Did You Know...

[mrtr33]

Once leaves have finished the fermentation process, they get sorted and bundled in a way that stops the fermentation. then they can be aged any number of years.. some get aged in old liquor barrels, or "en tercio" wrapped in palm leaves.

I remember reading something last year when I was getting into planting tobacco of my own (not for personal consumption, more out of infatuation), and it mentioned something similar to this. If I can find the article, I'll edit this post.

The article is here.

Just for the record, Padron 3000s rock my world.
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Probably one of my favorite cigars of all times, although technically it was the 4000 maduro that got my attention initially.