I take the bag of tobacco and add some whiskey to it and seal it back up for a couple of weeks. Then pack a bunch of the whiskey tobacco into a plastic folgers can with an apple in the middle and then let that sit around and ferment a bit. I guess Ive been doing it for years.
Sounds nice. You might also be able to add a drop of maple or vanilla extract in lieu of the apple sometime for a quicker set up.