Best tobacco for sweet mild cigars

[Vangotobacco]

I am growing Connecticut broadleaf and shade this year. I plan to make cigars with them using them as the filler, binder, annd wrapper. I may be adding another to them if they aren’t the best.

My question is next year I’d like to grow some tobacco for filler binder and wrapper and my question to you all is - what is the best / sweetest/ mild tobacco for cigars? Growing and curing ease would be a big benefit.

Thanks all.

 

[Wombat_smokes]

To clarify - when you say mild, do you mean mild in nicotine or mild in flavor? Also, when refering to sweetness, do you want a discernible sugar taste or something not overly alkaline (the "burning" on the lips) and bitter?

I plan on growing cigar varieties either next year or the year after. My list is as follows:

American Cigar:
Comstock
CT Broadleaf
CT Shade
Glessner
Lancaster
Little Dutch
Long Red
Walker's B. Leaf
PA Red
WI 901
Zimmer
Ohio Dutch
One Sucker

Caribbean Cigar:
Habano 2000
Criollo 98
Iztepeque
Corojo 99
Piloto PR
Java Besuki
Havana Z299
Havana 501
FL Sumatra
Havana 142
Havan K2-24
Vuelta Abajo

I'm not sure which of these might check your boxes, or mine; but it's what I've been thinking of growing for my Cigar experiments.

 

[Vangotobacco]

To clarify - when you say mild, do you mean mild in nicotine or mild in flavor? Also, when refering to sweetness, do you want a discernible sugar taste or something not overly alkaline (the "burning" on the lips) and bitter?

I plan on growing cigar varieties either next year or the year after. My list is as follows:

American Cigar:
Comstock
CT Broadleaf
CT Shade
Glessner
Lancaster
Little Dutch
Long Red
Walker's B. Leaf
PA Red
WI 901
Zimmer
Ohio Dutch
One Sucker

Caribbean Cigar:
Habano 2000
Criollo 98
Iztepeque
Corojo 99
Piloto PR
Java Besuki
Havana Z299
Havana 501
FL Sumatra
Havana 142
Havan K2-24
Vuelta Abajo

I'm not sure which of these might check your boxes, or mine; but it's what I've been thinking of growing for my Cigar experiments.

Hey @Wombat_smokes appreciate the response. I’m thinking mild in flavor and not overly alkaline correct. I’m not opposed to it per se but I’m making these to share / give out so I’m trying to please the masses.

 

[Bamabaccy8a]

I am growing Connecticut broadleaf and shade this year. I plan to make cigars with them using them as the filler, binder, annd wrapper. I may be adding another to them if they aren’t the best.

My question is next year I’d like to grow some tobacco for filler binder and wrapper and my question to you all is - what is the best / sweetest/ mild tobacco for cigars? Growing and curing ease would be a big benefit.

Thanks all.

I grew some florida sumatra about 10 to 12 yrs ago , been aging it out in a sealed tub all this time. Busted it out last year and ill tell you it makes a very sweet , and thin wrapper. Its a bit veiny but the taste and burnability overrides that

 

[Vangotobacco]

I grew some florida sumatra about 10 to 12 yrs ago , been aging it out in a sealed tub all this time. Busted it out last year and ill tell you it makes a very sweet , and thin wrapper. Its a bit veiny but the taste and burnability overrides that

Wow that’s awesome and patience haha.

 

[GreenDragon]

I would not worry overmuch about the variety. Pick some that have flavor profile descriptions that interest you. "Strength" is going to come from a variety of factors including local terroir, processing, and leaf makeup. Unless you are growing acres and have several hundred pounds to build a fermenting pile with, you are most likely going to be air curing your leaf. This tends to produce a milder tasting leaf. Additionally when you roll your cigars use less ligero leaf in relation to seco and viso. Have fun! If anyone complains about your cigars, don't share any more with them - they don't deserve to have them

 

[Vangotobacco]

I would not worry overmuch about the variety. Pick some that have flavor profile descriptions that interest you. "Strength" is going to come from a variety of factors including local terroir, processing, and leaf makeup. Unless you are growing acres and have several hundred pounds to build a fermenting pile with, you are most likely going to be air curing your leaf. This tends to produce a milder tasting leaf. Additionally when you roll your cigars use less ligero leaf in relation to seco and viso. Have fun! If anyone complains about your cigars, don't share any more with them - they don't deserve to have them

Thanks green dragon appreciate that. Is there a place that goes through those flavor profiles for different strains?

Appreciate the insight and good to know about the ligero.

That is true if they don’t like it then boo for them hah

 

[GreenDragon]

Northwood Seeds have good descriptions of all the varieties they sell.