I have no idea how this popped into my feed. I had no idea cigars were a bunch of dried leaves rolled into a less dried leaf. Also. This was beautiful.
Well, it's exactly like rolling a cigarette. You wet the end and it sticks together. It's not being held together by itself alone without getting it wet first
I went to Jamaica on vacation and there was an old guy with several plastic grocery bags full of the day's selected tobacco leaves. Working on what looked to be a 100 year old meat butcher-block table, he would hand roll a cigar of any kind for 5-10 bucks right on the spot. It was the coolest thing.
@bloopbloop9687 not all the world has first world prices, hourly pay and life cost varies a lot. Also tobacco is a lot cheaper if you remove taxes and transport.
My grandmother worked in a cigar factory doing this back in the early 1920's, in all places Greenville, South Carolina. On her breaks she would go to a nearby drugstore where she met the love of her life, and my grandfather, a pharmacist.
my great grandmother worked in a cigar factory as well, here in Philadelphia where I live. the building is still there, but its a uhaul storage facility now. at the top of the building it still has the cigar company's crest though. she lived to be 101 (and so did my other great grandmother). tough old bird she was, from what I've heard
My grandfather grew tabaco until he died and taught me to do this with him as a child. I couldn’t believe a UA-cam video brought back those kind of memories. Ours looked different but probably different tabaco.
That is an awesome story, thanks for sharing it. yes it was probably somewhat different, if it was grown somewhere along the east coast. This tobacco comes from Central America.
Gave up smoking decades ago. No idea how this entered my feed and almost skipped it. I am so glad I watched this (twice)! You are an artist of the highest caliber. Like ballet 😊. Then I read your generous help with others. ❤
I was truly mesmerised by this. I had no idea of the skill that goes into rolling of premium cigars. Smoking a good cigar is one of the things on my bucket list. I can sit in a room with people smoking cigarettes and I just feel sick, but cigars I can happily stay, I just love the smell of them.
That's amazing! I've not actually watched the whole process from start to finish before. It's been years since I've had a nice cigar, but I still have some nice ones I've taken care of... Maybe for the new year!
I think I finally understand why hand rolled cigars are so expensive! Very impressive work, I wish smoking wasn't bad for you, I'd try one of these right away
Thank you. I just need to say that the idea that smoking one cigar is bad for you and will harm you is ridiculous propaganda of those who can't bare the idea of others enjoying life. The science tells us that the benefits of cigar smoking--relaxation and lower stress, thus lower inflammation, thus lower mortality, thus longer lifespan--that men who smoke cigars live on average 6 years longer than those who don't. So please my friend consider the holistic facts before allowing others to lessen the pleasure you experience in this one life.
@@BlissCigarCo that's very wise. I guess you're right. After all my grandfather has been smoking cigars since he was 10 years old and he still does now at 82.
This video shows true craftsmanship and passion. There are very few people willing to work with their hands and develop an interesting skill these days. Just by looking at his hands you can tell he’s a master at this.
This randomly appeared and I thought I'd watch it. I'm glad I did - I learnt something new and it's always a genuine pleasure to watch a real master of his trade work.
Love these little gems of UA-cam. Randomly pops into my feed, high production quality, simple, bliss and calming. Can clearly see years worth of craft and talent into a few minutes worth of video. Amazing vid!
I could watch videos like this for hours. There is something soothing about watching a fine cigar take shape. All that is missing is a Lector reading from a good book…. If I ever find myself down El Paso way, I will definitely swing by for a nice Toro.
I am nowhere near El Paso. I believe I was rolling cigars as Bliss Cigar Co long before there was a cigar shop in Fort Bliss... but I'm not sure. I just named myself that because I found bliss in rolling cigars.
This is the kind of craftmanship that I deeply appreciate. I was wondering how do they roll such a perfect cigar manually, now that question is answered.
The deliberation behind the shapes he cuts is the best part. Shows the complex geometry of shapes required to form a tight cylinder of leaves. Most impressive.
Not quite sure this was recommended, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the process! I didn't realize how much goes into making cigars and this was a stunning video. Keep up the good work :)
Obviously rolling together a bunch of leaves so they barely hold together is not too hard. But doing it in such a professional way that results in a perfect cigar in both looks and smoking performance, that’s the real skill you see here
I started watching you about 4 months ago, so I am a novice cigar roller. You have taught me how to do everything about how to roll a cigar. Your cigars turn out perfect every time, mine sometimes. 😢 However, I'm better now than when I started. I have 2 major problems that you might could help me with #1 when wrapping my bunch in the binder I can't quite get it tight enough without tearing the binder leaf ( I don't have molds I use newspaper). #2 how do you patch the wrappers when there is a hole or slight tare . I saw the video where you had a hole in the CT wrapper and you said you would have to patch it but you didn't show how. That would make a good video for us beginners. Thanks for your expertise and your great videos.
You're welcome. Just stick with it, be very diligent trying to perfect your cigar every time and it'll come with time. I'm not sure why your binders are tearing. Maybe you are binding too tightly, or your binders are not prepped to be supple enough. I might suggest double-binding until you resolve that issue. Usually when I see a whole as I'm putting on the wrapper, I stop and I glue a little piece of leaf on the inside of the wrapper. Otherwise, I just glue it to the outside. I use Bermocoll.
Well. I'm 30 years old and just learnt that a cigar is just a rolled heap of leafs rolled up with a special technique, heald all by more leafs!!! No idea how this poped up on my feed, but that's amazing ❤
Nice 🙌 Job Very Well Done 👍.. I haven't had a cigar in close to 10 years now.. it was a large ring Ashton that looks just like what this master roller created and it is making me feel like having one right now with a sifter of cognac. ✌️
Smoked a cigar after a few months as I met up with friends who were smoking shisha and I was extolling the virtues and joys of smoking proper handmade cigars. Funny how this popped up in my feed later in the evening. Beautiful artistry.
As a cigar lover this was beautiful to see. My dream would be to visit Dominican Republic or Nicaragua to see some of my favorite brands. One of the coolest art forms to date in my opinion.
@@BlissCigarCo The chaveta is not even the issue (30 dollars is less than I spend in a night drinking haha), more like the cigar press, the right glue, and maybe the cutter to get them to a uniform length (although I don't mind eye balling those, as they are only for myself anyway). I might end up having to make my own cigar press but still need to figure out what glue you're using for cigars, so that it's neutral to taste, is not toxic to burn and still works.
@@obiwanfisher537 Right. So the glue is called Bermocoll. It's vegetable gum. You can get a small jar of the power from leafonly.com from around $10. It'll last for years. If you buy a leaf kit from wholeleaftobacco.com it'll come with a little pouch of powder. Any circular metal thing with an edge can be a cap cutter, typically a copper pipe fitting. You can eyeball and use your cigar cutter. So that leads the mold (I think when you say press you mean mold: molds go into presses--or in my case I just puts weights on the mold to press it.) So, a quality wood mold is around $80 delivered from a place like Hondurascrafts on Etsy. So, still within a night out drinking range, depending on how generously you tip after you've had a few. :)
I have no idea how this popped into my feed. I had no idea cigars were a bunch of dried leaves rolled into a less dried leaf. Also. This was beautiful.
That's a wonderful comment, thank you so much.
Same here.... maybe I need to try one
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well what else would they be?
@@SamFBM I just thought they were jumbo cigarettes wrapped in brown paper 😂
I don't care what the subject is: I love watching a professional artist at his craft.
This just randomly popped up in my recommendations...I don't know how or why but thank you YT Algorithm.
So if you seen like a bad ass meth chemist you would say the same?
@@Bofum69 ...yes
@@Bofum69i mean, there’s a tv show about that widely considered the greatest tv show of all time :>
@@Bill-mq7wr well considering it’s tv and not real I don’t think that argument really holds up
The fact that this is basically held together by sheer technique is madness but shows the level of skill and artistry in the craft.
Well done sir
Thanks, I appreciate that.
And a lickle bit of plant pectin😉
Seems like you didn't actually watched the whole clip
Well, it's exactly like rolling a cigarette. You wet the end and it sticks together. It's not being held together by itself alone without getting it wet first
Good to know...
Was kinda worried it was saliva 😂@@samwood357
I went to Jamaica on vacation and there was an old guy with several plastic grocery bags full of the day's selected tobacco leaves. Working on what looked to be a 100 year old meat butcher-block table, he would hand roll a cigar of any kind for 5-10 bucks right on the spot. It was the coolest thing.
That sounds awesome.
What an absolute steal, he could probably be charging 40+, handmade right in front of you? That's an experience
@bloopbloop9687 not all the world has first world prices, hourly pay and life cost varies a lot. Also tobacco is a lot cheaper if you remove taxes and transport.
Not a smoker but I appreciate the craft of cigar making you are a true artist. This was a very interesting video to see the entire process.
Thank you. I really appreciate this comment.
My god, I could watch that all day.its like therapy watching a true artist at work. Massive respect to you and your craft.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate the nice comment.
I am not a huge fan of cigars, but one can appreciate the beauty of your craft.
My grandmother worked in a cigar factory doing this back in the early 1920's, in all places Greenville, South Carolina. On her breaks she would go to a nearby drugstore where she met the love of her life, and my grandfather, a pharmacist.
That's an awesome story.
I'm from Greenville!
don’t care didn’t ask
@@kenopsia9013 You totally do.
my great grandmother worked in a cigar factory as well, here in Philadelphia where I live. the building is still there, but its a uhaul storage facility now. at the top of the building it still has the cigar company's crest though. she lived to be 101 (and so did my other great grandmother). tough old bird she was, from what I've heard
My grandfather grew tabaco until he died and taught me to do this with him as a child. I couldn’t believe a UA-cam video brought back those kind of memories.
Ours looked different but probably different tabaco.
That is an awesome story, thanks for sharing it. yes it was probably somewhat different, if it was grown somewhere along the east coast. This tobacco comes from Central America.
That was weeeeed bruh 🥲
I really want a cigar right now. I've not have one in at least a decade. Thanks for the wonderful video. Great craftmanship.
I'm glad I could inspire you in that way.
Gave up smoking decades ago. No idea how this entered my feed and almost skipped it. I am so glad I watched this (twice)! You are an artist of the highest caliber. Like ballet 😊. Then I read your generous help with others. ❤
I am so glad this found its way into your feed, even if we have no idea how! Thank you.
never in my life wondered how cigars are made but im glad to know
I was truly mesmerised by this. I had no idea of the skill that goes into rolling of premium cigars. Smoking a good cigar is one of the things on my bucket list.
I can sit in a room with people smoking cigarettes and I just feel sick, but cigars I can happily stay, I just love the smell of them.
Super nice cigar. Thank you for the video!
Thank you, Christian. You're welcome.
That's amazing! I've not actually watched the whole process from start to finish before. It's been years since I've had a nice cigar, but I still have some nice ones I've taken care of...
Maybe for the new year!
It's time! New Years would be perfect.
This is a very old art and is so cool. I love human past times and enjoyments of simple things that comfort and provoke thought and conversation.
Well put. I feel the same way.
I think I finally understand why hand rolled cigars are so expensive! Very impressive work, I wish smoking wasn't bad for you, I'd try one of these right away
Thank you. I just need to say that the idea that smoking one cigar is bad for you and will harm you is ridiculous propaganda of those who can't bare the idea of others enjoying life. The science tells us that the benefits of cigar smoking--relaxation and lower stress, thus lower inflammation, thus lower mortality, thus longer lifespan--that men who smoke cigars live on average 6 years longer than those who don't. So please my friend consider the holistic facts before allowing others to lessen the pleasure you experience in this one life.
@@BlissCigarCo that's very wise. I guess you're right. After all my grandfather has been smoking cigars since he was 10 years old and he still does now at 82.
@@rexjolles My father is 86 and has been enjoying cigars since his teens.
@@BlissCigarCo built different!
@@BlissCigarCoI'm not sure those who smoke cigars have the poorest life conditions though :)
This video shows true craftsmanship and passion. There are very few people willing to work with their hands and develop an interesting skill these days. Just by looking at his hands you can tell he’s a master at this.
These cigars are so high quality, they cured my cancer!
Pleasure, quiet contemplativeness, and relaxation cure so many things.
My grandfather was cultivating tobacco in Switzerland in the 70s. Still remember the amazing smell of the leafs drying in the barn.
Sounds like a beautiful memory.
Very calming to watch. Thank you.
Recently just got into cigars and wanted to know how they were actually made. Simply beautiful arts and craftsmanship. Makes me love cigars even more.
Beautiful work my friend. You reminded me how much I love cigars. I think I'm going to go to a cigar shop now. Thanks cheers.
This randomly appeared and I thought I'd watch it. I'm glad I did - I learnt something new and it's always a genuine pleasure to watch a real master of his trade work.
I'm happy to hear the algorithm sought you out!
Love these little gems of UA-cam. Randomly pops into my feed, high production quality, simple, bliss and calming.
Can clearly see years worth of craft and talent into a few minutes worth of video.
Amazing vid!
Thank you for the very nice comment.
didn't know what to expect watching this but i am glad i stayed. master of his craft
Beautiful art itself. Thanks for sharing the whole process of rolling ❤
I've never smoked even a single cigarette in my entire life, let alone a cigar, but watching this was amazing. Great work sir! Loved this video.
Thanks for the nice comment.
I could watch videos like this for hours. There is something soothing about watching a fine cigar take shape. All that is missing is a Lector reading from a good book…. If I ever find myself down El Paso way, I will definitely swing by for a nice Toro.
I am nowhere near El Paso. I believe I was rolling cigars as Bliss Cigar Co long before there was a cigar shop in Fort Bliss... but I'm not sure. I just named myself that because I found bliss in rolling cigars.
That’s an amazing art, beautiful roll ! I always admire my cigars before I toast em ! You are appreciated sir
This was cool! I’ve never seen a cigar being made. I don’t smoke but I like learning something new
Don't know why this was in my feed but that was fantastic to watch. Very talented 👏
It is like I can smell it and it’s wonderful
This is the kind of craftmanship that I deeply appreciate. I was wondering how do they roll such a perfect cigar manually, now that question is answered.
Thank you.
its late, i was really getting in my head then i saw this pop up. thanks for the calming video. youre very good at rolling good sir.
Thank you, it's nice to know you found it calming.
I can smell this video and it smells great
This is incredible. Well done.
The deliberation behind the shapes he cuts is the best part. Shows the complex geometry of shapes required to form a tight cylinder of leaves. Most impressive.
That Actually looks 👀 fun 🤩
Nice Job! 🤙🏻
It's almost midnight and I'm sleepy and I'm happy this random awesome video showed up before I went go bed
I'm happy it showed up for you.
Your hands so so controlled, and every motion is intentional. This is what craftsmanship looks like. How long have you been rolling cigars?
Thank you. Around 30 years.
Great to see your craft, that was very relaxing 😎 Thanks 👍🏾
A work of art. That is a thing of beauty!
Gorgeous, a true artist in the craft.
Thank you very much.
Never in my life have i ever seen the professional rolling of cigars. That was awesome, thank you.
De nada.
Top notch! Love seeing this talent and a good smoke!
Bro would probably make the best sushi rolls.
Great roll! It's funny that I trim the head of my cigar before putting it in the mold to make it round like you did. Great way to make it fit!
Yeah otherwise it'd be funky, trying to smush it all up in there.
My dad smoked a sigar every sunday,with a glass of jonge jenever.😅❤the smell still brings me those memories.
I know nothing about cigars, but i know art when i see it. That was beautiful
Thank you very much. I appreciate the nice comment.
Not quite sure this was recommended, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the process! I didn't realize how much goes into making cigars and this was a stunning video. Keep up the good work :)
I don't know why the algorithm found you but I'm glad that it did. Thank you for the nice comment.
@BlissCigarCo Of course no problem! Just giving credit where credit is due right? :)
This is mesmerizing, pure asmr
Beautiful
This is amazing! This video made some beautiful sounds aswell.
Wow! Cigars are so well engineered and hard to make! This is art.
To be honest, doesn't look too hard. While yes his are 10 out of 10, I think I could do one 2 out of 10.
Obviously rolling together a bunch of leaves so they barely hold together is not too hard.
But doing it in such a professional way that results in a perfect cigar in both looks and smoking performance, that’s the real skill you see here
I started watching you about 4 months ago, so I am a novice cigar roller. You have taught me how to do everything about how to roll a cigar. Your cigars turn out perfect every time, mine sometimes. 😢 However, I'm better now than when I started. I have 2 major problems that you might could help me with #1 when wrapping my bunch in the binder I can't quite get it tight enough without tearing the binder leaf ( I don't have molds I use newspaper). #2 how do you patch the wrappers when there is a hole or slight tare . I saw the video where you had a hole in the CT wrapper and you said you would have to patch it but you didn't show how. That would make a good video for us beginners. Thanks for your expertise and your great videos.
You're welcome. Just stick with it, be very diligent trying to perfect your cigar every time and it'll come with time. I'm not sure why your binders are tearing. Maybe you are binding too tightly, or your binders are not prepped to be supple enough. I might suggest double-binding until you resolve that issue. Usually when I see a whole as I'm putting on the wrapper, I stop and I glue a little piece of leaf on the inside of the wrapper. Otherwise, I just glue it to the outside. I use Bermocoll.
@ATHAN6111 thanks....I use fruit pectin as well . I think I'm trying to roll to tight and that's causing the tare.
Thats a fat one! This was beautiful.
A pro at work! love to see it!
Some beautiful hands at work
That was just... beautiful. Wow.
Well. I'm 30 years old and just learnt that a cigar is just a rolled heap of leafs rolled up with a special technique, heald all by more leafs!!! No idea how this poped up on my feed, but that's amazing ❤
The algorithm is so mysterious.
Fascinating to watch
This, ladies and gentlemen, is a pair of experienced hands creating art 💨
Nice 🙌 Job Very Well Done 👍.. I haven't had a cigar in close to 10 years now.. it was a large ring Ashton that looks just like what this master roller created and it is making me feel like having one right now with a sifter of cognac. ✌️
Your videos are amazing, never stop!
Thank you very much. I'll try not to stop.
Dude got bars👍 💯
Never knew it was just a bunch of leaves
Beautiful work
Awesome video, beautiful roll, hard to beat the toro vitola ❤
beautiful work
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Core memory unlocked. Remember going to Ybor as a kid watching cigars be rolled and the trying to do it myself lol.
What a wonderful core memory!
Respect for the craftsmanship
This is what the hispter guy at work tells ms he does every morning
Truly remarkable craft 🙏
Smoked a cigar after a few months as I met up with friends who were smoking shisha and I was extolling the virtues and joys of smoking proper handmade cigars. Funny how this popped up in my feed later in the evening.
Beautiful artistry.
The google knows all and sees all.
Beautiful work as usual
Thank you
Cool video!
That mouthpiece technique!
Could watch this all day and I rarely smoke cigars…might smoke a half dozen half cigars on my deck each summer. Cool vid
That is why I have no problem paying $15 or more per stick.
This man is an artist
the funny thing is that when you roll for yourself they only cost around 3-5 dollars a piece 😂
15 dollar cigars are garbage.
@@BobSacamano666 i've heard there are a few brands with okay ones, but yeah, you want 25+ range for a good one usually.
@@geoffrey6000 the only way I'd smoke one under 25 if it was from Cuba.
@@BobSacamano666And good luck finding one for under $25 from Cuba these days. Prices are getting insane.
Incredible
Beautiful work of art !!! Makes me appreciate smoking that much more !!
Thank you.
This video smells great
Delicious
Amazing video. Thanks for sharing with us.
You're welcome. Thank you for your very nice comment.
A true craftsman, bravo sir
Thank you
As a cigar lover this was beautiful to see. My dream would be to visit Dominican Republic or Nicaragua to see some of my favorite brands. One of the coolest art forms to date in my opinion.
Of course I agree. 🙂
This was no different than watching a rolls Royce being made. Both are a piece of art being hand made.
Just amazing !!
A whole new genre of ASMR!
Amazing
that is awesome
That was amazing! Very cool!!!
Exceptional
Cigars are badass, elegant and sophisticated.
Correct.
A work of art.
Reminds me of cutting the leaf off cigars to twist up blunts back in the day
Love this. I think I am going to make my own cigars now and see how that works. Just need to find these tools. Love cigars.
You can pretty much start with a pizza cutter if you don't want to blow $30 on a chaveta.
@@BlissCigarCo The chaveta is not even the issue (30 dollars is less than I spend in a night drinking haha), more like the cigar press, the right glue, and maybe the cutter to get them to a uniform length (although I don't mind eye balling those, as they are only for myself anyway).
I might end up having to make my own cigar press but still need to figure out what glue you're using for cigars, so that it's neutral to taste, is not toxic to burn and still works.
@@obiwanfisher537 Right. So the glue is called Bermocoll. It's vegetable gum. You can get a small jar of the power from leafonly.com from around $10. It'll last for years. If you buy a leaf kit from wholeleaftobacco.com it'll come with a little pouch of powder. Any circular metal thing with an edge can be a cap cutter, typically a copper pipe fitting. You can eyeball and use your cigar cutter. So that leads the mold (I think when you say press you mean mold: molds go into presses--or in my case I just puts weights on the mold to press it.) So, a quality wood mold is around $80 delivered from a place like Hondurascrafts on Etsy. So, still within a night out drinking range, depending on how generously you tip after you've had a few. :)
Awesome as usual 👍
Thank you John
I don't use tobacco often, but as a frequent cannabis user, I am absolutely blown away by this handiwork. Take a bow, sir!
Thank you. I do also roll (very large) blunts.
Fair play that's amazing skill 😁🇬🇧