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Hey fellas, been a while. Hope everyone is staying well. Been getting back to the table to keep my hands busy and hide from the kids in the garage. Got a few cobwebs to dust off but I’ll get back up to my standards before long
akpreacherplayz
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Good to see you rolling again!Hey fellas, been a while. Hope everyone is staying well. Been getting back to the table to keep my hands busy and hide from the kids in the garage. Got a few cobwebs to dust off but I’ll get back up to my standards before long
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akpreacherplayz
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Smoked this one I rolled last fall I think. It was very good.
Got inspired to roll again and try some new wrapper.
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Brazilian Mata Fina, Rene Seco, and Aged Nicaraguan Ligero
Forgot how much harder it is to roll perfecto. Gotta go watch some Bliss vids again.
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I'll show my ignorance here. I wasn't aware that Connecticut Broadleaf could be so dark (maduro?) . Is that normal?
akpreacherplayz
The Preacher
7.1 X 64
from the center, San Vicente Ligero , Condega Viso, Criollo 98 Viso fillers. 3 lamina with 2 veins from PA and Vuelta Abajo binders with, Criollo 98 Wrappers.
from the center, San Vicente Ligero , Condega Viso, Criollo 98 Viso fillers. 3 lamina with 2 veins from PA and Vuelta Abajo binders with, Criollo 98 Wrappers.
Method versus seed.
This is how I understand it:
Broadleaf is a seed that yields a big broad leaf.
BL is usually grown in Pennsyltucky or Connecticut. I like the PA BL, grown by Amish right up the way here in Lancaster county, where they have a rich black silty soil. You get a broad strong leaf with toasty flavor, CT broadleaf tastes a bit milder, cause of their different soil. Makes a dandy strong wrapper, but nowhere near so delicate as when grown beneath shade.
Shade is a method of growing tobacco.
It's shaded beneath muslin cloth in order to make the leaf grow thinner. CT shade combines the big broad leaf, with the milder flavor, thinner. In Ecuador, they have fields where they don't even need muslin cloth, cause it's always cloudy at the base of the Andes. Of course, the soil differs, so the flavor differs. Nor is the color so attractive.
So, CT shade is CT broadleaf grown under shade. Usually comes from the sandy loam of Windsor Valley, where the leaf derives a mineral flavor. Has a super delicate texture, & that's why we love it for wrapper.
You could plant the same broadleaf seed in my muddy back yard & grow it under cloth, but the flavor would be different. Because of recent CT minimum wage laws killing the baccy farms, the big leaf companies encouraged the Lancaster Amish to grow shade. I talked to a couple of them... Lancaster Leaf wasn't willing to pay enough to warrant the trouble. I saw several experimental plots; but nothing seems to have caught on.
Excellent informative post from webmost.
I did a bit of research and here is a short article on the 2019 crop https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/connecticut-tobacco-crop-report
I did a bit of research and here is a short article on the 2019 crop https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/connecticut-tobacco-crop-report
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They are two different strains.
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Connecticut shade
Maybe this has been asked before. Is Connecticut Broadleaf and Connecticut shade the same variety. Only difference is the one is shade grown and the other sun grown?
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They are two different strains.
Connecticut shade
Maybe this has been asked before. Is Connecticut Broadleaf and Connecticut shade the same variety. Only difference is the one is shade grown and the other sun grown?
I have an FXSS cigar customer who farms shade in CT. I'll ask him next time we talk.
How’s a guy supposed to post after that?
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I got two probs w/ this post:
1) If it's good'nuff to drink, don't water it down with ice.
2) If it's good'nuff to smoke, light the goddam thing already
Other'n 'at, it's inspiring.