Blending Class with LaVega Cigar Co. Founder Aaron M. Paoletta

What’s Included

This hands-on class includes four guided tastings:

• Three fumas (single-leaf) so you can taste the individual tobaccos found in our cigars and other brands.
• One special blended cigar, rolled on site — all three fumas rolled together into one fresh cigar.

What You’ll Learn

Aaron leads a 30–45 minute lecture on the craft of blending. You’ll learn why tobacco tastes different depending on the country it’s grown in, and how much time goes into creating a blend. We’ll cover soil content, the different tobacco plants, and the different primings used in the construction of a cigar — including the role that the age of the tobacco and leaf from exclusive growing regions plays in a cigar’s character.