Rocky Patel Old World Reserve...

[Mr Peat]

So they are all rolling and no one is smoking a cigar. Not even a funky 1/3 of the braided one (yep to tired to look up the spelling of that one).

Something is off there. They probably all made nikes until they were 25 and then move on to cigars.

Actually the rollers dont get to smoke. We did tho...At one point we had 4 cigars going at the same time and walking around the rollers. That was a blast.


Above picture is part of the Humidor at the General Cigar Factory.


Above picture is a Drying Barn RP owns.


Above picture is the tasty leaf in all its glory.

[guado]

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting.

[Mr Peat]

I hope the pictures wasnt thread jacking. But at least it was RP stuff. I have tons of pictures from that tour and I am going back again in October.

[heftysmokes]

Those are some awesome pics Mr. Peat. It is cool to see the drying racks are made out of old timbers, no high tech shit going on there...
I was wondering something about those people who roll, though. I don't imagine that they can wear gloves when they roll cigars, probably requires a fine sense of touch. So, I wonder how much nicotine these people absorb throughout the course of the day from the natural oils of the tobacco. I mean are these people just fried the first week they work there? And when they retire (or are fired, or whatever) do they have some massive withdrawl?

[Mr Peat]

Those are some awesome pics Mr. Peat. It is cool to see the drying racks are made out of old timbers, no high tech shit going on there...
I was wondering something about those people who roll, though. I don't imagine that they can wear gloves when they roll cigars, probably requires a fine sense of touch. So, I wonder how much nicotine these people absorb throughout the course of the day from the natural oils of the tobacco. I mean are these people just fried the first week they work there? And when they retire (or are fired, or whatever) do they have some massive withdrawl?

I cant say how much their bodies asborb during the course of the day but at the RP Factory they are limited to 200 to 250 cigars a day for a team of 2. The ones that roll the maduro's, their fingers looked like they had dipped them in a dark oil and then stained. But when they rolled the maduro's, they pour some oil onto the wrapper before rolling. Its pretty impressive to see and I may have a picture that shows it. I will go through them and see.

[jcruz1027]

Would you know where one could find information on this tour?

I hope the pictures wasnt thread jacking. But at least it was RP stuff. I have tons of pictures from that tour and I am going back again in October.

[Mr Peat]

Would you know where one could find information on this tour?

Yes, I do. http://www.indiantabac.com/contact.html

I forgot what the extension number is, but the guy that handles it his first name is Chris.

[slcraiders]

Mr Peat, those Pics are very nice. Thanks for sharing. Seriously though, do you think the rollers are as unhappy as they look? Or, do you think they secretly dig what they are doing?

[Mr Peat]

Mr Peat, those Pics are very nice. Thanks for sharing. Seriously though, do you think the rollers are as unhappy as they look? Or, do you think they secretly dig what they are doing?

Good question. They smiled a lot and are one of the better paid rollers in Honduras. One thing I learned while in Honduras from staying some extra days...the people down there do their job without bitching like many Americans do. And if you have a job, you hold it.