Willycigars

csbrewfisher · 05-15-2009, 11:22 AM

A friend of mine recently returned from Arizona with a couple of gift cigars from Willycigars, apparently a private roller. Has anybody had experience with these? There was a maduro torp and a barberpole.

JJG · 05-15-2009, 11:47 AM

never heard of him but they look pretty good.

http://willycigars.com/

I always enjoy learning about small independent cigar makers. There are some real hidden gems to be found.

wow, I may have to try these out. This guy seems to be the real deal.

05-15-2009, 01:01 PM

I know Willy. He's shady as hell and his tobacco is low quality. He doesn't actually do any of the bunching but just applies wrappers. He buys cheap bunches. The local Tinderbox no longer sells his cigars or allows him to do rolling events because the cigars get 'sick' within a week in the humidor and he sells his cigars cheaper at his house and lets everyone know it.

68TriShield · 05-15-2009, 01:11 PM

A quote from his site...

[Tobacco leaves are imported from the Dominican Republic
then blended with Cuban tobacco seeds.]

This sounds wrong to me.

JJG · 05-15-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithShrike

I know Willy. He's shady as hell and his tobacco is low quality.

Yikes! good to know.

Now I'm wondering if his Biography is 100% legit too. It's sad to hear someone with that much experience rolling in Cuba would be selling horse turds. unless he's embellishing on his resume a little. Is there actually factory named the "Romeo Y Julieta factory"?

One of my favorite independents sells flavored and "it's a boy" custom banded cigars along with their outstanding regular smokes. so that part didn't really set off any alarm bells for me.

gnukfu · 05-15-2009, 05:49 PM

The filler has the most veins, which in turn brings a more pleasant taste to the cigar.

Never heard this one before either....

JJG · 05-16-2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnukfu

The filler has the most veins, which in turn brings a more pleasant taste to the cigar.

Never heard this one before either....

yes all the flavor is in the veins. duh, I thought everyone knew this.

the nub · 05-16-2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithShrike

The local Tinderbox no longer sells his cigars or allows him to do rolling events because the cigars get 'sick' within a week in the humidor

It's normal for a freshly rolled cigar to become sick after a short period of time. A moist wrapper applied to a moist bundle initiates a process similar to fermentation with ammonia as a byproduct.

csbrewfisher · 05-16-2009, 06:12 PM

This has been a most informative thread, LOL. Glad I didn't pay for them. I think I'll let these sit for about a year.

JE3146 · 05-15-2009, 01:19 PM

That and I kinda lost interest when he said hed add vanilla at no extra charge

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Garbandz · 05-16-2009, 04:48 PM

This is not a cigar for smoking.This is a cigar for laying down and avoiding..

05-15-2009, 11:22 AM	#1
csbrewfisher Welcome to my nightmare Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jerry Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Trading: (10)	Willycigars A friend of mine recently returned from Arizona with a couple of gift cigars from Willycigars, apparently a private roller. Has anybody had experience with these? There was a maduro torp and a barberpole.

05-15-2009, 11:47 AM	#2
JJG Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Houston Posts: 1,260 Trading: (4)	Re: Willycigars never heard of him but they look pretty good. http://willycigars.com/ I always enjoy learning about small independent cigar makers. There are some real hidden gems to be found. wow, I may have to try these out. This guy seems to be the real deal.

05-15-2009, 01:01 PM	#3
MithShrike Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Willycigars I know Willy. He's shady as hell and his tobacco is low quality. He doesn't actually do any of the bunching but just applies wrappers. He buys cheap bunches. The local Tinderbox no longer sells his cigars or allows him to do rolling events because the cigars get 'sick' within a week in the humidor and he sells his cigars cheaper at his house and lets everyone know it.

05-15-2009, 01:11 PM	#4
68TriShield Got Torque? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Maryland Posts: 7,194 Trading: (40)	Re: Willycigars A quote from his site... [Tobacco leaves are imported from the Dominican Republic then blended with Cuban tobacco seeds.] This sounds wrong to me.

05-15-2009, 05:49 PM	#6
gnukfu I like cigars Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: George Location: Massholia Posts: 1,466 Trading: (27)	Re: Willycigars The filler has the most veins, which in turn brings a more pleasant taste to the cigar. Never heard this one before either.... __________________ Curious George

05-16-2009, 06:12 PM	#9
csbrewfisher Welcome to my nightmare Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jerry Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Trading: (10)	Re: Willycigars This has been a most informative thread, LOL. Glad I didn't pay for them. I think I'll let these sit for about a year.

05-15-2009, 01:19 PM	#10
JE3146 Jordan #2 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jordan Location: Tigard, OR Posts: 2,115 Trading: (26)	Re: Willycigars That and I kinda lost interest when he said hed add vanilla at no extra charge Posted via Mobile Device

05-16-2009, 04:48 PM	#11
Garbandz Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Tom Posts: 775 Trading: (53)	Re: Willycigars This is not a cigar for smoking.This is a cigar for laying down and avoiding..