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Bir-Bir (Sorting)
After the fermentation process, tobaccos are exposed to the fresh air for a few days, then the sorting or Bir-Bir process begins. The Bir-Bir process is used to classify the maturity of the tobacco leaves, so we can determine which are ready for use in the production of our premium cigars.
There are also four steps in the sorting process:
- the first is used to classify the tobacco leaves by thickness.
- the second stage in sorting is to classify the tobacco based on its level of perfection. There are four groups: the unblemished tobacco, slightly blemished, moderately blemished, and very blemished.
- the third Bir-Bir process is to classify the tobacco by color. The results of this sorting are 6 color classifications: red, light red, yellow, pale yellow, blue, and the light blue tobaccos.
- the fourth Bir-Bir process, the tobacco is sorted by length on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is for the longest and 5 is for the shortest.
The result of the four stages of the Bir-Bir process is a total of 480 groups of different characteristics
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