Please take your pics less hi def. Your hi def makes my home rolls look quite crude. Thank you.
In about six months, these ^^^ will be ready to give away.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
Hey, let me know how you like that Indian Motorcycle robusto.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
Those Uppowoc perfectos are outstanding @webmost, what is the no banded one next to it?
They're all Uppowoc Perfectos, uppowoc being one of many Indian names for baccy and perfecto the shape. But, you can't tell the players without a scorecard, right? So here goes, left to right:
Mataloto -- Brazilian Mata Fina, Piloto Cubano, bound & wrapped in Habano 2000. That wondeful crop of H2k is not longer available. Wish it was. Only have two or three of those original UPs left. Year and a half old.
Unbanded -- Scratchin my head here .. think it might be an Oval which the band fell off of. Half leaf each Honduran Seco & Viso, one leaf Criollo Seco, Nicaraguan binder, that same lumpy aromatic H2k wrapper.
Tabacos Mata Fina -- same as Mataloto, but with newer crop of super aromatic H2k. Hard to burn, lumpy, but tasty.
Lorenzo Carnicero -- 2 parts Corojo Seco, bound with Dominican Volado, wrapped in Sumatra leaf grown in Kentucky by my friend Larry Butcher (hence the name Lorenzo Carnicero)
Sheik -- Dominican Seco, Viso, & Ligero bound & wrapped with Corojo Oscuro. A bit strong for my taste. Smells better than it smokes. Burns poorly, so hit it hard.
The next unbanded is a store bought Amazon Basin, of course. The word is they benefit from age.
I'm rolling a lot of parejos, now. After a couple years rolling virtually nothing but perfectos, these parejos seem such a snap to pop out, by comparison. Got me a dynamite two stick mold, hand made by a farmer named Maks, lives in Slovenia. -- that's the wooden bit the pretty cigar is sitting on -- hence that picture of Lake Bleda on the band (Bleda seems to be the iconic Slovenian tourist trap). So I'm filling a box with Uppowoc Maks -- Honduran Viso & Seco with Dominican Olor, CT Habano binder & Mata Fina wrapper. Very easy stuff to work with. In fact, yesterday I popped out several freehand Maks parejos -- no mold, jut freehand -- & hard to tell they weren't molded.
Fellers, it's a grand hobby rolling cigars, and one which I highly recommend you try. Get to play with your blend and all. Rodger is rolling some gems these days. Of course, that's to be expected, him being the man with golden hands. I'm working on a video now for raw new beginners. I wouldn't say it's the easiest thing in the world to do; but if naked aboriginals can roll up their smokes on a smooth stone cutting with a shark's tooth then you can too. I figure it's something like any art, where no matter how good you get you're still not perfect.
Enjoy
The March lottery will pop Wednesday, guys. Get in and get you some.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
Davis always been impressed with your home rolls, takes a lot of skill and effort to put these out with such quality. You and Rodger are some pretty special folks doing all this as well as sharing with us, thanks for what you do and the great info you give out with it too!
"When walking in open territory bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them."
Don't blow smoke up my tokus. You are wildly wrong. Go to http://www.botl.org/threads/pics-of-your-sticks.86118/ and check out some of these sticks rolled by MarcL and Bliss and Brewin Hooligan and summa these guys. Showz whut a rank amachewer I yam. Holy crap. Some of those characters could roll an Opus.
MarcL:
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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Well done sir.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
In about six months, these ^^^ will be ready to give away.
The next unbanded is a store bought Amazon Basin, of course. The word is they benefit from age.
I'm rolling a lot of parejos, now. After a couple years rolling virtually nothing but perfectos, these parejos seem such a snap to pop out, by comparison. Got me a dynamite two stick mold, hand made by a farmer named Maks, lives in Slovenia. -- that's the wooden bit the pretty cigar is sitting on -- hence that picture of Lake Bleda on the band (Bleda seems to be the iconic Slovenian tourist trap). So I'm filling a box with Uppowoc Maks -- Honduran Viso & Seco with Dominican Olor, CT Habano binder & Mata Fina wrapper. Very easy stuff to work with. In fact, yesterday I popped out several freehand Maks parejos -- no mold, jut freehand -- & hard to tell they weren't molded.
Fellers, it's a grand hobby rolling cigars, and one which I highly recommend you try. Get to play with your blend and all. Rodger is rolling some gems these days. Of course, that's to be expected, him being the man with golden hands. I'm working on a video now for raw new beginners. I wouldn't say it's the easiest thing in the world to do; but if naked aboriginals can roll up their smokes on a smooth stone cutting with a shark's tooth then you can too. I figure it's something like any art, where no matter how good you get you're still not perfect.
Enjoy
The March lottery will pop Wednesday, guys. Get in and get you some.
MarcL: