Infusing your own cigars. Sort of.
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First let me be clear that I am not a big fan if infused cigars but I was interested in a comment about pickle infused cigars on another page. Has anyone seriously tried to infused a cigar? Is as simple as sticking a handful of mild cigars in a humi full of fresh roared coffee and letting them sit for a few months?
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Actually, yes. A few of the older BOTL on here tried this 3 or 4 years ago. Mostly with alcohol though, but this works for coffee as well. I'd suggest doing this in a plastic bag or another airtight container. Just not a humidor unless you're willing to scrub with vinegar and water, then re-season.
Basically, put in whatever cigars you want to infuse in the bag/container first after dry-boxing for a day or two. After that, put a saucer/bowl with whatever you want (try bourbon, cognac, whisky, or room temp coffee) for about a month or two (longer if you prefer a stronger flavor) in the bag/container. Don't add any humidiciation devices. Just sit back and let the sticks soak up the flavors through evaporation.
You could also try putting those liquids in a tiny cup of beads/gel. I wouldn't expect to use those beads for un-infused cigars later though. -
Wayne's got the right idea. I've read some posts about this on other forums and they've all followed a similar setup as to what he suggested above ^^^^.
The end results seem to vary quite a bit though....
mmm....pickle flavored cigar....Echambers:...I was interested in a comment about pickle infused cigars on another page.
bet that would go great with a nice deli-sandwich and some crispy potato chips :-)
think it would have a candela wrapper?? -
I tried it once with Whiskey and a Beauty. The thing swelled up so bad I'm surprised it didn't bust. Swelled up right around the band. I put it in a Tupperware dish with a shot glass of whiskey befor I went to the boat. By the time I got home it had gone from a 60 ring gage to a 62. I didn't get as much flavor as I was expecting. I might try it again though but maybe with a slower process. Say a day or two at a time then rest then do it again off and on for a month or two. I've had one other whiskey infused stick and really liked the sweetness it gave to it.
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Fascinating. I think I'm going to try a couple of experiments tonight when I get home.
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I see a future of BOTL's getting bombed with pickle infused cigars on april fools day..... thank god it's passed this year....Echambers:Fascinating. I think I'm going to try a couple of experiments tonight when I get home. -
OMFG. That is brilliant.chrislolds:
I see a future of BOTL's getting bombed with pickle infused cigars on april fools day..... thank god it's passed this year....Echambers:Fascinating. I think I'm going to try a couple of experiments tonight when I get home. -
Everyone on the forum will hate me as "That newb that brought along the picklegar" hahahaaEchambers:
OMFG. That is brilliant.chrislolds:
I see a future of BOTL's getting bombed with pickle infused cigars on april fools day..... thank god it's passed this year....Echambers:Fascinating. I think I'm going to try a couple of experiments tonight when I get home. -
When Stan and I were hosting the Jigsaw games, one of the ideas was to infuse a cigar with soy sauce and have a victim smoke it to complete a challenge. Unfortunately, it would take months to prepare that.
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I had an old coffee bag that I put a few cigars in to try the coffee thing. It didn't really work. Smelled good for a while, then a little bitter (maybe the coffee oils were going bad? I dunno, but the cigar smoked as if nothing had happened to it.
Maybe storing with whole beans for a while would work. I though that just residual oils from the bag would be enough. -
If you would use coffee do you have to worry about mold growing on the coffee after a while? I know I've found some old coffee cups that were growing things.
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You may have to brew the coffee and let it evaporate in the container with the cigar you're infusing.Gray4lines:I had an old coffee bag that I put a few cigars in to try the coffee thing. It didn't really work. Smelled good for a while, then a little bitter (maybe the coffee oils were going bad? I dunno, but the cigar smoked as if nothing had happened to it.
Maybe storing with whole beans for a while would work. I though that just residual oils from the bag would be enough. -
That may work... I would worry about mold like bert said though. I may experiment on a couple cheapies.wwhwang:
You may have to brew the coffee and let it evaporate in the container with the cigar you're infusing.Gray4lines:I had an old coffee bag that I put a few cigars in to try the coffee thing. It didn't really work. Smelled good for a while, then a little bitter (maybe the coffee oils were going bad? I dunno, but the cigar smoked as if nothing had happened to it.
Maybe storing with whole beans for a while would work. I though that just residual oils from the bag would be enough.
I am looking forward to the soysauce cigar, lol! -
I saw somewhere once where a fellow just used fresh ground beans in a container and put his cigars right in the there all mingled together.wwhwang:
You may have to brew the coffee and let it evaporate in the container with the cigar you're infusing.Gray4lines:I had an old coffee bag that I put a few cigars in to try the coffee thing. It didn't really work. Smelled good for a while, then a little bitter (maybe the coffee oils were going bad? I dunno, but the cigar smoked as if nothing had happened to it.
Maybe storing with whole beans for a while would work. I though that just residual oils from the bag would be enough. -
Has anyone tried using the ground grains used to make beer? Not sure hops would be such a good combination, but malted barley might work.
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Spent grains or "fresh" grainsejgorman:Has anyone tried using the ground grains used to make beer? Not sure hops would be such a good combination, but malted barley might work. -
Hadn't given it much thought to be honest, but I suppose you'd have to steep whatever you intended to use.Echambers:
Spent grains or "fresh" grainsejgorman:Has anyone tried using the ground grains used to make beer? Not sure hops would be such a good combination, but malted barley might work. -
These exist....there's a company that makes "craft beer cigars."ejgorman:Has anyone tried using the ground grains used to make beer? Not sure hops would be such a good combination, but malted barley might work.
Do a search for "HOPZ Cigar" .... you can find more info/reviews/etc. about them.
