Cigar Splitting

bowhnter · 08-24-2009, 11:06 AM

I had a few CAO's do the same thing upon lighting, and since I liked them so much, I wondered what the deal was....here is their explanation

"stemming from the time of year when the cigar was made. Each fall there is a rainy season in Honduras and Nicaragua; however, this year it was unusually wet and gave our quality control experts a challenging few months. Lx2 uses the topmost liguero leaves almost exclusively—and they absorb even more humidity than the other types of leaves on a tobacco plant. The ‘cracking’ is probably the result of the cigar having the wrapper added after draw-testing—and the filler expanding and becoming less pliable."

Might make sense for other leaves too.

08-24-2009, 11:06 AM	#12
bowhnter Backyard BBQer Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Mike Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 244 Trading: (4)	Re: Cigar Splitting I had a few CAO's do the same thing upon lighting, and since I liked them so much, I wondered what the deal was....here is their explanation "stemming from the time of year when the cigar was made. Each fall there is a rainy season in Honduras and Nicaragua; however, this year it was unusually wet and gave our quality control experts a challenging few months. Lx2 uses the topmost liguero leaves almost exclusively—and they absorb even more humidity than the other types of leaves on a tobacco plant. The ‘cracking’ is probably the result of the cigar having the wrapper added after draw-testing—and the filler expanding and becoming less pliable." Might make sense for other leaves too. __________________ "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun"