Popular Post hrs1 Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 An unexpected early Father's Day celebration with the father-in-law. He brings the bourbon. I bring the cigars. Not complaining about this one 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Hoze Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 Due to the global fresh CoRo shortage I am scraping by with an old 2003 discontinued HdM DD I bought in bulk. Doesn’t even have a band on it 27 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boxer31 Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 HQ RASS 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puros Y Vino Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 Burning some money. BAP OCT 10 Siglo VI with some espresso. Buttery smooth 32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boss Hog Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 Enjoying a Fonseca Fonseca No.4 Edición Regional Benelux 2010. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chibearsv Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 Fundi after a crappy but fun round of golf. Playing hooky today and enjoying it all. Cigar is smooth, nutty, and twangy. Lovely. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post inter4alia Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 This is a stunner. Outstanding Lonsdale! 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ReturnFreeRisk Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Fortunate to have stacked up a few boxes of MAR Vigia about a year ago before the mania/supply crunch. Twang and doughnut…..Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MPhillips Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 An after work hoyo du prince from Oct 06. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yadegari6 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 HLP behike 56 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karp Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Punch SdP - I have a love hate thing going with these but today this one was great. Peanuts and spices, touch of sour cream. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lfhard Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 GEL AGO 21 Monte #4 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orion21isback Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 April of 2014 #2 Upmann at its best. Silky wrapper, medium draw, silky smoke and a strong medium body. Lovely! 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jakebarnes Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 SOR ENE 2020 Beautiful smoke. But definitely needs a few years to really get the sweet notes to consolidate. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edicion Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Tasty NC custom. 56 RG. Sweetest cigar I've had in a long time. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bijan Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Connie 1. A partagas 898. It's probably time to put the heaters away. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ites Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Recent smokes: MTS FEB20 JL1 - delicious. I did encounter thick fireproof binder (borderline driftwood) towards the band though. PLMC RAT MAR 21 - One of the favourites! MC4 GEL JUN20 - low expectations going in as the wrapper was dull, but it turned out to have its moments of taste too! 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post havanaclub Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 These are tasty! RAT MAR 20 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cigarsmoker81 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Ryj no 2..not bad, classic ryj flavors 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hrs1 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Warming up for the weekend - have a great one all! 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raskol Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 C&C time. Connie 1 (2018) from our gracious host. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ford2112 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Morning Exqisitos. 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digi Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Resampling some AoC sticks I tried last month that didn't smoke well - El Laguito Ideales and Alex G Flying Pig. The Alex G Silgo IV's I burned through about a year ago were fantastic! Seems the sticks purchased in Jan/Feb of this year are significantly younger. Figured I should give them the same chance I'd give a box... Moved them from the main 65/65 humidors into the 62% desktop for almost 3 weeks. Then, dry boxed them both for two days in an unhumidified desktop. The result is a significantly different experience! Settin up for another brutally stressful day at work 😁 The Flying Pig The Ideales The AG FP's flavor was so much better this time around. Gone was the bitter tasting wrapper and flavor profile. The cigar still had some trouble burning evenly and staying lit. The profile reminded me of the RG 88 - the APAC regional from a few years ago. Not what I'd call a complex cigar but a quintessentially Cuban example of rich tobacco flavors, cream, and tang. This experience firmed up my belief in these cigars needing a rest. To the bottom/back of the humidor they go! The Ideales I'm still on the fence about. Granted I've not had a Cohiba Ideales (has anyone here?) so this comparison is entirely unqualified and based on my experience with production EL Cohiba and other "EL" custom rolls. This cigar carried quite a bit more body compared to other Cohiba or custom EL vitolas, even some spice in the retro. The first half of the cigar was a nice smoke. Rich flavors of earthy tobacco, molasses sweetness, and coffee with cream. It burned dead even and the ash held a bit after the picture above. Strangely, like a switch at the half way point, the cigar fell apart. The wrapper split slightly at the burn line and consistently split about a 1/4 inch above the the burn for the rest of the cigar. The burn became uneven and the ash no longer held. The body and flavor went sideways as well - the body went from medium-full to under medium and the palate went bitter, tasting similar the one from about a month ago. The cigar closed out this way, unfortunately. If I didn't know better (and I may not, haha), I'd say they were over humidified. Given where they've been resting for the last month, I have a hard time taking that to heart. Is this another sign of a young cigar? Not sure. Will say this...although I very much don't want to be "that guy", it didn't ring as a particularly Cuban profile to my palate. Will probably sample these again in 8 months to a year. Fingers crossed! 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, Digi said: Settin up for another brutally stressful day at work 😁 You're able to smoke in an office? How do pull off that move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digi Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 49 minutes ago, Chibearsv said: You're able to smoke in an office? How do pull off that move? Ah, just my local lounge! Lots of table space, fast WiFi and usually very quiet during the day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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