Pics of your sticks!!

[Jim D]

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absolutely ten minutes fresh off the table, still damp...


1/2 Pelo de Oro ligero
4 Pelo de Oro viso
Dom binder
mystery wrapper -- from the aroma, color, texture and flavor, I assume it to be a well-aged Mata Fina from Brazil

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No seco? What's happened to you?!?

 

[MarcL]

 

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No seco? What's happened to you?!?

The Pelo de Oro was sold to me as seco.
From the size and flammability of it, I judge it to be mis-labeled viso.

 

[deluxestogie]

@MarcL, that series of photos is a spectacular study of surface texture contrasts.

Bob

 

[MarcL]

55 x 4.6

same fillers in 2 cameroon 1 bezuki 1 olor capa

 

[Snowblithe]

Corona and robusto from yesterday. I’m finding that with a little forethought I can squeeze a couple of nice cigarillos out of the scraps. Less waste and less to clean up.

 

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A quickie rolled this morning to test a new blend

1/2 Pelo de Oro core
surrounded by 4 Pelo de Oro viso
Dominican Olor seco for the binder
FX Smith's CT shade wrapper

 

[Snowblithe]

I’ve had this Cohiba kicking around my humidor for years not knowing if I would ever be able to do anything with it, or for that matter knowing wether or not it is genuine. I decided to get rid of the old binder altogether and (sacrilegiously) use Dominican binder with Havana 2000 wrapper. When I get around to smoking it I should have some idea of it’s veracity.

 

[Snowblithe]

Here is the ‘before’ picture...

 

[Jvergen]

Havana and hard air 5 min roll love this hobby.

 

[MadFarmer]

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I'm going to do this with a commercial cigar I didn't like once my homegrown is ready.

 

[Snowblithe]

The imperfecto burn test.



I’m thinking I mistook a couple Ligero leafs for a seco and stuck them on that one side. It tasted great but the burn was uneven the whole way down. Also, when I stood up I was well and thoroughly over-nicotined. I am accustomed to strong tobacco but this was a bit too much, haha.

 

[Snowblithe]

However, my robustos are getting pretty consistent. I have another imperfecto normalizing in the humidor, which hopefully will go easier on me than the last one...

 

[plantdude]

Camel wide style mini cigarillo with WLT scraps and homegrown perique (variety) wrapper. If they get much smaller they are going to be one of @MarcL cigaronis

 

[deluxestogie]

A tad fatter, and you can snug it into a pipe bowl.

Bob

 

[GreenDragon]

This is a test blend, so no attempt at beauty. PdO, CV black, and Criollo 97 ligeros. CV Corojo and T-13 viso. Dominican binder and wrapper. This one is destined for a production run. Surprisingly mild in flavor, but well rounded and tasty. Slight nutmeg and caramel flavors, creamy and perfectly balanced. This is one you will smoke down to the nub.

 

[Snowblithe]

I tried using my Nic rosado wrapper with today’s perfecto. I’m going with perfecto with this one because it is the least banana shaped one yet.
The wrapper is very thin so not surprisingly I tore it a bit at the foot which is why I clipped it’s toenails, figuratively speaking, a little less proud than normal. Went with a toro for the other half wrapper because it is so much easier to roll.

 

[deluxestogie]

As you are discovering, each wrapper has its own ideal case for wrapping easily. Too wet, and they tear. Too dry, and they tear. But that happy point in between differs from one variety (and even batch of a single variety) to the next. I've been rolling for a decade, and still get it wrong. The benefit of rolling for minimum wage in a third world factory is that you work with the same leaf for thousands of consecutive cigars, before you switch to something different.

Bob

 

[Chacocii]

Lunch smoke burning well

 

[Snowblithe]

As you are discovering, each wrapper has its own ideal case for wrapping easily. Too wet, and they tear. Too dry, and they tear. But that happy point in between differs from one variety (and even batch of a single variety) to the next. I've been rolling for a decade, and still get it wrong. The benefit of rolling for minimum wage in a third world factory is that you work with the same leaf for thousands of consecutive cigars, before you switch to something different.

Bob

Interesting... The wrapper did seem especially weak as I didn't even feel it tear... I will take my time casing the next joint (not that kind of joint, I just like to keep my phrases turned) to where the elasticity is best.