So a long time ago, in a thread still nearby, the great enabler (
@BrewinHooligan ) commented on saving info in Google docs. I liked his idea and started shortly there after. This is what I've saved from BOTL recipes posted here and there:
BHMM RECIPE
My marshmallow blend: 1/2 nica habano seco, 1/2 corojo seco, 1 corojo viso, 1/2 dom ligero, dom binder.
BH Mischievous Marshmallow:
Mischievous Marshmallow
Blend information:
1/2 leaf corojo seco (wlt), 1/2 leaf Nica habano seco (wlt), 1 corojo viso (wlt), 1/2 Dominican ligero (Jorge w/Rollers Choice), Dominican binder (wlt), Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper (LO)
Gdaddy favorite as of 6/2017:
1 leaf WLT Corojo viso
1 leaf Dom seco
Dom seco binder
Brazilian Arapiraca
Nicks house blend:
Filler: 1 WLT Criollo Seco, 1 WLT Corojo Viso, 1 WLT Criollo Ligero
Binder: WLT Honduran Habanos
Wrapper: Jorge H2K
BrewinHooligan medium blend:
I have been enjoying milder cigars lately. To keep with that theme I decided to roll up a blend that is milder but has lots of complexity and flavor. Rolled up a batch with 1 leaf nica habano seco, 1 leaf corojo seco, 1 leaf piloto cubano ligero, a double Ecuadorian habano seco binder, and wrapped with Mata Fina.
First impression is that this is more medium than mild and I'm ok with that. It is very complex. It has a natural sweetness from the Mata Fina. The flavors remind me of a candied walnut with Christmas spices and a hint of cream. The flavor profile is similar to what I experience from the Illusione brand. This will be the first blend I roll in my 54rg mold I think.
Blisscigarco recommendation when I asked:
1) I have four secos that I think are great super-high quality leaves, and which I can freely mix for a wide variety of base cigar profiles. They are LO Piloto seco, Honduran seco, Olor seco, and Piloto Volado. The volado is my favorite: it has the richest, creamiest flavor. I start with 2-4 of one or two of these seco varieties (some are creamier, some are sweeter, some have kitchen spice, some have pepper, etc.). 2) If I want a version with more strength then I add small amounts (half leaf to start) of a viso or ligero that I know I like, e.g. WLT Nica Habano, until I arrive at the strength I'm seeking. This can be zero viso/ligero, or a half leaf of viso, or a leaf of viso and half of ligero, etc. 3) Wrap it in a good wrapper. In my case that wrapper is currently the most recent batch of CT Shade I got from webmost. I've been typically rolling 4 sticks of some mix with those six leaves, then I smoke them over the coming days, then mix it up a little bit for the next run of four. No aging required, because the tobacco is already excellent. The key to this all coming together in the last month or two was when I bought 1/4 lbs of most of the LO secos and tested them in various blends and as puros and found those four (I had used the Volado and Honduran extensively and successfully a couple years ago, but then got lost in a dark forest for a long time). And then recently getting a great batch of wrapper from Web.
No idea if this recipe would work for you or anyone besides me. I think most people here prefer Very Strong cigars whereas I prefer Medium.
Hopduro’s Brazilian Villain :
The blend (proportions) lovingly known as Brazilian Villain #1:
1 Nicaraguan ligero
2 Brazilian viso
2 dominican seco
Dominican binder
The Brazilian wrapper over the top of this blend was amazing and so far my absolute favorite homeroll in the 44 rg format. In my notes (yup, i always take notes on these! ) i described the stick as having rich, smooth and creamy espresso in the first half, hints of cedar mixed in, and ended with earthy richness, peppery spice, and a smattering of licorice.
More Hopduro recipes:
For example, one of my now favorite blends is incredibly simple with 1:1 Colombian Seco:Brazilian Habano Viso.
(Cafe Oro) I absolutely love the simplest blend i came up with: Colombian seco and Mata fina. Earthy, horseshitty, rich coffee, and that is just a cheroot with a dominican binder! Add a wrapper and now you've changed everything. San andreas adds some spice and leather. Mata fina adds a creamy latte sweetness. Ec habano rounds out the flavors and accents the coffee.
Webmost recipes :
...mata fina and piloto bound and wrapped in half a leaf of that LO Ec shade H2k seco. The leaves are plenty large enough so that after you cut out a strip from your half leaf for wrapper, you have enough left over to bind the next one. I stashed a box of perfectos like this in January which I'm looking forward to burning for my birthday in July. I call them matalotos…
Takes just two and a half leaves to make one, if the leaves are decent size: 1 mata, one piloto, one half H2k wrapper.
Circle of Leaf Winners
#1
Brazilian Villain Tweak #26, by Hopduro
Binder: LO Ecuador seco
Wrapper: LO Ecuador viso
Filler: 1:1 mata fina to flojo viso (WLT)
#2
Flan, by Webmost:
Wrapper: LO Sumatra binder
Binder: LO Colombian
Filler: 1/2 leaf each WLT corojo seco, viso, ligero; & 1/2 leaf LO Dominican olor (seco?)
Also #2
Nick Tubo #2:
Wrapper: HB2K WLT (marked as 2010 crop)
Binder: Nic (mojo'd) (LO)
Filler:
1 dom criollo 98 ligero WLT ( mojo'd and no stems)
2 dom seco WLT (stems in)
2 braz habano viso LO (stems in)
These are leaf counts , not exact ratios.
Jim D Favorites 6.04.18
The Bloody Toe is still a favorite.
1 Corojo Seco
1 Corojo Viso
1 Criollo Ligero
.25 CTBL filler
Dom binder and Ecuador Seco Wrapper
I'm out of Corojo seco now….
6.5.18
1 Piloto Cubano Seco
1 Brazilian Habano Viso
1 Piloto Cubano Ligero
Wrapped in Ecuador Seco
Pretty smooth with only 5 days on it, not a pepper blast or anything. Just smooth and light spice.
(Tried .5 ps, 1 bhv, .5 pl. The 1,1,1 recipe above is better)
I hope no one minds my reposting their info, if somebody does, let me know and I'll remove it.
Hope this helps
@Crusader
