Homerollers - Stand Up and Be Counted!

[Bruck]

There were a few of us on the old forum who were home-rollers, and I was just wondering how many of us have made it over to the new site. Or maybe there are some cigar craftspeople here who weren't on the old site, for that matter.

I just rolled another batch over the weekend, and put the wrappers on this afternoon.



They'll sit on the drying rack for a day or so, then they'll hume at 65% RH for a few weeks before they're ready to smoke.

Wrapper is Ecuador Shade, binder is "one sucker" dark air, and the fillers are various combinations of Criollo ligero, Brazilian viso, Piloto Cubano Seco (Dominican), and burley from KY. Lengths range from 4" to 8", RG on the big ones is 52, and 48 for the smaller ones. Most of them are not capped - I have only a few molds that have rounded ends to facilitate same, and IMHO caps aren't really necessary anyway.

My pseudo-brand name is "Brohiba" - I hope the real Cohiba company doesn't mind

So, does anyone else roll their own?

[Tobias Lutz]

So, does anyone else roll their own?

All joking aside- Bruce rolls nice cigars. I've smoked a number of Brohibas, and I envy his patience in learning the craft. I don't see it in my future.

[Bruck]

LOL, maybe I should move across the border into DC and start rolling blunts, now that it's "legal" there

[MattyMatt]

I am not a roller but I appreciate the time, skill and craftsmanship that goes in to producing the cigars we love. I find myself always drawn to watching cigar rolling videos. Even when I am smoking a cigar, I sometimes find myself thinking about all that went in to getting it to its final destination.

Hats off to you for immersing yourself even further into this wonderful hobby.

[HIM]

Some of my recent stuff...

Robusto - corojo 99 seco, criollo 98 ligero, Dom binder, PA broadleaf oscuro wrapper
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Toro - piloto cubano seco, corojo 99 viso, Brazilian mata fina viso, criollo 98 ligero, Dom binder, CT broadleaf maduro wrapper


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[Ropey]

Been reading some old threads on DIY rolling, I'm very close to buying a starter kit. How long does it take to get non-retarded at it?

[OnePyroTec]

My pseudo-brand name is "Brohiba" - I hope the real Cohiba company doesn't mind

So, does anyone else roll their own?

Like "Brohiba" Much better sounding than the "Butthiba" that was given to me after the first time I used the Brazilian Maduro that like to wrinkle.
Still in long term semi-retirement BUT have been playing with some leaves and got some new old stock bands for when I finally get back to the cutting table.

[HIM]

I'd say if you order a kit by the time your done with it you'll have a pretty good handle on the process. With the few extra things you'll need besides the leaf the whole start up is less than $100 and you should at least get a box worth of cigars out of it. The smaller the vitolas you roll the more cigars you can get out of it.

[OnePyroTec]

Some of my recent stuff...

Robusto - corojo 99 seco, criollo 98 ligero, Dom binder, PA broadleaf oscuro wrapper
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Toro - piloto cubano seco, corojo 99 viso, Brazilian mata fina viso, criollo 98 ligero, Dom binder, CT broadleaf maduro wrapper


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Can you still buy crop leaf from the 90's or have you been hoarding it?

[HIM]

No its just the name of the tobacco strain.