What makes me sick is........ - Page 2

Snake Hips · 12-08-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Thanks Mike; so what makes one cigar have more nicotine than another?

The tobacco used. Tobacco from higher up on the plant (ligero in particular) has had more sun exposure and grows thicker and produces more nicotine. Tobacco from lower on the plant as well as shade-grown tobacco doesn't develop those defensive measures and produces less nicotine. That's why sun-grown and ligero cigars are much stronger than Connecticut shade cigars.

12-08-2008, 05:08 PM

Not to hijack your thread here but I can remember when I use to chew tobacco back in the early 80's and got my brother in law to start. I gave him a big chew of some long leaf tobacco ( Big Red ) and it wasn't a couple hours later that he is sick as a dog and throwing up everywhere. I ask him, what the problem big man,,,he says it must have been the juice. I was puzzled by his anwser and said,,,c'mon,,,,what did you do, swallow it? He says, well yeah, isnt that what you're supposed to do? I laughed for about 5 minutes as this dipstick had been swallowing all of this stuff for the last hour or so.

12-08-2008, 05:08 PM	#2
Cigary Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What makes me sick is........ Not to hijack your thread here but I can remember when I use to chew tobacco back in the early 80's and got my brother in law to start. I gave him a big chew of some long leaf tobacco ( Big Red ) and it wasn't a couple hours later that he is sick as a dog and throwing up everywhere. I ask him, what the problem big man,,,he says it must have been the juice. I was puzzled by his anwser and said,,,c'mon,,,,what did you do, swallow it? He says, well yeah, isnt that what you're supposed to do? I laughed for about 5 minutes as this dipstick had been swallowing all of this stuff for the last hour or so.