Lately I've been enjoying a 50/50 blend of Acid "Blondie" and Acid "Opulence" cigars mixed with 1% TFA "AP". I'm alternating that with unflavored C&D's "Billy Bud" and an RY4 hybrid made using H&H's "Louisiana Red",
Life is good.
I don't plan on sampling many
new tobaccos this year, I'll be too busy working on my home and property but the Seattle Pipe club is offering a limited edition "Mississippi river special reserve
" and since their regular Mississippi river blend makes an outstanding NET I've got to try the more robust limited edition reserve before it's gone. Also, Lane's "Andullo Bold"
(a blend of Black Cavendish, aged Cigar Leaf and Latakia) has caught my eye. I have
a lot of extracts and NET on hand so what I extract this year will be for next years use and beyond. Taking into consideration what
(and how much of each) I have on hand here's my current planned extraction lineup for this year;
- C&D "Orion's Arrow" (I'm running low)
- C&D "Old Joe Krantz" (I'm running low)
- C&D "Billy Bud" (I'll definitely need more of this one)
- C&D "Big & Burley No. 103" (I'm almost out)
- Seattle Pipe Club "Mississippi River Special Reserve" (*New*)
- Lane Limited "Andullo Bold" (*New*)
- Dunhill "Elizabethan Mixture" (I'm running low)
- Drew Estates "Acid Blondie" (I'll need more of this one)
- Drew Estates "Acid opulence 3" (I'll need more of this one)
- Tsuge "Ryujin" (I'm running low)
I've got enough of my other favorites to skip a year
or two. I plan on extracting 4 oz of each of the listed tobaccos with the exception of the Blondie and Opulence cigars, I'll extract 10 cigars of each. I've started storing bulk extracts in the freezer alongside my liquid nic, so far I haven't noticed any negative effects but only time will tell. The same as with liquid nic my goal is to slow oxidation to the point extracts and NETs remain fresh/viable for decades.