Cigar Construction

I don't know for sure, but based on the videos I've seen of factories rolling their cigars it looks like they grab 2 or 3 decent sized leaves and kind of bunch them up. But I guess it also depends on the vitola. Bigger gauges probably use more leaves than smaller ones.

sightunseen:

http://tobacconistuniversity.org/tobacco-college/apm-rolling2.asp

The first section about bunching notes about 3-5 leaves are used as filler. Of course that's just an average. The LP No. 9 uses 7 different leaves for filler.

it also depends on how the leaves they select are cut.

jpclotfelter:

I believe that the Camacho PE filler is about 30-35% Cuban leaf. It is a damn fine cigar.

I've also heard that it contains a single PE Cuban leaf, so if the bunch had three leaves, then the percentage is accurate. It also makes sense because the draw on the PE is pretty loose and it's a pretty quick smoke.

Alex Svenson:

A lot of factors. 3 to 5 is the rule but once i did an experiment to see how many different countries of tobacco I could cram in one cigar. It ended up being 12 different tobacco varieties (including the leaf used for the wrapper and binder) from a total of 9 countries. The cigar ended up being a 6 x 64 just to make it all fit LOL

so...how did it taste??

double post ftw

Alex Svenson:

A lot of factors. 3 to 5 is the rule but once i did an experiment to see how many different countries of tobacco I could cram in one cigar. It ended up being 12 different tobacco varieties (including the leaf used for the wrapper and binder) from a total of 9 countries. The cigar ended up being a 6 x 64 just to make it all fit LOL

Can I get one of those on the DD? lol

not only is it about flavor of one leaf vs flavor of another, it is also about combustion. Ligero leaves are thicker and therefor burn slower than lower a priming leaf would. so while blending that has to be taken into account as well. this thickness also comes into play when bunching the cigar. if you dont bunch it correctly it wont burn well.