Puros Y Vino

Seeing the summer off with a. 2010 Hamlet Salamones

Not even close. Punch DC. When they're on, they're like smoking a Snickers bar. The VR Famosos I've had never convinced me to buy a full box. Good? Yes. But not great.

Not even close IMO. The RAG is a beast. The Vigia is a pale substitute for the Trinidad Robusto T. It's decent, but doesn't have as complex a profile as the RAG.

2008 RA Grandes

They're giving me early 90's WS winning Jays' vibes. Those teams were a HoF stacked roster in comparison to this relatively median roster. But yeah, they don't give up. So well rounded in all areas.

My first CC love. 10 across the board from me. Never had a bad one.

The Siglo II has always been the best of the line for me. I enjoy the V vitola but I've never had one that smoked as good as the II.

So many things to choose from. The one thing that has always driven me nuts if hypocrites/hypocrisy. Nothing irks me more than those who do differently than what they preach. A good chunk of the world's problems could be solved by tackling this one alone.

Great video on this subject below. As for bots on this site? I'm sure a few have slipped through?

2012 CPE to celebrate the 1st "upper decker" of the season!. And by upper decker inam of course referring to my deck on top of my shed.😆

HUHC with Espresso. Runner ups: Panatelas (RG, Quinteros, PL) any will do.

Congrats on the release! I'll keep an eye out on the 10 counts.

At 15YO, she's got a bright future ahead. I'm not a huge country fan, outside of Chris Stapleton. My wife plays country stations, but I can't play Metal ones in the house, but I digress. 😁 She hits the right formula IMO. Her voice is crisp, clear and has the "country twang" in her vocals which I'd expect and IMO should be present in the genre. If she's writing her own material and playing some guitar, kudos to her. She will only get better. This song in particular has some catchy hooks and is generally upbeat and "bouncy". And it's aimed at the right demographic (teens/young adults). It's not Country music for those like like to grumble, sip whisky and smoke cigars.🤪 So, in other words, her chances are good.

What a fantastic series of pics! Those 10ct 109 boxes look very dapper. Very tempting. Hamlet is looking healthy too. Being off the road from shilling for his RP brand has done wonders for him. 😁

Back in 2009 I started smoking cigars and the first ones I dove into were NW. There were some good ones and some absolutely abysmal ones (Partagas Black Label). In my travels, I'd grab Cuban Petacas from Duty free shops and really started to notice a difference in flavour profile and range. NW were somewhat monotone whereas CC's constantly evolved from foot to head. I made some local friends who were mostly into CC's and learned a lot and tried a lot more. Trips to Havana in the early days also allowed me to stock up and try something new everyday since you can smoke anywhere. To me the NW arena is too vast and I think littered with midrange tobacco in most Marcas and lines. The good stuff is saved for the best. limited releases OFC. And that is no different from what Habano is up to. But to my palate, I can light up a cheap Quintero and get more out of it than any Fuente, RP, Davidoff etc. With that said, there have been some absolutely great NW's I've smoked. LFD Mysterios (gorgeous rolls, great flavour range). Padron 50th Natural & Maduro (closest to CC I've experienced in the NW). Worth the price. Davidoff Geneve 100 (A BHK54 sized cigar to celebrate the Marca's 100th anniversary. It's in my top 10 cigars smoked, ever).