What substances are allowed to be used in cigars?

[saman_ghaderian]

hello friends.What substances are allowed to be used in cigars??

 

[deluxestogie]

Allowed by whom?

 

[saman_ghaderian]

Allowed by whom?

I mean, what ingredients can be added to cigars to increase aroma and burning power?

 

[deluxestogie]

Good quality tobacco. Good quality blending. Good quality rolling. Proper case. Beyond that, I'm not sure what you are searching for.

Bob

 

[saman_ghaderian]

Good quality tobacco. Good quality blending. Good quality rolling. Proper case. Beyond that, I'm not sure what you are searching for.

Bob

Bob, I want to make a cigar on a trial basis this year. I want to allocate one hectare of land to produce cigar. My main problem is the weather. Because the summer in our region is relatively hot and dry and the temperature difference between day and night is large. We have relatively cool nights. In July, the temperature in some hours of the day rises to 35 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature drops below 15 degrees Celsius. I think my cigar is relatively spicy with a high nicotine content and low burning power. I want to do a thorough research in this field and learn the solution to remove barriers to production before producing cigars. At a site belonging to the China Tobacco Research Center, I found out that the Chinese use potassium-containing compounds and various aromas to improve the quality of the taste and the burning power. I want to know what people think about this.

 

[saman_ghaderian]

I think I can hydroponically produce a suitable wrapper in the greenhouse during the cool months of the year by controlling the light, temperature and nutrients. what is your idea? Do you have experience with this? In my country, there is no experience in making cigars. I want to solve barriers to production.

 

[saman_ghaderian]

What do you think about using enzymes artificially to increase fermentation and improve the quality of cigars?

 

[Knucklehead]

Less fertilizer can reduce nicotine and strength. Priming slightly more early can reduce nicotine. The lower leaves of the plant (Seco) have less nicotine and burn better than the upper leaves (Ligero), and have less intense flavor. In a blend, more Seco is used to balance the burn, nicotine, flavor intensity. Different tobacco varieties will result in different nicotine strengths and flavor profiles. There is so much that can be done to achieve what you desire without the chemicals or additives.

 

[saman_ghaderian]

Less fertilizer can reduce nicotine and strength. Priming slightly more early can reduce nicotine. The lower leaves of the plant (Seco) have less nicotine and burn better than the upper leaves (Ligero), and have less intense flavor. In a blend, more Seco is used to balance the burn, nicotine, flavor intensity. Different tobacco varieties will result in different nicotine strengths and flavor profiles. There is so much that can be done to achieve what you desire without the chemicals or additives.

Thanks for the tips. In your opinion, medium quality cigars can be produced in a relatively warm area with full sun. Do you have any experience with this?

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I think you should play it by the book if you want to produce a cigar that is respected within the Western market. If it's for China, I suppose it might not matter.

 

[Knucklehead]

Thanks for the tips. In your opinion, medium quality cigars can be produced in a relatively warm area with full sun. Do you have any experience with this?

I think with some soil amendments like compost and manure you could produce tobacco of the highest quality. We have members from all over the globe producing some wonderful tobacco. Turkey is known for its tobacco and we have members that have produced great home grown cigar tobaccos there. I think our members from Turkey are closest to you geographically, but climate wise, we have members from Australia, to Indonesia, to Turkey, Slovenia, Western and Eastern Europe up to Sweden and Finland. The biggest difference is the ways in which we all have to deal with our local climate when it comes time to cure the tobacco and there are ways to make sure the leaves do not dry too fast ( drying green) or too slowly (rot or mold).

 

[FrostD]

I work primarily with indoor gardeners myself. However, with what I’ve learned is that you plan on consuming it in any way, you want to be careful with what you add into or on (foilar sprays) the plant. Especially if you plan on smoking the dried and cured plant! I’m a firm believer of avoiding any sort of pesticides or nasty things to prevent other issues. Pesticide enriched tobacco doesn’t sound very appealing to me.

Hydroponically, your plants are going to be uptakeing whatever you give it. There is soooooo many more variables when growing hydroponically, that can have a very steep learning curve. Not to mention if your using a system that connects multiple plants, if you get root issues in one plant, there’s a much higher chance for it to spread to other plants. It can be done successfully, but needs more tending to.

There will be very differing opinions on ways to grow. I’m a fan of “living soils”,compost teas, anything as organic as it can be at a reasonable cost. Outside, I’d prob get a soil sample to see what is lacking to have more of a strategic approach and more than likely till and top with some living soil. I still wouldn’t try to add too many chemical nutrients myself, as I personally think the majority is over priced. A good soil and maybe compost tea additives, would definitely be able to take you from seedling to harvest, without needing any other additive. In addition, soil creates a nice buffer.

I’m no expert compared to others here. Just my $.02 worth...

 

[saman_ghaderian]

I think with some soil amendments like compost and manure you could produce tobacco of the highest quality. We have members from all over the globe producing some wonderful tobacco. Turkey is known for its tobacco and we have members that have produced great home grown cigar tobaccos there. I think our members from Turkey are closest to you geographically, but climate wise, we have members from Australia, to Indonesia, to Turkey, Slovenia, Western and Eastern Europe up to Sweden and Finland. The biggest difference is the ways in which we all have to deal with our local climate when it comes time to cure the tobacco and there are ways to make sure the leaves do not dry too fast ( drying green) or too slowly (rot or mold).

Thanks for answering. I will do the same and reveal the strengths and weaknesses and put the result in the group.