My biggest improvement was when I learned that proper leaf casing allowed me to roll cigars with consistent draw instead of most of them being plugged.
That's so true, crunchy filler makes it seem like you're over stuffing the mold, but the draw always comes out perfect
I hope not. It looks great and smells sweet like syrup. I hope that’s just indicative of the leaf itself. (I’m getting stressed out @bliss
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Trying to find that balance right now.
WLT usually ships it perfect. If not, or too crumbly (i usually grab a leaf from the stack and try to entubado it), 2-4 spritz of water into the bag and leave it overnight.
Man!! I heard that. That was my mistake the first few times. Now I’m just dialing in the right balance between too much or too little moisture in the wrapper. And eliminating soft spots in my sticks. Thanks for the info. Never ordered from WLT. Can’t afford the whole pound yet...lol
just posted a bunch of pics on my BOTL gallery... posting a few in here but most of my pics are on IG... I've managed to find a window of time to put a few dozen more here on BOTL. Hope you enjoy my creative flare. Xoxoxoxo
Super Dope!! Also, thanks for the casing tip!!Morning MOTLs and others
Thank you and you are welcome... I forgot to mention... The sponge bag... use a sizplock bag... use a hole puncher to punch holes in the top part of the zip lock... six to eight holes is good... then drop in the wet sponge and zip the bag closed, then put the sponge bag inside your leaf bag or container... The moisture will escape evenly without wetting your leaf... when the sponge is dry you can wet and repeat. Not dripping wet. I put the sponge bag in another long bag with the leaf and blow the bag up like a balloon... tie it off and set it for 24hrs... You can also mist it and balloon your bag but there may not be as even a distribution of moisture. Flip the balloon over at half day mark. I also have an electric heating blanket. When I need the leaf on rush order... I mist the bag and balloon the bag and put the balloon under the blanket for an hour or two and it' ready to go. You must allow fresh air back into the bag the next day or your leaf will turn from gas build up. I hope that wasn't confusing. More than one way to skin a cat... or a cucumber.
Hells yeah! Eventually... some people hold on to them but most people save them for special occasions then cremate them. but soon I will gallery them on a 4 year mobile tour.
I consider my work... cigar couture
Crystal clear!! Thanks again!!
Very nice. I like the tobacco on the fingertips, too....
