AGED
CIGARS are RARE CIGARS
The finished cigars are grouped in bundles
of 50 and wrapped in absorbent paper in preparation to be aged. Usually cigars are
wrapped in newspapers or in special coated paper that
could also be used for cigar bundles at retail cigar stores and smoke shops. The
ability to breath is what determines the paper that will be used.
The
cigar bundles are then classified by types of cigars, the
dates that the premium cigars were made, the tobacco blend of the cigars, and the
code identifying the Roller and Master Roller who made
them. These marked bundles of handmade cigars are carefully placed
in the Aging Room for the aged cigars process. The Aging Room is temperature and
humidity controlled to make sure that the different
types of tobacco in the rare cigars “marry” perfectly. These walk-in humidors maintain the cigars in the perfect environment.
Cigars can age for years. Normally 90 days is sufficient for
the tobacco in the cigar to be fully married, but leaving
them longer in the Aging Room improves the taste. Some
are aged for over two years in an
effort to bring their taste to the perfect level
demanded by Tabacalera Esteli’s Master Cigar Maker,
Don Kiki. He personally inspects each and every rare bundle before determining that they are ready to
be packaged. After Don Kiki approves them, they
are moved to the packing room. The packing room is located close to the aging room, and is also temperature and humidity controlled.
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