The last cigar factory in Tampa keeps rolling
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- čas přidán 23. 09. 2018
- History lives here, inside the J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Machines manufactured in the 1930s are still used to pack and roll the cigars, and the sights and smells are throwbacks. Tampa was once home to 150 cigar factories, which churned out millions of cigars in the early part of the 20th century and shipped them worldwide.
The clock tower will ring again soon and, if the owners have their way, will chime for at least another 110 years. Read the story: www.tampabay.com/life-culture/history/2020/09/24/century-old-ybor-city-clock-tower-will-ring-again-soon/
Just started smoking cigars a couple months ago. I do roadside assistance and someone gave me a couple cigars as a tip for changing their flat tire. He was a cigar roller for a local cigar shop. I smoke one cigar a week. Sunday night. My only day off of work.
Yep, only can smoke a cigar when your able to relax.. Just like the man says it's it's relaxation business, unlike cigarettes, vapes
Have fun with the cancer
@@lukevolnhyr6169 what type of business is vapes and cigarettes then?
@@lamtran1934 just feeding an addiction
smoke more...try a macanudo 1968..you'll thank me...your welcome
Placing your personal opinion of tobacco aside, this is more than a factory. It’s a living history museum that celebrates the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of Latin-American immigrants.
No one said anyhing wtf 😂😂😂😂
@Arnold Davis Only the ones who break the law and come here illegally. Seriously, what's with you people and not understanding the difference between legal and Illegal immigration?
Lol what a moron. The methods, machines, designs, and ownership are not at all Latin but simply take advantage of a minority workforce. Its also automated so the skill of hand rolling is completely absent. Stop pretending to be deep and pick up a book.
@@supremecaffeine2633 legal/illegal makes no difference if you're a racist.
@@edf203 Oh, are you one of those morons who don't know the difference between nationality and race?
Couldn't agree more. When you smoke a cigar, nothing else matters. Everything fades to pure relaxation.
The story goes that JFK had 50 boxes of cigars delivered to himself before the embargo went into effect.
This is true
lucky for him he didnt died from lungcancer
Yup, he told his secretary to buy 1,000 Cubans the day before he signed on the Cuban embargo.
@MetherFeckerrrr do you know one that isnt?
This shows that he believed the embargo would be temporary.
Thank God someone is still making cigars.
Don't worry, south america has all our bases covered.
So much for the land of the free and Chinada.
And making them here in the U.S.A. A rarity. Made in the U.S.
I admit I am sort of a cigar snob, but I really enjoyed the video, watching the vintage machines bam bam bam punching those manufactured stogies out like a machine gun. There is a real magical kind of aura about it. I am a recently retired seaman and so I am used to getting Cubans, but lately I have been messing around with rolling my own. Sometimes I will have a Fuente 8-5-8 or a Hemmingway Short Story and I won't refuse a Dominican Romeo Robusto, But my first ever cigar was a Tampa Nugget Sublime and I had probably smoked about 1000 of them by the time I was old enough that I didn't have to lie at the store and say they were for my Dad. I even had a Swisher Sweet or two. Once I discovered long filler hand rolls, I was hooked, and then, Habanos. But I still remember getting green about the gills from my first Tampa Nugget, and the satisfaction I got from the second one. Then my uncle found me puffing away and suggested that I not inhale. LOL! Anyway thanks for posting the vid.
That’s a great story!! Thank you for sharing it.
Great piece! Sad to see what the FDA has done to our cigar makers
The Nazis always always ban things that makes you think or enjoy life.
You think the FDA is bad, here in Quebec they totally banned pipe tobacco and all cigars in Chinada must have a brown ring with no indication on it.
FDA approves democide causing bio weapons that weren’t tested properly but bans cigars? That tells you all you need to know. Corrupt and evil.
Bought a pack of no 99 at my local rez smoke shop. Really good cheap cigars. Lil sweet and peppery, mellow smoke, goes great with spiced rum. Glad there still American cigar factories still open.
I love the rustling sound of a burning cigar
Watching this video i could feel the smell of the beautiful cigar. Awesome. Its been long i had smoked one.
Great family. Great history. Great cigars!
Cool factory, have to visit it.
Always wanted to see the inside of this building when i drive by on the interstate.
I was in Ybor City about 15 years ago and they had several cigar rolling businesses. We got some from a shop that rolled them right in front of you and we bought some finished (aged) ones and they were delicious.
Great video. He touched the heart of the matter for cigar smoking. When you smoke it you got your feet up....real time on your hands and all is well with the world. One or two cigars a week would do it...
The latest report says smoking one or two cigars per day has no measurable effect on health.
@@michaelkingsbury4305 wich report, "cigars digest"? We need to admit it, it is harmful to some extent.
If its more or less harmful than others habits its an different discussion, but we need to be mindful of our decisions and know they do have consequences:
increase in tongue and larynx cancer risk, chance of addiction in nicotine, and so on.
of course, it's better than other crap, for sure, but not safe, far from it.
Telling ourselves lies is not going to change that.
That's why: the cigar is just worth it if it is exceptional
Found a local place here in Baltimore that sells them. Heading there tomorrow! Stay strong J.C.
So cool! I didn't realize what a huge cigar industry FL once had. I think it double cool that they are still using original factory equipment. I would think original machines are almost worth their weight n gold these days...
Yep, and Kennedy choked the life out of York City and Tampa with his Cuba embargo...right after he had his assistant order 1,000 of his favorite Cubans. Politicians and FDA, hows that for helping American business?
When I lived in Tampa, I paid girls in Ybor City to roll up all of my cannabis into blunts with green tobacco leaf. They'd smoke the first one while rolling the rest. I really miss those smokes
Classic
That is fucking awesome.
Beautiful machinery 👍🏻
This is not how real cigars are made.
Tampa Nuggets are all my Grandpa smoked till he died. Hardly ever saw him without one in his mouth. Many times it was not lit but he was just chewing on it to keep the smoke down when the grandkids were over.
This side of 2020 (ugh) I hope you are still doing good business. I vape now but still and always look forward to smoking cigars on holiday, a treat to myself. Like to try one of your smokes.
There are still lots of artisanal cigar rollers around Florida.
1930 machine. When shit lasted. I've been looking for kitchen equipment like a potato press for fries. Some big cast iron that can be used as a hammer and still work for 50 years.
2:23 she ain’t talking broke
@ 1:35 what is that in the sky to the left of the cloak tower?
Love my Quorum cigars!
Good stuff🤙
A true treasure. Tampa is the best city in the world. 👍👍❤️
Cue the Limp Bizkit song "Rollin"
Keep rolling, rollin, rollin, yeah!
Tampa Sweet was Richard Overton's favorite cigar!
I need to visit
Is this where I can create my own blunt wraps at ?
God bless this man and his business
They do tours if you guys are interested
Bless there hearts
THE ONLY reason I’ve ever been to Tampa...
Is the company still open for business?
you got my vote bob
Perfect video!!!!
Many Cubans received their education in cigar factories. Many old timers that I knew that are no longer with us would make cigars while a young person would read the newspaper, Cervantes, and even the bible. One old woman that I knew was completely senile and unable to speak. But she rolled imaginary cigars for years until she died. True story.
Thank you for sharing this. I hope you're still well. Dios te bendiga y cuidate.
It was more than just literature and the bible but many Cubans became radicalized to support Cuban independence from Spain.
Do you know where the word Tampa comes from?
Shit yall better keep making them. Cigarillos are becomin rare!!
Help fund fffc their cigar packing and manufacture. For procedia at gym plans
Machine made not hand rolled. I can see why it's not easy to stay in business. Watch vids of the cigar factories in other countries. Complete different, no machines at all. I prefer the old world methods of rolling a good cigar by hand.
YOOOOO I PASSED THIS PLACE
Tampa, producing America's best Death metal and best cigars💪💪🤘🤘
Just like me still rolling
Please don't die..!!! 🙏
Lived in Tampa damn near my whole life and haven’t visited this factory 🤦🏿♂️
Sad to see that they are using short filler and machines to roll them then are calling them premium cigars. That’s like calling swisher sweets premium cigars. Long filler hand rolled cigars are premium everything else is just a cigar. Don’t get me wrong people love their cheap sticks but don’t water down the premium moniker by using it on cheap shit
What brand are they ?
www.jcnewman.com/
Где можно купить?
Use to smoke Hav-A-Tampa Vanilla Jewels (Blue box) with wood Tips... NOT made anymore unfortunately... Really missing those.
cigars...and now craft beers in Ybor City
Whats the difference between a Cuban cigar vs Caribbean made cigar or knes made in florida, if the cigar is made from top quality leaf?
WHY is it the last????
the problem with cigar artisan, the just rolling cigar but not doing how to mix leaf till get good cigar
Hell yes
3:40 that cigar was disgusting. 😂
Ganja wine on Cuban cigarettes will live the world of fantasy; Or a beer with a shisha, perfect imagination.
I remember when I could make a road trip from Tampa to Miami going from cigar shop to the next and it was for me a fun trip. OK smoking is bad for you, but it is OUR choice. People eating habits are horrible and millions die from that. I don't see the gov. cracking down on people who are fat and unhealthy because of their eating crap. Shalom
JFK liked a42 ring gauge cigar
Too bad prices aren't relaxed
Dam I want to work here it looks satisfying
Ah, the government to the rescue as usual.
Make sure you have a good dental insurance plan
Cubans are still making them by hand?
Yes.
De Olifant, Netherlands does it both. By hand and machine.
Yea and they are over rated trash. People like to brag about them because of the embargo made them hard to get,not because they are any good. Their quality is all over the place .
@@zack9912000 I've had REALLY good Cuban cigars, and I've had REALLY bad ones as well. One has to understand the options.
How much start this business in India
Indians can't afford to make Cigars right now.
👍
Why is Cuban tobacco so better/different to another country?
Good luck,few people smoke Cigars anymore,most people don't even smoke at all these days.
Omg, that's so simplistic. Beyond your generalization, you should do some research about how many people across the globe smoke cigars; not too mention, you might want to even travel abroad for a while and see what other societies do with regards to smoking. The United States is more uptight about smoking compared to most other countries in the world.
OP couldn't be more wrong, do your research. Cuba *cannot produce enough cigars to meet demand,* Arturo Fuente Opus X Davidoff etc sell for 20- $50+ per cigar & Habanos can double that easily. Huge Demand!
Ok thich
3k dollars a day? That's fucked up
I have alot more respect for cigars after watching this video.
💪💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Short filler? Aww man :-/
I don’t smoking that cigars
Alternate way to convey that: I don't smoke cigars. (OR) I don't smoke those types of cigars. Free language lesson for you.
Xì gà thì ra là như vậy..
I wish cigars weren't bad for your health
Are they?
They are only if you believe the 3 letter government agencies. You don't inhale cigars and they are as dangerous as washing your hands with sanitizer all the time. Cigars are tobacco, cigarettes' contain tobacco. The cigar was just tagged along with regulations on the filthy cigarettes' by those who know nothing about the cigar culture. We (cigar smokers and manufactures) are regulated but not represented. It is authoritarian and it sucks.
Medicinal meditaton sticks.
Very nice😈come fast hell
Mfs still smoke tobacco in 2022 😂😭
Machine cigars are good only for fumas jj
That’s not how u light a cigar took a big first puff of nothing but lighter fluid
Swisher Sweets worked well enough.
Hola agos sigarros si mene sesitan es toy dis ponile
Those workers look as dull as those cigars yuk.
then why are you watching it.
Just to hi in price
Do you even English?
I smoke 4 a week
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Best thing you can do to stay in business is re elect President Trump.
I wish that you could find a more healthier alternative to smoking cigars.
Like using hand sanitizer all the time? You have not a clue. You mean well but don't know what you say!
Real cigars are made entirely by hand. The rest is crap.
Preach.. the davidoff video of cigars being made is exactly how it should be done
Totally agree!
Cuban cigars are over rated and vast differences in quality make them a gamble at best. So many substantially better cigars then cubans. People like them for bragging not for quality.
I don't know about that. I've had two Cuban Montecristo # 2 Torpedoes and they were out of this world.
@@Vladpryde Word. I've also had some really tasty Montecristo's. Zachay doesn't know exactly what he's talking about. The best tasting cigar I've ever had (and I've smoked many different Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Dominican) was a higher end Cohiba. Nothing yet has ever topped that experience.
@@djrxmx I've always wanted to try a Cohiba, but I'm on the lower end of the pay scale, and I can't justify paying those prices for a cigar. $20 Ashton ESG are about the max I'm willing to spend.
Can't even pronounce watch correctly generations after pff 😑
how ignurt,,, to bad the last cigar dump wasnt shut down, cancer fingers
If you smoke any type of tobacco, please quit now! Your health, heart, and lungs will thank you later!
Weekly cigar smoking has zero health risk. Driving is far more dangerous.
yeah, and stop using hand sanitizer all the time, it is just as bad as CIGAR smoking. You don't inhale cigars. It's people that think like you that has had a negative effect on the cigar culture injuring a whole industry and culture that is nothing like the cigarette industry, but.... you didn't know that. Just regulate it! More government! I am sure you mean well, but you DON'T have a clue!
Cigars are awful. The taste will not leave your mouth.
Then you smoke cheap junk, to each their own.