Leave it in or take it out? That is the question.
I've heard many times that the center vein will hold around 75% of the nicotine. Has anyone experimented using the exact same blend but removing the vein vs. leaving it in? Does it add any flavor or just nicotine strength?
There's a video that Brian Glynn did where he dissected a Padron and surprisingly it contained the center veins in the filler.
I've always removed the veins until I recently tried a new blend of 1/3 Dom seco/ 1/3 criollo seco/ 1/3 corojo viso and figured I'd leave the veins in. The flavor was great but after half way an ill feeling began to creep in. Not good. Almost knocked me down. Was only a 42RG to boot.
I'll try the same exact blend but this time remove the veins and see what happens. The cigar is excellent and I hope the vein removal tames the monster within.
I've heard many times that the center vein will hold around 75% of the nicotine. Has anyone experimented using the exact same blend but removing the vein vs. leaving it in? Does it add any flavor or just nicotine strength?
There's a video that Brian Glynn did where he dissected a Padron and surprisingly it contained the center veins in the filler.
I've always removed the veins until I recently tried a new blend of 1/3 Dom seco/ 1/3 criollo seco/ 1/3 corojo viso and figured I'd leave the veins in. The flavor was great but after half way an ill feeling began to creep in. Not good. Almost knocked me down. Was only a 42RG to boot.
I'll try the same exact blend but this time remove the veins and see what happens. The cigar is excellent and I hope the vein removal tames the monster within.