Blending Thread

[Dominican56]

These are not yard/gars. I'm pleasantly surprised at the flavor of home-rolled cigars! I can't wait to start rolling some of my own.

Thank you, @webmost!


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[Dominican56]

The smoke output is more than I expected. It's tremendous!
Who knew!!




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[Dominican56]

My wife likes the aroma of the first two of 'em.


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[Dominican56]

I think the cedar flavor comes from the wrapper. I peeled of a little and burned it. I can smell the cedar in it.

No question, I'm on a slippery slope into cigar rolling poverty!

This is complicated business. Rolling, wrapping, blending techniques all come into play. On top of that, for home rollers leaf quality and flavor is a never ending chase as I glean from from all the posts on BOTL.

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[Marc L]

That one looks like it might be a Uppowoc Perfecto.

 

[Dominican56]

That one looks like it might be a Upowok Perfecto.

I believe it so. It's quite mild but good. No harshness at all.

Some cedar, cinnamon and coffee.


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[webmost]

That one looks like it might be a Upowok Perfecto.

Two Ps and a C, if you please.

 

[Marc L]

Two Ps and a C, if you please.

There you go. thanks, sorry bout dat

 

[Dominican56]

More leaf ordered this morning:
Ecuadorian Ligero Shade Wrapper
Brazilian Mata Fina Wrapper
Mexican San Andres Wrapper
Ecuadorian Seco Binder


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[BrewinHooligan]

More leaf ordered this morning:
Ecuadorian Ligero Shade Wrapper
Brazilian Mata Fina Wrapper
Mexican San Andres Wrapper
Ecuadorian Seco Binder


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All excellent choices. You will find that a good portion of the EC binder is wrapper grade

 

[Dominican56]

When my leaves come out of the freezer I'll have a lot of questions about blending and rolling. Shout be mid week or next weekend.

 

[blisscigarco]

When my leaves come out of the freezer I'll have a lot of questions about blending and rolling. Shout be mid week or next weekend.

Take each leaf, roll it up and smoke it, so you know its flavor and strength.

Now, take 1 seco, 1 viso, .5 or 1 ligero, roll them into tubes, make SURE the dark unburny stuff is lodged into the center or you'll get a nasty tunneling more more likely canoe-ing burn; now wrap them up with a binder. Boom, now you're a blending pro! Slap a wrapper on that sucker. Now you can work on draw and stuff.

 

[Dominican56]

Take each leaf, roll it up and smoke it, so you know its flavor and strength.

Now, take 1 seco, 1 viso, .5 or 1 ligero, roll them into tubes, make SURE the dark unburny stuff is lodged into the center or you'll get a nasty tunneling more more likely canoe-ing burn; now wrap them up with a binder. Boom, now you're a blending pro! Slap a wrapper on that sucker. Now you can work on draw and stuff.

Good plan.
I just can't help thinking this will be harder than you "experts" say it will be.

 

[Dominican56]

I've already spent 350 dollars and I've yet to roll my first cigar.

 

[Dominican56]

Buying leaves I read here are good ones..., I'm going down the rabbit hole fast. LOL

 

[Dominican56]

Perhaps this isn't the correct thread to ask, but what do you do with the scraps? Seems like a lot of waste product as I see in the rolling videos.

 

[Marc L]

Perhaps this isn't the correct thread to ask, but what do you do with the scraps? Seems like a lot of waste product as I see in the rolling videos.

That is not waste. well, it shouldn't be treated as such. just save it for now.

 

[blisscigarco]

Perhaps this isn't the correct thread to ask, but what do you do with the scraps? Seems like a lot of waste product as I see in the rolling videos.

Bag it for now like MarcL says. Like most things here you'll get tons of advice and lesson plans on this question. Give it time. Remember that when you ask such questions here it is like inviting guys with long hair and flowing white robes or skinny guys with good haircuts and ties and bicycles to come to your door and talk to you about Their Way.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Found some stashed sticks while digging through a cooler and decided to burn one for "science"
1 nica criollo seco (lo)
1 corojo viso (wlt)
1 criollo ligero (wlt)
Dominican binder
Ecuadorian habano ligero wrapper (lo)

Starting out very spicy and woody with a decent amount of cream. The retro has a nice sweet citrus. Reminiscent of something out of the My Father factory

 

[Dominican56]

In terms of percentages, how much would you guess the wrapper influence the taste and body of a cigar??