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Solid TUA JUL 20 QdO CC

I somehow ended up with a rare CoRo Culebras. It was a tight draw and fell apart half way through. HDM DC

Celebrating my kids going out of town with their grandparents for a few nights 😎

PSP RAT MAR 20 and a stunner Lambrusco. Bubbles come out for the summer! This is a very easy going Fuerza which only wants to be puffed every 3 mins or so…really enjoying it, thanks FOH! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

MSU AGO 17. Amazing construction and flavours from this RAS. I am getting stewed fruit! Mmmmmm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great minds think alike. MUS ENE 18 RAS. Last from this box. Hope the next one I open is as good.

Coloniales. RAG SEP 19 if memory serves. Contemplating all the work that is yet to be done and products and furniture to be delivered for my upcoming covered porch/cigar lounge. Lotta work to go down in the next six weeks or so. Working from home may not suck as much. Cigar is outstanding. Glad to have a few more boxes in the mail before the price increase.

Look at this roll.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Byblos offering this evening

C&C time. Connie No. 1 (2017) from our gracious host. Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

Kolumbus K-Rojo Robusto. A tobacco from the Canary Islands (Spain). Something different from the usual cigars.

Siglo III

MAY-15 MUR-AGO-13 Numero Uno

POL NOV 10 This box has been good to go this year. Still packs a punch on the retrohale as my eyes are watering, but that has calmed down about 5 mins in with the other ones. I get it.

My favorite things: cigars and guitars! Bolivar Corona Gigantes PUR DIC 15 courtesy of @JZBdano.

LMB OCT 18 D4 is getting better with age no doubt. Turning into an excellent C&C Time @Raskol

Bolivar Petit Corona TUA MAR 20

HU2 GEM MAR20

From our gracious host - 10 ct. boxes of PsdP (RAT MAR-20) and two PSD4's (SOU FEB-20). All 3 boxes are great looking cigars!

A quarter box of HQ GLE Dic 2020 Cohiba Siglo II's courtesy of our host...

VR Unico

ERDM Demi Tasse, 20 minutes, first third spice, and then honey and vanilla for the rest. RyJ Petit Julietas 37 minutes, sweet cherry in and out with some more earthy charcoal type flavour. 2008 Punch Royal Selection no. 12. Still had a quite tannic woody flavour mixed with a fruity melon flavour. Had a bit of an oily fireproof wrapper and tunnelled a fair bit. Used @PigFish Cuban smash or smoosh technique. Only lasted about 40 minutes. Found it quite strong for a PC.

RA898 from 2002

I used this technique when one of my czar deck table lighters went on the blink. Worked perfectly.

Trinidad Coloniales GRM OCT 20. These have a mirror oily sheen to them. Should’ve bought two boxes.

Dip 2 tues morn and PDS4 this morning before the 110 degree heat rolled in. Week of vac visiting our son in AZ. Of course they get oppressive heat week we’re here. I like warm weather but 115-117 is hot, at least it’s a dry heat - lol

New Sticks now here too. Elegidos and Galanes. Gesendet von meinem moto g(9) plus mit Tapatalk

SCdlH La Punta Very tasty and good draw, burn and construction. Have really enjoyed every SCdlH I have ever tried. Excellent marca Flor de Ybor City Toro Maduro Very tasty and great burn,draw and construction, especially for a fairly cheap cigar. Planning to pick up a Sampler of the marca to try out a few of the other vitolas without having to by 5 of any Single vitola

2020 La Flor de Cano Magicos Spain regional. ROTT the one I had was quite nice. They’ll need a little more humidor time, but showing good potential. Very pretty looking box of 10 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Partagas shorts DIC19. Positively surprised! After having tried several other vitola within the marca I had decided it wasn't for me. Now I have to reconsider.

Cohiba Siglo II Very tasty as always and great draw and construction. Burn was a little off the entire length but I attribute that to having to use a Bic lighter in a breeze and not getting it started well. One of my favorite smokes 1950's Tampa Needles Havana Cigarillo Pretty tasty, and great burn,draw and construction. Taste is hard to describe, but it was kinda like wet, musty wood

Partagas p2 compared to other p2s I had, I would rate it a C. Flavors are draw are off

MAR MAR 20 Siglo II’s. Definitely clearance grade wrappers, but pungent aroma.

I think that what you do at different levels of your cigar life can make a profound difference. I have been smoking cigars for almost 38 years now. Hell, I have known Rob for 20... You should not therefore cheat yourself of the experience. I too used to smoke cigars as they came in for a number of reasons; impatience, curiosity, lack of experience... etc. There are no experts in taste, or in your taste. My anecdotal experience lines up with a lot of seasoned smokers. But there are outliers. Or maybe, off of a specialized Cuban cigar board, I am the outlier. It does not much matter. Not to me anyway. Smoke what you like and when you like, no matter what anyone else says about it. This is but one of many reasons that make cigar smoking interesting and enjoyable. It is not a habit, but a cerebral event or even mindless pleasure, or any number of things in-between. It is what you want it to be! Happy smoking! -Piggy

FEB-20 Half box of RC223’s Picked up a few yesterday. Capas from 2015 and Black labels from 2016. Love them both and with a few years on each, I couldn’t pass up grabbing some.

Nothing new here, just a restock on some of my regular go to's. Julius Caesers, assorted My Fathers, Short Stories, and Opus.

C&C time. HDM Epi 1 (2017) - 24:24 Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

Monte E2 REG OCT 19 Extremely aromatic and powerful. Need patience to age them to bring out their best.

Few days at hotel north of Phoenix area during our AZ trip to visit our son

BRC bit of wind tunnel. Partagas PCE spice as expected. Better construction than the last few Partagas cheap and cheerful I had. 2008 Punch super selection no. 1 ROTT from a trade on zoom. 5/5. As usual I feel like I got serious about CCs 10-15 later than I'd have liked to. Better late than never.

working late with mr Upmann.

Well after leftover steak for dinner 😂 I had a LTO ABR 20 Partagas E No. 2. This box of 5 has been a little hit and miss but this one was a definite hit.

Got my second jab today. Celebrating with a donated Partagas Con. No. 2 What a treat

La Trova RAG FEB 2019

BSM ENE 20 Media Luna. First from a new box. After being wowed so often with all these young Trinidads this pretty good one seems average. Some tannins are still a bit sharp and flavors a bit muted. Relatively speaking I think these will be awesome in 2-3 yrs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk