Vitola Corleone Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 When the torceadores roll cigars, they make lots of little cuts to make the irregular wrapper into a regular shape, cut the cigar to the proper vitola, etc. What happens with those trimmings? They don't seem suitable for premium long filler cigars. Do they chop them up for short fillers? Is that how we get things like the LFC elegidos? They can't be throwing it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted June 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Vitola Corleone said: Do they chop them up for short fillers? Is that how we get things like the LFC elegidos? Vuelta Abajo scrap goes into the short fillers (LFDC, Quintero, RG) and Puritos/Clubs/Minis (ICT products). Scrap second-tier leaf (Vuelta Arriba, Semi Vuelta) goes into JLP, Troya and ultimately Cuban Peso cigars. And fakes. Very little if anything is wasted. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitola Corleone Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said: Vuelta Abajo scrap goes into the short fillers (LFDC, Quintero, RG) and Puritos/Clubs/Minis (ICT products). Scrap second-tier leaf (Vuelta Arriba, Semi Vuelta) goes into JLP, Troya and ultimately Cuban Peso cigars. And fakes. Very little if anything is wasted. Interesting, thanks. Is there a known connection between scraps from premium marcas and particular short fillers? Does any specific short filler get the Partagas trimmings, or the Montecristo trimmings etc? Or do they put it all in a big pile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted June 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Vitola Corleone said: Interesting, thanks. Is there a known connection between scraps from premium marcas and particular short fillers? Does any specific short filler get the Partagas trimmings, or the Montecristo trimmings etc? Or do they put it all in a big pile? I would assume all the premium brand scrap stays within marca. Plenty of ICT products to utilize it. I've always been pleasantly surprised how true to the marca's DNA the ICTs are. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edicion Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Great topic, been wondering as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said: I've always been pleasantly surprised how true to the marca's DNA the ICTs are. Likewise, I agree. 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 All the trimming go into HSA's new product... The Taste of Havana Tea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santiago Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Some of it might even go into their national cigarettes. I don't smoke cigarettes, but bought a pack from one of the tiny state shops in Havana a few years ago. It cost 5 CUP if I remember correctly, no filters on them. I imagine it's pure tobacco (lowest Cuban quality, certainly) since at that price it would be cost prohibitive to add the additives found in industrial capitalist cigarettes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprach024 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I was going to make a joke about Quai Dorsay but that’s too easy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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