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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over time BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

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Mitch said:
Hmmmm. Paid very close attention when I took the robusto apart and it was wrapped with the outter most leaf at the tip not the foot so seem oposite. Also, if you wrapped the tip to the foot wouldn't it be more prone to unwrap as the burning leaf was holding down the closer leaf rather than the other way around? Anyway, I'll let you know how it works out.

And for storage I know the collector has a walkin that's perfect, I've had it for over a year now and it's been stored properly. Before the collector got it? well I doubt temp control was even availble back in those days for the average person.
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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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Ouch. that was one sad looking stogie.

but my God, that cello...did you piss on it?!?!


Good luck with the smoke.
 
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Mitch said:
Trying to resurrect a very old soldier, not sure of exact date, but from what I know about it this Partagas is most likely from the 70’s. I got if from a collector that I was working a trade with who gave it to me saying either do something with it or throw it out.

I misted a wrapper of a robusto and gave it a new wrapper so it will draw with all the bug holes. After a week or two I’ll see how it goes, just couldn’t let leaf that old go without a try. I’ll let you all know how it works out.
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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.
 
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gibbleguts said:
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
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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?
 
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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.
 

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