Sweet Tips

[L8A]

So the wife smokes Drews Tabak Dulces and loves the sweet tips but also likes the deep woodsy meaty flavors of my more full bodied cigars. Anybody had any success with sweetening a regular cigar at home??

 

[Robinsond]

Never heard of the process of sweetening your cigar manually, let me know how it goes!

-Dave

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Never heard of the process of sweetening your cigar manually, let me know how it goes!

-Dave

It's fairly easy Dave....

The recommended method simply involves leaving the cigars in a sealed container (preferably a humidor only used for infusing), with the ingredients you've chosen to use during the process. After about 2 to 4 weeks (depending on how potent you prefer your cigars to be) remove the cigars from their aging container and they should be ready to enjoy. It is best to use milder; Connecticut wrapped cigars for this process and to only infuse 20 to 30 cigars at a time.

This was posted on Cigar.com

 

[jbott21]

That was helpful Skinsfan. I have a 25 ct. humidor...you mentioned 20-30 at a time. This maybe a dumb question, but does the size of the humidor matter? Can I only put 5 or so cigars in there? I imagine the process shouldn't take as long with a smaller humidor and less cigars?

 

[L8A]

It's fairly easy Dave....

The recommended method simply involves leaving the cigars in a sealed container (preferably a humidor only used for infusing), with the ingredients you've chosen to use during the process. After about 2 to 4 weeks (depending on how potent you prefer your cigars to be) remove the cigars from their aging container and they should be ready to enjoy. It is best to use milder; Connecticut wrapped cigars for this process and to only infuse 20 to 30 cigars at a time.

This was posted on Cigar.com

Dont really want to infuse like a Kuba, just sweeten the end like a Baccarat.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Get a small spray bottle and some Cognac. Spritz before the cut is made.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

That was helpful Skinsfan. I have a 25 ct. humidor...you mentioned 20-30 at a time. This maybe a dumb question, but does the size of the humidor matter? Can I only put 5 or so cigars in there? I imagine the process shouldn't take as long with a smaller humidor and less cigars?

I agree, as long as the humidor is large enough to include whatever it is that you are using to infuse the cigar....like a shotglass of cognac or bourbon!

The longer you leave it in the stronger it will make the cigar/s.

 

[whodeeni]

Hey Dave,

On your avatar. Is that a locker at the B&M that you patronize
or is that your humidor? :drool: *grinz*

 

[L8A]

Hey Dave,

On your avatar. Is that a locker at the B&M that you patronize
or is that your humidor? :drool: *grinz*

Wasnt sure if you were trying to ask me or Dave? I couldnt see where Dave had a picture of either. Mine is my new humidor. It's a 40 drawer Stewart-Beckwith cabinet. I bought it on Craig's list and am waiting for it to come up to the right RH. It's at 63% now.

 

[ciggy]

If you like a regular cigar with a aweetened tip from time to time try the Oliva's "Flor De Oliva". It's a nice cigar and at an affordable price. :thumbsup:

 

[derfatdutchman]

Dip the end in powdered sugar as you smoke?

 

[krulos]

At the cigar factory I worked at, we would lightly dip the heads of a 50 ct bundle into whatever sweetener/liquor we were using (the sweetener we used was liquid splenda) about 1/2" to 3/4", let the excess drip, unbundle the cigars, and space them out on paper towels to dry for 1.5 hours (rotating halfway).

I never smoked one, but we had regulars who swore by them.

 

[L8A]

At the cigar factory I worked at, we would lightly dip the heads of a 50 ct bundle into whatever sweetener/liquor we were using (the sweetener we used was liquid splenda) about 1/2" to 3/4", let the excess drip, unbundle the cigars, and space them out on paper towels to dry for 1.5 hours (rotating halfway).

I never smoked one, but we had regulars who swore by them.

NICE!!!! I will give that a try, but probably not in bundles of 50. She goes through the Tabaks fast enough.