Yes there is a place for Candela Wrapper . I have been asked several times for green wrapper now I know where to send those customers to WLT .
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Yes there is a place for Candela Wrapper . I have been asked several times for green wrapper now I know where to send those customers to WLT .
GreenDragon
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How can this happen?
One thing led to another. It just happened. It was an accident.
In planning to wrap a nice, fat cigar with a lovely Rosado wrapper, I thought a green foot might be cute. So I wrapped the foot in a scrap of candela. Then I trimmed the Rosado, and decided at the last moment to use the back trim (with the heavy veins) as the wrapper, instead of the leaf segment from which it had been trimmed.
It was a little short for the job, but I would make it work. As though perfectly measured, this back-end trash reached and adequately covered the head. Then it happened. A stiff vein stub in the wrapper, a half-inch from the tip of the head, split away from its lamina. I don't mind "ugly", but I do mind "won't work".
Despite having a small collection of capping scraps nearby--one that contains all varieties of wrapper, I chose instead to use that candela scrap that was right in front of me. And that's the truth, Your Honor.
Bob
GreenDragon
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(Judge) Defendant is found Not Guilty - Case Dismissed!
MarcL
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Almost like Christmas decorations.
Bob
Bob
Nic
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My first cigar! Ordered the sabroso medio cigar blend. Rolled 4, first 2 tasted ok but there were some draw problems. The third one was a delight to smoke! No draw problems, good burn and tasted great. Thanks for the how to roll videos and onstructions!
//Nic
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MarcL
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Yes. they show additional detail on the bottom section.
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alPol05
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This is beautiful, MarcL!
GreenDragon
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Marc,
Do you notice a pattern in size as you roll? For example, I've noticed that when I roll a batch of cigars I tend to roll longer cigars at first and shorter towards the end of a session. That's a perfect looking Churchill by the way!
Steve
Do you notice a pattern in size as you roll? For example, I've noticed that when I roll a batch of cigars I tend to roll longer cigars at first and shorter towards the end of a session. That's a perfect looking Churchill by the way!
Steve
MarcL
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Steve,
No. I tend to bunch with the tips spread throughout and break the leaves in half to double up. I like estrujado (from the center) bunching and turning to add lower primings as I go out. the ends (in the head) tend to be what ever in the last 1 or 2 inches cause I like to set the draw there and I tend not to smoke that. see up above the mold I will trim the foot when it goes in the mold so there's just a little trim after the wrapper goes on. what I'll do is bind it to size, the head will be loose, then I'll tuck cut the ends and the bits will go into the head. trim it nice and round then mold/press it. there not very big so, most of the time I'll use half leaves. as much as 5/6 + binders
No. I tend to bunch with the tips spread throughout and break the leaves in half to double up. I like estrujado (from the center) bunching and turning to add lower primings as I go out. the ends (in the head) tend to be what ever in the last 1 or 2 inches cause I like to set the draw there and I tend not to smoke that. see up above the mold I will trim the foot when it goes in the mold so there's just a little trim after the wrapper goes on. what I'll do is bind it to size, the head will be loose, then I'll tuck cut the ends and the bits will go into the head. trim it nice and round then mold/press it. there not very big so, most of the time I'll use half leaves. as much as 5/6 + binders
Country Breakfast
The photo is deceptive, since, in the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that my breakfast also included 14 oz. mug of coffee. Big cigar, Big mug of coffee, BigBonner Corojo 99.
I have several pounds of BigBonner Corojo 99. The leaves are slightly larger and thicker than my own Corojo 99, though mine tends to be a bit darker in color (no doubt the result of different conditions of humidity during color-curing). BigBonner's Corojo 99 is (Sigh!) nicer than mine. All Corojo 99 (including the stuff from Cuba) is tasty, medium+ strength cigar filler, though the flavor profile tends to be somewhat one-dimensional. But there are sleeper cells lurking within Corojo 99, waiting for the least prompting to reveal themselves in new aromas and flavors.
By sleeper cells, I mean that the Corojo 99 itself, carries the potential to offer a rich flavor complexity. It just needs a nudge. As an example, I added a single, small tip leaf of Florida Sumatra (very dark in color, with a deep though mild flavor) as the only condiment in an otherwise puro of BigBonner Corojo 99 seco. This called out subtle tastes and aromas that I cannot identify in either of these leaf varieties alone. Corojo 99 seems to blend best with subtle condiments, rather than potent ones.
The BigBonner Corojo 99 contains a high percentage of binder quality leaf, as well as some wrapper quality. When the tobacco arrived, I smoked a puro of it, and found the Corojo 99 to be enjoyable. Because of a residual tang, and a slight redness to the leaf color, I decided that it would benefit from a month of kilning. Since the very day it came out of the kiln, I have been glorying in how delicious it is. All those fancy pantsy Cuban leaf growers would do well to pay BigBonner a visit, to see what slight of hand is going on here. This is truly great leaf.
For my breakfast this morning, I carefully selected 5 large leaves of BigBonner Corojo 99 (actually I just grabbed the first 5 leaves off the top of the bag). From these, I identified a nice half-leaf for my binder. My condiment would be a trimmed WLT Nicaragua Rosado wrapper. As with the FL Sumatra condiment in other Corojo 99 sticks, the Rosado contributes some soft and rich flavors, and surprises me with nuanced revelations of the Corojo 99's hidden aromas. [It goes particularly well with chirping birds and a big mug of coffee.]
Bob
The photo is deceptive, since, in the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that my breakfast also included 14 oz. mug of coffee. Big cigar, Big mug of coffee, BigBonner Corojo 99.
I have several pounds of BigBonner Corojo 99. The leaves are slightly larger and thicker than my own Corojo 99, though mine tends to be a bit darker in color (no doubt the result of different conditions of humidity during color-curing). BigBonner's Corojo 99 is (Sigh!) nicer than mine. All Corojo 99 (including the stuff from Cuba) is tasty, medium+ strength cigar filler, though the flavor profile tends to be somewhat one-dimensional. But there are sleeper cells lurking within Corojo 99, waiting for the least prompting to reveal themselves in new aromas and flavors.
By sleeper cells, I mean that the Corojo 99 itself, carries the potential to offer a rich flavor complexity. It just needs a nudge. As an example, I added a single, small tip leaf of Florida Sumatra (very dark in color, with a deep though mild flavor) as the only condiment in an otherwise puro of BigBonner Corojo 99 seco. This called out subtle tastes and aromas that I cannot identify in either of these leaf varieties alone. Corojo 99 seems to blend best with subtle condiments, rather than potent ones.
The BigBonner Corojo 99 contains a high percentage of binder quality leaf, as well as some wrapper quality. When the tobacco arrived, I smoked a puro of it, and found the Corojo 99 to be enjoyable. Because of a residual tang, and a slight redness to the leaf color, I decided that it would benefit from a month of kilning. Since the very day it came out of the kiln, I have been glorying in how delicious it is. All those fancy pantsy Cuban leaf growers would do well to pay BigBonner a visit, to see what slight of hand is going on here. This is truly great leaf.
For my breakfast this morning, I carefully selected 5 large leaves of BigBonner Corojo 99 (actually I just grabbed the first 5 leaves off the top of the bag). From these, I identified a nice half-leaf for my binder. My condiment would be a trimmed WLT Nicaragua Rosado wrapper. As with the FL Sumatra condiment in other Corojo 99 sticks, the Rosado contributes some soft and rich flavors, and surprises me with nuanced revelations of the Corojo 99's hidden aromas. [It goes particularly well with chirping birds and a big mug of coffee.]
Bob
greenmonster714
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Holy Moly that is a big Honker. That should last till mid morning at least or the third refill of coffee. Nice stick Bob.
MarcL
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Those are so smooth that they resemble the retouched photos in the cigar catalogs. Have you noticed that some of the darker toes in that picture have toenails?
Bob
Bob
alPol05
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I lived a long life - 70 years - and I never really looked at cigars, but when I look at these pictures I want to have one and taste it!
Very beautiful creations!
Very beautiful creations!
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