Pics of your sticks!!

[MarcL]

first ever cigar ive rolled made 5 minutes ago, all Connecticut tobacco.

Congratulations ! .. welcome to the club. it's official.

 

[Patriotguy]

Congratulations ! .. welcome to the club. it's official.

quickly learned why unfermented mud lugs aren't a good filler tobacco just now.

 

[tullius]

write it down, learn, change up, smoke, repeat, keep rolling. you never stop learning if you don't stop

 

[tullius]

So, you're getting a taste of the difficult aspect of this hobby

Yes I am. Took some time to respond to your post because I needed to sort out an honest answer.

Used to think your words were a little jaded, but now I see blending cigars is a very difficult task. The batch size in a cigar compared to bulk pipe tobacco is miniscule: 2-8 leaves as compared to hundreds, and that's disregarding any inconsistencies in leaf/drying/fermenting/aging/etc. I don't think your words are quite so jaded anymore.

What will I do with the one variety of cigar leaf out of six I got that I don't like much? Keep it, use it, age it, try it again but not the same way: 2-2-2 of what I've got isn't a bad blend and my brother likes it if I don't decide to keep, and it's good enough I'll keep. Half a pound left. Throw it out, no. Would be an injustice to the tobacco and the people that processed it. Or, I'm that cheap.

Agree on lesser quantities avail for purchase, maybe 1/2 lb. packs is a good compromise?

I look at a natural commercial tobacco plant product the same as a commercial peach plant product: sometimes you go to a trusted good produce store and get a juicy ripe dripping sweet perfect example of the species, and sometimes you get an unripe dry mealy stiff pink lump. There's so many variables in the supply chain, it's probably not the store.

I sure get a lot more consistent results dealing with tobacco than with peaches. Like you said, I pays my moneys and takes my chances. But, I like my chances.

This is a worthwhile discussion to have.

 

[deluxestogie]

In blending a cigar with my own top leaf from Piloto Cubano PR, I can handle only about a quarter to a half leaf of it, among 3 or 4 large leaves of milder tobacco (Corojo 99, Honduran Habano, etc.). The flavor that the dark Piloto Cubano adds is full and rich and powerful, but the nicotine in it maxes out my limit.

Bob

 

[waikikigun]

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

 

[Charly]

Great picture ! Despite the temperature, it feels warm

 

[CobGuy]

Love the different lights / lamps ... cool!

~Darin

 

[Jvergen]

So this a pen red fill with a corojo binder and a PA wrapper. Really like this blend have made 4 of them to sit a bit

 

[waikikigun]

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Very nice pic.

 

[MarcL]

6.5 X 52/64 from the center, San Vicente Ligero, Criollo 98 Viso, Condega Viso and, Rene Seco fillers, PA, mata fina and Vuelta Abajo binders with, Criollo 98, Candela and Jalapa Rosado Wrappers.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

WLT Honduran filler, and American Connecticut wrapper.

(Also an unsulfited rosé from a small BC outfit called Little Farm Winery)

 

[waikikigun]

WLT Honduran filler, and American Connecticut wrapper.

(Also an unsulfited rosé from a small BC outfit called Little Farm Winery)

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How were they?

 

[dubhelix]

Rene Seco filler (thanks to WLT!) with this year’s inadequately aged Rot Front for binder and wrapper.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

How were they?

I liked the first half. Not very complex. It started out spicy and finished too strong.

 

[Jvergen]

To quote Bob the Sunday morning rush rolled a chunky WTL cigar corojo Seco filler Dominican binder and wrapped it in a corojo wrapper from Bob. And a fresh cup of Aldi coffee or 2

Jeff

 

[deluxestogie]

My mums have slowly gone from salmon and beige to this lovely lilac with yellows. The cigar (WLT Cameroon wrapper) is just a prop for the flower photo.

Bob

 

[Chacocii]

Got some foot bands on my latest blend.

 

[waikikigun]

My mums have slowly gone from salmon and beige to this lovely lilac with yellows. The cigar (WLT Cameroon wrapper) is just a prop for the flower photo.

Bob

Wow! Beautiful flowers.