Pics of Your Sticks

[John]

It's very fun to try it. I got lucky and had no issues from the start. I hadn't smoked that for 40+ years but was medicinally in need and CBD oil is freaking expensive, and I know 30 people keen to share from their organic grows. When people saw what I was doing, there was serious interest. I live in California, where both medicinal and recreational are legal, so it's a casual situation.

I was using cbd oil for a while myself but at almost $60 for a little bottle it was way cheaper just to get a quarter of bud from the dispensary.

 

[blisscigarco]

I was using cbd oil for a while myself but at almost $60 for a little bottle it was way cheaper just to get a quarter of bud from the dispensary.

And since I get my leaf for free, it's WAY cheaper. Charlotte's Web (I have an epilepsy-related condition) was running me $170 a bottle.

 

[YvanheTerrible]

Well, I am totally impressed by the taste of this baby and it is only one day old. I’m not sure if it is my new leaves preparation process or my blending but the ammonia taste is way lower on young smokes. I bough 3 Coleman coolers on sales and prep my leaves two weeks ahead of time at about 88% humidity for wrappers/binder and 75% for fillers. I open and rotate each cooler every day and have not seen any trace of mold.

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[blisscigarco]

Well, I am totally impressed by the taste of this baby and it is only one day old. I’m not sure if it is my new leaves preparation process or my blending but the ammonia taste is way lower on young smokes. I bough 3 Coleman coolers on sales and prep my leaves two weeks ahead of time at about 88% humidity for wrappers/binder and 75% for fillers. I open and rotate each cooler every day and have not seen any trace of mold.

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Excellent!

 

[YvanheTerrible]

I like the look, I like the taste, sleeping time for a few months. First time working the the Corojo wrapper fro WLT and am very happy with it.

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[Jim D]

Well, I am totally impressed by the taste of this baby and it is only one day old. I’m not sure if it is my new leaves preparation process or my blending but the ammonia taste is way lower on young smokes. I bough 3 Coleman coolers on sales and prep my leaves two weeks ahead of time at about 88% humidity for wrappers/binder and 75% for fillers. I open and rotate each cooler every day and have not seen any trace of mold.

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What kind of blend is it? Curious minds want to know...

 

[blisscigarco]

I like the look, I like the taste, sleeping time for a few months. First time working the the Corojo wrapper fro WLT and am very happy with it.

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Those look fantastic. Nice craftsmanship!

 

[YvanheTerrible]

Those look fantastic. Nice craftsmanship!

Thanks for the nice words. I must thank you, your videos and feedback have been what has help me most.


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[YvanheTerrible]

What kind of blend is it? Curious minds want to know...

I’m working on an app right now to help me figure out blending in general. Bliss Cigar Co. and Webmost have been real inspiration with the math and the art of blending (which I possess neither).

At the moment I weigh everything for my Robusto mold, 47 ring gauge. I have found that 11 grams of filling gives me the best results.

The blend has been;

Wrapper - Corojo Oscuro from WLT
Binder - same (used leave with holes)
Ligero - Dominican Criollo 98 LO 4 grams (36% of filler)
Viso - Brazilian Habano LO 5 grams (45% of filler)
Seco - Nicaragua Habano WLT 2 grams (18% of filler)

Made me real happy when I smoked it. On the stronger side I admit but nothing overwhelming either.





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[blisscigarco]

Thanks for the nice words. I must thank you, your videos and feedback have been what has help me most.


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That's great. Glad I could be of some assistance.

 

[Marc L]

Some re-wraps with some Nicaragua Jalapa Rosado I just got finally. I remember the samples and, this is really nice stuff.
Big thanks to WLT / Don and his @FmGrowit for having the best freebees and leaf in the business!

 

[Jimmy_jack]

Some re-wraps with some Nicaragua Jalapa Rosado I just got finally. I remember the samples and, this is really nice stuff.
Big thanks to WLT / Don and his (@FmGrowit) for having the best freebees and leaf in the business!

Man I was thinking about getting some of that. Looks great!

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[Jim D]

Today's smoke:

This is WLT American CT wrapper on Dominican ligero, T-13, and Piloto Cubano volado.

 

[YvanheTerrible]

Fun weekend rolling.

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[BrewinHooligan]

Very first stick complete out of the new torpedo mold. I see this one getting a heavy workout

 

[BrewinHooligan]

And the batch is done. These aren’t too bad

 

[Marc L]

Now you've got me thinking about a interesting looking Culebra #johnnys_cigars!

 

[blisscigarco]

Things I find fascinating in this screenshot I grabbed from a video about the JC Newman factory: the leaf is always laid on the template with the top and bottom edges aligned "high to low," in such a fashion as maximizes the angle of the vein thingies closer to 45 degrees and further from 90. Also, because of the requirements of pre-cutting a single leaf to include the cap, the way that the "flag and cap," if there were such, are at a 90-degree angle from what you'd cut for an actual flag and cap, such that it crosses a vein perpendicularly. The vid shows about 6 uses of this machine, and the lay-on of the leaf is always exactly the same.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Working out the torpedo mold

 

[Jim D]

A quick roll of rene seco, condega ligero Dominican binder and American CT wrapper.