Cigars & Tobacco - Buckram Grove Press

PERSONAL NOTES ON MAKING BLENDED CIGARS & GROWING BURLEY TOBACCO

by Michael Keller

Buckram Grove Press

CONTENTS :

List of illustrations
Introduction   pg. 1
Growing Tobacco / Variety Selection  pg. 3
Filler Blend   pg. 3
The Keller Method   pg. 5
Tobacco Cultivation   pg. 13
Harvest Time   pg. 16
Treatment of the Cured Leaf  pg. 21
Aging   pg. 22
Making the Filler   pg. 26
Storage  pg. 28
Varieties:
    Szamosi   pg. 30
    Orinoco   pg. 33
    Tennessee Red   pg. 34
    Havana   pg. 35
Seeds   pg. 37
Miscellanea
Additional Notes on Wrappers   pg. 43
Cigar Holders   pg. 46
Burn Rate Issues   pg. 46
Insect Control   pg. 47
Tobacco Canes   pg. 48
Cigar Bands   pg. 49
Acknowledgements   pg. 54
Index   pg. 55