Cigar Juice

**FranK** · 11-28-2009, 04:22 PM

Has anyone tried using a dedicated humidor and mixing a little brandy or whatever into the mix?

**badwhale** · 11-28-2009, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by FranK

Has anyone tried using a dedicated humidor and mixing a little brandy or whatever into the mix?

I've heard from a couple people on here that it works. I've never tried it though.

Will

**-nick-** · 11-28-2009, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by FranK

Has anyone tried using a dedicated humidor and mixing a little brandy or whatever into the mix?

My local B&M actually sells a jack daniels cigar that apparently some guy makes here in NC and I took a smell inside the jar he has them in and man it's no joke. I doubt I'm going to spend 8 bucks to try one but it definitely has the smell to it. Not sure what process he uses though.

**ggiese** · 11-29-2009, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by -nick-

My local B&M actually sells a jack daniels cigar that apparently some guy makes here in NC and I took a smell inside the jar he has them in and man it's no joke. I doubt I'm going to spend 8 bucks to try one but it definitely has the smell to it. Not sure what process he uses though.

It's called "infusion".

**ggiese** · 11-29-2009, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by FranK

Has anyone tried using a dedicated humidor and mixing a little brandy or whatever into the mix?

Don't know why you'd want to infuse a cigar with Brandy - I've never much cared for those kinds of cigars. To each his own, I suppose.

It's much like home brewing beer, or making wine. You probably will have success, but to truly get it "right" - you really need to know what you're doing.

Good luck with that project!

**VictorMJR66** · 11-29-2009, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by FranK

Has anyone tried using a dedicated humidor and mixing a little brandy or whatever into the mix?

My first experience with my very own cigars, and my very own humi was with Thompson. They love the naive!
The cigars were so bad, I went ahead and infused (put a shot glass filled with distillate in the humi ) them with jack, brandy, anything to take the taste of asss from the cigars.
Guess what??
Yep, flavored asss!!
Not one cigar from that humi ever tasted good after that!

Education IS expensive!!

**FranK** · 11-29-2009, 02:44 PM

The Acid cigars of Drew Estates seem to have been making quite a lot of greenbacks for the last few years with herbal infused cigars. I saw some VERY expensive brandy infused Gurkhas advertised for more than what my car is worth. I guess it's in the technique.

**ggiese** · 11-29-2009, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by FranK

The Acid cigars of Drew Estates seem to have been making quite a lot of greenbacks for the last few years with herbal infused cigars. I saw some VERY expensive brandy infused Gurkhas advertised for more than what my car is worth. I guess it's in the technique.

Have you tried either one?

I'm not quite sure what they're doing, more than an excellent marketing campaign...

**FranK** · 11-29-2009, 05:37 PM

I've had about 4 different Acids. My first was about 10 years ago and it took serveral years before I came back even though it was pretty enjoyable.

**Mangyrat** · 11-29-2009, 06:49 PM

I'm sitting here thinking how hard do you have to squeeze a cigar to get juice out of it.

**-nick-** · 11-29-2009, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Mangyrat

I'm sitting here thinking how hard do you have to squeeze a cigar to get juice out of it.

There's a whole process to it. It's not so much squeezing it's more like condensation type of deal. You over humidify a cigar for about a month, then place in a sealed box with a tube tilting up slightly, that leads to another small box. Then make sure these boxes are in a warm area and give it a few weeks and you'll have a little jar of cigar juice! You then apparently use this in your crystal or w/e humidification device you use! No big deal really.