My friend's wedding

[BigMacFU]

All tobacco leaves are aged in multiple stages before being rolled into cigars. Once rolled, depending on the cigar, they'll sit in another aging room for rolled cigars at the factory. It is rare that cigars are rolled and packaged immediately (most sit at least a day or two in the rolled cigar aging room just because of the time it takes to cello if needed and be banded).

Once a B&M or mail-order place receives them, they sit until someone buys them. At that point, certain cigars will have met their "peak" in flavor, others will only do so after a certain amount of time. It has to do with the oils from the separate leaves "melding" together. For some it doesn't take long, for others it can take a few months to a year or so, maybe even longer in some cases.

Sometimes though, it may not even be a matter of aging if they've been fresh bought, the higher humidity stores tend to keep the cigars can affect flavor quite strongly, so it's always good to let them settle at a lower RH in your own humidor for a week or so.

BTW, the bitterness of fresh rolled varies on the age of the tobacco at the time of rolling and the type used. I find that the fresh rolled from La Casa Grande up at the Arthur Ave. market are best fresh and harsh with a few months on them.

[logan37]

BTW, the bitterness of fresh rolled varies on the age of the tobacco at the time of rolling and the type used. I find that the fresh rolled from La Casa Grande up at the Arthur Ave. market are best fresh and harsh with a few months on them.

That's where the roller was from. So I'll be smoking them sooner then I previously expected. Thanks for the info BigMac.

[DeeDubya]

All tobacco leaves are aged in multiple stages before being rolled into cigars. Once rolled, depending on the cigar, they'll sit in another aging room for rolled cigars at the factory. It is rare that cigars are rolled and packaged immediately (most sit at least a day or two in the rolled cigar aging room just because of the time it takes to cello if needed and be banded).

Once a B&M or mail-order place receives them, they sit until someone buys them. At that point, certain cigars will have met their "peak" in flavor, others will only do so after a certain amount of time. It has to do with the oils from the separate leaves "melding" together. For some it doesn't take long, for others it can take a few months to a year or so, maybe even longer in some cases.

Sometimes though, it may not even be a matter of aging if they've been fresh bought, the higher humidity stores tend to keep the cigars can affect flavor quite strongly, so it's always good to let them settle at a lower RH in your own humidor for a week or so.

BTW, the bitterness of fresh rolled varies on the age of the tobacco at the time of rolling and the type used. I find that the fresh rolled from La Casa Grande up at the Arthur Ave. market are best fresh and harsh with a few months on them.

How long are they left in the press?

[logan37]

How long are they left in the press?

For the ones rolled at the wedding, I don't know. I roller only applied the wrappers at the wedding as far as I could tell. It seemed as if the molds were filled already.

I was pretty drunk, so I don't know for sure.

[BDurrani]

I was pretty drunk, so I don't know for sure.

Nice.

[CAJUNBLAZE]

I bet it was pretty neat to see him rolling the cigars.

Rich

[mrtr33]

I bet it was pretty neat to see him rolling the cigars.

Rich

The next time you are in New Orleans, you should go and check out the New Orleans Cigar Factory (the Bourbon Street location). They have a guy rolling there all the time.

[BigMacFU]

How long are they left in the press?

If you're at the store, they roll everything, filler, binder, wrapper in front of you most of the time. When they come to your event, they're already in the presses, so you weren't too drunk logan (or you're a more observant drunk than you know).

[logan37]

If you're at the store, they roll everything, filler, binder, wrapper in front of you most of the time. When they come to your event, they're already in the presses, so you weren't too drunk logan (or you're a more observant drunk than you know).

All that I know for sure is that the bartender stared pouring my captain and cokes in larger glasses at some point during the festivities.