I have no idea how this popped into my feed. I had no idea cigars were a bunch of dried leaves rolled into a less dried leaf. Also. This was beautiful.
Well, it's exactly like rolling a cigarette. You wet the end and it sticks together. It's not being held together by itself alone without getting it wet first
I went to Jamaica on vacation and there was an old guy with several plastic grocery bags full of the day's selected tobacco leaves. Working on what looked to be a 100 year old meat butcher-block table, he would hand roll a cigar of any kind for 5-10 bucks right on the spot. It was the coolest thing.
@bloopbloop9687 not all the world has first world prices, hourly pay and life cost varies a lot. Also tobacco is a lot cheaper if you remove taxes and transport.
My grandmother worked in a cigar factory doing this back in the early 1920's, in all places Greenville, South Carolina. On her breaks she would go to a nearby drugstore where she met the love of her life, and my grandfather, a pharmacist.
my great grandmother worked in a cigar factory as well, here in Philadelphia where I live. the building is still there, but its a uhaul storage facility now. at the top of the building it still has the cigar company's crest though. she lived to be 101 (and so did my other great grandmother). tough old bird she was, from what I've heard
My grandfather grew tabaco until he died and taught me to do this with him as a child. I couldn’t believe a RU-vid video brought back those kind of memories. Ours looked different but probably different tabaco.
That is an awesome story, thanks for sharing it. yes it was probably somewhat different, if it was grown somewhere along the east coast. This tobacco comes from Central America.
I was truly mesmerised by this. I had no idea of the skill that goes into rolling of premium cigars. Smoking a good cigar is one of the things on my bucket list. I can sit in a room with people smoking cigarettes and I just feel sick, but cigars I can happily stay, I just love the smell of them.
Gave up smoking decades ago. No idea how this entered my feed and almost skipped it. I am so glad I watched this (twice)! You are an artist of the highest caliber. Like ballet 😊. Then I read your generous help with others. ❤
I think I finally understand why hand rolled cigars are so expensive! Very impressive work, I wish smoking wasn't bad for you, I'd try one of these right away
Thank you. I just need to say that the idea that smoking one cigar is bad for you and will harm you is ridiculous propaganda of those who can't bare the idea of others enjoying life. The science tells us that the benefits of cigar smoking--relaxation and lower stress, thus lower inflammation, thus lower mortality, thus longer lifespan--that men who smoke cigars live on average 6 years longer than those who don't. So please my friend consider the holistic facts before allowing others to lessen the pleasure you experience in this one life.
@@BlissCigarCo that's very wise. I guess you're right. After all my grandfather has been smoking cigars since he was 10 years old and he still does now at 82.
That's amazing! I've not actually watched the whole process from start to finish before. It's been years since I've had a nice cigar, but I still have some nice ones I've taken care of... Maybe for the new year!
Love these little gems of RU-vid. Randomly pops into my feed, high production quality, simple, bliss and calming. Can clearly see years worth of craft and talent into a few minutes worth of video. Amazing vid!
This video shows true craftsmanship and passion. There are very few people willing to work with their hands and develop an interesting skill these days. Just by looking at his hands you can tell he’s a master at this.
I could watch videos like this for hours. There is something soothing about watching a fine cigar take shape. All that is missing is a Lector reading from a good book…. If I ever find myself down El Paso way, I will definitely swing by for a nice Toro.
I am nowhere near El Paso. I believe I was rolling cigars as Bliss Cigar Co long before there was a cigar shop in Fort Bliss... but I'm not sure. I just named myself that because I found bliss in rolling cigars.
This is the kind of craftmanship that I deeply appreciate. I was wondering how do they roll such a perfect cigar manually, now that question is answered.
Not quite sure this was recommended, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the process! I didn't realize how much goes into making cigars and this was a stunning video. Keep up the good work :)
This randomly appeared and I thought I'd watch it. I'm glad I did - I learnt something new and it's always a genuine pleasure to watch a real master of his trade work.
@@BlissCigarCo The chaveta is not even the issue (30 dollars is less than I spend in a night drinking haha), more like the cigar press, the right glue, and maybe the cutter to get them to a uniform length (although I don't mind eye balling those, as they are only for myself anyway). I might end up having to make my own cigar press but still need to figure out what glue you're using for cigars, so that it's neutral to taste, is not toxic to burn and still works.
@@obiwanfisher537 Right. So the glue is called Bermocoll. It's vegetable gum. You can get a small jar of the power from leafonly.com from around $10. It'll last for years. If you buy a leaf kit from wholeleaftobacco.com it'll come with a little pouch of powder. Any circular metal thing with an edge can be a cap cutter, typically a copper pipe fitting. You can eyeball and use your cigar cutter. So that leads the mold (I think when you say press you mean mold: molds go into presses--or in my case I just puts weights on the mold to press it.) So, a quality wood mold is around $80 delivered from a place like Hondurascrafts on Etsy. So, still within a night out drinking range, depending on how generously you tip after you've had a few. :)
Well. I'm 30 years old and just learnt that a cigar is just a rolled heap of leafs rolled up with a special technique, heald all by more leafs!!! No idea how this poped up on my feed, but that's amazing ❤
Obviously rolling together a bunch of leaves so they barely hold together is not too hard. But doing it in such a professional way that results in a perfect cigar in both looks and smoking performance, that’s the real skill you see here
I started watching you about 4 months ago, so I am a novice cigar roller. You have taught me how to do everything about how to roll a cigar. Your cigars turn out perfect every time, mine sometimes. 😢 However, I'm better now than when I started. I have 2 major problems that you might could help me with #1 when wrapping my bunch in the binder I can't quite get it tight enough without tearing the binder leaf ( I don't have molds I use newspaper). #2 how do you patch the wrappers when there is a hole or slight tare . I saw the video where you had a hole in the CT wrapper and you said you would have to patch it but you didn't show how. That would make a good video for us beginners. Thanks for your expertise and your great videos.
You're welcome. Just stick with it, be very diligent trying to perfect your cigar every time and it'll come with time. I'm not sure why your binders are tearing. Maybe you are binding too tightly, or your binders are not prepped to be supple enough. I might suggest double-binding until you resolve that issue. Usually when I see a whole as I'm putting on the wrapper, I stop and I glue a little piece of leaf on the inside of the wrapper. Otherwise, I just glue it to the outside. I use Bermocoll.
In your opinion, what is the easiest filler to bunch? Paraguayan solid leaf tastes great, but I had a hard time working with it. Wondering if that's normal.
Well, I've never used that. All the stuff I use is pretty much the same in terms of whether it's easy or not to bunch. Criollo, Corojo, Piloto, Olor, Habano.
Nice 🙌 Job Very Well Done 👍.. I haven't had a cigar in close to 10 years now.. it was a large ring Ashton that looks just like what this master roller created and it is making me feel like having one right now with a sifter of cognac. ✌️
The deliberation behind the shapes he cuts is the best part. Shows the complex geometry of shapes required to form a tight cylinder of leaves. Most impressive.
Smoked a cigar after a few months as I met up with friends who were smoking shisha and I was extolling the virtues and joys of smoking proper handmade cigars. Funny how this popped up in my feed later in the evening. Beautiful artistry.
As a cigar lover this was beautiful to see. My dream would be to visit Dominican Republic or Nicaragua to see some of my favorite brands. One of the coolest art forms to date in my opinion.
