Bringing back the dead...
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indyrob
BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08
Ok...I was looking at it wrong. I thought that the foot had the excess...my bad but it's a brilliant job and it definately helps out when you want to fix a really damaged cigar!
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It is. The oils from the cigar color the cello.
Volusianator
BoM Nov '07 & Jan '09
Mitch, any idea when you plan on smoking it?
If it's not a 30-40 year old Cuban, I wouldn't bother.
Mitch what type of wrapper did you use? I would imagine something "light" would be the best if you did not use a Cuban leaf as a replacement.
Mitch
BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe
I went with a Hoyo de Tradicion Honduran-grown viso Rosado wrapper.
That'll make an interesting smoke. can't wait to hear what you think of it.
gibbleguts
BoM april 09
If you like it and want to attempt more let me know and I should be able to help you find a leaf closer to the original. I have quite a bit of loose leaves from aroller that was here in the summer
Mitch
BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe
Might take you up on that, I've got about a dozen pre embargo's with some holes in them that I usualy just patch, but if this works out well, it may be worth hitting them all this way. What kind of leaf is it?
gibbleguts
BoM april 09
Like I said much closer to the original except only a year old. Other then origin I am not much I can send you a few though.
Mitch
BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe
Please keep me in mind for a couple, but lets wait until I can work out a trade with you or something to make the postage worth while.
Mitch
BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe
It’s a beautiful morning here in South Florida, and I couldn’t wait any longer to see how this turned out so, with my wife off to try an exercise class with a friend, I decided to make a cappuccino and settle onto my back porch with the hound dog for some quality smoke time. It’s about 68 degrees in the shade, humidity is mid sixties without a cloud in the sky and the air is crisp and clean.
I clipped the end which had no cap on it and used a bit of El Torcedor cigar glue to hold down the lose wrapper end. The pre-light draw was very light and tasted a bit powedery, no doubt from the “beetle dust” left behind. I gave it a strong purge and watched a comical cloud of dust shoot from the end. I started to wonder if the thing was too far gone to be good, but held on to my glass half full optimism.
It light quickly and easily with a nice rich aroma and first puff although light on draw and rewarded me with surprisingly dense and flavorful smoke. Hints of nuts, caramel and loads of creaminess filled my mouth and I started to forget about the light draw. Burn was inconsistent as it would hit a patch of holes now and then, but it didn’t go out and seemed to be slowly ramping up in flavor at it burned.
After about a third I had finished my coffee and rinsed my palate with a swig of milk so I could concentrate on the flavors and switched to water. The cigar held my full attention, not able to decide what I was tasting I thought almonds, no caramel, no malaises, no something baked but not sure what, I felt well rewarded for my efforts.
The start of the last third required a relight and it came back with just a hint of bitter herb but not harsh or acidic, just sharper than it had been. The nutty flavor was almost gone and the flavor was starting to thin as I reached an area I knew had been severely ravaged by beetles, but I held on in hopes of a few more good blasts of flavor. I skewered it and kept on as it gained in bitterness and I had to admit to myself that this party was over.
All in all, I’d say this was a good success, I got much of the smooth flavor bomb I’ve come to expect from clear Havana’s but this was more complex. I’m not sure how much the wrapper played into this and how much was the vintage Partagas cigar it started with but a great experience all the same. Mild as expected, more flavorful than hoped for, less consistent then desired and worth doing again for sure.
I clipped the end which had no cap on it and used a bit of El Torcedor cigar glue to hold down the lose wrapper end. The pre-light draw was very light and tasted a bit powedery, no doubt from the “beetle dust” left behind. I gave it a strong purge and watched a comical cloud of dust shoot from the end. I started to wonder if the thing was too far gone to be good, but held on to my glass half full optimism.
It light quickly and easily with a nice rich aroma and first puff although light on draw and rewarded me with surprisingly dense and flavorful smoke. Hints of nuts, caramel and loads of creaminess filled my mouth and I started to forget about the light draw. Burn was inconsistent as it would hit a patch of holes now and then, but it didn’t go out and seemed to be slowly ramping up in flavor at it burned.
After about a third I had finished my coffee and rinsed my palate with a swig of milk so I could concentrate on the flavors and switched to water. The cigar held my full attention, not able to decide what I was tasting I thought almonds, no caramel, no malaises, no something baked but not sure what, I felt well rewarded for my efforts.
The start of the last third required a relight and it came back with just a hint of bitter herb but not harsh or acidic, just sharper than it had been. The nutty flavor was almost gone and the flavor was starting to thin as I reached an area I knew had been severely ravaged by beetles, but I held on in hopes of a few more good blasts of flavor. I skewered it and kept on as it gained in bitterness and I had to admit to myself that this party was over.
All in all, I’d say this was a good success, I got much of the smooth flavor bomb I’ve come to expect from clear Havana’s but this was more complex. I’m not sure how much the wrapper played into this and how much was the vintage Partagas cigar it started with but a great experience all the same. Mild as expected, more flavorful than hoped for, less consistent then desired and worth doing again for sure.
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smokemifugotem
BoM July '10
Nice work Mitch! Great write up too! Glad to hear it turned out...I have been checking back everyday to see the outcome!
Nick
Nick
