What did you smoke today (NC) II

[allusred]

Oh man, this nice. Thanks Bob!

Figured that it being a Maduro You might just give it a try , glad you liked it Tim.

[Bruck]

Tried out something a little different today. A generous brother elsewhere sent me this stick from Ezra Zion that is called a naked roll - it had no wrapper leaf. It looked very odd and I expected it (a) to explode as I was smoking it and (b) not be a very good smoke with out the benefit of a wrapper leaf.
It was actually a very tasty smoke and it stayed together just fine all the way down to the nub. Ugly looking thing though..

The wrapper isn't critical - it makes the cigar look good of course, and adds about 10-20% of the flavor, depending on the blend. Structurally, if you omit the wrapper, you do have to do a pretty thorough job with the binder. There's an economic angle as well - good wrapper leaves are way more expensive than the internal leaves, so if you want to save a few bucks...

[Bruck]

And for the record, just finishing an Alec Bradley White Gold that I started on the way home from the bad idea factory

As a connoisseur of cheapies, I can't recommend this one. But as an inveterate cheapskate, I'm still planning on finishing off the ones I bought.

[TreySC]

Quesada tonight


Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

[WNYTONY]

The wrapper isn't critical - it makes the cigar look good of course, and adds about 10-20% of the flavor, depending on the blend. Structurally, if you omit the wrapper, you do have to do a pretty thorough job with the binder. There's an economic angle as well - good wrapper leaves are way more expensive than the internal leaves, so if you want to save a few bucks...

That's pretty interesting stuff Bruce. I was always under the impression it was a larger part of the flavor component and there are those who preach that the wrapper holds the cigar together - specifically that the cap keeps the whole thing from unraveling. I will say that this thing was rolled very well with just that binder leaf - it burned as good as anything else I've ever smoked. Thanks for the info.

Anyways - tonight I decided to fire this Balmoral San Pedro de Macoris that @TreySC sent me a while back. Not a bad smoke Trey - you said this was pretty good for a cheaper stick and I agree.

[cheaphumidors]

Is it just me or does that cigar look good enough to eat?

- - - Updated - - -



Sombrero de Copa c/o @WNYTONY . This had the most intense anise flavor i have ever experienced in a cigar. Quite good!

[TreySC]

That's pretty interesting stuff Bruce. I was always under the impression it was a larger part of the flavor component and there are those who preach that the wrapper holds the cigar together - specifically that the cap keeps the whole thing from unraveling. I will say that this thing was rolled very well with just that binder leaf - it burned as good as anything else I've ever smoked. Thanks for the info.

Anyways - tonight I decided to fire this Balmoral San Pedro de Macoris that @TreySC sent me a while back. Not a bad smoke Trey - you said this was pretty good for a cheaper stick and I agree.

Glad you liked. It was like 5 bucks in the B&M I'm sure can be found cheaper online.

[LazyLightning]

For Maduro Monday

[allusred]

catching up. Monday Morning. My Fathers Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo...6x52.

One of these.

[allusred]

Tuesday Morning. Vegas Cubanas Corona...5.5x44.