Had me thinking for a minute... Nope, I ordered it for wrappers and pipe tobacco. About a month ago I smoked one with a Madole wrapper.
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Had me thinking for a minute... Nope, I ordered it for wrappers and pipe tobacco. About a month ago I smoked one with a Madole wrapper.
I'll have to give that a try. I think there's a couple different Madole's in my grow list for the year.
Dean
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Dean
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wrapped and and drying, still not perfect but are a lot more uniform than previous attempts.
Those are beautiful. Great job.
Rickey60
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Those are nice. I bet they smoke and taste great.
Indianamac
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Those turned out nice Dean.
jekylnz
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Looking good there Pilch..They'll be all good brother. .that shape aren't easy...just next time a bit more filler in...its takes more than you initially think..they're probably close to 7 grm cigars.. also prime them (give them a good roll back & forth) before putting them in the mould to help even filler..and smooth them out...
Shit thats a tidy mould...im jealous. Hahaaa..it looks as if its never been used..like brand new!! Youd pay more than $50au.d for a brand new one. .that's for sure.
Shit thats a tidy mould...im jealous. Hahaaa..it looks as if its never been used..like brand new!! Youd pay more than $50au.d for a brand new one. .that's for sure.
Dean
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Thanks for the tips. Smoked one today and are quite loose, smoked well down to my fingers with a slight run up one side. I'll weigh some out for the next few and see how they go.id be able to roll them pretty quick if I had the weight down pat. The lfiller was in very high case the day I rolled them initially, had 2 weeks of rain so this would not hVe helped, they looked better before they lost a bit of moisture. A lot better size than a Romeo #2 although I'll smoke one of those biggies for an hour or two over a half dozen beers.
DGBAMA
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Weigh the ones you have rolled. The one that smokes the best will give a good baseline weight for future rolling.
This is an example of my Vuelta Abajo ligero used for an oscuro wrapper.
Filler is 1/3 Nicaraguan Habano viso (from wholeleaftobacco.com) and 2/3 PA Red. Although the Vuelta Abajo ligero is thick, it doesn't have much shear strength, so I used a sturdy FL Sumatra binder. No glue here. The head was twisted snugly, then clamped with a clothespin while the wrapper dried.
This is hand rolled (no mold), and shows a bit of bumpiness. All of my cigars tend to be slightly tapered at the foot, and tapered to about 45-48 ring at the head. (Excuse the gloves. I couldn't pass them up at Kroger--on sale for $0.69.)
The thick, oscuro wrapper required misting, then resting in a plastic bag overnight in order to fully loosen up (compared to 1 minute for the FL Sumatra). Likewise, the finished cigar had to rest in the humidor for several days for the wrapper to fully dry. The filler started out in low case.
The cigar is a slow, steady burner, and burns fairly evenly--unusual for a very thick wrapper. Overall, the cigar is richly full-flavored and medium-to-full in strength. The oscuro wrapper imparts a slight sweetness on the tongue.
Bob
Filler is 1/3 Nicaraguan Habano viso (from wholeleaftobacco.com) and 2/3 PA Red. Although the Vuelta Abajo ligero is thick, it doesn't have much shear strength, so I used a sturdy FL Sumatra binder. No glue here. The head was twisted snugly, then clamped with a clothespin while the wrapper dried.
This is hand rolled (no mold), and shows a bit of bumpiness. All of my cigars tend to be slightly tapered at the foot, and tapered to about 45-48 ring at the head. (Excuse the gloves. I couldn't pass them up at Kroger--on sale for $0.69.)
The thick, oscuro wrapper required misting, then resting in a plastic bag overnight in order to fully loosen up (compared to 1 minute for the FL Sumatra). Likewise, the finished cigar had to rest in the humidor for several days for the wrapper to fully dry. The filler started out in low case.
The cigar is a slow, steady burner, and burns fairly evenly--unusual for a very thick wrapper. Overall, the cigar is richly full-flavored and medium-to-full in strength. The oscuro wrapper imparts a slight sweetness on the tongue.
Bob
Nice one Bob. I think you spent some extra time with that one in anticipation of the photo op. That is one dark wrapper.
Indianamac
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Nice stick there Deluxe!
I like those dark smokes. The Nic.-Habano Viso from WLT is some good tast'n leaf. I'm assuming that the PA Red is from your own grow?
I like those dark smokes. The Nic.-Habano Viso from WLT is some good tast'n leaf. I'm assuming that the PA Red is from your own grow?
Mad Oshea
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I can tast that one from here! Very nice job!This is an example of my Vuelta Abajo ligero used for an oscuro wrapper.
Filler is 1/3 Nicaraguan Habano viso (from wholeleaftobacco.com) and 2/3 PA Red. Although the Vuelta Abajo ligero is thick, it doesn't have much shear strength, so I used a sturdy FL Sumatra binder. No glue here. The head was twisted snugly, then clamped with a clothespin while the wrapper dried.
This is hand rolled (no mold), and shows a bit of bumpiness. All of my cigars tend to be slightly tapered at the foot, and tapered to about 45-48 ring at the head. (Excuse the gloves. I couldn't pass them up at Kroger--on sale for $0.69.)
The thick, oscuro wrapper required misting, then resting in a plastic bag overnight in order to fully loosen up (compared to 1 minute for the FL Sumatra). Likewise, the finished cigar had to rest in the humidor for several days for the wrapper to fully dry. The filler started out in low case.
The cigar is a slow, steady burner, and burns fairly evenly--unusual for a very thick wrapper. Overall, the cigar is richly full-flavored and medium-to-full in strength. The oscuro wrapper imparts a slight sweetness on the tongue.
Bob
Mad Oshea
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When My PC will let Me post- I will show one of mine off. There are some nice sticks posted here!!!!!!
Wilbur
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Rolled these last week.
Smoking one of them.
Filler:
Ct broadleaf filler
Dominican Seco
Dark fired Burley
Binder:
Aleman Seco
Wrapper:
Equador Shade
Smoking one of them.
Filler:
Ct broadleaf filler
Dominican Seco
Dark fired Burley
Binder:
Aleman Seco
Wrapper:
Equador Shade
Wilbur
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Wilbur
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The stick above tastes great! CT filler however seems poorly fermented. After 3 years of aging, it still has noticeable pungent ammonia aroma but Don's Dom Seco is adding a lot of sweet chewy creaminess to the blend and the Darkfired burley I got from another vendor is giving the blend a real thick body. It is overall salty sweet thick smoke.
Wilbur
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Aleman puro
I get more binder/wrapper from the Aleman Seco and the Aleman wrapper Don lists are mostly of a filler grade. It may be just the batch I got. Anyway, this is a great smoke. I am loving the cedar-incense-like flavour and aroma.
Thanks Don for find these leaves!
I get more binder/wrapper from the Aleman Seco and the Aleman wrapper Don lists are mostly of a filler grade. It may be just the batch I got. Anyway, this is a great smoke. I am loving the cedar-incense-like flavour and aroma.
Thanks Don for find these leaves!
DGBAMA
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A fine looking Stogie. Hope the jar under is some fine "sippin' water".
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