Criollo 98 Viso, 1lb.

This richly earthy cigar filler leaf is ideal for broadening the flavor profile of your cigars. When added as 1/5 to 1/2 of a blend with milder filler, it will add depth and nuance to the flavor, and richness to the aroma. This leaf will arrive to you as a dark red-brown color.

With a thick lamina leaf and thick veins, this is a filler grade leaf typically sized roughly 14″ by 5.5″.

Expect roughly 50 to 70 leaves per order pound. Typical Size and Leaves/pound are provided only as an approximate guidance of what you will receive. It is not guaranteed.

This Viso leaf is part of the middle-upper priming of a tobacco plant. It has more flavor than volado, seco, but slightly less flavor than Ligero, but less nicotine than the voldado priming. The leaf is somewhat larger than Ligero, with a lower leaf count than Ligero per pound.

For cigar rolling the components should have the following moisture content:

• Filler: nearly dry, but not so dry that it crumbles when handled
• Binder: moist enough to be very flexible, but not damp
• Wrapper: fully hydrated, slightly damp You can increase leaf moisture using a fine mist of water, and then allowing it to absorb. Very thin leaf will hydrate in less than a minute. Very thick leaf (such as CV Broadleaf) may need to be held in a plastic bag overnight.

As with all Whole Leaf Tobacco products, this leaf is shipped in thermal sealed vapor-proof bags and arrives in the proper moisture content for working.

One pound of cigar filler should make about 20 – 50 x 7″ cigars.