Lets talk cigars or Wonderin about Wrapper Leaf

[Halon]

A lot of times if you have a plugged cigar you can cut it in half and both pieces will be perfectly smokeable. It is common for the filler to be "twisted", if you will, which makes for a near-impossible draw, but cutting the cigar in half will often times fix the problem.
Something to try on your next plugged cigar.


TYLER

 

[bballbaby]

I use old dog rockets for small patches, and zigzags for larger ones. Zigzaga are rice paper and have very lttle flavor. I use El Torcedor for the glue. It is the same stuff the rollers use for the caps, it comes in a little nailpolish bottle with a little brush to put it on. Works good.

Dave, would those zigzags be 1 1/4" or 1 1/2"? :smokingco

I myself am a Joker kinda guy. :bouncetau

 

[oneaday]

A lot of times if you have a plugged cigar you can cut it in half and both pieces will be perfectly smokeable. It is common for the filler to be "twisted", if you will, which makes for a near-impossible draw, but cutting the cigar in half will often times fix the problem.
Something to try on your next plugged cigar.


TYLER

Good Lord, almost 40 years of smokin hand rolled cigars and that is the first time I've heard that. I will try it with the next unfixable plug I come across. Thanks Tyler.

 

[Trumpetchris]

As far as % of overall flavor, I think the ring gauge has a lot to do with it. A lancero, for example will have a higher % of flavor coming from the wrapper as opposed to a robusto. I also agree with Dale, that a high ligero smoke may cover up some of the flavors you'd get from the wrapper. (probably why most of the "powerhouse" smokes don't have a pristine looking wrapper- they're using the big dollar wrappers on the smokes you'd notice the flavor in).

Good advice on patches and plugged cigars.

 

[jmatkins]

A lot of times if you have a plugged cigar you can cut it in half and both pieces will be perfectly smokeable. It is common for the filler to be "twisted", if you will, which makes for a near-impossible draw, but cutting the cigar in half will often times fix the problem.
Something to try on your next plugged cigar.


TYLER

Yea thanks, as well I will give a try with the next one I come across.

 

[Halon]

No prob guys! I actually picked that bit up when I had a couple smokes with Mitchell Orchant. Sure enough, the first plugged cigar I ran into back home I tried that on and it worked!
What happens is that, when the filler is twisted inside the cigar like a corkscrew, punching holes in it doesn't help, but cutting it in half can un-twist the filler and make both halves perfectly smokeable!


TYLER

 

[Angry Bill]

That's some good info Tyler. Nice going!

 

[CWS]

No prob guys! I actually picked that bit up when I had a couple smokes with Mitchell Orchant. Sure enough, the first plugged cigar I ran into back home I tried that on and it worked!
What happens is that, when the filler is twisted inside the cigar like a corkscrew, punching holes in it doesn't help, but cutting it in half can un-twist the filler and make both halves perfectly smokeable!


TYLER

Well I'll be. Great idea Tyler.:skew:

 

[jmatkins]

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/...Back=&rfx_catalogname=ci200807&rfx_catalog=1&

OK here is aCAO cigar that could be tested in this way. It might be your first decesion but it might give an idea on how much a wrapper can influence the cigar.

 

[SGT13]

I use old dog rockets for small patches, and zigzags for larger ones. Zigzaga are rice paper and have very lttle flavor. I use El Torcedor for the glue. It is the same stuff the rollers use for the caps, it comes in a little nailpolish bottle with a little brush to put it on. Works good.

Very cool. Thanks for the info. I'll have to get me some of that glue. So, no one packages small pieces of connetticut wrap for fixin'?:smokingbo