Bruck
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Looks good Gavin, especially for a first attempt! My first few batches looked like something only a plumber or proctologist would be interested in
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Looks good Gavin, especially for a first attempt! My first few batches looked like something only a plumber or proctologist would be interested in
Bruck
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My latest batch, rolled them today:
With this batch I'm trying out some new tobacco I got from Bigbonner.
Wrappers are Ecuador shade and Ecuador maduro.
Binders are Bigbonner's "One Sucker" (his website explains the unusual name). This is a dark, leathery leaf, which makes an excellent binder.
Innards are various amounts of Criollo ligero (Nicaraguan), Brazil viso, Piloto Cubano Seco (Dominican), and Bigbonner's burley.
The burley is an experiment - never tried that leaf in a stogie before, but I usually include burley in my flake tobacco pressings. I hope it works well in the blend; otherwise I just rolled 9 dog rockets
With this batch I'm trying out some new tobacco I got from Bigbonner.
Wrappers are Ecuador shade and Ecuador maduro.
Binders are Bigbonner's "One Sucker" (his website explains the unusual name). This is a dark, leathery leaf, which makes an excellent binder.
Innards are various amounts of Criollo ligero (Nicaraguan), Brazil viso, Piloto Cubano Seco (Dominican), and Bigbonner's burley.
The burley is an experiment - never tried that leaf in a stogie before, but I usually include burley in my flake tobacco pressings. I hope it works well in the blend; otherwise I just rolled 9 dog rockets
ArizonaDave
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Bruck, how is that One Sucker? Have been meaning to try it soon. The rest I have in supply, except the Ecuador wrappers, which I'm getting on Wednesday, if they are still there.
I love all the WLT's leaf you mentioned! Sticks look good!
I love all the WLT's leaf you mentioned! Sticks look good!
Cigar
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Nice looking smokes there Bruck! look alot like mine..hope they smoke great. but have to ask question? "Bigbonner's burley" who is this guy have seen alot on forum here? sounds like a 'adult-film star' to me?
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BigBonner is a long-time commercial tobacco grower in Kentucky, and a founding member of this forum.
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Bruck
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The One Sucker is dark and leathery, and flexible enough to make a good binder.
Bigbonner is a regular on this site; pretty sure he doesn't work in the adult film business
I'll make a report on flavor and burn in a future dispatch, probably in a couple weeks.
Bigbonner is a regular on this site; pretty sure he doesn't work in the adult film business
I'll make a report on flavor and burn in a future dispatch, probably in a couple weeks.
Brown Thumb
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My latest stick. I got out of control with this one. I got Everything in this baby.
Gdaddy
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Brown Thumb, that's the most rustic cigar I've ever seen. I've heard of a shaggy foot but that has a shaggy body. I bet it's amazing to smoke!! Gotta love it.
That looks huge.
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ArizonaDave
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Used to smoke shaggy foot's too, but that BT is a man on a smokin' mission!
Cigar
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wow Brown Thumb! can only picture the smoke that thing will produce.would make great picture of it burning.
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Brown Thumb
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Unfortunatly Shaggy was too Shaggy to smoke per say. So I cut it in half and put it in the perique press for 24 hrs.
Fit in the teck 1 perfect, it turned into some nice coins and shredded pretty easy with one blade.
Fit in the teck 1 perfect, it turned into some nice coins and shredded pretty easy with one blade.
ArizonaDave
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BT, hey, that works too! I believe DON was just talking about this in another thread?
DGBAMA
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Nice cut.
Bruck
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And here's my latest batch:
This batch is some more of the blend I made a couple batches ago:
Wrapper: Cameroon (2 are Ecuador maduro)
Binder: Aleman (German born, Dominican processed)
Filler: Criollo ligero (Nicaraguan), Piloto Cubano Seco (Dominican), and in a few I put some Cameroon seco.
Been rolling a lot lately to replenish my inventory which is way down due to gifts, trades, and hunting camp
This batch is some more of the blend I made a couple batches ago:
Wrapper: Cameroon (2 are Ecuador maduro)
Binder: Aleman (German born, Dominican processed)
Filler: Criollo ligero (Nicaraguan), Piloto Cubano Seco (Dominican), and in a few I put some Cameroon seco.
Been rolling a lot lately to replenish my inventory which is way down due to gifts, trades, and hunting camp
DGBAMA
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And here's my latest batch:
This batch is some more of the blend I made a couple batches ago:
Wrapper: Cameroon (2 are Ecuador maduro)
Binder: Aleman (German born, Dominican processed)
Filler: Criollo ligero (Nicaraguan), Piloto Cubano Seco (Dominican), and in a few I put some Cameroon seco.
Been rolling a lot lately to replenish my inventory which is way down due to gifts, trades, and hunting camp
You will surely be the most popular guy in the hunt camp this year. Good job.
Cigar
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Very nice looking cigars there Bruck! Is the cameroon leaf as 'fragile' to work with? I have read before its very hard to work with?
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Cigar
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I have found a very great mix that am very pleased with from WLT:Ec shade wrapper/double Dom.pluto binder/2-Dom.seco+1-98 viso+1Dom.ligeo.Great taste and smoke!! only one small problem..my wife loves it too and stole it from me lol.
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