So I decided to return to my hobby

[BlkDrew]

Well it's been almost 2 years since a made cigars, well that's when we moved into the new house. And I finally have everything together.
New table, lots of tobacco and storage for said tobacco.

The most recent experiment:
ROXY "E"

Wrapper: Ecuadorian shade leaf
Binder: aged Habano
Filler: Indonesian Sumatra, Dominican volado, seco, and Nicaraguan ligero.
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy93/vorand58/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps91e3d0d2.jpg

[TXRebel]

Looking good.

[Zane]

My pooch is named Roxy. If I made cigars thats the name I would have used! :tu

[BlkDrew]

My pooch is named Roxy. If I made cigars thats the name I would have used! :tu

so is mine, a Boxer named Roxy. which is where the name came from.
if you haven't seen my original thread for the new guys ... http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50311

[Porch Dweller]

Those are some good looking smokes, nicely done!

[sigsauer]

are you selling any of those beautiful ROXY "E"..s???

[BlkDrew]

are you selling any of those beautiful ROXY "E"..s???

Sending out a sample to someone for a taste test.

[Zane]

Sending out a sample to someone for a taste test.

Keep me in mind. ;)

[irratebass]

Man, I've missed you Andrew! Love me some Roxy's, let us know when they are ready to go & welcome back

[Blak Smyth]

Nice to see you back at it Andrew. I still have a couple brain sticks aging!

[363]

Nice to have you back Andrew.

[CRIMPS]

This is nice to see. Welcome back.

[BlkDrew]

Nice to see you back at it Andrew. I still have a couple brain sticks aging!

Very nice. How many did I end up making for that? How were they?

[Blak Smyth]

Very nice. How many did I end up making for that? How were they?

Honestly I don't remember. They were good... I think? :r

[DMK]

They look tasty, good work!

[363]

Got em in a couple days ago. They look awesome, gonna let em rest up for a bit

[czerbe]

Nice man let us know how they taste

[BlkDrew]

Zane.... These are yours. Columbian bind
Dominica seco, Nicaragua ligero. And som Indonesian Sumatra.

Leaf is Ecuador shade leaf

Just shoot me the addy
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy93/vorand58/IMG_1358.jpg (http://s781.photobucket.com/user/vorand58/media/IMG_1358.jpg.html)

[mad4maduro]

AWESOME!! They look beautiful!

[BlkDrew]

There's a select few who know about the double maduro I made.... Guess what, I founds stash of maduro wrappers. 10 in the press right now

[Zane]

There's a select few who know about the double maduro I made.... Guess what, I founds stash of maduro wrappers. 10 in the press right now

Keep up the awesome work!

[jjirons69]

That's friggin' sweet, there!

[BlkDrew]

New table set up
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy93/vorand58/IMG_2108_zps05199647.jpg

dominican binder
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy93/vorand58/IMG_2086_zpsa69ca48c.jpg
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy93/vorand58/IMG_2088_zps62a7a94b.jpg

[ApexAZ]

Aimpoint optics and home made cigars. Love it.

[Hubby]

Nice looking cigars bro! And the Aimpoint is just icing on the cake!

[WhiteMamba]

Are the ones you sent me the "E"? I might have to give one a try tonight.

[OnePyroTec]

I love these home rolling threads. Every time I see them I almost dig out my leaves. I have some dating back to the mid 90's and a lot from early 2000's just waitin' to be rolled up.

BTW, nice looking work. How do the plastic/poly molds work vs the wooden for you? I have heard from one person years ago they are a bit more finicky to use and he had to really watch his moister content of the leaves when bunching. I always thought he was over thinking things.

[BlkDrew]

Are the ones you sent me the "E"? I might have to give one a try tonight.

The "E" was just to help me signify the wrapper. They should be good to go.


Pyro- he was over thinking things. Plastic is far superior than wood. Most manufacturers have switched.

[hotreds]

Good onya!

[ApexAZ]

Why is plastic better?

[BlkDrew]

Why is plastic better?

Even though plastic does not absorb some moisture. It consistently makes uniform cigars. Wood over time will either wear down or expand from moisture. Wood can also crack after time requiring you to replace the mold. I can remove the same amount of moisture by letting the unfinished cigars sit out for 5 minutes after the pressing portion. Old school likes wood, new school likes plastic for longevity and uniform output.

[WhiteMamba]

So I decided to give it a try as I prepare for my sermon for next Sunday. So far everything is good except the draw is a lot tighter than I would prefer. I cut it two days ago and it was tight so I have let it set for the past two days. Not a whole lot of improvement but other than the draw it is a great smoke. I love the size.
http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o511/Dmdaniels45/FE65120F-22F1-49E2-9229-97EDF6259CE4_zpsnpvadcye.jpg (http://s1145.photobucket.com/user/Dmdaniels45/media/FE65120F-22F1-49E2-9229-97EDF6259CE4_zpsnpvadcye.jpg.html)

[363]

I have smoked 1 so far a couple weeks ago and ran into the same issue with the tight draw. I may smoke another here soon

[BlkDrew]

Sorry for the draw issue. Getting back in it was hard to guage filler again. I got it back down now

[weems]

Let me know if you start selling these, I would love to try one!

[sigsauer]

I'd like to try the maduro ones if you have any to spare....I enjoyed the couple so far I smoked...only 1 was plugged/unsmokeable....

[Simple1]

I still have yet to try one. They are just too hard to get where I live. ;)