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a lot of tobacco that needs to be valued in a particularway. To summarize, it is possible to conclude that a newrecipe was born between corporate decisions and theexperience of the master blender. In fact, it is not enoughto have the right intuition, since first of all it is necessaryto verify the feasibility of the project. Such as, the productionconstancy for that particular leaf, offered by thegrower (or company) from which the it will buy. Claudio'sanswer ends with the noise of the uncorking of a bottleof very fragrant Cerasuolo di Vittoria "Delle Fontane" of2017, offered by our Sicilian friend.While we appreciate the vividness of the color of the winethat flows languidly into the glass, I feel quite shameless towardsthe interlocutor, so much so as to ask him "But thereare some types of leaves, wrapping or filling, which are simplerto insert in a blend?” While Claudio hands me the glassof wine, I get the equally cheeky answer (which I deserved):"Well, if you use a Havana Ecuador wrapper and the resultis a horrible cigar, you were probably the master blender!"We laugh loudly together and, after a small sip of wine, justto prepare the palate for a second more attentive sip, theanswer becomes more serious. Getting a blend wrong withsuch a versatile wrapper leaf is a difficult task, in which onlya novice or inexperienced master blender (like yours truly)can succeed. In reality, the discussion becomes broader,like the vastness of the matter concerning tobacco. Thereare no "simple" or "difficult" tobaccos to manage in a blend.There are, rather, tobaccos that are more inclined or less,due to their peculiarities, to be combined with other tobaccos,and this is where the experience of the master blendercomes into play.For an easier understanding, at least for myself, Sgroi takesas an example two broadleaf leaves widely used in recentyears: the Connecticut Broadleaf and the Connecticut Ecuador,the first has a strong, impetuous, decisive personality,the second is sweeter and meek. Broadleaf, therefore,seems on paper more difficult to manage, yet, if used inlimited quantities, in a filler that leaves it room to expressitself, a potentially interesting and balanced product will beobtained. The same goes for Ecuador: its sweet and softcharacters will be overpowered if the filler is made up of tobaccosthat are too spicy and pungent.We therefore understand, once again, how much "balance"is the keyword of the master blender's art. Does the sameapply to formats? Once the right blend has been identified,how does the recipe vary according to the various formats?It is easy to understand how the number of leaves used tobuild a toro is not the same as needed for a corona. It willtherefore be necessary to vary and balance the number ofleaves of the liga conceived, according to the various formatsof the line, in order to offer a certain constancy ofsmoke, regardless of the size of the cigar. We cannot speakof the same smoke, since a longer format offers, at leastmechanically, a more marked evolution than a shorter one.All thoughts externalized to our interlocutor, while we correctthe combustion of the brazier at our lonsdale. "That's#1-2023 CigarsLover Magazine17
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