When can I smoke my newly rolled cigars???

[Pugsley]

I am a new member, and recently bought some blending kits from WLT. I am nearly done with rolling the first kit. When can I actually smoke the cigars that I have rolled. Can I fire one up after rolling OR do I need to let them sit in a humidor for awhile. ANy help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

[deluxestogie]

You can smoke one as soon as its moisture content feels right. If you began with filler in low case, binder in medium case, and only the wrapper in high case, then it's likely smokable immediately after rolling. If you started with higher case, then you'll have to wait.

Regardless, a well rolled smoke always improves (a bit to a lot) after resting a few hours to weeks. My suggestion to new rollers is to roll one, then smoke one. By doing one at a time, your rolling skill at obtaining a decent draw will benefit from each previous experience.

Be sure to post a pic in Pics of Your Sticks.

Bob

 

[FmGrowit]

All of our cigar tobacco is aged at least 2 year, most are aged much longer. The Cibao Valley fillers are fermented for 9 months compared to the standard 3 months most commercial production cigar filler is fermented.

Most, if not all tobacco improves with age, so you're practically guaranteed your cigars will be better in a month or a year than they are today.

 

[Pugsley]

You can smoke one as soon as its moisture content feels right. If you began with filler in low case, binder in medium case, and only the wrapper in high case, then it's likely smokable immediately after rolling. If you started with higher case, then you'll have to wait.

Regardless, a well rolled smoke always improves (a bit to a lot) after resting a few hours to weeks. My suggestion to new rollers is to roll one, then smoke one. By doing one at a time, your rolling skill at obtaining a decent draw will benefit from each previous experience.

Be sure to post a pic in Pics of Your Sticks.

Bob

 

[Pugsley]

I will post some pictures later today. The first ones were pretty ugly, but then I started to get the hang of it. Thanks for responding

 

[Pugsley]

All of our cigar tobacco is aged at least 2 year, most are aged much longer. The Cibao Valley fillers are fermented for 9 months compared to the standard 3 months most commercial production cigar filler is fermented.

Most, if not all tobacco improves with age, so you're practically guaranteed your cigars will be better in a month or a year than they are today.

I think I will try one today, and let the rest sit for awhile. Thanks for responding

 

[deluxestogie]

You might post a comparison picture of first to last. I believe most rollers surprise themselves with how rapidly they figure out how to roll a decent cigar.

Bob

 

[MarcL]

Welcome to Fair Trade Tobacco.

It really does depend. I do like to let the molded cigars (dolls) dry to a point before wrapping them. Know that your own first hand experience is where you will learn the most and, there is no replacement for that but, ask any curiosity you may have.

 

[ArizonaDave]

I am a new member, and recently bought some blending kits from WLT. I am nearly done with rolling the first kit. When can I actually smoke the cigars that I have rolled. Can I fire one up after rolling OR do I need to let them sit in a humidor for awhile. ANy help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

I'd love to hear how your experience was. Something to consider, I rolled mini sticks of each type of tobacco (one can add one or more of these to see what blends well), although I wouldn't make a video of 3 or more sticks hanging from your mouth, haha. You'll be there in no time

 

[Pugsley]

You can smoke one as soon as its moisture content feels right. If you began with filler in low case, binder in medium case, and only the wrapper in high case, then it's likely smokable immediately after rolling. If you started with higher case, then you'll have to wait.

Regardless, a well rolled smoke always improves (a bit to a lot) after resting a few hours to weeks. My suggestion to new rollers is to roll one, then smoke one. By doing one at a time, your rolling skill at obtaining a decent draw will benefit from each previous experience.

Be sure to post a pic in Pics of Your Sticks.

Bob

You might post a comparison picture of first to last. I believe most rollers surprise themselves with how rapidly they figure out how to roll a decent cigar.

Bob

I'd love to hear how your experience was. Something to consider, I rolled mini sticks of each type of tobacco (one can add one or more of these to see what blends well), although I wouldn't make a video of 3 or more sticks hanging from your mouth, haha. You'll be there in no time

Here are the group of cigars I rolled out of the first kit--minus two that I smoked. Second picture is of the "First and Last" rolled.

 

[deluxestogie]

They all look like cigars I would happily take out to my front porch, and put to a flame. Nice job.

Bob

 

[CobGuy]

Nicely done!

~Darin

 

[Charly]

They are quite nice for some first time rolled cigars !

 

[Thedbs999]

Pugsley, How did those 2 smoke??? Very nice looking for a first timer.

Dan

 

[buck]

I try very hard to have my filler,binder and wrapper in the proper case and even when I think I do they are never smoke-able right after I roll them.
I always have to wait about 1 week before they smoke properly.

They do look pretty good.

 

[Pugsley]

Pugsley, How did those 2 smoke??? Very nice looking for a first timer.

Dan

I gave one to my son. We both smoked a "shorty". They were rolled on Thursday night. My son said his was good, with lots of smoke. Mine smoked great. Held an ash all the way down to the nub, and actually tasted surprisingly sweet. I am going to let them sit in a humidor for awhile. I already started on my second kit. I think I'm hooked!!!!!

 

[burge]

They should all be good. Glad you enjoyed them for me and I am not sure if this is good advice for cigar tobacco but I would let them sit out for a week dry them out and put them back in the humidor. I can't see why cigar tobacco be any different than pipe or cigarette tobacco