Watch the attention to detail as each band is placed on the cigar and all cigars are again checked before shipment. While on the Rocky Patel Trip I had the fortune of visiting both Honduras and Nicaragua for an incredible experience. In this video you can take a look into each factory and see how [...]
While on the Rocky Patel Trip in Honduras, I had the fortune of taking a tour through a cigar box factory. Looking through and seeing just how much hands on work is involved added a new perspective and more appreciation to the presentation and experience of our cigars. In this video you will experience the [...]
One of the greatest experiences I walked away with on the Rocky Patel Trip was blending my own cigar. Tobacco from various places of the world were made available to consider for the blend. As this was my first attempt at a blend, I went for a Nicaraguan puro and played with the different strengths [...]
First, this video begins where the previous video left off, adding some notes about tobacco sorting. Then we get to the stripping- and this is proof that I am not a stripper! It takes more than strength to strip the tobacco (all strength tears it as you’ll see here). These ladies do an incredible job, [...]
While on the Rocky Patel trip in Honduras, Nimish and Gustavo explained the importance of sorting and the details that are looked into to maintain quality control. Once the tobacco leaves arrive and go through fermentation, the leaves are sorted by texture, color, and size. The texture of the tobacco changes between seco, viso, and [...]
While in Honduras for the Rocky Patel trip, Nimish Desai presented us with many great lessons in the Tobacco process. In this video, you can gain an understanding of the fermentation process. If you ever make it to a factory and experience the process first hand… wow is that ever an experience. You may find [...]
While in Honduras for the Rocky Patel tour, Nimish Desai presented us with a great lesson in Tobacco. In this video you will gain a perspective on the time and steps that are taken in the process of growing tobacco and getting the leaves ready for the factory. I’ll be posting photos shortly- check back [...]
This video guides you through the early stages of tobacco from the time the seeds are planted to the point they are taken into the fields. Everything is done by hand with great care to produce the healthiest tobacco plants possible. Our host, Nimish, gives us a better understanding of the process as well as [...]
This was literally paradise. The trip began as we flew into Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A bus was waiting for us at the airport, complete with cigars and beer for the 2 1/2 hour drive to Danli where the factory and tobacco fields were. Our home during this visit was just past Danli in Paraiso. The first [...]
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