A little side hobby I've been working on.

[NW_Oregon]

Some of these would probably pass for a JLP as far as the look of the wrapper and cap go, but slowly been working on a blend that I'm happy with. Found that bands really improve the look of even the ugliest rolls.

Thought this might get some interest on the site.

[Habana Mike]

Rolling your own? What tobaccos?

[griller]

This is SO cool! Would love to know details.

[NW_Oregon]

34 minutes ago, Habana Mike said:

Rolling your own? What tobaccos?

Broadleaf wrapper

Indonesian besuki binder

Nica filler from ometepe and jalapa and some seco from cameroon.

Bunching them ebtubado, but using a Dominican style double cap.

[yossie]

Cigar of the year 2021!

[Walter19]

Impressive!

[benfica_77]

Very cool. You should do some videos on the blending process....rolling etc. 

[CaptainQuintero]

  Looks awesome! I'd absolutely love to see a review/tasting notes of them. It's passion like this that keeps the hobby running 👍👍

[DeskSmkr]

Wow, beautiful. The double claro wrapper has my curiosity, this wrapper I'd like to try more at retail offerings.

Nice pigtail. Bands do look good.

For size reference, left to right, are these roughly double corona, lancero, petit corona, and lonsdale on the right?

[Andy04]

They look great.
I doubt the wrapper leaf on the right is shade grown, most likely sun grown, hence the JLP appearance.

 

[GoonerCity]

Those look great, well done! Do you do any aging when experimenting with blends at all? I've always been curious about how people develop blends given how flavors can alter and develop as the cigar ages. 

[Andy04]

8 hours ago, therealrsr said:

I find if I don't use weight on the lanceros I tend to screw up some by adding too much filler and get a plug. 

Skinny sticks are much harder to roll, and more expensive due to the proportion of wrapper compared to binder and filler leaf.
I find skinny sticks require a minimum of a month between rolling and smoking, as the humidity of the damp tobacco tends to cause the plugging in skinnier sticks compared to thicker sticks that permit more air flow.