Stems in Cigars

[alpha8a]

I know a few people have already experienced this but has anyone ever seen this many in one cigar? I pulled them all out of a Brickhouse Corona Gorda. It was smoking alright until the beginning of the last third when it went out completely. I looked at the ash and it was rock hard and pure black. I decided to take the cigar apart and found all of these inside of it. All of the pieces were really hard.

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[Ogre]

Have never experienced this myself and I have smoked about 30 Brickhouse. seems like a leaf didnt get passed through the stripper machine.

[icehog3]

That is ridiculous.

[JJG]

That seems like a lot of stems, but since I have only dissected a few cigars, who knows how many cigars I've smoked that looked like that on the inside.

[SaltyMcGee]

WOW. That's unreal. :td

[elderboy02]

I would definitely contact Arturo Fuente and tell them that you are seriously disappointed. They better give you a refund or more

[SaltyMcGee]

That's a fuente? I'm really surprised. Is this model made by apprentice rollers? I've never seen something like that in a hand rolled cigar.

[Emjaysmash]

Wow.

[quantim0]

I pulled 5-6 out of the back of an OWR corojo last week.

[Ranger_B]

I have been finding a few in the latest batch of VSGs I had but nothing like that especially from one cigar. Crazy

[KidRock]

I would email Bobby and Eric Newman they are awesome. I hope they take care of it.

[dannysguitar]

Brickhouse is not made by Fuente... Just a FYI.

I had this happen to me with a Graycliff Blue label, but it was only 1 stem...

[elderboy02]

Brickhouse is not made by Fuente... Just a FYI.
...

Ah... you are correct. It is made by J.C. Newman

[Salvelinus]

I've wondered about some that I have quit on. Have to dissect the next one. That is an insane amount of stem.

[dwoodward]

I haven't seen that much before, but my buddy pulled out some pretty hefty stems from a Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva the other day. Must be a common thing.

[alpha8a]

I would email Bobby and Eric Newman they are awesome. I hope they take care of it.

I've only had this happen to me maybe once or twice before with different cigars but it was never this many in one cigar. I wasn't going to really do anything about it but I might now. Do you have their contact info?

[Brooks W]

Not that many, but pulled 3 branches out of a Nosotros about 2 weeks ago...

It happens, thankfully not that often :)

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[MNSmoker]

I smoked a Padron 40th a couple of years ago that had two stems in it. Needless to say I was a bit upset considering the price point of these cigars. I sent an e-mail to Padron voicing my displeasure and never received a response from the company.

[Bill86]

Wow I was going to post this same thread yesterday with a Rocky Patel Cigar, forgot which one...wait no Vintage 1990 and it had many HALF as many but I was still wondering "wtf?".

[Gophernut]

That seems a bit excessive. I wouldn't be too happy to find that in any hand rolled cigar.

[scoop]

I've found tree trunks in multiple CAO Brazllias. Took pics of them and showed them to the rep. and was told he would make it right and never did. Needless to say they were the last CAO product I ever bought.:(

[thebiglebowski]

that pic looks like you were out pulling weeds in your yard!

[macsauce13]

Has there been any reply after you sent the email?

[jsnake]

Horrible. I don't understand how that can get past a roller unless they just don't care or are having a bad day. Human error I guess. I have watched cigar rollers and just don't understand how that could get by them.

[Ahbroody]

That is PISS!

[BTcigars]

Food for thought: Dosent stems contains a higher amount of nicotine? Do you think that makers could be adding them to "pump" up their product?

[macsauce13]

Nobody have a comment on that? Seems like an interesting point.

[CigarDisciple]

Given the amount of cigars made each day by an experienced roller, I'm suprised there are not more. So far I have not had a bad experience with this. Certainly they should pay better attention to quality assurrance but things do happen, thankfully not often. :2

[JohnE1000]

Experienced it many times. Most recently in Tatuaje Verocu West Coast.

[T.G]

Food for thought: Dosent stems contains a higher amount of nicotine? Do you think that makers could be adding them to "pump" up their product?

I don't know if that's accurate or not, but what we do know to be true is that:
- They can, and often times will, interfere with the draw
- They burn very poorly and at a different rate than the tobacco leaves, resulting in overall burn issues.
- They burn very bitter, resulting in a poor tasting cigar.
- They also give an impression of lack of concern for the quality of the final product and poor workmanship. This could drive people away from the brand and reduce the overall sales potential.

No manufacturer out there would instruct bunchers to intentionally engage in such a practice.

[Ahbroody]

I had one in a Partagas Connie 3 last night. It was going okay, then went to hell. Pulled it out and things got better. Pissed me off though.

[Dunkel]

I have had a few cigars that had enough stems to plug the draw. I pulled one out with needlenose pliers that was nearly as big around as a bamboo skewer and 4" long. It's sad when you pay good money and the roller throws a log in your cigar.