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03-16-2011, 03:27 AM | #1 |
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Illusione ~hl~ Culebra
As soon as Dion came out with the ~hl~ Candela and that made the ~hl~ line complete with 3 different wrappers I knew I wanted to make a Culebra out of them. So Sunday I took some out and did the dirty deed. Here it is.
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03-16-2011, 07:20 AM | #6 |
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Re: Illusione ~hl~ Culebra
Looks cool, but I never understood why companies did this. Does it have any effect on the cigar? Just curious
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03-16-2011, 07:53 AM | #7 | |
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03-16-2011, 10:19 AM | #12 | |
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Re: Illusione ~hl~ Culebra
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Back in the day, cigar rollers were allowed only one cigar to take home at the end of the day. In order to get the most out of the rule, they made culebra cigars, or three cigars tied together into a braid. This stayed within the factory's rule. Another explanation is that culebras simply look cool. I have heard that they are usually made with a lightly packed bunch or with mixed or short filler which allows them to bend in the way that they do. |
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03-16-2011, 10:36 AM | #13 | ||
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Culebras are simply a gimmick that works and still yields a good cigar. Typically, yes, they are slightly underfilled when compared to the same blend in a "normal" cigar. Also, culebras are braided immediately after the capas are applied, so all of the tobacco in the cigar is still quite moist and pliable. |
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03-16-2011, 11:12 AM | #14 |
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Re: Illusione ~hl~ Culebra
Just to make things clean I put 3 cigars together, this is not from the factory. I did it because I think its cool, I sent Dion a pic of it on Twitter and he said that he is working on a 3 wrapper Culebra right now that will not be the ~23~ format. So guess he thinks its cool too LOL. I'm giving Dion the cigar in the pictures when he is in Houston next month.
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03-16-2011, 01:23 PM | #17 | |
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