LordPipestoke
Active Member
Hi,
I know I've seen threads before this one which asks 'which cigar varieties to grow' but I can't seem to find any that answers my question. It's time for me to get seeds though, so I can start the next grow.
When it comes to cigars, I like something that isn't too strong. I also like something that is 'naturally aromatic.' I'm not after adding flavours, as I tend to prefer tobaccos without additions.
When it comes to cigars, I know very little. I have the occasional one, but with tobacco prices as they are in Australia, it's devilishly prohibitive. What I like however, is something that is a little difficult for me to describe. It's an aroma I get already from when I smell the cigar (something I enjoy nearly as much as smoking the thing!) before lighting it. I'll list a few things which I feel have some of the same smells, but without any one of them being 'that smell.' It's a smell that isn't sweet, but which is a smell, the same way that sweet is a smell.
I've had elements of that smell in the following:
Fragrant hay. Not just 'cut grass' but like the hay from a meadow with heather in it, too.
Honey. This is probably where I get it most. Fragrant honey though - but not flowery.
Some cheeses. Yes, even that. Not sour though.
My guess is that a lot of that comes from the processing of the tobacco. Perhaps more so than what leaf is actually used.
My plan is two varieties, unless someone talks me into three. That said, I have limited space and will be planting mostly Virginia for my pipe.
What should I try?
Cheers,
PS
I know I've seen threads before this one which asks 'which cigar varieties to grow' but I can't seem to find any that answers my question. It's time for me to get seeds though, so I can start the next grow.
When it comes to cigars, I like something that isn't too strong. I also like something that is 'naturally aromatic.' I'm not after adding flavours, as I tend to prefer tobaccos without additions.
When it comes to cigars, I know very little. I have the occasional one, but with tobacco prices as they are in Australia, it's devilishly prohibitive. What I like however, is something that is a little difficult for me to describe. It's an aroma I get already from when I smell the cigar (something I enjoy nearly as much as smoking the thing!) before lighting it. I'll list a few things which I feel have some of the same smells, but without any one of them being 'that smell.' It's a smell that isn't sweet, but which is a smell, the same way that sweet is a smell.
I've had elements of that smell in the following:
Fragrant hay. Not just 'cut grass' but like the hay from a meadow with heather in it, too.
Honey. This is probably where I get it most. Fragrant honey though - but not flowery.
Some cheeses. Yes, even that. Not sour though.
My guess is that a lot of that comes from the processing of the tobacco. Perhaps more so than what leaf is actually used.
My plan is two varieties, unless someone talks me into three. That said, I have limited space and will be planting mostly Virginia for my pipe.
What should I try?
Cheers,
PS
