Pics of your sticks!!

[Easydoesit]

Particularly good one made from the scrap pile

 

[tullius]

Converted spare. The last one is all WLT red virginia: filler, binder and wrapper, no. 279.

Can't wait to try it as soon as it dries down

36 x 4.25

 

[Oldfella]

Particularly good one made from the scrap pile View attachment 31651

That's what I like, no waste. It amazes me how the scrape's can taste as good as, or better, than a carefully selected blend.
Oldfella

 

[Easydoesit]

That's what I like, no waste. It amazes me how the scrape's can taste as good as, or better, than a carefully selected blend.
Oldfella

i know it makes the whole idea of “blending” seem kind unnecessary.

 

[jclif43]

i know it makes the whole idea of “blending” seem kind unnecessary.

Sadly makes duplicating a great smoke difficult if not impossible. Although, makes it interesting all at the same time.

 

[Oldfella]

Sadly makes duplicating a great smoke difficult if not impossible. Although, makes it interesting all at the same time.

Yeah I know I have a bag of mix-ups in my cupboard. I know what's in it but not the percentage of each. B**"#y nice blended with V.G.
Oldfella

 

[tullius]

So I smoked that all red VA little stick tonight

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

So I smoked that all red VA little stick tonight
View attachment 31713

And...

 

[tullius]

This was a three headed smoke: unlit it looks and smells like a cigar dipped in clover honey. Lit, it tastes like a strong sweet VA cigarette without the paper, and also a little like good VA in briar pipe. Sweet buttery sugar through the mid. The butter surprised me. Seemed immature, like it needed more days/months/years to dry down compared to cigar tobaccos. Towards the end it tasted like proper pipe tobacco with a hint of the characteristic VA bite, but much more soft and velvety.

I don't know what to think of it: the juxtapositions of flavor and form are messing with my senses. I think I'd rather just shred red VA and smoke it in a pipe or cigarette.

Interesting experiment, hope it helps someone.

~For the record, sorted through a bit to find half leaves suitable for single binder and wrapper, filler was shredded as would for pipe or cig, and rolled same way as a short scrap filler cigar. Draw was good, wrapper had somewhat erratic burn~

 

[waikikigun]

 

[waikikigun]

Second from right in above photo was this Sumatra. Super good with sixteen hours quality aging time.

 

[tullius]

Regret to relate this to you, but I have identified a very rare and dangerous blue arrow worm protruding from the cigar you are holding. These are extremely directive creatures. I recommend you smoke the one it's hanging out of, and the stick it's pointing at, posthaste.

 

[MadFarmer]

It ain't nothing to look at, but it was a success. This was my third attempt to roll some lugs for fun and this time it smoked. I borrowed a wrapper from a Backwoods Original which was all I could taste. Good draw, if loose, and it burned FAST. Looking forward to rolling more this winter.

 

[deluxestogie]

And so it begins. Congratulations.

Bob

 

[Easydoesit]

I’ve heard the only time cigars are no good is before breakfast ...that’s my favorite time to smoke.

 

[waikikigun]

Regret to relate this to you, but I have identified a very rare and dangerous blue arrow worm protruding from the cigar you are holding. These are extremely directive creatures. I recommend you smoke the one it's hanging out of, and the stick it's pointing at, posthaste.

Done and done.

 

[GreenDragon]

Another of my original Pelo d’Oro blends. About a month of aging in this one. Sublime!

 

[JayT]

Can't sleep so might as well roll.

 

[deluxestogie]

The Olor mud lugs were hanging in my enclosed back porch for 6½ years. These are not lugs, which always make great seco leaf. These are the dirty, beat-up leaves growing just above the mud. This winter, I finally decided to kiln them, rather than toss them out. After two months in the kiln, and then several more months of neglect, I decided to see what they really taste like.

Filler of all Olor would usually be way too intense, with a substantial nicotine hit. Not so with the mud lugs. While they still carry a mild Olor aroma and taste, they are like little lambs. Ecuador Sumatra is one of my favorite wrappers, mostly because it is relatively flavor neutral, thin as tissue, has an excellent burn, and does really well with stronger fillers. So the main body of flavor here is from the Nicaragua Habano viso binder, which was actually a scrap.

The burn is excellent, the aroma mild and enjoyable, and the nicotine strength in the mild-to-medium range. The kitchen floor, where I sat and stemmed the Olor mud lugs is still waiting for me to sweep away the fine shower of dust.

Bob

 

[Radagast]

Taste the rainbow