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Alpine reacted to deluxestogie's post in the thread Rustica in Southeast Alaska: @Kushtaka with
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The aroma of color-curing N. tabacum and N. rustica are quite different. Bob -
deluxestogie reacted to UmbriaFarmer's post in the thread Growing cigar leaf in central Italy: @UmbriaFarmer with Like.
I'm no longer worried. Bob provided clear impeccable citations of where his figures come from and now, with that worry gone, I am... -
deluxestogie reacted to UmbriaFarmer's post in the thread Growing cigar leaf in central Italy: @UmbriaFarmer with Like.
So I found out yesterday that it's also a brand of hand rolled cigar here in Italy, made from the varietal. They do ones also with the...
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deluxestogie reacted to UmbriaFarmer's post in the thread What Cigar are you smoking? (2026) with Like.
Bob, try an example of the Macanudo I smoked yesterday, called an Inspirado Red robusto. $6 here in Europe. One of the tastiest, most...
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Jjclif43 reacted to FantomBadger's post in the thread FantomBadger's First Attempt at Tobacco with Like.
Tray looks so sad now, but for good reason. The seedlings left is backups that might be discarded. Settling on 30 broadleafs, 30 from...
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JMy 3rd priming of Frog Eye Orinoco and 1st priming of Yellow Pryor have infected with the same molds. For now, they hang in the sun to...
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JTriage complet. Massive casualties. Nearly 80% - 90% lost. I am thankful for what is left. More still in the field. Mostly suckers...
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JLast week, my younger brother sent me two each of these "Macanudo" cigars. There once was a time when that brand name meant something...
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JWell this morning I too am smoking a Macanudo but unlike your's, this is spectacularly full bodied, complex and extremely tasty. I would...
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JHad a Sarzedas this evening while grilling. A friend gave it to me the other day and I thought tonight would be a good time to give it...
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Jjclif43 reacted to bohdan.zaremba's post in the thread Rustica in Southeast Alaska: @Kushtaka with Like.
My basement is 50% humidity, so it's too dry for air curing. I tried the towel curing method for the first weeks of harvest, and it was...
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JI’m only looking at EMP and it seems to be missing 10%.. if it’s as good as Bob’s Pearl of Shibham, could it be 31.25% lemon? Or did I...
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I’m only looking at EMP and it seems to be missing 10%.. if it’s as good as Bob’s Pearl of Shibham, could it be 31.25% lemon? Or did I...
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deluxestogie reacted to StoneCarver's post in the thread Rustica in Southeast Alaska: @Kushtaka with Like.
I have no experience to say this but I suspect a person could if you could control the heat and humidity in the kiln to keep it at color...