Pics of your sticks!! 2021

[MarcL]

7 X 54 from the center, Cibao Criollo 98 Ligero , Cibao Corojo Viso and Cibao Vuelta Abajo Seco fillers. CV PA and CV Corojo Oscuro binders with, Olor wrappers.

 

[MadFarmer]

7 X 54 from the center, Cibao Criollo 98 Ligero , Cibao Corojo Viso and Cibao Vuelta Abajo Seco fillers. CV PA and CV Corojo Oscuro binders with, Olor wrappers.

Looks and sounds tasty

 

[deluxestogie]

I love that wrapper color and texture.

Bob

 

[Jtravis]

I took a draw after this photo and the ash fell right on my lap. Should have seen that coming.

Nothing new...or creative here:

Nic seco, viso & ligero
Nic Seco Binder
San Andres Wrapper

It would probably do me some good to throw something a little different into this blend. I’m just a lazy purist.

 

[MarcL]

5.5 X 52 box pressed torpedo closed foot. from the center, Peru Ligero , Peru Seco fillers. CV PA and Olor binders with, CV Corojo Oscuro Wrappers.

 

[willgodwin]

These 4 seem like it's the first batch I've gotten a good consistent bunch along the cigar and with medium firm draw. PHEW. I wasn't quite grasping the concept of how tight (or not tight) to bind the bunch and then what work to let the mold do. I watched every video, even bought Bobalu's course ("just roll the bunch in the binder like a cannoli or anything else..." LOL) Just wasn't gettin it. Took a break from molds and did a bunch of newspaper molds for a few weeks and thought I would never return to the classic molds again; every draw on every cigar was just about perfect. But back at it again. I think using the newspaper molds helped my brain in some way realize what and how the mold functions as I roll cigars. Seeing Bob squeeze his bunch before binding really helped me to; I can feel where the soft spots might be, and of course I got Bliss runnin' on repeat and Robert's voice rising in my ears... Cheers!

 

[deluxestogie]

Nice sticks. The secret is that there is no secret.

Bob

 

[willgodwin]

Nice sticks. The secret is that there is no secret.

Bob

Thanks Bob. Thats right, no secrets, just figure'n it out!

 

[MarcL]

These 4 seem like it's the first batch I've gotten a good consistent bunch along the cigar and with medium firm draw. PHEW. I wasn't quite grasping the concept of how tight (or not tight) to bind the bunch and then what work to let the mold do. I watched every video, even bought Bobalu's course ("just roll the bunch in the binder like a cannoli or anything else..." LOL) Just wasn't gettin it. Took a break from molds and did a bunch of newspaper molds for a few weeks and thought I would never return to the classic molds again; every draw on every cigar was just about perfect. But back at it again. I think using the newspaper molds helped my brain in some way realize what and how the mold functions as I roll cigars. Seeing Bob squeeze his bunch before binding really helped me to; I can feel where the soft spots might be, and of course I got Bliss runnin' on repeat and Robert's voice rising in my ears... Cheers!View attachment 38204View attachment 38205View attachment 38206

Nice! and, I see what you did with the capping. Clean.

 

[willgodwin]

Nice! and, I see what you did with the capping. Clean.

Thanks! I saw it on a My Fathers cigar I smoked a few weeks back and really liked the look, thought I would give it a shot. Fun to do!

 

[waikikigun]

If you want the mold to do the things it's good at then you bunch it light in your hands but girthy enough that the mold will squash it down to medium and make it smooth.

 

[waikikigun]

 

[Snowblithe]

This is the last of my last year’s cigars. I’m not sure what is in it and it has an utterly ethereal draw (read loose and airy, not heavenly) but it tastes pretty good and peppery. 64+ gauge so it’s of @deluxestogie proportions. I will need to make more soon. I’m thinking some cheroots and some San Andreas blends, but we’ll see.

 

[deluxestogie]

Yes. 64 ring is a real logos. Sounds phenomenological!

Bob

 

[Snowblithe]

Word

 

[deluxestogie]

For the first time ever, I will describe a cigar as "peppery". It's not about the tobacco. After cutting up a bunch of Basque Peppers, I rinsed my hands, then rolled this cigar. After a few more chores, I thought it might be a good idea to wash my hands with soap and water, which I did.

On placing this cigar into my mouth to light it, my lips began to burn. It was like smoking a cayenne pepper.

Bob

 

[FrostD]

Enjoyment time! Cigar #76 I rolled up. Really good flavors all the way through. Need to roll up more of this one and let them sit.

#76
Wrapper date: 2/4/21
Bound date: 2/3/21
Filler style: Entubado

Molded w/ 9x52 round cap mold. Procured from WLT

Wrapper: WLT Habano 2000k

Hab. 2000 Wrapper, 1lb.

Habano 2000 is a beautiful leaf with an oily appearance and dark, silky texture. It has rich, complex and bold flavors and toasty aromas.

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Binder: WLT Sumatra

Sumatra Cigar Binder, 1lb.

Sumatra Binder has a neutral flavor allowing either your blend or the wrapper to dominate the flavor profile of the cigar. Most of these leaves will make a wrapper grade. The color is a medium brown…

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Filler:
2/5 WLT Nicaragua Condega Seco 2014 (out of stock now. Try any WLT Condega Seco to replace)

1/5 WLT Dominican Criollo ‘98 Seco

Criollo 98 Seco, 1lb.

This earthy tobacco leaf can serve as your primary cigar filler by itself, or it can be fortified with a portion of any of our viso or ligero offerings. Grown in the Dominican Republic in 2021.

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1/5 WLT T-13 Viso- Just Uber good in any blend

T-13 Dominican Criollo 98/Piloto Viso Cigar Filler, 1lb.

Found a missing bag in the warehouse! * T-13 is an experimental cross of Criollo 98 and Piloto Cubano that were grafted. Nutty, cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa, and cherry flavors. Grown in the Dominican…

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1/5 WLT CV Corojo Ligero 2006

CV Corojo 2006 Ligero

Developed in the Tobacco Experimental Station in San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Río province, during the tobacco crop years of 2001-2002. Most commercial attributes to this tobacco are mistaken in…

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[Snowblithe]

I rolled up a couple Toscano facsimiles tonight and I’m lighting up a curly tail tapered figurato thingy. Without washing my hands in between…

 

[FrostD]

What consists on a Toscano facsimile? What draws you to that blend @Snowblithe ?

 

[Snowblithe]

What consists on a Toscano facsimile? What draws you to that blend @Snowblithe ?

They were always my favourite commercial cigar for their economy, strength and flavour, to answer your second question.
As to what it is, the commercial ones are a blend of fire cured tobaccos from Kentucky and Italy, the latter being their origin. I dissected one and found that the filler is a melange of long and short leaf with a single leaf that serves as both wrapper and binder. My understanding is that they are only compromised of fire cured tobacco but I use mostly long and short cigar ‘scraps’ with a few strips of fire cured throughout the filler as the stuff from WLT is to potent for a puro, at least to my constitution. I do bind them ‘authentically’ with one leaf and use a shed-load of glue on the whole seam. It’s tricky and I’m still figuring it out, but I’ve managed to make them smokable more often than not… they’re made so they can be cut in half or smoked from either end without unraveling. They’re called cheroots.