Anyone Else Rolling Your Own Cigars
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Hi All,
So the whole leaf was received - I'm stoked and rolled the first cigar last night; I found that I did not roll tight enough on this attempt - so I will continue to tweak my process. The first one rolled used Aged Nicaraguan Ligero and Seco with Dominican Volado and aged Dominican binders and finished with a CT Maduro wrapper - it is about 5.5-6" and ring gauge is probably about 64 - would have been a nice 54 or so if my wrapping was tighter :
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So the whole leaf was received - I'm stoked and rolled the first cigar last night; I found that I did not roll tight enough on this attempt - so I will continue to tweak my process. The first one rolled used Aged Nicaraguan Ligero and Seco with Dominican Volado and aged Dominican binders and finished with a CT Maduro wrapper - it is about 5.5-6" and ring gauge is probably about 64 - would have been a nice 54 or so if my wrapping was tighter :
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Cool... you're on your way. If you are not using a mold then roll your filler and binder tighter than you think. It'll only take a few cigars for you to get your method down.
Happy to report back that after a dozen or so rolls I finally got it right, I'm making smaller/thinner style cigars as I find it is easier to control my process - I think Clint would be proud, hehe ::
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I really want to learn to roll a cigar. I've had this idea for a latakia, fire cured Kentucky wrapper, with a cavendish filler for a while. Or, maybe a Balkan cigar. Something great for smoking in the winter.
One of our writers rolls his own cigars:
http://www.deathmetal.org/lifestyle/rolling-your-own-cigars/
http://www.deathmetal.org/lifestyle/rolling-your-own-cigars/
I've used a single Latakia leaf before as well as a single Burley. Makes for a really interesting (and good) cigar.
I like the Lat idea guys, going to have to try this...
I couldn't wait and I'm having one of the cigars I rolled a few days ago - damn good, hits great and really tasty on the blend - a great / fun project and something I can see myself doing all the time now - Thanks again to everyone for all the tips, really helped me out ::
I couldn't wait and I'm having one of the cigars I rolled a few days ago - damn good, hits great and really tasty on the blend - a great / fun project and something I can see myself doing all the time now - Thanks again to everyone for all the tips, really helped me out :
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I was totally enjoying pictures of your own rolled cigars, cobguy. I am glad that you've improved your technique. Please post the pictures whenever you can.
Here are some of my latest TSD Eastwoods ( Indonesian Sumatra Seco, Dominican Volado, Dominican Ligero and Nicaraguan binders
Very nice!! Do you have problems with the evenness of the burn? I had one from a friend who went to a bar that had a cigar rolling demo, but it kept leaving half the wrapper un-burned. Granted, I have had way less experience with cigars than pipes, so I may have just been doing something wrong. Or, is uneven burning just something you have to go with the flow.
I have had really good luck with even burn, draws perfect and smooth - I noticed and also watching
master rollers having the filler even and enough Volado ( the fuel for burn ) which I'm always
trying to improve on with each roll and to make sure when rolling not to twist the filler bunch while
putting on the binder as this will cut off the draw. Also making sure to roll each filler leaf
also makes for perfect draw.
master rollers having the filler even and enough Volado ( the fuel for burn ) which I'm always
trying to improve on with each roll and to make sure when rolling not to twist the filler bunch while
putting on the binder as this will cut off the draw. Also making sure to roll each filler leaf
also makes for perfect draw.
The most common cause of canoeing is uneven moisture in a cigar. When first rolled, the filler, binder and wrapper will each be in a different level of case. Resting the cigar for a few days will allow the moisture to even out.
Very cool to see that your rolling is progressing nicely. Clint would surely approve.
As mentioned by jitterbugdude different humidity levels of each leaf used can cause all kinds of funky burn issues. A week or two in a seasoned humidor should level the humidity out and make for a better smoking experience. ::
As mentioned by jitterbugdude different humidity levels of each leaf used can cause all kinds of funky burn issues. A week or two in a seasoned humidor should level the humidity out and make for a better smoking experience. :
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I had some cigars made for me at a place in New Orleans, and they recommended that I leave them in the humidor for at least four months. I guess I should have tried a one at different times to check, but I just trusted their reccomendation because they cost so much money. They were wonderful, with all of the darkest richest tobaccos, and were heavy in the flavors and nicotine. I need to get back down there and have a few more boxes made to stow back, I tend to smoke through the stronger cigars fast.
Speaking of which, I am about to go pick up a hand full of Chubracabras by Esteban Carreras. Damn fine smokes.
Speaking of which, I am about to go pick up a hand full of Chubracabras by Esteban Carreras. Damn fine smokes.
I prefer not to take jobs away from impoverished octogenarian women in Carribbean sweatshops, thus I do not roll my own cigars.
And I prefer my CEEgars rolled the old fashioned way, the way all great cigars were rolled. Hard to find these days though. A lack of nubile ladies, properly skilled?
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