobacco to produce desirable smoke and flavor characteristics while reducing the undesirable compounds imparted during a conventional fire-curing process. The present specification provides for and includes cured tobacco having reduced polyaromatic hydrocarbons and TSNA as compared to conventionally fire-cured tobacco. Also provided are tobacco products made with tobacco leaf cured using the disclosed processes.

The present specification provides for and includes novel methods of curing tobacco to produce desirable smoke and flavor characteristics while reducing the undesirable compounds imparted during a conventional fire-curing process. The present specification provides for and includes cured tobacco having reduced polyaromatic hydrocarbons and TSNA as compared to conventionally fire-cured tobacco. Also provided are tobacco products made with tobacco leaf cured using the disclosed processes.

The present disclosure provides the identification of tobacco Nic1 locus. Also provided are tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid and nicotine levels and commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants. Also provided are compositions and methods for producing tobacco plants having novel Nic1 mutations or alleles to reduce nicotine levels. Further provided are sequence polymorphisms and molecular markers for breeding tobacco with reduced nicotine or nicotine free while maintaining tobacco leaf grade and tobacco product quality.

An aerosol-generating article and a method of manufacturing the same capable of simultaneously improving satisfaction with a tobacco smoke taste and allowing the aerosol-generating article to be manufactured at low cost are provided. The aerosol-generating article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include an aerosol-forming substrate portion which includes shredded tobacco leaves and is configured to form an aerosol when electrically heated by an aerosol generation device and a mouthpiece portion which is disposed downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate portion to form a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article. Since the shredded tobacco leaves are cheaper than a reconstituted tobacco sheet, manufacturing costs of the aerosol-generating article may be reduced. Also, unlike the reconstituted tobacco sheet, since the amount of supplementary materials added to the shredded tobacco leaves is small, an off-taste may be reduced, and thus user satisfaction with a tobacco smoke taste may be improved.