Adventures in home rolling

[Dominican56]

Lesson learned from a roller with less than a year at the game.

If two identical blends are used, one rolled really loosely vs. one rolled tighter and properly, the better rolled cigar will taste much better. Some of you will say “duh” but I thought I’d pass that tip along.

Something else, the tips of a leaf has much more flavor than the opposite end of the leaf... another DUH thing I’m guessing.

 

[Dominican56]

Leaf Only Ometop Nicaraguan (spelling?) ligero
Leaf Only Brazilian viso
Leaf Only Ecuadorian seco wrapper
CV viso
Corojo seco
Dominican binder

Pretty good. Mild pepper. Overall worthy of stashing

 

[Dominican56]

The mild background sweetness of the Brazilian viso is a winner for me. It’s a great foil to the Nicaraguan ligero pepper. (Even tho it’s really a mild ligero but a nice flavor)

 

[Dominican56]

I tried two of these with Ecuadorian seco, but that doesn’t work for me. The Nic spice fights with the Ecuadorian spice. They don’t get along for me, anyway.

 

[Dominican56]

The blend works very well with Ecuadorian shade ligero, too.

 

[Dominican56]

This could be nub worthy

 

[Dominican56]

Blend testing is such a shame to waste other good leaf when there is only one offending leaf in the mix.

The pot was full earlier.

 

[Dominican56]

How to describe cigar flavor?
How could one describe the taste of an apple, or banana?
Cigars have their own unique flavor profile. To describe cigar flavor we compare them against food or the flavor of spices. Neither really is adequate but it’s all we have I suppose.
I cannot describe the nice flavor of a good seco or ligero against the flavors of food or spices. I know many of you are god at that, not me.

 

[Dominican56]

Tobacco spice or pepper in particular will “hit” different areas of my tongue. I don’t care for those tobaccos that hit my throat or back of the tongue. Olar, Nicaraguan, or Honduran ligero are three general groupings that hit the back of my tasters that I don’t care for. With some exceptions, of course.
I like Honduran ligero, not Honduran viso.
Odd, I know.

 

[Dominican56]

Incidentally, this wine pairs well with the latest cigar.

 

[Dominican56]

Nub worthy, indeed

 

[Marc L]

I think of all tastings the same way. cigars, wines, beer, spirits.. fun, subjective, Sometimes I can relate.

 

[Dominican56]

Another lesson learned: (learnt)
I put my home rolls in the same cooler as my Cubans. Big mistake. The home rolls have a lot more moisture than the Cubans. Now we all know (or should know) cigars take on moisture faster than they release it. My Cubans are now too “wet” as they took up the moisture from the home rolls.

I NEED MORE STORAGE SPACE!

 

[Dominican56]

One would think I would learn. I’ve many cigars without bands. I roll a bunch with the intention of labeling them the next day or so. Well. After a few days I forgot completely what the blend is. So now I’ve got a bunch that I have little idea of the blend.
Here’s an example of many I removed from the Cuban cooler. It’s pretty good but I know it’s got Mexican San Andres wrapper on it.
I’m sooo lazy with this home roll obsession!!

 

[Dominican56]

I nuked it, blew out the steam. It’s one from the Cuban cooler. And so far, really good. Dammit.

 

[Dominican56]

These are the ones I removed from the Cuban cooler:

And more t have to band tonight,

 

[Dominican56]

My goal is to have a good variety I can take on a 15 day cruise this September. I don’t want to take the duds, but the great rolls. Damn, what a slacker I am.

 

[Marc L]

You may have noticed I like to roll in batches. some I'll post with the blend, some I don't but, I'll put a date on the paper binding so I can go to the post to see what it is.

 

[Dominican56]

I nuked it, blew out the steam. It’s one from the Cuban cooler. And so far, really good. Dammit.

Should have logged this one:

 

[Dominican56]

After church I stopped at Meier and bought another storage cooler. I now need more trays