charlie G.
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Great looking La Paz cigars
I really have grown to like that San Andres wrapper.
I really have grown to like that San Andres wrapper.
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@Buck and @Charlie G. Thank you!
Gdaddy
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Not only do the cigars look great but the effort you put into the documentation of your experience is very nice also.
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@Gdaddy thanks a lot. Yeah, that is a big motivation for me, to document it so that I and anyone else who wants to can profit from the experience.
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Rolled some more of my "La Paz" cigars today, this time longer than the previous and with a slightly tweaked blend.
DGBAMA
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Fine looking sticks, well done.
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Van
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My first try at rolling A cigar
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Poor photo quality so the cigar will look beter hahahaha or maybe just my crappy phone camera
MarcL
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That looks about right. Well done!!
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Van
Looks okay to me, how did it smoke???
Looks okay to me, how did it smoke???
Van
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Thanks
was my first one, I do believe I improved A bit or maybe just got used to the crooked shapes hahahaha
Tasted A bit harsh ....dificult burn (think my filler was A bit wet)
but overall not unpleasant had an almost plum/raisin taste midway
Kentucky Burley and unknown (meant for cigarette market) I managed to get for free from an local exporting company
so the leaf is torn and full of holes and mottled
used A lot of gum.... oops...patch job galore
I did try and ferment it A bit more for about 2 month's
don't know if I did anything right but the overall smell did get better tremendously before I tried rolling
So let the Addiction commence !!!!
was my first one, I do believe I improved A bit or maybe just got used to the crooked shapes hahahaha
Tasted A bit harsh ....dificult burn (think my filler was A bit wet)
but overall not unpleasant had an almost plum/raisin taste midway
Kentucky Burley and unknown (meant for cigarette market) I managed to get for free from an local exporting company
so the leaf is torn and full of holes and mottled
used A lot of gum.... oops...patch job galore
I did try and ferment it A bit more for about 2 month's
don't know if I did anything right but the overall smell did get better tremendously before I tried rolling
So let the Addiction commence !!!!
well last night i lit up my '' cigar ''
and be dammned if it didnt light and smoke perfectlly... but man was it strong,
like i stated i didnt have the right leaves.. im sure with quality leaf it could have been a descent smoke,
and be dammned if it didnt light and smoke perfectlly... but man was it strong,
like i stated i didnt have the right leaves.. im sure with quality leaf it could have been a descent smoke,
Filler Gone Astray
The plan
As I stemmed and laid out the filler components, I was struck by the lovely, deep brown color of one half of a Vuelta Abajo leaf. It was nearly flawless. I misted it, placed it in a Ziplock bag, then set everything aside for an hour. I used both halves of the Machu Picchu as a double binder, and the dark Vuelta Abajo filler half as the wrapper--untrimmed. The final filler (by weight) was about 3/5 Vuelta Abajo viso and 2/5 Columbian Garcia seco.
This is a medium strength cigar (though it starts out fairly mild), smooth as butter, and offers a slight sweetness to the tongue. Vuelta Abajo filler provides a rich, dense smoke--and most of the body of this cigar. The Columbian Garcia is mild and subtle, with a bit of pepper. The overall burn is excellent, particularly for a fresh-rolled cigar wrapped in a relatively thick leaf, and smoked outdoors on a muggy day. The ash is white, with a slightly ragged margin.
All of this cigar is home-grown, kilned leaf. Trimming the wrapper, using glue, and finishing the head would, of course, look nicer. But there's nobody here to impress with such cosmetics. I cut the head as the next to last step in rolling a cigar. Last step: stick it in my mouth. No glue was harmed in the making of this cigar.
Bob
The plan
- Wrapper and binder:
a leaf of sweet but mottled and thin Machu Picchu Havana - Filler:
2 leaves of medium brown Vuelta Abajo
1 leaf of light Columbian Garcia
As I stemmed and laid out the filler components, I was struck by the lovely, deep brown color of one half of a Vuelta Abajo leaf. It was nearly flawless. I misted it, placed it in a Ziplock bag, then set everything aside for an hour. I used both halves of the Machu Picchu as a double binder, and the dark Vuelta Abajo filler half as the wrapper--untrimmed. The final filler (by weight) was about 3/5 Vuelta Abajo viso and 2/5 Columbian Garcia seco.
This is a medium strength cigar (though it starts out fairly mild), smooth as butter, and offers a slight sweetness to the tongue. Vuelta Abajo filler provides a rich, dense smoke--and most of the body of this cigar. The Columbian Garcia is mild and subtle, with a bit of pepper. The overall burn is excellent, particularly for a fresh-rolled cigar wrapped in a relatively thick leaf, and smoked outdoors on a muggy day. The ash is white, with a slightly ragged margin.
All of this cigar is home-grown, kilned leaf. Trimming the wrapper, using glue, and finishing the head would, of course, look nicer. But there's nobody here to impress with such cosmetics. I cut the head as the next to last step in rolling a cigar. Last step: stick it in my mouth. No glue was harmed in the making of this cigar.
Bob
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Bob, that thing is magnificent and inspiring!
kenneumann
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Bob, just go ahead and send that my way. That thing looks great!
DGBAMA
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Bob, I think you should send one to Webby, since it wasn't long ago his opinion was home rolled can't compete with commercial and home rolled+home grown and processed, even less. 
Ben Brand
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Bob, Nice cigar. I must add I love the Vuelta tobacco. One of my keepers. Rolled 5 puro`s last night, one is Vuelta.
Enjoy
Enjoy
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