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You and I can agree that 44 is the desert island mold. For one thing, you can roll 42 to 46 with it.
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Adventures in home rolling
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I would be happy to have 10 of em and nothing else. lol
Was a short night at Willy's tonight. He just got back from Vegas last night. He managed to sell 700 sticks there. I got 20 bunches in molds tonight under an hour. Better construction this time and less waste. He wants me to come back tomorrow to wrap the bunches that will sit in the molds until tomorrow. He mentioned he needed to order more binder and filler so I piped up and asked if I could piggy back on his order. He was more than open to it and asked me how many pounds. Caught me off guard so I need to do some calculating and let him know tomorrow. He sent me home with some CT shade to de-vein for tomorrow's wrapping session. He also told me what the brown liquid in his other spray bottle is, it's a combination of rum and vanilla. Didn't have time for pictures tonight, but will snap some shots of finished sticks tomorrow.
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Do I get any cred for the rum-vanilla call?
A very good call brother!! Anxious to try it on my sticks and see if I can detect any noticeable difference.Do I get any cred for the rum-vanilla call?
He has watched so many videos and done so much research I think he figured that's what it was because it is a pretty common concoction the Cubans use. I do find it interesting he spritzes the leaf with it right before rolling instead of as the leaf ages, but he started rolling when he was 10 and is 65 now. I don't ask why, I know he has forgotten more about cigars than I have learned at this stage.
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I literally couldn't exaggerate how much I've read and seen about Cuban cigar rolling over the last year.... gave me a certain intuition about what Willy must be up to. Old Cuban dude with a bottle of brown juice? Rum-vanilla.
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Any particular rum in mind? Should I be spritz ing with that instead of water?I literally couldn't exaggerate how much I've read and seen about Cuban cigar rolling over the last year.... gave me a certain intuition about what Willy must be up to. Old Cuban dude with a bottle of brown juice? Rum-vanilla.
I would think that if you normally would not drink it then don't spritz with it. The bad flavors would only be emphasised. Use Zaya. Spritz, spritz, sip....... Something sweet without a lot of oakyness. 
That looks like my dream "happy place"Good Times!
From what I've read stay away from spiced rum and look for something that gets the color from aging instead of cooking or coloring.
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The old Cubans don't use science, man; they use mojo.
I thought that the PA broadleaf was big stuff. This CT broadleaf dwarfs the PA.
It feels like velvet and the veins are significantly smaller than the PA counterpart. Hoping it tastes good with my blends because I enjoy working with it.
It feels like velvet and the veins are significantly smaller than the PA counterpart. Hoping it tastes good with my blends because I enjoy working with it.