Ok, you asked for it.
Home grown cuban seed tobacco. Harvested 9/2010 and hung to dry for 6 months.
Then carefully remoistened and rolled entubar style into a corona....my favorite vitola.
I skipped the fermenting step, because I have no idea how to do it.

Prelight aroma was a faint sweet tobacco smell, and a firm draw. Feels well-rolled. Some veins are apparent and the color is a bit blonde. Let's see if this one has more fun.

Lit with a match, well two matches actually. Still drawing firm. A decent amount of smoke and it has the aroma of very mild tobacco, so far so good. Hey, I am not expecting a Padron here.
The ash is dark gray and holding on pretty well. Just needed one minor touch-up with my lighter as a canoe threatened to join the party.
The smoke smelled a bit of burning wood and leaves, but not bad really.

The problem was the mouth feel and flavor. It tasted like you had licked your burning apartment door both during and after the fire. Acrid, bitter, harsh, unpleasant. And it wasn't getting better. So, after a third, I lay my project down forever into my flowerpot of dead soldiers. At least it will RIP in the company of some finer stix I have known.

I do have a second growth of tobacco growing nicely. For this next crop, I WILL learn to ferment the leaves before rolling and smoking them.

Very cool dude! Thanks for letting us know how it went.

Thanks! Was looking foward to this as I'm sure you were......too bad but it was still a way cool project.

Good luck on number 2!

At least it was fun, right? Live and learn. Better luck next time.

Yes, clearly the fermenting stage is critical.

As it turns out, the growing and rolling parts are quite easy.

Well, atleast you smoked your first one.... maybe you need to late it age for about 2years!!!

I will box up my next batch, slap an LE label on them, and put them up for auction here on cbid!

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Nat, you might try the tobacco in a pipe sometime. I've known guys to grow their own for this purpose and it sometimes works out....sort of. Also, remember that most of the cigars you like use tobacco leaves that have been aged for several years. It's tough being patient, that's why I make beer and not wine! LOL!

...BTW- great pic, bro!

Nice try!

looks like a "blunt" to me.......

nice try though!

Interesting, better luck next time.

I've been entertaining the thought of "Growing and Rolling My Own" as well. Glad to see that someone has tried it. I would only undertake this sort of project as a learning experiment - which I'm sure you did as well. Trying to do something yourself often gives one a new found appreciation for the amount of skill and effort that goes into the finer product specimens in a given industry or market...

Let us know how the next one goes!

Christopher Plummer's love child?

Well, maybe if you put a cigar in this guy's fingers instead!

http://www.leninimports.com/christopher_plummer_gallery_1.jpg 

Your head is really spoiling a great view.lol

Too bad, looks like it got a little darker,(cigar), since I last saw it. Imagine how strong it would have been if you nubbed it.
Hey, practice makes perfect

Michael Keaton?? Just saying. I'm Batman

Too bad it didn't work out,looking forward to 2nd attempt.What city is behind you?

The People's Republic of Bawston.


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Wow,I was finally able to say that a year ago with the Blackhawks:-#

Here come the Hawks, the mighty Blackhawks...

Congrats to the Boston Bruins. An original six team should win it most every year!