Nabil

White flag

I haven't needed the PerfecDraw for a NC (though I smoke way more Cubans) but I have certainly needed the PerfecRepair.

Just smoked mine, tasted some grassiness at the start and then nada. The burn was however perfect throughout. No clue, have a sneaking suspicion I am going 0/5 (that has to be impressive in its own right, right?)

Samesies.

Habana 61 and 5 Sentidos were my favorite spots

ohhh i likes that

Have no chance of picking anything correctly, but down for a 5 pack anyway

Hope you don't blink when they go up cus you'll miss them there too.

Thank you for the very unique review.

Nah, there's always another cigar to cheer you right back up

Thanks!

Yes, I know I should let these age a bit more, but they're just so tasty I couldn't pass it up for this review weekend. Beautiful wrapper, well constructed. Cold draw had a touch of sweetness to it. From the start it had a perfect draw, in the first third I tasted a bit of honey leading into a grassy taste. Silky smooth, the flavors mingle together without any one overpowering the other. Second third a bit fuller with some oaky notes, a leathery taste starts to build up. Burn still perfect with no corrections needed. Final third stayed on the medium side of medium-full, with more oak and leather in the mix. The honey taste is mostly gone at this point. This has been my favorite Cuban on my admittedly still short list of cigars. I know I need to let these sit, but it's going to be hard not lighting up another for 6 months. Overall the adjective that comes first in my mind about this cigar is smooth. Never once felt overwhelmed by it, an incredibly pleasant way to spend 90 minutes or so on a Sunday afternoon. Score: 93 Cheers!

Esplendido so far would be my choice

Be prepared for storage and bank account shortages is my advice

Im down to be in daaa club if theres still room

We've had the craziest week of weather in Chicago. Tuesday night lightning, followed by 3 straight days of the thickest fog I've ever seen, including in San Francisco. I made a timelapse from the Hancock over sunset here. Summer hasn't quite made it here yet but I aint complaining.

a belated happy bday and a thank you for all that you do

I was let down by the season as whole, but it was mostly because everything was so rushed. There should have been more of a build up to Daenerys going crazy, more of a build up to Cersei's final moments, and Bran was just used as a plot device at random times, including the end. There were too many holes, too many jumps this season, and if they had built it up through two years I think they would have had time to fill those holes. The pace of the show quickened dramatically in the end and I think it suffered for it.

Breaking Bad and The Wire the two that actually satisfied me. Dont think GOT is going to tbh

Had work in the Bay last week and along with it a free weekend there so I took off for Yosemite and got some of my favorite shots there yet. This is the first time I've stacked images for star trails, this is 291 shots over one hour and 13 minutes. And for good measure, Valley View earlier in the day:

Has anybody seen any source on when this all takes effect?

Chicago finally warmed up, and when the April showers clear just before sunset like they did last night we get some fantastic sunsets

That's a glory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_(optical_phenomenon)

LGA is so astonishingly awful. LAX had been right there, but they've been renovating it and last I was there in January it was decidedly out of its former third world status. LGA, and then maybe PHL right after that, are just amazingly bad. ORD's (my home airport) problems have always been weather related, the actual airport I've always liked.

Brilliant, I just went and asked them for an empty Churchill box for my cardboard packed Espies. They wouldnt even take a dollar for the box, said it saved them the hassle of recycling them.