Party 898 2017 OMYRW2

[Rhinoww]

Party 898 from the singles tray. I think it’s 2017. No other info left on that box regrettably

 

Lit the 898 with a new 5 jet lighter turned way down. As an aside the lighter fluid canister I was using to charge the lighter has a leak around the nipple and I think too much fuel and not enough propellant has been making it to the lighter - so the flame is not as vigorous as it could be. 

 

Not many flavors on the cold draw. Super humid outside on my covered porch. Floor is done, some painting finished and electrical work to go before the floor gets finished. I still wanted to watch the Olympics and have a cigar, so some basic wiring and wifi connections. 

 

First third started with very dry flavors - almost like the heavily steeped Red Rose tea my dad used to bring back from Canada when we visited family. It settles down quickly. Lotta disruptions here for the first third which took over 30 minutes. Stick went out twice. 

 

Second third starts w a heavy tobacco flavor, which was not terribly pleasant. Starting to wonder if this stick is the proverbial runt of the 898 box litter. Humidity is high and the bitterness is creeping in. Hitting the halfway point and wondering if this may be the first CC I don’t finish. Not that it’s that bad, it’s just not very good and I have plenty of really good sticks. Fortunately that bitter recedes and a touch of caramel appears. In retrospect I should have tried purging the cigar but do that so infrequently it didn’t come to mind. 

 

Final third was not bitter. Hint of mint but otherwise not remarkable. 

 

If this had been my first 898 I would not have looked for any more. A Dud for this box. Final rating is meh. 

 

Total time 1 hour 30 minutes. 

[Rhinoww]

5 hours ago, Heels82 said:

That's the best way to not get invited to the new porch, brodumbo. 

Exactly  😂

in reality I was going to smoke a nice stick regardless weather be damned.  This was the first time perhaps that humidity really impacted flavors for me, and I live in a very humid place in the summer.  Burn issues are another issue but readily manageable.  
or this could have simply been a crappy stick  More 898 stored away to experiment on…

 

[Chibearsv]

Was pretty hot humid and humid here this whole weekend.  I had a couple wrapper splits in the final 3rd on a few but nothing that ruined the cigars.  The cigars that didn't really pop flavorwise for me in that heat and humidity over the weekend seemed to have darker wrappers.  The lighter wrapper cigars seemed to blossom in flavor for me.  Could just be the day but maybe there's a reason to seek out different wrapper shades depending on the weather?  Just another variable to throw out there. 

Decking looks great.  Our start date got pushed back a couple days.

[Rhinoww]

8 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

I take it back rhinobro….please invite me

Come on down.

6 hours ago, Heels82 said:

Chalk it up to a crappy stick and smoke on.  Fire up one of those Espys you have soon and can't wait to see the finished smoking porch!  😛

While I was smoking this stick my wife was looking at the freshly painted ceiling and “wondered” aloud if my cigars would stain the paint. I told her we have two fans going in so don’t fret. 

[Rhinoww]

12 hours ago, Heels82 said:

Just let her know once you get the spittoons set out, she won't even notice the ceiling.  😃

Funny, been looking at a few at some local auction websites as auxiliary ashtrays. She was none too pleased with my Stinky ashtray. Only been married 23 years. She will eventually realize I smoke cigars 😂