• BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE

    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends 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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  1. Jim D

    Life Changing Event

    Congratulations! Enjoy your sleep while you can!
  2. Jim D

    Life Changing Event

    Praying for you and your family. Our first born had the umbilical cord around her neck and as Mommy pushed, they saw the effects. After hours and hours of labor, they finally saw what was going on and 20 minutes later, c-section was complete and we had a baby in our hands. She is now 12. May...
  3. Jim D

    Las Calaveras EL 2017

    Good to know as I have a 15 sitting in my humidor I've been eyeballing lately...
  4. Jim D

    Homeroller's Recipe Sharing app idea

    Fellow BOTL @andy has made a trial app to log info regarding cigars. I haven't tried it yet but he explained that we could add any new cigar (and leaf recipe/ratio) as we go if it is not already in the program. After adding one, it would be available to everyone else with the app, along with...
  5. Jim D

    cigartech

    Sure. As a homeroller, I was thinking of linking this in the home roller's "Blending Thread" to see if the rest of the guys would start using it. That way we could all expand our library of info regarding the blends we've rolled collectively.
  6. Jim D

    cigartech

    Sounds cool, is this available?
  7. Jim D

    cigartech

    If the end user were a homeroller, would he or she be able to add their homerolls or would they have to be submitted as an edit? I guess the question is can anyone using this customize their copy to what they are smoking by adding all the pertinent info?
  8. Jim D

    Rock My Ride

    Any updates? Pics of cool smoke break locations?
  9. Jim D

    Stash

    How's the road trip going? Where about are you these days? Hope it's awesome, Jim
  10. Jim D

    Blending Thread

    I had a pleasant surprise on a trial blend today. It was rolled in the " @Hopduro Method" of less is more...:) 1 Piloto Cubano Seco 1 T13 viso. Bound and wrapped in EC Seco wrapper leaf. The surprise was a smooth anise / black licorice jelly bean flavor that came to the front about half way...
  11. Jim D

    Pics of Your Sticks

    And very smooth. Is that LO Ecuador viso wrapper you are talking about? I've tried the seco and ligero versions but that viso looks awesome!
  12. Jim D

    Leaf Prep

    I set it aside while trying to find a new blend. I haven't gone through it yet, just pulled a couple to try. It is rather fragile and not in ideal shape...
  13. Jim D

    Leaf Prep

    It is tasty...
  14. Jim D

    Adventures in home rolling

    Tomorrow it will be one CVVAHS leaf all the way through with 2 T13 visos up front and a Cibao Valley Criollo ligero in the back half. I know as individual cigars, (1 CVVA Habano seco and 2 or 3 T13 visos) or (1CV Criollo ligero and .5 CVVA Habano seco) are both good smooth smokes. Now I want to...
  15. Jim D

    Adventures in home rolling

    I really enjoy the flavor the T13 brings. It does seem, on the two occasions I've had it with the CV Criollo ligero, to have a kick of nicotine. I'm not sure whether to credit one or the other leaf, or if it's putting the two together that kicks my butt. Or I'm just a light weight....
  16. Jim D

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    That one's a new blend for me. I'm not sure on it yet... The other one that has corojo, criollo, and ctbl, I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it a couple months from now:)
  17. Jim D

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    What did you think?
  18. Jim D

    Adventures in home rolling

    So this maybe should go in the blending thread but it feels more like an adventure in home rolling so here goes. Y'all remember @blisscigarco talking about the CV Criollo Ligero and CVVAHS blend being the bomb? I agree with him and wanted to add my new T13 viso in there but it didn't turn out...
  19. Jim D

    FNG from Texas

    Welcome FNG! You and your Buick, welcome to BOTL from NC.
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