What is double fermentation

[bohdan.zaremba]

Saw some cigars have "double/triple fermentation" as part of the description. (like San Cristobal Golden Hour and Ovation)

Is it just a marketing term, or is there some process behind it? Perhaps an extra long time in the fermentation chamber?

 

[jclif43]

I’m no expert, but at some point it’s probably more a marketing ploy than something that affects the flavor profile. If it was a big factor you would have seen all the big players doing it.

 

[Wombat_smokes]

I agree. Probably a marketing ploy to detail the extra years spent laying around waiting to be rolled into cigars.

 

[WillQuantrill]

I have seen video of different factories that start with the Pilon method, rest the tobacco then the hands will hang in a sauna for a time AJF comes to mind and Plasencia has a crazy water wheel method. This may be what they are hinting toward. I do know "double aged" usually refers to barrel aged leaf that spends an amount of time in the barrel then the rolled cigars are aged in the barrel again.

 

[deluxestogie]

I have genuine "Library Aged" cigar tobacco. After kilning, a number of varieties of leaf that I grew over a decade ago have been sitting in bags, protected within a huge box in my study, absorbing the nuances and profound insights of thousands of books.

Bob

 

[The Haroo ln]

I also think it is a marketing strategy ploy. I know cohiba say they do a third/triple fermentation in oak barrels at around 60%-65% RH and cooler temps than standard fermentation. Not sure on the duration but i've heard its 2 years? Apparently thats what gives their cigars/tobacco the richer more nuanced flavours. My experience tells me its just a marketing term for aging, Because aging also does exactly that at around those temp and humidity levels. Its just a con to hike prices like with the behike line. I've never smoked a behike and dont wanna badmouth them, but their statement of saying they put the extra special medio tiempo leaves that only grows on a fraction of plants is a con. To me its just a ligero leaf or what the rest of the world called the corona or top corona leaves.
Business tactics ....