Pics of your sticks!!

[MarcL]

Thanks, Don, for a selection of some of the finest leaf in the world.

Bob

also to like contribute I would please.

 

[Scotty]

Dont laugh, it’s my first. Even after watching webmost video, I just rolled how I seen fit and smoked right away. I’m hooked now.

 

[MarcL]

That took no time. welcome to the club.

 

[deluxestogie]

That's a fine cigar.

Bob

 

[col555]

Looking good Scotty

 

[CobGuy]

Looks like a good smoke to me, Scotty ... congrats!

 

[deluxestogie]

There's no binder in there, so the cigar is bumpy. This 7" San Andrés stogie is clearly an imitation, since it is smoother and draws better than a real Te Amo, though it has the exact same taste and aroma. I suspect it is smother because of the better draw, which allows more thorough combustion.

Bob

 

[waikikigun]

There's no binder in there, so the cigar is bumpy. This 7" San Andrés stogie is clearly an imitation, since it is smoother and draws better than a real Te Amo, though it has the exact same taste and aroma. I suspect it is smother because of the better draw, which allows more thorough combustion.

Bob

¡Que bueno!

 

[Scotty]

Thank you.

 

[deluxestogie]

I combined some leaf samples to conjure this cigar blend:

• Ecuador Habano wrapper
• Honduras Jamastran ligero
• Nicaragua Jalapa viso
• Honduras Jamastran seco

Having just picked about 1/2 peck of hazelnuts, I used them as the background (because hazelnut begins with "Ha"!). I'm easily amused.

Neither the Jamastran nor the Jalapa contribute any earthy aromas or wood or leather. Instead, I get a broad, peppery profile, without real body or complexity. The Habano wrapper is likely grown in Ecuadorian cloud forest conditions, so it's practically shade-grown, and offers none of the usual warm, earthy aromas of sun-grown Habano. [It's a nice wrapper to work with, but the filler needs to do its part.] I suppose what I'm saying is that this solid, medium-strength, nicely-burning cigar isn't all that great. The addition of a Nicaraguan Habano viso leaf would probably transform it.

Bob

 

[DIY Pete]

Haven't rolled any sticks in a couple of years but the humidor is starting to get a little thin so I dug out th cooler full of baccy to see what I had on hand. Much to my surprise I have a nice selection on hand so I should be good to go for a little while before I make an order from Don.

On hand I have
Half a pound give or take of:
Bezuki and Criollo 98 wrapper
Dominican seco
Mata fina filler
short filler scrap

three quarters of a pound of:
Criollo 98 viso
Sumatra binder

and a full pound of PA Oscuro Binder.

When I got to the very bottom of the cooler I found a bag with three lonely leaves in it. At fist I thought it was unlabeled and I set it aside while I looked through the rest. When I was packing everything back up I spotted some writing on the bag that had mostly been rubbed off. After a little squinting and holding it up to the light I figured it out. Aleman Ligero! That is a blast from the past. Pics of some ugly sticks to come this weekend when I should have some time to roll.

Pete

 

[MarcL]

 

[deluxestogie]

Marc, Congratulations on your first post-VBulletin post. Nice sticks too.

Bob

 

[MarcL]

I had to do something! .. It looks fresh. I like it. thank you all for that. I need to look around. I need half n half and chocolate now. gotta go..

 

[D0CH0LLIDAY]

Rolled some of my original blend. The last two I doubled the fillers and made some huge cigars that are about 7" cigars and probably 60 ring gauge. I didn't have a press for those. haha

These are nicaraguan seco, criollo98 seco, and criollo98 viso with a nicaraguan binder. No wrapper.

 

[MarcL]

 

[ciennepi]

MarcL, can I ask what's that little round trimmer whit green handle in the last photo and where did you bought it? Or is it DIY?

 

[MarcL]

@ciennepi .. It's a trimmed down 18mm rotary knife with a copper cap cutter taped to it.

 

[MarcL]

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

As Marc often posts his tools along with his cigars, I thought I'd do the same. At work, I solely use scissors. (Good ones). 5 minutes to roll, 60 minutes to smoke.



This is my second of the evening. 1 San Andreas, five T13 viso, and wrapped and bound with Bezuki. It's good at this diameter.