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[Jim D]

A skinny one with @blisscigarco recommended ratio of 2:1 Cibao Valley Criollo ligero to Cibao Valley Vuelta Abajo seco, bound in Olor seco, wrapped in Ec Shade seco.
Definitely smooth, and only rolled it 4 days ago, putting the wrapper on just this evening.


I wonder how this would be with a sliver of CTBL filler...or a little mata fina....or a bit of Honduran seco...or the American CT Shade wrapper...


So many options with this blend!

 

[Jim D]

Ok, so I couldn't wait, I made 3 with some CTBL filler, and 3 with a BMF leaf in the middle. Plus a little one from scraps on the table....
Ok, the CTBL was just ok. Maybe not what I was in the mood for but still ok.
I'll try the mata fina edition later and report back...

 

[akpreacherplayz]

Took a couple hours but here they are, my first home rolls!

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[Jim D]

Took a couple hours but here they are, my first home rolls!

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Awesome! They look so much better than my first rolls, keep it up.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Took a couple hours but here they are, my first home rolls!

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Excellent job! Those look way better than my first rolls. I use that exact same copper piece as a capping tool.

 

[akpreacherplayz]

Thanks for the encouragement guys


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[Fusion555]

Took a couple hours but here they are, my first home rolls!

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Looking good, now you need to smoke one, if they are wet use the microwave method (info is here somewhere) your gona be surprised how good they are ill bet

 

[akpreacherplayz]

Looking good, now you need to smoke one, if they are wet use the microwave method (info is here somewhere) your gona be surprised how good they are ill bet

Never heard of the microwave method I’ll have to go look for it


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[Fusion555]

Never heard of the microwave method I’ll have to go look for it


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Cut the cap, put stck in mic for 10 seconds, take it out and blow thru it, do this 3 or 4 times, let cigar cool down and smoke

 

[akpreacherplayz]

Cut the cap, put stck in mic for 10 seconds, take it out and blow thru it, do this 3 or 4 times, let cigar cool down and smoke

Thanks, I think I’m going to order some binder, I was using the Dom Seco Olor but there wasn’t a lot of usable leaves.


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[blisscigarco]

Happy Spring.

 

[Hopduro]

Thanks, I think I’m going to order some binder, I was using the Dom Seco Olor but there wasn’t a lot of usable leaves.


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The Dominican binder is very neutral and easy to work with. The Ec. Seco binder is phenomenal and you get wrapper leaves in there. Someone on here uses the nic. binder

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[akpreacherplayz]

The Dominican binder is very neutral and easy to work with. The Ec. Seco binder is phenomenal and you get wrapper leaves in there. Someone on here uses the nic. binder

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Thanks, thanks the kind of info I need


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[Fusion555]

+1 on the Ec Seco, in fact its the only actual binder leaf i have but i do use some of the fillers i have that are binder quality also

 

[BrewinHooligan]

The Dominican binder is very neutral and easy to work with. The Ec. Seco binder is phenomenal and you get wrapper leaves in there. Someone on here uses the nic. binder

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I'm using more of the nica binder than anything else lately. Been having fantastits results with it. Using that instead of the dominican binder has improved several of my blends. I'm using the nica and the Ecuadorian binder exclusively at the moment. Both burn great and have great flavor. The dominican binder has more strength so is a good leaf for beginners, but at the same time, I encourage beginners to use difficult leaf as it makes you a better roller.

 

[akpreacherplayz]

+1 on the Ec Seco, in fact its the only actual binder leaf i have but i do use some of the fillers i have that are binder quality also

I did get some aged Ec Seco but haven’t opened it. Maybe I should look through it for binder quality.


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[akpreacherplayz]

I'm using more of the nica binder than anything else lately. Been having fantastits results with it. Using that instead of the dominican binder has improved several of my blends. I'm using the nica and the Ecuadorian binder exclusively at the moment. Both burn great and have great flavor. The dominican binder has more strength so is a good leaf for beginners, but at the same time, I encourage beginners to use difficult leaf as it makes you a better roller.

By strength I’m guessing you mean it is harder to tear.


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[Fusion555]

I did get some aged Ec Seco but haven’t opened it. Maybe I should look through it for binder quality.


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Thats the way lol, for sure you will find some binder quality

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I did get some aged Ec Seco but haven’t opened it. Maybe I should look through it for binder quality.


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A good portion of that should be binder quality if what you got is anything like what they send me. I used to use that as binder for my triple ligero blend until I started buying the Ecuadorian binder

 

[BrewinHooligan]

By strength I’m guessing you mean it is harder to tear.


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Correct, it is thicker and more durable. The other leaves are thinner and more fragile, but that also means they burn better.