So I managed to get around to finally ordering some tobacco from Leaf Only in the States. They've become my favorite supplier of leaves and accessories for rolling cigars. If you are thinking about rolling your own, they've got a bunch of great starter kits that include a small mold, blends of leaves, and instructions. Worth giving it a try.
Anyhow, so I got my leaves, and rolled up a few trial cigars. The first was a bit of a fail as I rolled the filler leaves inside out - it burnt from the inside but the outer layers didn't burn. Today I rolled up another, decided to try the barber shop pole wrap with a green leaf and a normal brown (I forget the actual leaves' names) and this one turned out pretty good. If you check my Instagram, I post reviews of all my cigars there. My Instagram is @EnvoAfloat (I'm an environmental officer on board a cruise ship, thus the name).
So I started preparing the binder leaves (used two halves of one leaf to make a double binder) which were a tad dry. A few spritzes with water and they softened right up. Prepared the filler blend and rolled up my cigar. I packed it in the mold while I prepared the wrapper leaves. It was when I saw how small the dark leaf was that I decided to use two leaves. A quick trim and then an overlap and it was done.
Turned out pretty good. A little green in the taste right off the light, but slowly blended to a nice mild smoke with very little smoke generation (meaning those around me didn't mind the cigar).
I'm going to change things up and start posting my cigar reviews here because this is an easier forum to type in all my thoughts. For now, go check my Insta (the cool kids still call it that?) and stay tuned for my next reviews.
Happy smoking!
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