Gdaddy
Well-Known Member
A subject not mentioned or discussed is the leaf direction as the cigar is assembled. I brought it up in my video but I wanted to give a clear example of how the tobacco is richer and more flavorful toward the tip end.
Attention should be given so every leaf in the cigar has leaf tips heading toward the foot of the cigar. Some seem to think it makes a minuscule difference. Only one leaf facing the wrong way would make very little difference but when you add up the binder all the filler and the wrapper with all the tips matching vs not matching there is a much larger improvement to be had. Two cigars made from identical tobacco could taste very different to one another.
As a good example take a look at this Ecuadorian Maduro wrapper leaf and see the difference from one end to the other. Every tobacco leaf in the cigar will have this same characteristic though some are more visibly noticeable than others.
Attention should be given so every leaf in the cigar has leaf tips heading toward the foot of the cigar. Some seem to think it makes a minuscule difference. Only one leaf facing the wrong way would make very little difference but when you add up the binder all the filler and the wrapper with all the tips matching vs not matching there is a much larger improvement to be had. Two cigars made from identical tobacco could taste very different to one another.
As a good example take a look at this Ecuadorian Maduro wrapper leaf and see the difference from one end to the other. Every tobacco leaf in the cigar will have this same characteristic though some are more visibly noticeable than others.