Chapter 1085: Tobacco manufacturing process

There are many small windows in the tobacco house, some are open and some are closed. This is used to adjust the temperature and humidity in the warehouse at any time. During the processing of tobacco leaves, the temperature in the tobacco house is always controlled at about 23 degrees; the humidity must be strict The control is 65%-75%. All the picked tobacco leaves are neatly hung in the tobacco leaf house to remove the moisture in the tobacco leaves and keep the tobacco leaves from green to dark brown.
This is the difference between cigars and cigarettes. They are not dried, but completely dried. This process is about one and a half months to slowly and evenly remove the moisture from the tobacco leaves.
Don’t underestimate this process, it’s very knowledgeable. All the tobacco leaves are sewn together with thread at the petiole and hung on the drying rack. There is a certain interval between each tobacco leaf, so that the tobacco leaves Will not touch each other, so as to avoid water accumulation or mold. And the interval between the drying racks must also be even, so as to help maintain air circulation, so that the temperature and humidity are maintained at a uniform level.
During the few weeks of drying, someone must still stare at this place. It is also a very laborious process to control the doors and windows to ensure that the tobacco leaves do not become too dry or wet.
When the dehydration of the tobacco leaves is completed, the tobacco leaves will be taken to the fermentation room, placed on a wooden platform, piled up neatly, and then fermented. During this process, the pile of tobacco leaves must be kept moist to ensure that the tobacco leaves will not be damaged. The tobacco leaves must be turned frequently to ensure that the fermentation of all tobacco leaves can be completed at the same time. At this time, the temperature must be controlled, and the core temperature of the tobacco leaves must be maintained at 35 About degrees.
In this process, it is the unique secret of each tobacco maker-the flavor of tobacco leaves is added in this process.
After these two processes are over, the last item is to be matured: the tobacco leaves are put in sacks and stored in a room with strictly controlled temperature and humidity. This process may take several years. The curing process of tobacco leaves with different effects is different.
The most unique thing about this top Cuban cigar is that it is always made with whole leaves. Cigars are composed of three parts: wrapper, wrapper, and core. The wrapper is the outer outer layer of the cigar; the wrapper is the'underwear' that wraps the core; and the core is the key to determining the flavor of a cigar Part of the fact that the heart of the mass-produced cigars that we usually smoke are usually made of broken tobacco leaves, and the most powerful part of Cuban cigars is that the heart of the cigar is handmade!
An ordinary cigar is composed of three tobacco leaves, a wrapper, a wrapper, and a core. The core of a top cigar is usually made of three or more types of tobacco leaves, and the same batch of tobacco leaves are never used! Moreover, the different positions of the tobacco on a plant have different effects, and the knowledge here is really too great.
"Mr. Xiao, do you like our cigars?" Regela asked curiously.
"Of course, I think the biggest highlight is the white pepper and cardamom you use to enhance the flavor. You have not used the commonly used black pepper. This combination is very good." Xiao Peng replied.
After hearing this, Regla laughed: "You are indeed an expert."
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "What an expert, I have a friend who once gave me a lot of world-famous cigars. I smoke more and get used to it."
Dana looked disdainful after hearing this: "What world-famous cigars? Any cigarette maker in Cuba has his own secret recipe. When the Cuban economy was down, many good Cuban cigar technicians chose other industries. It’s really a pity that when Xiaoka was in power, he said, "Soybeans are as important as cannons." He vigorously developed the economy and lifted the restrictions on citizens’ business and travel. I always wanted my mother to contact her former colleagues and do A handmade cigar brand."
"This is a good idea, why not do this?" Xiao Peng puzzled.
Dana said: "We in Cuba actually have many cigar brands, many of which are of very good quality, but tourists who come here only know about'Cohiba','Romeo and Juliet','Monte Cristo', and'Partagas'. "Such a big brand. Cuban cigars sold to foreigners and domestic are two different concepts. Only cigar brands with export channels can make money. Otherwise..."
Dana didn't finish her words, but Xiao Peng suddenly remembered the bundle of cigars given to him by the smugglers on the boat. How about the bundle they bought for not a dollar and sold them to tourists? At least a few dollars, this is the gap.
Xiao Peng looked at Garcia and asked, "Isn't it difficult to find an outlet based on your social relationship?"
Garcia smiled bitterly: "Because I am an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I can't do this."
Xiao Peng patted Sun Pengcheng: "You kid, what else are you stupefied? Didn't you cry poor all day? The chance to make a fortune is here!"
Sun Pengcheng was taken aback: "Brother Peng, what do you mean?"
"Still need to ask? For cigars. Find someone to establish a foreign trade company, import the cigars and sell them back. The opportunity to make a fortune is here," Xiao Peng said.
Sun Pengcheng blinked: "Can this make a fortune?"
Xiao Peng gave him a white look: "You deserve to be poor! Regela, how do you make cigars now?"
Regera looked at Garcia and Dana. Dana thought for a while and said, "Mom, just tell Mr. Xiao. This Mr. Xiao should be a rich man. The person who can buy three cars at the Pebble Beach auction is definitely not. Simple man. He will not expose a small business like you for you."
After hearing this, Regla said to Xiao Peng:
The cigars we produce are usually sold to counterfeit cigarette dealers in Havana. They will repackage the cigars and make them into big-brand cigars such as'Cohiba' and sell them to tourists. My cigars have the same specifications as Cohiba’s "Century VI", so they are better to sell. Most tobacco makers do this. There is another market, which is to sell to regular cigar factories. , It is sold outside of the label, but the recycling price of the cigar factory is too low, so we generally do not do this."
There are countless types of cigar sizes, and cigar sizes vary from country to country. There are 69 sizes in Cuban cigars, 42 of which are hand-made cigar sizes, and each size has a specific name. Cohiba and Montecristo now have 11 sizes each, while Partagas has forty sizes.
Xiao Peng nodded after hearing this: "How much do you sell them?"
"Ten pesos," Reguela said.
Xiao Peng calculated the exchange rate and it was about forty cents: "Then how much can you sell each month?"
Regla shrugged: "This is not necessarily the case. It depends on the situation of the tourists. Sometimes it can sell three or four hundred a month."
"What about your output?" Xiao Peng continued to ask.
"I have limited tobacco here, and the annual output is up to 6,000 cigar bars." Regela said.
Xiao Peng sighed after hearing this: "Oh, this quantity is too small, it's meaningless, so I can only keep it for myself and smoke it. Dana, I will charge as much as you have for your cigars in the future, and you don’t care about the taxes. I will pay them directly. You buy one for one dollar, do you think the price is right?"
Without waiting for Dana to reply, Regola had already replied: "It's suitable, too suitable." Her hand-made cigar is the same size as Cohiba Century 6, and the export price of Cohiba Century 6 is less than one dollar. Support it.
Dana interjected, "Mr. Xiao, my mother and several colleagues also make handmade cigars. I don't know..."
Xiao Peng asked, "What is the quality of their cigars."
Dana said quickly: "They are all time-honored smokers. There must be no problem with the level."
Xiao Peng smiled and said: "Alright, I believe you, I don't have much energy on this cigar, because I like to smoke it. I need 24,000 cigarettes every year. In addition to your 6,000 cigarettes, You can raise the remaining 18,000. But the quality must be guaranteed."
Dana smiled upon hearing this: "Great! This is no problem!"
After hearing this, Sun Pengcheng frowned and said, "Brother Peng, what's the use of just over 20,000 cigars? You say you smoke it yourself, this is too much. Are you talking about taking out? Cuba exports 160 million cigars every year! You Is this too little?"
Xiao Peng pointed out his to Sun Pengcheng: "You know what a fart, so you have such good resources, and you are still a poor life in your life! Hurry up and register a foreign trade company, and I will give you 20% of the shares!"
Sun Pengcheng blinked: "Brother Peng, is that right? I worked so hard to set up a company, but you accounted for 80% of the shares?"
Xiao Peng lit a cigar and said slowly: "Now I have ninety percent..."
Sun Pengcheng hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't! Two achieve 20%! This matter is left to me!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said: "You are still a smart person. This cigar is not a cigarette. Most of the people who smoke this are just for the two characters-X. How many people can really draw the difference between cigars? Since you are going to pretend to be X, I will let them pretend to be enough! Believe it or not, I can let you count the money and get cramps with more than 20,000 cigars?"
"Believe! Brother Peng! I believe everything you say!" Sun Pengcheng is not stupid. He has understood what Xiao Peng said. Xiao Peng is planning to sell this cigar at a sky-high price. He was just curious about how Xiao Peng was going to do this.
Are there people so stupid who buy cigars at a sky-high price?
Dana is in a really good mood now. She secretly produced cigars from home and sold them to cigarette dealers. If caught, it would be troublesome. This is illegal.
Although Garcia can deal with such problems, it will also bring trouble to Garcia personally.
It's better now, no need to worry about safety, no need to worry about sales, the good life at home is coming!
Dana's happy expression was written on her face, Xiao Peng smiled and said: "Alright, alright, don't be happy, it seems that it is very troublesome to register a company with you?"
Dana turned to Garcia after hearing this: "My dear, it's up to you."