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General Information on cigar rollers
Cigar rollers are typically skilled craftsmen that work in a factory setting to create premium cigars. Premium cigars are considered the only option for cigar purists as they are handrolled.
The reason cigar rollers are selling demand in the Dominican factories of Santiago, is that the premium brands all have a presence in the DR. As a result, the tobacco and binder along with the wrapper leaf is typically grown or imported to the main factories. Then the blending process begins with the folding of the various types of tobacco leaves to create the blind that the parent company is known for with its particular brand.
Now the construction, and this is where the cigar rollers come in to the process. The leaves are pressed in molds which are often wouldn't but could be plastic to achieve the desired length and ring gauge of the cigars they intend to make. Then after about an hour and a half under pressure, the munchies as they are called of pressed tobacco leaves are carefully extracted from the wooden molds. It is then that the binder along with the filler tobacco are married together through careful addition of the wrapper leaf.
Cigar rollers will roll the wrapper leaf with the persistent and leaving attention so that the wrapper leaf will be snug in all of its square inches around the bunch. The snug fit or tension of the wrapper around the filler keeps the cigar intact while it burns. The cigar rollers talent is very important here because its belief is not exactly firm around the filler tobacco, the cigar will unravel dust creating garbage.
The construction of the cigar is a direct result of the talent on the cigar roller. The final product, if the cigar roller rolls correctly, is a perfect construction with a generous amount of tobacco grit within the wrapper and binder leads without being so tight that the air will not pass through and effect the draw.
The cigar rollers knowledge and skill is appreciated as cigars should have a subtle draw to them yet produce enough smoke so that the smoker receives maximum flavor from both the wrapper and premium filler tobacco.
Cigar rollers are clearly more than just manufacturers but artists with the skill worthy of noting. This is why many brands especially the more expensive brands are requested as the cigar rollers that are used to create peace cigars are of a higher caliber than the lower end, low-priced brands of cigars.