I have just taken delivery of some of Don's fine Ligero, Seco and DAC3. I'm literally desperate to get to rolling some cigars. My family have just had a new addition and I'm looking forward to breaking out the cigars over the Christmas table.
I digress, I tried to roll a few cigars out of Brightleaf, Burley and Oriental. The first couple refused to stay lit at all as I think I had used too much gum sealing them. Then due to a suggestion on here I tried to use just spit and a twist. They then started lighting, but the Oriental filler burned quicker than the Brightleaf wrapper. I then had the bright idea of toasting the cigars in the oven after rolling them. After I had aired the thick smoke out of the house and thrown that idea out, I realised I would have to dip into my drug addled youth to find the solution.
My solution was to have the filler as bone dry as I could get it, have the binder as dry as possible but moist enough to bend with out breaking and then have the wrapper at a fairly low case. Once I had the cigar rolled I ran a flame over the wrapper to dry it out and then I found I could light it and it burned pretty evenly. If I came to a spot that burned unevenly I would wet the side that was burning quickest and then it would catch up with each other. Basically what I'm saying is I rolled and smoked them like giant joints.
I know it's not the most elegant way of doing it, but I'm satisfied.
Joe