Been forty years since I had one of these!
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Been forty years since I had one of these!
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Casa de garcia maduro corona. Just could not decide on anything else tonight.
Jericho Hill .44S...5.125x44 Box pressed Maduro smoked on quite cool Sunday afternoon pared well with hot coffee.
Rd 2 on this stick. First one wasn't overly impressive.
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Headley Grange Robusto
Smoking this fine looking cigar I've had since June. So far nothing too noticeable.
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Earlier today
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How are those? It has been on my list quite a qhile but have yet to pick any up.Quote:
Originally Posted by pdq_wizzard
Illusione 88 Maduro courtesy of my boy Craig
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Same here. Thoughts?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardheaded
Graycliff G2 maduro from my recent devil site buy. Nice, glad I did pull the trigger. You roll the dice with ones you've never had, and this time I won
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Originally Posted by Hardheaded
I would say you should pick up one to try, I have found them on sale for ~$4 per stick. very tastyQuote:
Originally Posted by Usafvet509
My Father Cedros Deluxe Eminente ...5.6x46 Good way to start the day, but it's time to close another window or add a heater to front porch.
It had a definite soft spot an inch and a half from the foot,didn't affect the burn at all, an unusual construction (?) issue for one of these.
Perdomo Reserve CHampagne (@PDQ_Wizzard's comments)Quote:
Originally Posted by pdq_wizzard
Had some ROTT and then a few more ~18 months later. Aged smoothed them out nicely, sneaky strong.
2013 Oliva "O" Robusto. Taste is acceptable but construction lacking. Oliva odyssey continues with some New Mexico Pinon coffee.
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The Oliva "O" smoked so fast that I'm already well into a Saison (by Oliva) roubusto, First Harvest 2009 These are the pick of the litter in these flight samplers that I'm burning up.
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I really liked the First Harvest 2009 in the AB Flight Sampler package. It probably had the best combustion of the bunch also....Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I found it best if you cook them real slow. Prolly the crock pot is your best bet......Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanS
Hey! My grandfather smoked White Owl.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
Pressure cooker followed by trash can. :)
AB Nica Puro robusto
Padron 50th mad
Aquitaine Mode 5...5x50...Neat Perfecto. Classic shape that needed but one relight, guessing the time from lighting up to the end at about an hour and three quarters.
Roma Craft certainly did a fine job with this cigar.
Old Smokey, this smoked like a dream, there wouldn't have been any need to relight if I'd not stopped to bring in and open a box of books.
The ash was gravity defying hanging on there for about a third the length of the cigar, thanks Steve, really enjoyed smoking this.
CAO Colombia Vallenato and a Colombian coffee, waiting to pick up the kids
George,Quote:
Originally Posted by GWBowman
Do they list the publisher on that band?
2013 Oliva "O" Robusto. Better.
No sir. That's a pretty bad picture. My Assistant Scoutmaster would be disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Chillin' Moose from @Cardinal . Highly enjoyable.
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Bob, I am glad you liked it. I have enjoyed a few of those myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by allusred
Ezra Zion, Honor Series "Reagan"
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Just smoked my first Fuente Personal Reserve. The first cigar I have smoked in a while that I truly nubbed.
2013 Oliva "O" Robusto with some Hawaii Ka’anapali Maui Mokha coffee kindly supplied by Wayne (@OnePyroTech)
This "O" is excellent, vastly better than the others in the same bundle. Excellent construction, beautifully flagged, perfect pack, draw, burn and tastes right. Go figure
After yesterday's Surrogates Cracker Crumbs, for Tat Tues, the cigar that I've been watching for a bit is today's choice.
Four Kicks by Crowned Heads Robusto...5x50 has had it's two weeks in my Humidor since arriving courtesy of GORDO1473.
Been admiring that wrapper long nuff...it's burn time. Thanks Brian.
On a rare good "Lucky" day you find the one excellent cigar from a bundle or box of duds.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Goes someways towards making up for the one un smoke able found in another box or bundle.
Glad you found and enjoyed this good one.
Had one La Duena Petite Lancero a year or two ago that was one of the very worst cigars I've ever tried to smoke.
Could not get pas the fist quarter inch of that. Returned the box, having declined the offer to "at least give one more a try."
Haven't found the courage to try another of them...despite hearing only good things from others who rate the La Duena highly.
Think it's time to let the Misty Miss Christy come in with Something Cool.
Likely a glass or two of something to match.
Morning Bob,Quote:
Originally Posted by allusred
Yes, a small consolation, but more important for it's lesson.
We all know that cigars vary, to some degree, but these ranged from (about) expected Oliva quality to awful cigars so poorly made that they never could have passed QC unless intended to do so. The contrast between this last, well made Oliva "O", underscores this point.
Every cigar manufacturer will make some bad sticks but how they dispose of them tells you how they value their brand. As branded 'Oliva' (and I doubt the bands were put on anywhere other than the factory) the fault appears to be theirs. No matter what price paid, a reputable company wouldn't allow cigars of this low quality to bear their name or leverage their customers. Even if the samplers were assembled by cBid, Oliva was willing to put their label on trash (and I'd imagine segregate these stinkers before shipment).
Claims of rigorous QC are only marketing tools that have no meaning unless consistently evident in the product and otherwise it's just abusing your customers. As consumers we're the only arbiters of a company's success, so I'll smoke what I have but I'm done with Oliva.
2013 Xikar (HC) Maduro Churchil with Maui Mokha coffee.
Smokin' an H. Upmann 1844 Maduro sent from @AlanS .
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I must admit that the M-F designation scared me a bit with such a big stick, but either it's behaving well or my fears are no longer founded.
Thanks Alan!
@rodwha , a nice one indeed! One of the few Altadis sticks I've liked thus far.
Me, an MB3 ....
@Usafvet509 : Altadis?