Ltstone’s Cigar Rolling Adventure

[ltstone]

First rolled cigars. Two robustas and one Backwoods style with the scraps

 

[ltstone]

Been really catching on to the whole process of blending and rolling , here are a few more pics

The arX is a Dominican Puro

Flor De Las Kristinas is for my wife and blended to be a full Connecticut similar to the Rose of Sharon

PaNic is made of Pennsylvania broadleaf and Nicaraguan similar to a diesel or Nocturne

MataCaprica is Matafina, Ariparaca, Colombian and Ometepe

 

[pantsBoots]

Wow - VERY impressive and you look like you're having lots of fun in the process! What varietals did you use for the arX? As a big fan of both Fuente Opus and the discontinued Litto Gomez Diaz, I'm very curious.

 

[elessar]

They look great! How do they smoke?

 

[ltstone]

Wow - VERY impressive and you look like you're having lots of fun in the process! What varietals did you use for the arX? As a big fan of both Fuente Opus and the discontinued Litto Gomez Diaz, I'm very curious.

Thanks Pants Boots! Being a pipe smoker helps with decoding different flavors and tobacco profiles. Crazy that the Litto Gomez is one of favorite cigars , and you might be able to still get it in the Lfd Robusto sampler which I might do since cigars are 20% off right now.

I have never tried an OpusX yet but since blending my arX after the taste profiles and tobaccos from
other sites I may have come close as a friend/reviewer said it did remind him of it but had not had one for a few years. I do now have 2 OpusX's and one Opus X Angels Hair to try and then I can see formyself. Here is my description of it:

Filler: Dominican with specially aged filler from the Cibao valley
Binder: Dominican
Wrapper: Dominican Ligero

Comments:
This cigar pays homage to high end Dominican puros , the arX is a rich, smooth ,full bodied ligero wrapped cigar with some specially aged corojo fillers from the fertile soil of the Cibao Valley teasing the palate with notes of subtle baking spices such as cinnamon , nutmeg and cedar atop waves of dark earth . A complex and refined experience.

 

[ltstone]

They look great! How do they smoke?

Elessar, Taste wise those sticks shown are final blends so I really enjoy the taste. Now the arX does have burn issues probably because the wrapper is ligero but I have experimented with using viso (thinner but less flavorful leaf) with good success so I'll keep experimenting. The PaNic smokes great and tastes like your usual Nicaragua cigar like a Diesel or Tatauje Brown label. The Flor De Las Kristias was a big hit on out last Zoom smoke with 4 of us all enjoying it the only complaint being one guy said it was getting a bit strong towards the nub. No burn issues on that one as Connecticut is a thin wrapper. I'll be sending some out to to be reviewed so it will be fun to get some unbiased (slightly) opinions.