Machine Made CC strength

[CaptainQuintero]

I was talking with Prof Twain on instagram about this and I couldn't think of any real reason why it happens.

He mentioned that machine made Cubans, while all over a decade old now, still pack a strong nicotine punch, particularly in the final third regardless of smoking speed.

I've noticed the same across different MM Cubans. Does anyone have an idea why or experienced the same?

Possibly a more potent strain of ligero was used across the board in MM cigars? Maybe to give the smoker a 'hit' with their short quick smokes?

I know medio tempo leaf was used in small cigars in time gone by as simply a small ligero leaf, was this leaf used in MM as it was not particularly used in hand rolled blends and not considered generally special or expensive back then?

[Smallclub]

IMO it has more to do with the fact that these MM cigars were made with chopped leaves (tripa corta) than with anything else.

That said I still have some La Corona panatelas from 1992 that are surprisingly bold and strong.

[CaptainQuintero]

Possibly the lower quality tobacco was not fermented to the same high level as leaf destined for hand rolled, so a higher amount of nicotine is in them?

Obviously if so, it would not be a massive amount of difference but significant enough to cause this noticeable effect?

[earthson]

Possibly the lower quality tobacco was not fermented to the same high level as leaf destined for hand rolled, so a higher amount of nicotine is in them?

Obviously if so, it would not be a massive amount of difference but significant enough to cause this noticeable effect?

Interesting discussion and similar to one re: PL Panetelas that was happening on another thread. Several folks have spoken of the PL Panetelas being particularly good recently and I've been wondering if this indicates that the short filler used for these particular smokes are leftovers from the recent PL RE releases that are supposed to be amazing. If that were the case, then the filler would be receiving the full fermentation.

My understanding was that short filler smokes are typically made with tobacco leftover from production of long filler cigars.

[ewipper]

Cellophane?

[Trevor2118]

Cellophane?

A possibility.