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jkorp · 08-24-2008, 09:30 PM

Richard, do you have any pics of your inprocess rolling. I really like seeing the end results of all the work you put into this. Have you smoked one of your cigars yet?

tzaddi · 08-25-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jkorp

Richard, do you have any pics of your inprocess rolling. I really like seeing the end results of all the work you put into this. Have you smoked one of your cigars yet?

I have plans to roll a few this week is all goes well. At that time I will try to fulfill your request and document the process.

I was able to smoke 2 of the cigars you saw featured in this thread a few weeks back. That was during my weekly cigar club gathering. I passed it around to those that where interested.

My primary goal for these cigars where for a easy draw and even burn. On those issues it was a success. Both where earthy and a bit grassy with hints of a sweetness about 1/3 of the way in. The second one, the larger of the two I burned that day was enjoyed by a few of us, especially when it opened up to that rich subtle coco sweetness. One of my fellow cigar club brothers commented that he had paid for cigars that where not as good. They where both in the medium body range.

On my next venture into rolling I will try and maintain the draw and burn consistency from the last time and expand out a little with more attention to the filler blend, I have my eye on some ligero that is just about ready. Is it fun, yes it is, can it be frustrating, yes it can be. I will also try for a smoother appearance but not at the expense of the draw.

Thanks for stopping in.

smokeyandthebandit05 · 08-25-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tzaddi

I have plans to roll a few this week is all goes well. At that time I will try to fulfill your request and document the process.

I was able to smoke 2 of the cigars you saw featured in this thread a few weeks back. That was during my weekly cigar club gathering. I passed it around to those that where interested.

My primary goal for these cigars where for a easy draw and even burn. On those issues it was a success. Both where earthy and a bit grassy with hints of a sweetness about 1/3 of the way in. The second one, the larger of the two I burned that day was enjoyed by a few of us, especially when it opened up to that rich subtle coco sweetness. One of my fellow cigar club brothers commented that he had paid for cigars that where not as good. They where both in the medium body range.

On my next venture into rolling I will try and maintain the draw and burn consistency from the last time and expand out a little with more attention to the filler blend, I have my eye on some ligero that is just about ready. Is it fun, yes it is, can it be frustrating, yes it can be. I will also try for a smoother appearance but not at the expense of the draw.

Thanks for stopping in.

If you ever roll enough and think about sellin them or whatever I would love to get in on it

Joan · 08-27-2008, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tzaddi

I have plans to roll a few this week is all goes well.

Oh man, wow.... it would be off the chart cool to watch you roll, like, high bandwidth.

[happy cigar roller gif here]

[SIZE=5]YOU GO RICHARD![/SIZE]

gvarsity · 08-27-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Joan

Oh man, wow.... it would be off the chart cool to watch you roll, like, high bandwidth.

[happy cigar roller gif here]

[SIZE=5]YOU GO RICHARD![/SIZE]

If you decide to do some high bandwidth video I could help you with hosting the video. No pressure.

Cheers

tzaddi · 09-18-2008, 02:31 AM

[SIZE="7"]Making the Cut[/SIZE]
[SIZE="5"]Cigarette & Pipe Tobacco[/SIZE]

[SIZE="4"]Things move pretty quickly this time of year as fall approaches and weather patterns shifting quickly. A few weeks back I was caught off guard by a bit of a wind storm and although I acted quickly to bring in the tobacco hanging out under my open air canopy much of my last harvest ended up receiving a beating.

What to do? What to do? With the humidity reaching single digits and the low teens during that time frame it was important that I rehyrdate the leaf before I could handle to prevent further damage. After conditioning the tobacco to the point of being able to handle it I decided that I would take what I had, remove the central vein and cut it up for cigarette and pipe tobacco.

Stacking up the leaf and cutting it up in thin strips or as the culinary world refers to it, a chifinade was something I had done before when confronted with cosmetically imperfect tobacco leaf.

This would allow me to use it for a pipe tobacco mix or for cigarettes although I don't smoke them. Most importantly it would permit me to store it, making room for the next harvest.

As I was preparing the chifinade I was struck with another idea that involved making a pipe blend with some perique and latakia pipe tobacco that I had on hand. The word "coins" comes to mind.

I proceeded to lay out the leaf, layering it while applying sprinklings of the latakia and perique, like it was some kind of pastry.

Once I was satisfied that I had sufficient layers I proceeded to roll it tightly and then cut it like one would a cinnamon roll = coins.

Having completed the first part of my task I placed my efforts in a quart Mason jar and prepared a large pot of water on the stove. I then suspended the Mason jar with it's tobacco contents in the water, brought the water up to 200° F and held it there for several hours to ensure the entire contents was up to temp. Some might call this "stoving" while others might refer to it as "hot-packing". No matter, I carefully took the jar out of the hot water bath and applied the lid and as it cooled the seal was complete, hopefully locking out potential pathogens but still allowing the mix to age.

So that's about it for this installment, I still need to photograph a rolling session as well as review one of my cigars.

Later,

—Richard

PS HERE is a link to these photos as well as few others that I took during this adventure. [/SIZE]

[SIZE="2"]Don't tell anyone but I am just making this stuff up as I go along.

[/SIZE]

Fishbeadtwo · 09-18-2008, 02:44 AM

Very, very cool friend! the pics are amazing! what type of lighting? Wish my pics were 1/2 as good as yours!

bobarian · 09-18-2008, 02:48 AM

Spectacular pics as always Richard!

tzaddi · 09-18-2008, 02:58 AM

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Very, very cool friend! the pics are amazing! what type of lighting? Wish my pics were 1/2 as good as yours!

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Spectacular pics as always Richard!

Thanks guys. I mostly use sunlight and a diffused flash to fill. Don't tell anyone but my flash diffuser is a modified ping-pong ball.

Like I said I still need to have another rolling/photo session, a tripod will definitely be on the agenda for that one. Plus I will be trying to roll some "skinny stuff"

jkorp · 09-18-2008, 09:17 AM

Awesome Richard! That is just really incredible to watch all this.

How long will you age the coins for? Very nice idea to do this, they look great.

I'm looking forward to seeing the future rolling session.

bige610 · 09-18-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jkorp

Awesome Richard! That is just really incredible to watch all this.

How long will you age the coins for? Very nice idea to do this, they look great.

I'm looking forward to seeing the future rolling session.

wow i wonder how that stuff would taste in my pipe hehe. that is so cool. This is one awesome thread

tzaddi · 09-18-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jkorp

Awesome Richard! That is just really incredible to watch all this.

How long will you age the coins for? Very nice idea to do this, they look great.

I'm looking forward to seeing the future rolling session.

It's been about 3 weeks since I sealed up the Mason jar and your guess is as good as mine but in that time the view from outside the jar shows homogenized color (dark chocolate) and moisture. I wish I could give a whiff but then I would have to break the seal.

Perhaps sometime soon I will send some out to a few brave souls for a review.

Joan · 09-18-2008, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tzaddi

It's been about 3 weeks since I sealed up the Mason jar and your guess is as good as mine but in that time the view from outside the jar shows homogenized color (dark chocolate) and moisture. I wish I could give a whiff but then I would have to break the seal.

Perhaps sometime soon I will send some out to a few brave souls for a review.

Or you could call a herf and save all that postage... If You Open It, They Will Come!

[SIZE=1](not during the first two weeks of October, m'kay??) [/SIZE]