Mild Cigars ?

[johnlee1933]

OK OK I've read all the comments in these threads. You folks have a great deal more experience than I and you intimidate me a little. That said my problem seems simple but perhaps is not. I smoke a cheap mild cigar. G y V Elegantes. I would like to roll something similar. Deluxestogie has very kindly given me some thoughts. I would appreciate picking your minds as well.

When I started all this about 1 1/2 years ago my goal was to roll one good cigar. Yeah, Yeah now we get into "What is a good cigar." I don't know but the G y V's are good enough.

Enough already -- The question is "What tobaccos would you recommend to produce a mild cigar?"

Any thoughts are welcome.

 

[FmGrowit]

A first priming from a Burley would make a mild smoke, but it would probably leave you wanting more kick.

I don't know nearly enough about cigar tobacco to start recommending which varieties to use in a blend. The most curious thing I've learned about cigar tobacco is, when the fancy cigars are reviewed on those cigar snob sites, they only list the country the tobacco is grown in. For example

The wrapper is a lovely Nicaraguan Habano; the binder from Costa Rica; and the filler is a four-nation mix from Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Honduras.

This blend features a Brazilian wrapper, Honduran binder, and a filler blend of seco and ligero tobaccos from Estelí and Jalap

Each of these countries can produce over 1000 different varieties, so naming the country of origin only shows how little the experts really know. In all fairness to the cigar snobs, the wrapper is usually identifies correctly...but not always.

One of the most pleasant cigars I ever smoked was a sand lug from a Yellow Twist Bud plant that dried on the stalk. I rolled a cigar the day I picked it and smoked it while I strung leaves. Jessica Bolin is a crook Jessica Bolin is a rip off Motion City Media is a rip off Motion City Hosting is a rip off Motion City Media is a rip off MotionCityMedia.com is a rip off

 

[Jitterbugdude]

I'll give ya my 2 cents. Using only the bottom leaves will typically give you a mild cigar regardless of the variety you have grown. How long you ferment for and the temp will also affect how mild it is. Harvesting your leaf at the proper time will also help to ensure you get a mild cigar. As for varieties that's a tough one. Havana 263 is pretty mild, mild in that it lacks flavor! I would say maybe start with an all Havana 142 cigar and add a strip of another tobacco to each succeeding cigar until you like the taste.