Azucarado Oscuro Kit

[adamziegler]

Rolled my first 4 cigars from the kit today. My kit came with:

Ecuador Maduro Wrapper (10-11 whole leaves all in very good shape)
Dominican olor Binder (about 6oz / 20 leaves)
Piloto Cubano Seco (4oz)
Dominican Viso (2oz)
Nicaragua Esteli Ligero (2oz)

My first blend was roughly 2:1:1 of seco:viso:ligero And I used two halves of the olor as a double binder. Any advice would be welcome.

Getting the filler even is going to take some practice, but it wasn't too bad. I have a tendency to have more density thickeness at the head. After wrapping in binder, I rolled in paper since I have not taken the time to print a mold.

The wrapper was lightly misted and placed in a bag while I was working with a filler and binder. Wrapping seemed to go okay but I have some work to do on the head. Glue seemed to work ok.

I smoked the first one I made immediately and enjoyed it. I had only planned to roll two today but ended up rolling four in total.

Excited to roll more!View attachment 52196

 

[Knucklehead]

I've never rolled a cigar that nice looking. Good job!

 

[adamziegler]

I've never rolled a cigar that nice looking. Good job!

Very kind

 

[adamziegler]

Every once in awhile I am getting a dried fruit aroma/taste. Which of the leafs is responsible for this contribution?

Ecuador Maduro Wrapper (10-11 whole leaves all in very good shape)
Dominican olor Binder (about 6oz / 20 leaves)
Piloto Cubano Seco (4oz)
Dominican Viso (2oz)
Nicaragua Esteli Ligero (2oz)

 

[adamziegler]

All in total I got 20+ ~50x~6-7" cigars with a handful of extra short / scrap filler using the Los Rios samples as wrapper and a couple wrapped in Dominican binder only. The glue with the kit I found to be ok. I also purchased some bermacoll 320 that I am not sure what I think of yet. I have been really enjoying this kit and blend.