Hell, they look almost like REAL seegars, beastie boy!
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I know that they would never even come close to a quality smoke but it's more about the experience. The availability of leaf alone dictates this, all the high end quality tobacco is usually sold before it's been grown. I'm quite practical and hands on so it really appealed to me. I just couldn't resist giving it a try when I found I could get some leaf.* Anyway here are a few of my most recent attempts; http://www.flickr.com/photos/w1lldabeast/Leave a comment:
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Sounds like an interesting project, look forward to seeing the pics!
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My home rolled cigars...
Progress?... They're starting to look like cigars..Hi, I found a couple of old presses on eBay, a steal at around ?12 each. The trouble is they are small figurado shape which is the hardest shape to roll. This is the only shape press that seems to come up on eBay over here as it was most popular in Europe, particularly Germany. I don't think I did too badly though considering I learnt from a few YouTube videos.. The main issue ive had is with blending. Once you have sampled the differnt Leaves and figured out a few blends you want to try, you roll. Then there is a couple of months at least to wait until the additional moisture from wrapper (you have to dampen it so it is flexible) has evened out and they have rested enough for it to taste even a little like the end product. If you sample too soon your not sampleing what you have created. So it is a loooonnnng process! It really shows how the skills and expeience the master blenders have deserve the title "Master"! It has massively increased my appreciation for a good cigar!! I'll try to post some picks soon.
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