Tobacco leaves prior to curing (Cigar Coop Photo) Recently, the announcements of the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured and Leccia Tobacco Black have put a new phrase into many cigar enthusiasts’ lexicon – fire curing. Both of these releases will make use of tobacco that undergoes this process. While fire cured tobacco is not something new, […]
Feature Story: Jonathan Drew Explains Achieving Consistency in the Cigar Production Process
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Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following […]
Feature Story: Jonathan Drew Discusses Tobacco Countries
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Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following video was filmed in […]
Feature Story: How Long Should Tobacco Be Aged?
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Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following […]
Feature Story: The Origins of Criollo Seed Tobacco
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Earlier this month, we officially launched the Cigar Coop Video Channel on You Tube. The intent of this video channel is to supplement the content on this web-site. From time to time, we will include some of the content on this web-site that we feel is relevant to the mission of this web-site. The following […]
Cigar 102: Cigar Beetles
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As a Cigar Enthusiast, one thing that we have to be most aware of is the potential for Cigar Beetles to infest into Cigars. The picture above really tells the story here (thanks to my good friend Josh for sharing this example). A cigar that has been infested with Cigar Beetles will have these little […]
Cigar 102: To Cello or not to Cello
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This question came from my good friend John. Thanks John for some of the great “Cigar 102” suggestions and I will keep them coming. Q: Should I leave the cellophane on my cigar wrapper or take it off? A: I hate to use that standard consulting answer, but “it depends”. This could be almost […]