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Hand HarvestThe leaves are plucked carefully from each
plant so that they don’t tear. “Whole leaves are
more valuable,” says Jorge Padrón. The best,
most aesthetically pleasing leaves will be set
aside later to be used as cigar wrappers.3 BELOW
Hang TimeThe fresh leaves are tied to a rod, or cuje,
after being strung together with needle and
thread, a process called ensarte. They’ll hang in
the drying barn for 30 to 40 days.ROBBREPORT.COM 85
2 LEFT
Hand Harvest
The leaves are plucked carefully from each
plant so that they don’t tear. “Whole leaves are
more valuable,” says Jorge Padrón. The best,
most aesthetically pleasing leaves will be set
aside later to be used as cigar wrappers.
3 BELOW
Hang TimeThe fresh leaves are tied to a rod, or cuje,
after being strung together with needle and
thread, a process called ensarte. They’ll hang in
the drying barn for 30 to 40 days.