Pics of your sticks!!

[greygoose]

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That ecuador maduro sure does make a nice looking smoke

Wow very nice! From this current batch of Ecu Maduro at WLT?

 

[Chacocii]

Wow very nice! From this current batch of Ecu Maduro at WLT?

Yep

 

[webmost]

His cutter is sharp.

 

[filrich]

4.5 x 46
Pelo d'Oro Seco
Peru Seco
ASP Ligero
Sumatra Binder
Ecuador Corona Wrapper

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

3 Piloto seco
1 Nic Hab viso
1 Pelo de Oro seco
Dominican binder
Eight with Ecuador corona wrapper
Two with Besuki wrapper

 

[Easydoesit]

Much better with a few months on them.

 

[greygoose]

3 Piloto seco
1 Nic Hab viso
1 Pelo de Oro seco
Dominican binder
Eight with Ecuador corona wrapper
Two with Besuki wrapper

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Man looks like I'm gonna have to get a pound of that Ecuador Corona wrapper, reminds me of creme brulee. How many leaf in a pound if you don't mind me asking? Still waiting for my first order, says it went through Chicago distribution centre a week ago and then went silent..

 

[MarcL]

 

[Snowblithe]

A couple of quick rolls I’m forgoing the caps on. I have to say, see the filler pattern come out like this is immensely satisfying. Especially leaving the foot a little looser as @MarcL suggested a while back.

 

[deluxestogie]

I received a sample labeled "Ecuador Habano #6". The leaves are huge, medium dark, and delicious. Oddly, the leaf tips--about 5" of each leaf--are in a higher case than the remainder of the leaf, and they remain that way, making the tips unsuitable for use in the filler. I suspect some unexpected physical arrangement during their fermentation caused these leaf tips to overheat.

I tear off the 5" of tip, and utilize the remainder of the "Ecuador Habano #6" for my cigars. But I've been saving those hyperhygroscopic tips to use as a flavor cap on top of Ecuador Cameroon wrapper. I don't use glue on these. I just make sure the cap is fairly damp when applied. Once it dries down a bit, it remains well adhered.

I don't remember what I stuffed into the center of this stogie last night, but I'm hoping that what surrounds it will burn the center as well.

Bob

 

[deluxestogie]

Finally warm enough to sit out on my porch.

Not a perfect burn, but good enough for a nice smoke.

Bob

 

[plantdude]

don't remember what I stuffed into the center of this stogie last night, but I'm hoping that what surrounds it will burn the center as well

On the plus side it looks like tobacco, not leftover John Deere parts or anything concerning
I tried wrapping a scrap of a different variety on the end of one of mine a while ago without glue and it came off while smoking. Reading your post I see where I went wrong. I needed it to be more moist and a bigger scrap. Good to know.

 

[deluxestogie]

A really damp cap that is allowed to dry overnight (while clamped with a clothespin or held with a twist) will shrink a bit, making it snug. Notice that the scrap cap extends down to where I hold the cigar. That also helps keep it in place.

Bob

 

[MarcL]

San Andres on the foot, La Rosa then Ecuador medio tiempo wrapper.

 

[Snowblithe]

Two short filler rolls and a repair job on a long filler one I dropped.
I used the nastiest, Swiss cheesiest Habano 2000 wrapper I had. I must say, free hand short filler rolling is not easy. I know there are easier techniques and ‘machines’ you can use, I just wanted to see if these are smokable.

I dropped this one. It ever so cat-like landed on its foot, but alas cracked. Used Nic Rosado wrapper to ape @deluxestogie and @MarcL, to give credit where it is due.
I’m out of Ligero, which is a bit vexing. Can’t wait for my WLT order to show up.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

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I’m out of Ligero, which is a bit vexing. Can’t wait for my WLT order to show up.

Hey, at least you know what you have in stock. I don't.

 

[Snowblithe]

Hey, at least you know what you have in stock. I don't.

Lol, small comfort comfort but thanks for trying. I suspect I will be in the same boat as you given some time though. My resume doesn't mention it, but I am notoriously bad at at inventory.

 

[Torcedormike89]

This is lovely leaf, from a careful and diligent finca. I believe these are Habano variety. Both the Peru seco and Peru ligero are properly and neatly frog-legged. The leaf is remarkably intact, and impeccably clean. Of the first 3 seco leaves I pulled from the bag, all of them were either wrapper or binder grade, even though intended as filler. Their color is consistent (a light to medium brown for the seco, and a dark brown for the ligero.

For this puro, I used a double seco binder (it's really thin), and a seco wrapper. The color and grade of the ligero made it tempting to use the dark ligero as wrapper, but after firing up this puro, I think the ligero would be too intense as a wrapper. Burn of the seco is excellent, though its flavor profile is predictably bland. Burn of the ligero seems similar to most other ligero (burns, but not great). The blend offers a rich aroma and nicotine of medium to full. Any more ligero in this would be too much nicotine for me.

The flavor itself is interesting. There seems to be none of the earthiness I detect in Habano from most other growing areas. It has a "dry" quality. I'll take a wild guess, and say that it was likely grown at a fairly high altitude. I would not be surprised if the Montecristo Peruvians contain a strip of this ligero for their punch.

I believe either the seco or the ligero would be at their best if blended with non-Peruvian leaf, to enhance the aroma profile, and add that missing earthiness.

Overall, a wonderful addition to WLTs long-filler offerings.

Bob

I believe it’s pelo d oro grown in Peru I wonder is @FmGrowit can verify or find out for us all

 

[Torcedormike89]

Do any of you know how to get more tooth on your sungrown wrapper??? It can be done bc I know of one way just seeing if anyone else knows a different way ?????????

 

[deluxestogie]

I believe it’s pelo d oro grown in Peru I wonder is @FmGrowit can verify or find out for us all

Definitely not Pelo d'Oro grown in Peru. This is a Peruvian Habano variety. Habano has been grown in Peru for over 100 years.

Bob