Pics of Your Sticks
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Man oh man!!! I love the color of the two on the left!
Here is a pic of my third stick (I think I smoked my second cigar right away to see how it turned out). I had to put it away, wrapped in a paper towel, as the wrapper was way too wet when I wrapped it. This is from the Torreso Profundo kit that I purchased. The draw was pretty good for my third roll. Didn't seem to be a whole lot there flavor wise. I didn't use a lot Crillo 98 ligero in this roll, mostly Dominican seco. Maybe that's why it seemed very mild. Good amount smoke from the cigar.
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Nice progress. Yeah some secos don't bring much flavor to the party, do they.
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Nice work.
CT Broadleaf, Brazilian, and CT shade
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I rolled a few yesterday. Turned out not great as far as the consistency. I even wrapped a cigar with the wrapper on the wrong side (I know, I know). Here is a pic of the cigars. with #2 I used a little cigar mold I got with a kit.
Then today I received something BEAUTIFUL!!! 44x7 baby!! Lol! Surprisingly #4 and #5 fit in there nicely. Gonna be a FUN weekend!
Then today I received something BEAUTIFUL!!! 44x7 baby!! Lol! Surprisingly #4 and #5 fit in there nicely. Gonna be a FUN weekend!
Another beauty!
akpreacherplayz
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Lol I’ve used the wrong side of the wrapper at least once
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That's great! Congrats on the nice mold score.
Amazing!!!
Yesterday, I did my first big bunch of cigars. (11) Lol! These are from a blend kit: Nic Rosado wrapper, Sumatra Binder, Corojo 99 Seco, Nic Habano Viso. The first 3 I did a 1:1 with .5 binder. Binder was so thin that I had to double bind after the first couple. Then I did a 2:1 with seco/viso, then switched 1:2 seco/viso. In the middle of this run, I decided to see what the Seco was like, so I rolled a little cigar with the Sumatra binder and Rosado wrapper. Total of 11 cigars before I ran out of the Nicaragua Habano Viso.
I waited a few hours to wrap, but I really got over excited with the spritzing... Quite wet wrap.
I smoked #3 this morning with my morning coffee. I REALLY need to work on my tasting skills. It was a nice little smoke. Did I detect any hints or notes of anything?? Nope, not really. Lol. Tasted like a cigar... It was a nice 30 minute cigar with coffee. It had a somewhat loose draw, that got better with time. I need to tighten my roll a little I think. Most of my cigars I have smoked seem to be spot on with the draw, a few have had a loose draw. Haven't had one yet with a tight draw,
I waited a few hours to wrap, but I really got over excited with the spritzing... Quite wet wrap.
I smoked #3 this morning with my morning coffee. I REALLY need to work on my tasting skills. It was a nice little smoke. Did I detect any hints or notes of anything?? Nope, not really. Lol. Tasted like a cigar... It was a nice 30 minute cigar with coffee. It had a somewhat loose draw, that got better with time. I need to tighten my roll a little I think. Most of my cigars I have smoked seem to be spot on with the draw, a few have had a loose draw. Haven't had one yet with a tight draw,
Yesterday, I did my first big bunch of cigars. (11) Lol! These are from a blend kit: Nic Rosado wrapper, Sumatra Binder, Corojo 99 Seco, Nic Habano Viso. The first 3 I did a 1:1 with .5 binder. Binder was so thin that I had to double bind after the first couple. Then I did a 2:1 with seco/viso, then switched 1:2 seco/viso. In the middle of this run, I decided to see what the Seco was like, so I rolled a little cigar with the Sumatra binder and Rosado wrapper. Total of 11 cigars before I ran out of the Nicaragua Habano Viso.
I waited a few hours to wrap, but I really got over excited with the spritzing... Quite wet wrap.
I smoked #3 this morning with my morning coffee. I REALLY need to work on my tasting skills. It was a nice little smoke. Did I detect any hints or notes of anything?? Nope, not really. Lol. Tasted like a cigar... It was a nice 30 minute cigar with coffee. It had a somewhat loose draw, that got better with time. I need to tighten my roll a little I think. Most of my cigars I have smoked seem to be spot on with the draw, a few have had a loose draw. Haven't had one yet with a tight draw,
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Tough to pick out notes, etc., when you are drinking coffee. Coffee is a fine accompaniment to a relaxing cigar experience; but not to the discerning palate experience. You would want something which cleans the palate; not something which muddies it. Think about last time you went to a winery... The give you water to wash your mouth between tastes, and often little crackers or bread bits or pretzels to neutralize any whatchamacallit. Try Rye whiskey or Irish whiskey or a good anejo rum or Coors or best of all weak lemonade. I'm not saying that coffee isn't enjoyable with a gar. I'm just saying that the whole palate thing does not work unless you maintain a clean palate. A discerning palate is a clean palate.
BTW -- Them're some damn nice lookin Rexgars you got there.
I'm not too good at notes either. I can detect barnyard, and pencil shavings though. Generally I have: I cant taste much, tastes good, tastes great, with light to strong, works for me. (things change for the better with time) I dry box and have some from 3 months ago, and my notes changed for the better.