Create Your Own Flavored Cigar
November 4, 2008 by GodFadr
Did you know you can easily create your own flavored cigars? Just take a few mild smokes (no maduro’s) and put them in a tight sealing container (no need for a humidor for this one). A tupperware bin works great.
It needs to be large enough to hold the cigars and a shot of your favorite alchohol (brandy and cognac work very well).
Put the shot glass in the container (DON’T pour it on the cigars) you just want the liqueur to evaporate.
That is it. Seal the container and put it in a dark place (the back of the closet it good). It should only take a couple weeks for the liqueur to evaporate. You are ready to smoke! Enjoy!
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Great question! You could go with a coffee liqueur. I have also heard of some people using a couple straight shots of very strong coffee (as in espresso)!
Awesome info, Thanks!
Hey i am planning on growing and hand making my own cigars and flavoring them too.It says on one web site to mix it with the water in the humidor {automatic mister} but i was planing to mix my flavor in the spray bottle too when im making them too.obviously i will try different methods to find out which i like best. I love cigars and wont touch a cigarette any more but the prices are insane considering you can make them your self. Any advice you can give would be great.Or what type of seed you like best.
Thanx have a good one
Great Question Mike,
You are pretty safe mixing alcohol in with the automatic mister but there are a couple things to be aware of.
Since a mister is so efficient, you don’t need much alcohol. I would not have more than 20% in the mister. Secondly, some people believe you don’t want the alcohol in “full time” if you are trying to use the mister. They run the mister one week with alcohol in it, one week without, etc. I have tried it both ways and don’t really think it matters.
As for the spray bottle, you have to be careful. Directly spraying cigars can create a whole lot of problems (too much moisture and the cigar expands, mold, etc). With that said, spraying the humidor walls (let it dry) and then putting in the cigars can work great (especially if you are seasoning a brand new humidor).
As for seed, that is a personal preference. Since you are playing with flavored cigars in this case, it probably won’t matter much. After trying several different seeds, most seem about the same at the end of the day – especially when growing yourself!
Good luck!
Great idea . I have about 15 cigars I’m going to do this with .
After the two weeks are up , how should I store them ? It would take me a
few months to smoke all 15 of them .I have a coolidor , could I store them in a cigar box inside the coolidor ?
Stupid question, if you are putting the items in a tight sealing container (sounds like airtight), how does the liquor evaporate?
@ Romey. A cigar box inside a coolidor should work for awhile. It may be helpful to put a small glass of water inside the coolidor (not the cigar box). Consider getting a cheap humidor (you can get a small one for as low as $25-$35!)
All the best,
Godfather
@ Gerald. Not a stupid questions. Even in an “airtight” container the moisture still goes somewhere (in this case, mostly the cigars!). Plus everytime you open the Humidor, you lose moisture.