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[GDaddy]

Rolled a few more over the weekend - Brohiba batch 28



These are mainly my "conventional" blends, but incorporating some Kentucky Dark Air in place of Nicaraguan ligero.

Wrappers are Cameroon (the smooth ones), and the others are mainly wrapped in some "Aged Connecticut Broadleaf" from a grower in KY. They're pretty rough, as CT is hard to work with generally, and the aged CT was particularly wrinkly, even when highly moisturized. Binders are One Sucker and Dark Air, both from KY. Fillers are a combination of Piloto Cubano seco (Dominican), Nicaraguan seco, and Brazilian viso, and most of them have a leaf or so of KY Dark Air.

Hey Bruce!

What does the dark air do for the cigar vs the Nic ligero flavor wise? Dark air isn't fire cured is it? Smokey flavor? You getting this from big bonner?

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Merry Christmas!

[Bruck]

Hey Bruce!

What does the dark air do for the cigar vs the Nic ligero flavor wise? Dark air isn't fire cured is it? Smokey flavor? You getting this from big bonner?

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Merry Christmas!

& a fine Merry Xmas to you and yours!

The KY Dark Air is just normally cured and fermented, but not fermented as much as the south of the border leaves. It has less spice and less cigar-like flavor than the nic ligero, but OTOH it seems to have a "deeper" smoky flavor. PM me your add (I promise I'll record it this time) and I'll send you a couple of the decent ones.

The KY Dark Air is also _way_ stronger in vitamin N, even than the ligero. Of course I have no idea what priming the KY leaves are - I don't think the grower is that organized . And as it's fresher, it's a little less predictable to bunch - I keep having difficulty with tight draws and plugged sticks. Live and learn.