Ritual Herbs Mild fine cut 25g

Character

Mild is the more restrained of the two Ritual Herbs blends. Seven herbs make up the recipe: mullein leaf and blackberry leaf as the load-bearing components, lotus flower and hollyhock for a round mouthfeel, turmeric leaf and liquorice as the accent. No single plant pushes itself to the front. If you are looking for a discreet alternative to classic tobacco without a powerful flavour of its own drowning everything out, Mild gives you exactly that: a soft, balanced profile. The 25 g pouch is the larger of the two pack sizes and is meant for anyone who reaches for it regularly and does not want to reorder constantly.

The seven herbs

Both Ritual Herbs blends are made from the same seven plant components, openly declared, with no artificial additives:

• Mullein leaves
• Blackberry leaves
• Lotus flower petals
• Hollyhock leaves
• Turmeric leaves
• Liquorice root
• Liquorice leaves

Full portraits of every plant are on the Ingredients page.

Where the herbs come from

We source the herbs for Mild mainly from Europe. In addition we work with partners in India and use selected, wild-picked herbs there that have grown without fertiliser and without chemical treatment. The actual processing – the cutting, blending and balancing of the recipe – takes place in Germany. For that we developed our own process techniques over several years, aimed at a consistent structure and a calm burn. Every 25 g pouch of Mild goes through the same checks as the small pouch, regardless of pack size.

Processing and burn

The cut decides whether a herbal blend can be handled sensibly or not. Material cut too coarsely forms cavities for air to shoot through, the ember wanders off course and hard stems poke through the paper. Cut too finely it slips through the filter and burns too quickly. For Mild we settled on a cut that stays loose enough to let air through and firm enough to hold together when rolling.

Then there is the residual moisture. Too dry and a blend lights instantly and burns through hard, too moist and it keeps going out. The 25 g pouch is resealable, and at this size that is not a detail. A larger pack is used over several weeks, and every time it lies open in the drawer it loses moisture. Sealing it cleanly after each use keeps the blend the way it was when you first opened it.

Use

For the 25 g pouch a small rolling machine is worth buying. It distributes the material more evenly than most fingers manage, and with regular use it pays for itself quickly. Per gram the 25 g pouch is around 45 per cent cheaper than the small pack, which is why people who already know Mild suits them tend to reach for the large size.

Rolled, stuffed or used in a pipe, Mild handles like familiar fine cut. For mixing with hemp, Mild is usually the more suitable of the two blends because of its restrained flavour; usual ratios lie between half and half and about seventy to thirty in favour of the herbs. Smoked neat you notice immediately that the nicotine hit is missing and the smoke feels lighter. Experience suggests the adjustment takes a few days.

Storage

Store cool, dry and out of direct sunlight; an ordinary shelf is entirely enough. The fridge is a bad idea, because condensation forms on the material when you take it out. With a 25 g pack that stays in use for longer, careless sealing shows up sooner than with the small size. If the blend gets too dry, a glass of water next to the closed pouch in a container helps; a few hours is usually enough. Water must never go directly onto the herbs.