Homerollers - Stand Up and Be Counted!

[Marc L]

Hi John,

Good to see you here.

[DrBob]

Well to Cigar Bum!

[Leaf Only John]

1) BIG SHAME ON OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT (namely, me) - All of our Dominican fillers are actually of Piloto Cubano seed. I think I recall seeing a few bales of Criollo in the past, but based on what I saw today, it's all PC.

2) Thanks for the suggestion GDaddy! Definitely something we will consider. The biggest challenge in that is just getting the numbers right, especially with crop and leaf variances. Something for us to work on for sure! The problem you're describing has always been one of the biggest issues I've had with our site / business as we've grown. So much going on, it's hard even for experienced rollers to see everything. I imagine that for someone who's never tried it, we might be losing business of that... Oh well - going to just keep buying more types and add to the confusion.

3) Speaking of which, I've got a line on some San Andreas Mexican Wrapper that's supposed to be coming in soon. Can't wait to see the samples!

[GDaddy]

1) BIG SHAME ON OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT (namely, me) - All of our Dominican fillers are actually of Piloto Cubano seed. I think I recall seeing a few bales of Criollo in the past, but based on what I saw today, it's all PC.

2) Thanks for the suggestion GDaddy! Definitely something we will consider. The biggest challenge in that is just getting the numbers right, especially with crop and leaf variances. Something for us to work on for sure! The problem you're describing has always been one of the biggest issues I've had with our site / business as we've grown. So much going on, it's hard even for experienced rollers to see everything. I imagine that for someone who's never tried it, we might be losing business of that... Oh well - going to just keep buying more types and add to the confusion.

3) Speaking of which, I've got a line on some San Andreas Mexican Wrapper that's supposed to be coming in soon. Can't wait to see the samples!

One other point to make as you add to the selection in the future. There only 2 ligeros to choose from. Plenty of other selections but one more ligero would be nice. If you come across the Criollo 98 ligero it is excellent. I understand ligero is used in a smaller amount. IMO it's a big flavor component and people shouldn't be afraid of it and be encouraged to use more of it in their blends. IMHO.

[HIM]

Well thats damn good news! Ive gotten hooked on the sweet spice and vanilla character I get from piloto its delicious. And +1 on the criollo 98 ligero so far its my favorite of the 3 ligeros Ive tried.

[HIM]

Does anyone know if the Ecuadorian Habano wrapper at Leaf Only is the same variety as the Ecuadorian maduro WLT had? Never got to try the stuff from WLT but it sounds like a tasty wrapper.

[jhedrick83]

Does anyone know if the Ecuadorian Habano wrapper at Leaf Only is the same variety as the Ecuadorian maduro WLT had? Never got to try the stuff from WLT but it sounds like a tasty wrapper.

@Leaf Only John might be able to help there.

[HIM]

@Leaf Only John might be able to help there.

I'm not sure if he'd know since the other leaf is from a different vendor and hasn't been available for a little while now. But if he's got answers I won't complain lol.

[Leaf Only John]

Hey guys - you're right, I don't know for SURE, but based on the picture and his description, it looks to be similar if not the same. Specifically the MIDDLE leaf of his picture looks just like our Ecuadorian Ligero (https://www.leafonly.com/tobacco-lea...o-leaf-wrapper), but the other two look more like Connecticut broadleaf. Hard to know if it's EXACTLY the same, but if it isn't, it's got to be VERY close.

Hope that helps!

[HIM]

@LeafOnlyJohn has the Nicaraguan Ligero always been Criollo 98? I have some Nica ligero and viso I got from you ~6 months ago and have thought it was Nicaraguan Habano for some reason.

Edit - I think I found my answer. Im smelling the Nica ligero and the criollo 98 ligero I have side by side right now and they are nothing alike at all. I know leaf changes farm to farm and country to country but these don't have any similarities I can't imagine them being the same strain of tobacco.