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LO "Brazilian Wrapper Arapiraca"
https://www.leafonly.com/cigar-tobacco-leaf/tobacco-leaves/brazilian-arapiraca-wrapper-tobacco
I got a sample of this leaf from Gdaddy. He also sent me a few of his sticks wrapped in it, using a mild blend. I think he re-molded his as they were a little more than naturally smooth for this leaf. I then, yesterday, rolled three diff blends with this leaf. Normally I wouldn't comment on a leaf I only prepped and rolled yesterday, but it's lunchtime, I'm eating a salad, just smoked one of these guys I just wrapped, and thought I'd share some notes. Funny thing is that though I used stronger filler than his, and he rested and pumped his, our respective sticks tasted nearly identical to me. Mild, lightly spicy, pleasant, with too much nic for the amount of flavor. I think this is an overly-nicy wrapper, which I gather would appeal to most people around here.
This is your standard rough-looking Backwoodsy LO dark-colored wrapper. In my mind they all sort of blur together, having used all of them. What I like about this one is that it's a bit more neutral and less "syrupy" than the LO Braz Mata Fina wrapper. Otherwise they are very similar. Although the wrapper is generally splotched with subtle large green spots indicatative of minimal and hasty care, it didn't taste at all green, a problem I have had with some batches of the LO "Habano shade" series of wrapper. That green flavor is a huge bummer, so glad it's not here.
On the other hand, I put a premium on the aesthetics of a stick in my hand, once the draw, burn, and flavor are there, and these LO brown wrappers are not something you would mistake for a pro-grade wrapper you'd see on a big-name stick in a cigar shop other than on Backwoods-type "rustic" sticks. So these wrappers would not be something that would become part of my regular tobacco kit. The veins aren't massive, but you do have to pluck as you roll to keep things under control.
A big plus is that these things burn fine, like most/all LO dark wrappers. Considering that most WLT dark wrappers don't burn for shit, combustibility is not something you can take for granted. I cased this wrapper yesterday, rolled these last night, smoked them this morning, and they burned ace. You gotta love that. Hopefully the ash might burn a bit whiter with some proper drying time.
I think this would be a good wrapper for a beginner to grab a sample of, and anyone else who doesn't care about the looks of a stick. It won't destroy your efforts by failing to burn, and won't overwhelm your mix, but it will flavor it. And it has a nic that suddenly hits you in second third and makes your head ring.
I'll report back after I've given a few of these some more time to dry and rest.
-b
https://www.leafonly.com/cigar-tobacco-leaf/tobacco-leaves/brazilian-arapiraca-wrapper-tobacco
I got a sample of this leaf from Gdaddy. He also sent me a few of his sticks wrapped in it, using a mild blend. I think he re-molded his as they were a little more than naturally smooth for this leaf. I then, yesterday, rolled three diff blends with this leaf. Normally I wouldn't comment on a leaf I only prepped and rolled yesterday, but it's lunchtime, I'm eating a salad, just smoked one of these guys I just wrapped, and thought I'd share some notes. Funny thing is that though I used stronger filler than his, and he rested and pumped his, our respective sticks tasted nearly identical to me. Mild, lightly spicy, pleasant, with too much nic for the amount of flavor. I think this is an overly-nicy wrapper, which I gather would appeal to most people around here.
This is your standard rough-looking Backwoodsy LO dark-colored wrapper. In my mind they all sort of blur together, having used all of them. What I like about this one is that it's a bit more neutral and less "syrupy" than the LO Braz Mata Fina wrapper. Otherwise they are very similar. Although the wrapper is generally splotched with subtle large green spots indicatative of minimal and hasty care, it didn't taste at all green, a problem I have had with some batches of the LO "Habano shade" series of wrapper. That green flavor is a huge bummer, so glad it's not here.
On the other hand, I put a premium on the aesthetics of a stick in my hand, once the draw, burn, and flavor are there, and these LO brown wrappers are not something you would mistake for a pro-grade wrapper you'd see on a big-name stick in a cigar shop other than on Backwoods-type "rustic" sticks. So these wrappers would not be something that would become part of my regular tobacco kit. The veins aren't massive, but you do have to pluck as you roll to keep things under control.
A big plus is that these things burn fine, like most/all LO dark wrappers. Considering that most WLT dark wrappers don't burn for shit, combustibility is not something you can take for granted. I cased this wrapper yesterday, rolled these last night, smoked them this morning, and they burned ace. You gotta love that. Hopefully the ash might burn a bit whiter with some proper drying time.
I think this would be a good wrapper for a beginner to grab a sample of, and anyone else who doesn't care about the looks of a stick. It won't destroy your efforts by failing to burn, and won't overwhelm your mix, but it will flavor it. And it has a nic that suddenly hits you in second third and makes your head ring.
I'll report back after I've given a few of these some more time to dry and rest.
-b
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