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FourtotheflushFourtotheflush Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,555
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So a cigar is made up of 1 wrapper, typically 1 binder, and filler.
How many leaves are in that filler? Does anyone know?
I want to know because ive seen in a couple places that it states the the Camacho PE has 1 leaf of PE tobacco rolled into it.

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  • lilwing88lilwing88 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,787
    I don't know for sure, but based on the videos I've seen of factories rolling their cigars it looks like they grab 2 or 3 decent sized leaves and kind of bunch them up. But I guess it also depends on the vitola. Bigger gauges probably use more leaves than smaller ones.
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  • sightunseensightunseen Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,130
    http://tobacconistuniversity.org/tobacco-college/apm-rolling2.asp

    The first section about bunching notes about 3-5 leaves are used as filler. Of course that's just an average. The LP No. 9 uses 7 different leaves for filler.
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  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
    sightunseen:
    http://tobacconistuniversity.org/tobacco-college/apm-rolling2.asp

    The first section about bunching notes about 3-5 leaves are used as filler. Of course that's just an average. The LP No. 9 uses 7 different leaves for filler.
    it also depends on how the leaves they select are cut.
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  • jpclotfelterjpclotfelter Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 294
    I believe that the Camacho PE filler is about 30-35% Cuban leaf. It is a damn fine cigar.
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  • sightunseensightunseen Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,130
    jpclotfelter:
    I believe that the Camacho PE filler is about 30-35% Cuban leaf. It is a damn fine cigar.
    I've also heard that it contains a single PE Cuban leaf, so if the bunch had three leaves, then the percentage is accurate. It also makes sense because the draw on the PE is pretty loose and it's a pretty quick smoke.
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  • Alex SvensonAlex Svenson BlogAdministrator, Everyone, ForumsAdministrator, Moderator, Owners, Registered Users Posts: 1,204
    A lot of factors. 3 to 5 is the rule but once i did an experiment to see how many different countries of tobacco I could cram in one cigar. It ended up being 12 different tobacco varieties (including the leaf used for the wrapper and binder) from a total of 9 countries. The cigar ended up being a 6 x 64 just to make it all fit LOL
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  • KriegKrieg Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,068
    Alex Svenson:
    A lot of factors. 3 to 5 is the rule but once i did an experiment to see how many different countries of tobacco I could cram in one cigar. It ended up being 12 different tobacco varieties (including the leaf used for the wrapper and binder) from a total of 9 countries. The cigar ended up being a 6 x 64 just to make it all fit LOL
    so...how did it taste??
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  • ENFIDLENFIDL Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,836
    Krieg:
    Alex Svenson:
    A lot of factors. 3 to 5 is the rule but once i did an experiment to see how many different countries of tobacco I could cram in one cigar. It ended up being 12 different tobacco varieties (including the leaf used for the wrapper and binder) from a total of 9 countries. The cigar ended up being a 6 x 64 just to make it all fit LOL
    so...how did it taste??
    Would like to know this as well...........
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  • ENFIDLENFIDL Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,836
    double post ftw
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  • ironhorseironhorse Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 469
    haha, these are the perks of the job I guess. making a 12 leaf cigar just for the hell of it. That must have looked like a cannon!
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  • wwhwangwwhwang Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,863
    Alex Svenson:
    A lot of factors. 3 to 5 is the rule but once i did an experiment to see how many different countries of tobacco I could cram in one cigar. It ended up being 12 different tobacco varieties (including the leaf used for the wrapper and binder) from a total of 9 countries. The cigar ended up being a 6 x 64 just to make it all fit LOL
    Can I get one of those on the DD? lol
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  • jlmartajlmarta Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,440
    I would think, too, that it would depend on the blend being made. I can visualize one leaf of this kind of tobacco and a leaf of that king, etc. until the desired blend was accomplished.

    Kuzi can probably straighten us out on this point.

    Marty

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  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
    not only is it about flavor of one leaf vs flavor of another, it is also about combustion. Ligero leaves are thicker and therefor burn slower than lower a priming leaf would. so while blending that has to be taken into account as well. this thickness also comes into play when bunching the cigar. if you dont bunch it correctly it wont burn well.
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  • jlmartajlmarta Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,440
    See? I knew Kuzi could inform us well. The guy's a walking encyclopedia.

    Thanks, Kuzi.

    Marty

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  • FourtotheflushFourtotheflush Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,555
    jlmarta:
    See? I knew Kuzi could inform us well. The guy's a walking encyclopedia.

    Thanks, Kuzi.

    Marty



    But hes only helpful before or after Wopner.

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  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
    drive slow in the driveway.
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  • FourtotheflushFourtotheflush Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,555
    kuzi16:
    drive slow in the driveway.


    I keed I keed

    That took a while, Ive been waiting for that one....

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