Casa Magna is a pretty good stick!Quote:
Originally Posted by pdq_wizzard
Especially that Oscuro wrapper; becoming one of my favorites (the wrapper :) ).
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Casa Magna is a pretty good stick!Quote:
Originally Posted by pdq_wizzard
Especially that Oscuro wrapper; becoming one of my favorites (the wrapper :) ).
I don't know if it really ranks with the '64!Quote:
Originally Posted by Usafvet509
But I hear it's one of those budget friendly sticks that get much better with a long rest.
How did you like it? Had & liked a few of Toraņo's blends, but haven't had that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
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Hi Brian,Quote:
Originally Posted by Brimy
Especially with boutique (read: short run) cigar lines, when I like them, I buy them because the next run of the line may not be the same. The first Colosseum (Churchills) were very good, eye-popping value @~$1.25 a stick, so I loaded up. I bought about 100 more in various sizes and based on the Colosseum I also bought a box of Loyal (Robusto) and a few Exodus. I smoke through the bundle or 5-pack and then come back some time later for more.
The Colosseum Rothschild (5-pack) weren't on the level with the Churchill but they were still excellent values. The Colosseum since, Toro, Rothschild and Churchill, including the bundle that I'm smoking through now (maduro) have all been sliding down the slope in quality, construction and consistency. I've been smoking them @68-70rh and I suspect that they would be at least incrementally better @~62rh.
My experience with the Loyal is similar. Nice flavor on the unlit draw but it doesn't really deliver in the smoke.
The (few) Exodus were more consistent than the Loyal but all three lines get spongy, (too) smoky, burn problems and flavors are inconsistent. This all sounds worse than they've been but I don't know what I'm getting when I grab one. Had you asked me after the first 5 Colosseum Churchills, I'd have been thumbs up.
What lines of Torano have you tried and liked?
Regards,
Pete
Edit Note: Just lit another Churchill maduro. Looked good, felt solid. Became soft and spongy upon lighting. Burn line was seriously bubbled and uneven, way smoky and harsh. Let it sit and then relighted. Improved (especially burn that's flat and almost even) but a weak draw and still a lot of smoke (on the burning end). Sort of says it all.
Pete
AVO Heritage Lancero oh so good!
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You got your golf, I got mine.
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Los Calaveras E. L. 2014...Just lit a few minutes ago...so far...impressive...yup.
About to light up a Romeo Y Julieta 1875 Reserve
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Don't know that I've seen Otis have such a strong opinion before. Were you not sharing? :stogie:Quote:
Originally Posted by OtismyMan
2013 Arganese Cafe Dominicana Breakfeast Blend (Toro). Coffee light, lots of rain and some wind with the occasional falling branch.
Twisted the pigtail on this one that has a creamy, lightly sweet citrus. No two have tasted the same but they're rather unique and the differences are subtle, shades really. Makes it interesting and I wonder if some of those differences are me.
AB Raices Cubana gordo. Nice, was bombed to me by somebody, thanks!
(NC) LGC Guilded Age. Nice stick...
2013 Cinco Vegas Gold Double Nickle. Dreary and windy but serene. It's a quiet that I appreciate but my thoughts are with the victims of the Oregon, Umpqua Community College shooting and hoping that The Bahamas (and Caribbean) escape Joaquin's wrath.
On this great fall day for Texas (high of 88 with low humidity) I felt a Southern Draw Kudzu would be nice.
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Asylum....
Yes sir, fall is in the air in our part of the country this weekend. Hell, it may be 95 next week though. I hope all on the east coast roll up their knickers and get through the rain. We went through that crap in the spring....Quote:
Originally Posted by rodwha
Went for a walk this noon and forgot my phone. Had a Roma Craft Neanderthal Petite Cazadores. Needless to say I'd buy more of these in a heartbeat Wow!
Who's afraid of a little hurricane when you have a Luchador nearby?
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Isn't it funny that people freak out because they don't have their phone with them. I don't know how I survived the first 35-40 years of my life. I'm fortunate as I only get maybe 10-15 calls a month. I freak out when I DO get a call, but I don't answer calls from people I don't know as I realize my warranty is up on my truck and I don't need a credit card....Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanS
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When I was a kid a phone was a luxury, there was about one house on each block had one. Now there a necessity. I dont recieve or make many calls, but I wear that camera out, plus its my timepiece.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
Yep, it was "Ma Bell" or nothing. My wife works for a telephone company and it now takes 75 engineers and IP people to get a phone line. Not sure if that's progress....Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanS
Having a little A. Fuente Gran Reserva cigarillo.
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Brohiba :)
Brazil viso and Nicaraguan seco filler; Ecuador shade (CT) wrapper. This better be good cuz it's a big'un.
Sittin' in the garage enjoying:
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It's already in the 40's here tonight...
Doesn't Mother Nature know it's hard for me to smoke during the day?!
I traded a cheap lighter for a Patek Philippe knock-off but it turned out that it was genuine. I wore it longer than any other watch that I've owned, 2 months. The strap broke and the watch was gone. The strap was a fake :). I don't own a cell phone but when I did I got little value out of my plan. I did want to be a professional photographer, at one point in my life, until I realized that I had no talent. I recently bought a tablet as much for a simple camera as anything but, 10" tablets are hard to keep from shaking, and I'm not as steady as I once was, and the camera quality is wanting so my photos still suck, but like Alan's phone, I got the most reliable watch I've ever owned with the tablet. Somehow, I managed to move to the rear of the technology line and it's OK by me. If they digitize cigars (OMG they did that to cigarettes!), I'm screwed.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanS
2013 Punch Bareknuckle Belicoso with iced water on a chilly night with wind gusts ripping through the trees.
Hi Pete,Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
You're not alone in moving to the rear of the technology line.Remember growing up with the black (only colour) phone that sat atop a small table, speaker portion at top of the tree and the receiver, about a five inch long cone...later the, still only in black dial phone with both speaker and receiver combined in one piece. Don't have a landline now, just a cell phone, which I use very little.
Smoking a My father #1 Robusto while the rain is bucketing down, quite windy as well. Dislike smoking indoors, but it's that or nothing.
Cheers,
Bob.
2013 Arganese Cafe Dominicana Breakfast Blend with some New Orleans Coffee (present from my daughter) medium light. Dreary, chilly and windy with rain imminent.
Unintentionally, I've been doing a rolling review of these cigars and this stick is as good as the first one that I smoked; sweet orange cream-sickle with a little oomph in the snork that lays well in the mouth long after it's finished.
I judge cigars in much the same way as I do movies. What is the intent? Is it a thriller, western or romance? Is the cigar mild, strong, complex, nuanced? If the product (film or cigar) is a cogent expression of the concept then I understand why it was made.
Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now) "loves the smell of napalm in the morning." I'll pass on the napalm and I couldn't smoke these sticks throughout the day but they are what they're intended to be, a light, brightly flavored, early in the day smoke, something to wake your palate and complement a morning coffee. Perhaps, if this cigar were a romantic comedy it might be As Good As It Gets?
Did you really lose a Patek to a broken strap? As a watch lover that is truly one of the saddest things I've heard. I'm sorry for your loss!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I know they're just things, but losing a Patek would make me cry. I'd almost rather lose my humidor, and that's saying something.
On the coolest morning we've had since March or April, an incredible 60 degrees or so. Absolutely glorious.
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Morning Tim,Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardinal
The Patek had a beveled back that was ideal for me because I have a big wrist and I could flex without it being annoying. It was pretty sporty, with a replacement leather band that gave way and it was gone. C'est la vie.
Occasionally, people would sell stuff to me in my store. There weren't many Pawn shops then (at least in my area), so I guess I was something of a surrogate. I bought mostly pens, and a few lighters and watches. Often, neither the seller or I knew the value so I made offers that I felt that I could recoup. My biggest hit was a Caran d'Ache (pen) that i bought for $30 and sold for several hundred.
The only other watch of note was an IWC that a con couple stole it. He was loud, she was (extremely) beautiful, she flirted and he caused a commotion and then the watch was gone. Lesson learned.
I can't cry over things of material value that I've lost in my life or else I'd never stop crying :).
Regards,
Pete
Pete, that's a good way to live!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I hope I'd mostly be crying because a watch like that is a piece of art, and I don't like the thought of it just being gone. To me it's almost like a painting or something like that - it will last hundreds of years and give a lot of people a lot of pleasure if it's taken care of properly. We can only hope that someone found it and took care of it.
And the truth is I don't know if I could be as sanguine about losing it as you are. I'd probably cry a little just because I didn't have it anymore, haha. You're a better man than I!
Tim
My first of these. So far I wouldn't call it mild... Closer to medium.
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If I'm going to be studying all day, at least I can smoke another one.
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awesome post!
The Damaso is under filled, bland and smokes as fast as a cigarette. Abject failure from Padron. I've smoked three, all different vitolas. Most
disappointing release in years.
Warped makes poor cigars. Another "lifestyle" company without focus or great tobacco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardinal
Hi Tim,Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardinal
I understand how you feel, much like I might feel if a 1930s Barling were to be lost. I trust that you're the better man, or at least I hope so!
2013 La Aurora Cameroon (Robusto) with water, no ice. For accuracy, this cigar looks to be a slim 50 rg, perhaps 48, but I like that.
I had lunch with some friends and during our conversation some names and details escaped me but I still remember what my first La Aurora, (Cameroon wrapper), tasted like in the 1980s and this is much like that cigar but with more body, fruit and a touch of sweetness. At this thinner RG it's a very nice smoke but I fear that this is my last.
Pete