Semois tobacco is something of a mystery for us Americans, especially those of us who haven’t been fortunate enough to smoke it, but it’s producers in the lovely Ardennes Valley claim that what makes their tobacco so special is no mystery at all. It’s simply the seed and the soil, the air and the fog; it’s the nature of the tobacco itself. It’s the old ways that produce this “new” and exciting tobacco. Of course, it’s only new to us. Some form of tobacco has been grown by the Semois river since the 17th century at least, long before the States of America were United. An interview with Vincent Manil reveals that the preparation of Semois