This is a new vendor who also happens to be the grower that I'm dealing with. I've been negotiating with them for a couple of years now and finally worked my way into purchasing from them...it's complicated.
This vendor's Ligero is sold out four years in advance and I was told it is never sold to the US market because it is too strong for the American palate. I was told the Viso is as strong as most other Ligeros available...I guess you guys will have to be the judge of that.
I'm working on getting a wrapper known as "Desflorado" and a few other new products from them. Give me a little while and I'll work on sweet talking them into selling me a bale of their famed Ligero.
Desflorado, from the name even sounds good!
It translates to "deflowered". Sounds yummy.
In Connecticut, at least, CT Shade leaf is not topped. I interpret "deflowered" to mean that the plants are topped, yielding a more robust leaf. But then, linguistics only takes us so far. What wrapper variety is it that is topped? Is it sun-grown or shade-grown? Should be interesting.
Bob
In Connecticut, at least, CT Shade leaf is not topped. I interpret "deflowered" to mean that the plants are topped, yielding a more robust leaf. But then, linguistics only takes us so far. What wrapper variety is it that is topped? Is it sun-grown or shade-grown? Should be interesting.
Bob
I usually top everything except Orientals. Topping dramatically reduces the overall budworm and aphid burden. Maybe that's why I end up with a fair amount of medium to dark maduro on the upper half of the plants.Bob, do you top the wrapper varieties you grow at home? Inquiring minds want to know.
Personally, I don't smell a peculiar odor in CT shade. May be the presence of ammonia could possibly be the culprit presenting itself as a pee-pee odor.
Speaking of odd odors, when I spray down Criollo98 ligero with citric acid it smells exactly like a sweaty horse and horse poop. Big time odor. Makes me sneeze it's so strong like a vapor being released. However, when it drys it smells like sweet beautiful tobacco.
Then again, you don't have a ton of bales to process either. I think I'd go with the Original Criollo Liguero......by the way, I noticed it's back in stock.
When the bales come in, we break them down into 1, 5, and 10 lb. vapor bags. Two 10lb. bags were mixed in with some Dom. Ligero...surprise!