Criollo 98 Ligero, 1 lb

Rating: 4.0 out of 5

This richly earthy Criollo 98 Ligero leaf enhances your blend with deep, complex flavors and a robust aroma. Perfect for adding boldness and nuance to medium to full-bodied cigars.

Regular price $24.99
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Tags: 1lb.

SKU: Crio98L

Description

Grown in 2021, this richly earthy cigar filler leaf is ideal for broadening the flavor profile of your cigars. When added as 1/5 to 1/2 of a blend with milder filler, it will add depth and nuance to the flavor and richness to the aroma. This leaf will arrive to you as a dark red-brown color.

With a thick lamina leaf and thick veins, this is a filler grade leaf typically sized roughly 14" by 5.5".

Expect roughly 60 to 80 leaves per order pound. Typical size and leaves per pound are provided only as approximate guidance of what you will receive. It is not guaranteed.

Like all Ligero leaf (from the upper primings of the plant), it has a stronger flavor than volado, seco, and viso, and the leaf is somewhat smaller, with a higher leaf count per pound.

As with all Whole Leaf Tobacco products, this leaf is shipped in thermal-sealed vapor-proof bags and arrives with the proper moisture content for working.

One pound of filler makes about 20–50 cigars sized 7".

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Waikikigun

A very good mild ligero. A lot of people are looking for maximum punch from their ligeros, and this ain't that, but it does taste good and is a great choice for people looking to make a mildish cigar with a balanced profile. Because of its mildness and good flavor, and the fact that it burns very well for a ligero, I make this the quantity-dominant leaf in my blends I use it with. My current fave blend with this is to use it with the Cibao Habano seco at a rate of 2- or 3-1 along with your seco of choice. The more flavorful the seco the better, since this will produce a mild blend--unless used with a strong wrapper, which I don't do, since a strong wrapper will overwhelm the nice subtle flavors of this tobacco. Unless you only like butt-kick blends, this is a good one to add to your kit. I don't like everything, but I like this a lot.

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