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Cigars Have Gluten!

heliotrope42

By heliotrope42
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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greed2109 Newbie
greed2109
Posted

I have contacted many and received these three responses by email. 

 

Alec Bradley:

Subject: RE: Gregory has sent a Message

Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:25:53 +0000



Hi Gregory,

We do not use any wheat at all.  Go ahead and enjoy some fine Alec Bradley cigars!

All my best,

Michael

 

I reconfirmed the fact that there was no gluten in the paste and he said you are correct. 

 

Cigar world: 

Type: Technical 

Best time to contact back: 


Hello, Im writing this email in regards to the ingredients
of the glue that you use to roll their cigars. Due to my
Celiac I cannot have wheat and I know industry standard is
using vegetable gum (wheat bases) to roll cigars. I was
curious to know if you use vegetable gum or maybe something
gluten free such as fruit pectin? Luckily a few other places
such as Alec Bradley are gluten free and I'm hoping maybe
yours will be too! Thank you for your time, Gregory

 

Reply....

 

Gregory,

There is no glue used to roll our cigars and technically are gluten free in that respect. All of our cigars are hand-rolled and aged naturally.

Thank you,
Webmaster

 

My Father cigars:

 

Good morning thank you for writing to us! 

I am not sure what the ingredients are in the substance we use on our cigars
but I believe it's called bermocoll. 

Regards,

Massiel 
Customer Service and Sales Department
My Father Cigars, Inc.
1890 NW 96 Ave, Doral, FL 33172
Ph: (305) 468 9501    Fx: (305) 468-9535   Toll Free: 1 877 285 1160
customerservice@myfathercigars.com
www.myfathercigars.com

 

 

 

I have received numerous ones that say they are not gluten free.. So I feel confident that these ones are good to go. 

 

Greg 

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LauraTX Rising Star
LauraTX
Posted

Thank you for posting the corporate responses... those are going to be very helpful for people in the future.

  • 4 years later...
Daphne do Collaborator
Daphne do
Posted

So just to spell it out for me please Swisher sweets blunt wraps are gluten free ? 

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted
8 hours ago, Daphne do said:

So just to spell it out for me please Swisher sweets blunt wraps are gluten free ? 

All the info in this thread is several years old. Might want to check with the manufacturer 

  • 1 year later...
Charlie Starr Newbie
Charlie Starr
Posted

I got a response from a rep at J.C. Newman cigars and she stated  that although their glue is not certified gluten free, they do not contain any wheat, rye or barley. They have several celiacs on staff who smoke their cigars. 

notme Experienced
notme
Posted
2 hours ago, Charlie Starr said:

I got a response from a rep at J.C. Newman cigars and she stated  that although their glue is not certified gluten free, they do not contain any wheat, rye or barley. They have several celiacs on staff who smoke their cigars. 

what's up, charlie - i am a bbs sister ❤️ 

i smoke a swisher sweet from time to time - the ones with the plastic tips.  i never really researched them because the plastic tip is the only thing that's touching my mouth/ aka, i'm not eating them, lolz.  i have ever smoked a cuban at a wedding, a little too much merriment decision.  :D  

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