Pics of your sticks!!

[DistillingJim]

Those labels are beautiful waikikigun. Do you design and print them yourself?

 

[Gavroche]

 

[Raodwarior]

Been a slow morning so far.

 

[waikikigun]

Those labels are beautiful waikikigun. Do you design and print them yourself?

Thanks. Yes I did. Well, I pay 75 cents a page to have them printed at the local copy shop, around 24 labels to the page.

 

[MarcL]

san vic, piloto cubano viso, criollo seco, corojo seco filler. mata fina & us conn shade binder, corojo and criollo wrappers. 56 x somethings

 

[deluxestogie]

That's a lot of beautiful cigars. I think I rolled 10 cigars at one time a few years ago.

If you have any Habana 2000 wrapper, use it as part of the filler blend. It's derived from Corojo, and adds a wonderful flavor, especially blended with Nic Habano and Piloto Cubano. (Don't mention this to anybody, or they'll cringe.)

Bob

 

[MarcL]

That's a lot of beautiful cigars. I think I rolled 10 cigars at one time a few years ago.

If you have any Habana 2000 wrapper, use it as part of the filler blend. It's derived from Corojo, and adds a wonderful flavor, especially blended with Nic Habano and Piloto Cubano. (Don't mention this to anybody, or they'll cringe.)

Bob

That sounds like solid advice. I don't think we should limit our selves to a given grading as for as positioning or usage. ya gotta get in there.

 

[waikikigun]

Gosh, I had no idea H2K was derived from Corojo.

 

[deluxestogie]

As I understand the story, original Corojo (named after the Corojo Plantation, in the Vuelta Abajo) began having problems with blue mold during the late 1950. After worsening blue mold issues, lengthy crossing experiments (with I don't know what resistant varieties) were undertaken in Cuba to impart resistance. The derivatives of all this experimentation were Criollo, Criollo 98, Criollo 99, Corojo 99 and Habano 2000. (I think they were chasing some additional disease susceptibilities along the way.)

I believe that Honduran Corojo is primarily the original Corojo.

This may all be myth. I just don't know for sure.

The Cuban Criollo and Coroja [sic] that I grew last year were clearly distinct from one another in growth habitus. That Coroja [misspelling compliments of GRIN] is possibly the original Corojo. The Corojo 99 from Robaina was clearly distinguishable from the Coroja.

Using Habana 2000 for filler triggers a few pangs of guilt, since the leaf is generally flawless, beautifully consistent in color, and just about the stretchiest wrapper I've ever used. (It's like a latex glove.) I'm not as fond, though, of the taste of Habana 2000 as a wrapper.

Bob

 

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dewikiluxe

 

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stogiepedia

 

[deluxestogie]

Damn! I've got to be quicker with the camera.

This used to be ~6" long.

Bob

 

[Charly]

Damn! I've got to be quicker with the camera.

This used to be ~6" long.

Bob

 

[Gavroche]

Gordito on the BB cherri red

 

[deluxestogie]

Nice cigar. But I think humans view a burning cigar differently than baby tobacco plants may view it.

Bob

 

[greenmonster714]

Gordito on the BB cherri red

Very nice roll Gav. I wonder if its to late to buy me some cigar strains? All these home rolls are making my mouth water.

 

[Gavroche]

WLt product ! leaf WLt

 

[Charly]

Nice cigar. But I think humans view a burning cigar differently than baby tobacco plants may view it.

Bob

I already had this kind of feelings... nearly embarrassed smoking near my growing tobacco ! just like it was an horror movie for my little babies "Watch me, this is what I plan to do with you next !" .... .... shivers

Great cigar and great baby plants Gavroche

GM : I think you have still time but do you have enough space !!

 

[greenmonster714]

I already had this kind of feelings... nearly embarrassed smoking near my growing tobacco ! just like it was an horror movie for my little babies "Watch me, this is what I plan to do with you next !" .... .... shivers

Great cigar and great baby plants Gavroche

GM : I think you have still time but do you have enough space !!

I made a promise to myself....NO MORE....but maybe I will be disappointed with myself....once again... I do have a rather large backyard...hmmmm????

 

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I made a promise to myself....NO MORE....but maybe I will be disappointed with myself....once again... I do have a rather large backyard...hmmmm????

Kinda like saying "save the baby seals!" to a mackerel; or "ain't them baby polar bears cute!" in front of a seal, or....