What have you been rolling lately?

[Bruck]

And while we're at it, behold Brohiba batch 32 on the drying rack:



A bunch of robustos and toros - I'm less inclined to roll churchills these days as it's getting harder and harder to put together 2 hours of uninterrupted smoking these days. Also, the shorter sticks tend to have fewer draw issues (still perfecting the technique!).

Wrappers: PA from my friend Larry the tobacco butcher in KY
Binders: Dark Air, also from Larry
Fillers: various combinations of Dominican Seco, Nicaraguan Criollo, Nicaraguan Viso, and "Havana" from Larry

[Chad Vegas]

And while we're at it, behold Brohiba batch 32 on the drying rack:

How long does it take you to roll a batch like this?

[Bruck]

How long does it take you to roll a batch like this?

about an hour of leaf prep the night before - planning, counting, moisturizing.
a couple hours of rolling - bunching, binding, clamping in molds, rotating in the molds
[go do something else for at least a couple hours while the cigars sit in the molds]
a couple hours of wrapping - trimming, ironing, wrapping, clipping, bands
[let them sit in the humidor for a couple months or more if possible]
and the best part, an hour to an hour and a half of smoking.

The "cigar rolling" demos where Hector rolls a cigar in 30 seconds, that takes years of practice, but also, he's usually just doing the wrapping.

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Wrapping 10B's tonight. Ecu hab lig wrapper, dom binder, criollo lig, ecu hab seco and corojo viso.

Those sound pretty strong! How's the flavor?

[Sprouthog]

about an hour of leaf prep the night before - planning, counting, moisturizing.
a couple hours of rolling - bunching, binding, clamping in molds, rotating in the molds
[go do something else for at least a couple hours while the cigars sit in the molds]
a couple hours of wrapping - trimming, ironing, wrapping, clipping, bands
[let them sit in the humidor for a couple months or more if possible]
and the best part, an hour to an hour and a half of smoking.

The "cigar rolling" demos where Hector rolls a cigar in 30 seconds, that takes years of practice, but also, he's usually just doing the wrapping.

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Those sound pretty strong! How's the flavor?

Definitely full strengh. Developed by another roller who calls it a cherry bomb. Pepper is complimented a nice balance of sweetness and a cherry note.