Pics of your sticks!!

[tullius]

Last night's very fresh work, first six out of the new mold. Takes some adjustment after free rolling..

Caps still need lots of work, but some now look better than Padrons (not a huge achievement).

Bonus: WLT dominican binder used as wrapper does work, looks a bit rough like poor man's maduro, at least while it's drying down.

 

[waikikigun]

Last night's very fresh work, first six out of the new mold. Takes some adjustment after free rolling..

Caps still need lots of work, but some now look better than Padrons (not a huge achievement).

Bonus: WLT dominican binder used as wrapper does work, looks a bit rough like poor man's maduro, at least while it's drying down.

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Hot!

 

[deluxestogie]

My guess is that WLT "Dominican Binder" is Olor. Dominican Olor is, in fact, listed in the GRIN database as "Cigar Wrapper (Dom. Rep.)".

Bob

 

[waikikigun]

My guess is that WLT "Dominican Binder" is Olor. Dominican Olor is, in fact, listed in the GRIN database as "Cigar Wrapper (Dom. Rep.)".

Bob

That's interesting, since Olor seco is key to some of my blends and Olor is one item that is not specifically listed at WLT.

What do you think WLT "Dominican ligero" is?

 

[deluxestogie]

What do you think WLT "Dominican ligero" is?

I don't know. Perhaps Don knows the variety, and will share it with you privately.

Bob

EDIT: How I figured out the Olor. I grew 3 known varieties of Puerto Rican Olor alongside "Cigar Wrapper (Dom. Rep.)". They looked and smoked pretty much the same. I sent photos and questions to the cigar industry folks in the DR, asking if that "Cigar Wrapper (Dom. Rep.)" looked like Olor to them--in both English and Spanish. They never replied. I then scoured the web for photos of every cigar variety currently grown in the DR--as fields of growing plants. None resembled the GRIN mystery wrapper--except fields of what was named Olor.

 

[waikikigun]

I don't know. Perhaps Don knows the variety, and will share it with you privately.

Bob

EDIT: How I figured out the Olor. I grew 3 known varieties of Puerto Rican Olor alongside "Cigar Wrapper (Dom. Rep.)". They looked and smoked pretty much the same. I sent photos and questions to the cigar industry folks in the DR, asking if that "Cigar Wrapper (Dom. Rep.)" looked like Olor to them--in both English and Spanish. They never replied. I then scoured the web for photos of every cigar variety currently grown in the DR--as fields of growing plants. None resembled the GRIN mystery wrapper--except fields of what was named Olor.

That's fairly convincing.

 

[dubhelix]

stubby cone.

Two-leaf stogie.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Criollo seco, T-13 viso, Honduran filler, Connecticut as binder, and Honduran wrapper

 

[tullius]

no. 102 test burn: 1 dr seco 1 nic condega viso 1 coro ligero, dr binder, dr binder as wrapper, all tobacco WLT, 1 day rest

46x6

 

[tullius]

Result: very snug draw for first two inches (expected this) then fine, ok burn, toasted pine nuts and light cedar of the front, light floral and dulce de leche mid, ashy astringent white oak end.

Pretty good for only one day dry time, was too new to smoke really, should improve quite a bit with a couple months time. I'm happy. Had a request for some lighter bodied cigars and this fits the bill.

 

[waikikigun]

Result: very snug draw for first two inches (expected this) then fine, ok burn, toasted pine nuts and light cedar of the front, light floral and dulce de leche mid, ashy astringent white oak end.

Pretty good for only one day dry time, was too new to smoke really, should improve quite a bit with a couple months time. I'm happy. Had a request for some lighter bodied cigars and this fits the bill.

Yeah, that astringent white oak's gonna dial down with time.

 

[Jim D]

Well, the head is starting to look right...

 

[Jvergen]

Received some WLT Paraguay Flojo Africa Seco in my last order wanted to know what it tasted like so rolled it up in some bb corojo [which I know the flavor of ] and just like the description on the sight nice and nutty and coffee notes should go very good in a blend, it's good As is.

 

[GreenDragon]

Box pressed, aged two months. Peppery, burned sugar, dry oak. Medium full flavor and strength.

 

[waikikigun]

Box pressed, aged two months. Peppery, burned sugar, dry oak. Medium full flavor and strength.

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Having lived next to a sugar plantation in Hawaii as a kid I consider burnt sugar an interesting and evocative but not actually "good" smell. How's your evaluation of it in that blend? I'd guess that's coming from the Havana?

 

[GreenDragon]

It may be. It wasn’t overly strong but still noticeable. I think it is just not playing well with the others. But that’s why blending is a trial and error thing.

 

[MarcL]

 

[James Hunsicker]

Those are some nice looking stogies, hope I can get on that level. I cant for the life of me wrap the flag right

 

[MarcL]

Those are some nice looking stogies, hope I can get on that level. I cant for the life of me wrap the flag right

I think you can do it.

 

[CobGuy]

Corojo Ligero & Mata Fina Viso fillers, Connecticut Broadleaf binders and Corojo 99 wrappers: