three 100s in four days

[Ken Gargett]

a dream few days. best run of cigars i can ever recall. had a week at fraser island recently, the annual fishing holidays, and got through a good number of cigars. a bit mixed, some good and some less so. but nothing like this week. i don't think i am someone who goes overboard with scores but these were three extraordinary smokes. and deserving of maximum scores. doubt i'll ever have a run like this again and not game to light one this evening as surely, it has to be a left-down.

rob came over for a vid on monday (no spoilers) and then i have had a couple in the last couple of nights. i have written one up for rob's series on matching cigars and drinks, so again no spoilers (but my giddy aunt, it was beyond stellar and if anyone thinks some of those early Limited Edicions are not still smoking gloriously and going from strength to strength, i assure you that you could not be more wrong). that said, i've given a fair bit away. be interesting to see if anyone could guess it. not that many options.

the third was last night and it was one of the 'monsdales' i picked up in cuba a while back. kicked off with notes of spices, leather and old footballs, dark fruits and earthy notes and a dry caramel character. powerful smoke. evolved into a much sweeter caramel. absolutely a joy all through. no hint of re-lighting. construction was immaculate. a wonderfully complex smoke, that, even though a small-ish size, took over two hours. just heaven. 100 points all the way.

i will go further with the other two when i can.

[westg]

Great Ken... I thought some batsmen had run a muck ..looking forward to the others

[JohnS]

Ha...I thought you were talking about cricket too, Ken! (Judging by the title of the thread)

[Fugu]

3 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

and if anyone thinks some of those early Limited Edicions are not still smoking gloriously and going from strength to strength, i assure you that you could not be more wrong). that said, i've given a fair bit away. be interesting to see if anyone could guess it. not that many options.

Not many indeed, I'm sure there is some Party and RyJ among them....

 

[IPORTER]

Defo thought we were talking about cricket....

[Ken Gargett]

5 minutes ago, Fugu said:

Not many indeed, I'm sure there is some Party and RyJ among them....

 

you are correct, so far.

as for cricket, alas no, i never managed three hundreds in four days, or even four years.

[Fugu]

For me, there is two clear candidates there with 100-potential. Will be years 2003/04. But no spoilers....haha.

[Ken Gargett]

2 minutes ago, Fugu said:

For me, there is two clear candidates there with 100-potential. Will be years 2003/04. But no spoilers....haha.

fugu, you are on fire.

[Fugu]

38 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

fugu, you are on fire.

Haha, would be nice to set one of these on fire....

Only two singles left of the one (simply bought too few due to wrong initial assessment), but recently stocked up with a box of the other one at a ~fair price... if it's the ones we are talking about - Looking forward to your reports!

[oliverdst]

I hope they are reachble cigars (not GR, Paraísos, Bushidos, jars...)

Well, I think I am being naif.

[LandCruiser]

Have you guys ever done a video where a cigar was scored in the 100 range? I think I can remember a 98 or so... 

[Ken Gargett]

5 hours ago, LandCruiser said:

Have you guys ever done a video where a cigar was scored in the 100 range? I think I can remember a 98 or so... 

no spoilers.

that said, i think we have but no idea what it was. planetary might be able to assist. has amazing stats.

[kuma]

Mates I have found in all my years of smoking stoogies (CC's) the best drink with cigars seems

to be either a dbl shot of espresso with a little crema / froth on top (then you know the person making

the espresso knows what the hell they are doing) or just plain old table water!

 

[Bill Hayes]

At the time of its launch the Party D1 flew a bit under the radar. But I remember liking it a lot and would be interested to see how they stack up now. I think they were mentioned and tried by someone on the forum a while back with glowing praise.

[Sean3]

Tease!

[Sean3]

Tease!

[Sean3]

Tease!

[miurajus]

Congrats on the fantastic fortune, Ken.  I hope the run continues!

[Colt45]

three one hundreds it rarely happens ever

kind of like the story of the best bar ever

are either a reality or are both just a dream

sometimes cigars and super bars are just not as they seem

[Ken Gargett]

11 minutes ago, Colt45 said:

three one hundreds it rarely happens ever

kind of like the story of the best bar ever

are either a reality or are both just a dream

sometimes cigars and super bars are just not as they seem

mock all you like.

going for quad this evening. have pulled out an absolute classic. my last of this (or second last). it should run close.

then i might give up cigars cause it ain't getting no better.

[Colt45]

9 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

then i might give up cigars cause it ain't getting no better.

 

drop the mic and walk away - I like it.

[Ken Gargett]

perhaps it is time to give up. this is a touch embarrassing. i am just about to fire up the 4th smoke, fingers crossed, and did the maths (yes, it does have an 's').

apparently i can't even count to four. it was three in three days. i could have sworn there was an extra day in there somewhere but it seems not. i feel a smidge silly.

[Colt45]

39 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

 i feel a smidge silly.

Hey, when you soar so close to the sun, you're bound to get singed every now and then...

[Ken Gargett]

1 hour ago, Colt45 said:

Hey, when you soar so close to the sun, you're bound to get singed every now and then...

i can't count to three. spare me.

[RijkdeGooier]

Been hitting that bottle hard have you Ken?

 

2003 EL that is a 100 points in my book would be the Hoyo Piramide which was an epic smoke last summer.