The Clandestine Story of Making a Cigarette

Although we enjoy our puffs of smoke, we’ve hardly ever paid heed to the entire process of cigarettes manufacturing. This blog is meant to show you exactly how it’s done!

Tobacco

Grow

The first step is obviously growing the tobacco. Now, although it may sound simple, tobacco isn’t too easy to grow. It needs specific conditions to come out right. In most cases the tobacco is farmed, however, there are breeds of wild tobacco which are believed to be more full-bodied and robust.

Harvest

Harvesting of the tobacco leaf to has to be done just right. It cannot be done simply by pulling out the leaves that you like. Either the leaves are brought to a barn for curing or the entire plant is cut up and allowed to wilt before they can be brought into the barn.

Cure

The process of curing essentially means drying the leaves in the right condition. This process helps in accentuating the flavor of the leaf.

Moisten and strip

To prevent the leaf from cracking up or breaking, it has to be moistened to the right degree. This helps in the process of stripping it. The tobacco leaves, when finally stripped, are ready for sorting.

Sorting and Auctioning

Once the leaves have been sorted, they are organized and arranged. Bundles are made that can now be weighed and graded so that it can be offered out for auction. Different cigarette manufacturing companies will now be able to be bid on these bales and secure them for their own brands.

The condition, Rest, Mix while Cigarettes Manufacturing

Now, these leaves are processed to perfection as per the brand’s own particular flavor. This flavor is usually achieved by mixing different varieties of tobacco leaves. Companies usually add different flavors as well at this stage.

Roll

Now, a machine fills in the tobacco in cigarette paper rolls. The cigarette is carefully rolled by machines. The tobacco leaves are first packed into cakes and then shredded to the right size. This shredded mixture is carefully packed into the rolls making sure that it doesn’t get too tightly packed.

Pack

Now, these cigarettes are placed in packs of 10 and 20 to be rolled out to the market. This process is usually hand to ensure there are no machine errors.

The complex procedure of getting that perfect smoke is over. Now, a beautiful little stick of desire can sit on your lips as you drag on a breath of relaxation. Most people choose to buy smokes from a local vendor, but you can also buy it online. If you want you can even start your own on demand cigarette delivery app business which is quite trending these days.