Pics of your sticks!!

[waikikigun]

This wonderful Habano was a gift from one of my brothers. Every Cuban Partagas that I have ever smoked over the decades has been harsh and way too strong for a human being to smoke. This robusto was from a different planet. The mild, rosado wrapper is perfect. Draw is excellent (expected), but the nicotine strength is medium-to-full (unexpectedly low!) and smooth as silk. It still has that rich, complex Havana tobacco character. Also, the robusto size is perfect for this strength of cigar. Any larger would be over the top for my delicate constitution.

Fully expecting to have to diplomatically praise it in an email to my brother, I had postponed smoking it for a couple of months. (It's the weather. It's the phase of the Moon. Too windy.) So, relieved, I will give it its due praise in my response to him.

The stick was sourced from a reputable tobacconist in Geneva.

Bob

Glad you enjoyed; the Partagas robusto is one of the all-time great cigars imho.

 

[MarcL]

 

[MarcL]

liking this criollo 98 wrapper..

4.8 X 50
from the center, San Vicente Ligero , Condega Viso, Criollo 98 Viso fillers. 3 lamina with 2 veins from PA and Vuelta Abajo binders with, Criollo 98 Wrappers.

 

[waikikigun]

Rolled this thing last June. Smoked it just now. Wrappers are CT Shade and Habano Maduro. Decent!

 

[MarcL]

7.1 X 64
from the center, San Vicente Ligero , Condega Viso, Criollo 98 Viso fillers. 3 lamina with 2 veins from PA and Vuelta Abajo binders with, Criollo 98 Wrappers.

 

[waikikigun]

This label, 2C98S+1, signifies that these blends (of which there are five here, two each) use two leaves C98 seco + one leaf of something else in the filler. The something else is indicated by a number code around the back, on the label.

Slots 1/2: 2 C98 seco, 1 C98 viso
Slots 3/4: 2 C98 seco, 1 Nica Hab viso
Slots 5/6: 2 C98 seco, 1 "Dominican" ligero
Slots 7/8: 2 C98 seco, 1 CV Criollo ligero
Slots 9/10 2 C98 seco, 1 CVVA Hab ligero

 

[MarcL]

.. chomp, chomp .. something else in the filler?

 

[GreenDragon]

@waikikigun That looks like an especially beautiful batch.

 

[waikikigun]

@waikikigun That looks like an especially beautiful batch.

Thanks. I always try to make my sticks too pretty to burn: it's the only way I can get any age on'em.

 

[MarcL]

 

[waikikigun]

Current quarantine situation, 10:55 pm PST:

 

[rainmax]

I love you guys.
Keep up the good rolling...

 

[tullius]

Maks is baks! Thank you for your cuban cigar roller video you posted some time ago: I learned so much from it. Such a great video!

 

[rainmax]

Maks is baks! Thank you for your cuban cigar roller video you posted some time ago: I learned so much from it. Such a great video!

Thank you. I have some footage from last cuban visit 2018 and still didn't edit that video. Hector Luis Prieto

 

[GreenDragon]

 

[waikikigun]

View attachment 30076

Hilarious! I can easily imagine many other topics, as well.

 

[GreenDragon]

Thanks! As soon as I saw your picture I thought "That is such a great picture it could be from an article in Esquire / QC etc. Hmm I'm bored... maybe it will be!"

 

[waikikigun]

Thanks! As soon as I saw your picture I thought "That is such a great picture it could be from an article in Esquire / QC etc. Hmm I'm bored... maybe it will be!"

Boredom is leading to a lot of fun things lately....

 

[MarcL]

 

[waikikigun]

Petite coronas.