andrewislord
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What are some common cigar fillers? I've just been putting a little of everything I have in there. Wondering what I should be putting in there.
I'll say this Bob,Flue-cured (actually flue-cured) can be used as a minor blender, at most, in cigars. Other than that, practically any leaf can be used (including air-cured "flue-cure" varieties). If the leaf is kilned, it is more likely to remind you of a commercial cigar. Most cigar class varieties (wrapper, binder, filler) can be used as filler. Blends (of damn near anything) are usually tastier and more enjoyable than a single variety puro (even of the nicest variety).
Some combinations are surprisingly wonderful. A CT Broadleaf binder beneath a red Burley wrapper works some kind of mysterious magic over any filler.
Just experiment with blending what you have in different proportions, and using differing stalk positions. I smoke a lot of (BigBonner) burley blended cigars wrapped in burley or (WholeLeafTobacco.com) Bezuki. I usually hang onto some of the kilned tip leaves from previous years to add in tiny amounts for deep flavors. Kilned blossoms can be used for the same purpose. As my 40 varieties from this year emerge from the kiln, I will experiment with infinite blending.
Bob
Tom or andrew, have ya'll tried the Bezuki from Don.Thanks. I'll have to start paying more attention to what I use.
I've tried to get a nicotine buzz from smoking straight TN90 ligero but it won't happen. I haven't gotten one in like 10 years so when the tobacco showed up it was the first thing I tried.
I'm thinking I'll try more dark air and less of the TN90. I've been smoking a lot of heavy burley blends lately so I'll try and change it up.
Soon I'll try and get a hold of some thing red. I've been reading about a lot of tobaccos that end in red.