What did you smoke today? (Non-Habanos Edition)

[DogRockets]

Three guys to smoke one cigar, seems awkward at best.

Puff, Puff, Pass

[NeverBend]

This it seems is one of the extremely rare times I've two brain cells lighting up at the same time.
So...
I do remember smoking the Prince Phillip, also the Royal Jamaican ,perhaps but not sure about the Flor de Jamaica,tho can't recall the Mario Palomino cigars at all.
Some of the Canary Islands cigars of that period...70s-80s were also quite nice. In Madrid, Spain very easy to find Cubans,but in Vitoria Gasteiz (Basque territory ) no luck,tho Canary Islands cigars (can't recall the brands) were readily available and of excellent quality.
As I remember Puros Vargas Reserva, La Palma Canary Islands Cigars,were available here in U.S.
Good Long Filler Handmades, popular sizes I think were Presidentes & Churchills.
Best regards,
Bob.

Hi Bob,

I believe that General Cigar made Montecristo and Partagas and Consolidated made Don Diego and H. Upmann in the Canary Islands. These were the main players but there were some others that escape me now. The General brands were top drawer but Consoldated (under Dick DiMeola) really slipped before they moved to the Dominican Republic (and improved considerably). As I remember, the Canary Island cigars mostly used Cameroon wrappers that were more highly prized them. Mild, smooth and well made cigars were the most expensive but by today's standards they'd be medium priced. No super premiums in those days.

The original Mario Palomino was my favorite Jamaican, sort of a cross between Macanudo and Royal Jamaica, like a fuller Mac. The brand has had at least two incarnations over the years that I tried. The most recent I tried from the Devil site a couple of years ago, Dominican made, attempting to reproduce their Jamaican heritage but the sweetness is with citrus rather than the honey-molasses of the original. The new ones are incredibly light bodied, bit over packed with a fragile wrapper but inexpensive. Palomino was pretty well regarded in their heyday, 1970s and before, perhaps second in reputation only to Macanudo.

Flor de Jamaica was very well made and may have been a proprietary marque of Faber, Coe and Gregg. Short story is that I got stuck with 8 boxes of maduro Churchills that I gradually smoked through.

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2013 Torano Colisseum Churchill. Supposed to be a 49 ring but looks, feels like a 47 but not a bad smoke.
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[NeverBend]

2013 Xikar HC Maduro Belicoso. Nice budget smoke but it's not medium-full, more mild-medium.

[NeverBend]

2012 Romeo y Julieta 1875 Bully (robusto). Enjoying a beautiful day reading the fifth (of seven) book in the Accursed Kings series, The She Wolf by Maurice Druon. My daughter is studying for her stroke certification with me. Water with ice and Ottmar Liebert in the background.

Hope that you all are having as nice as day as it is here.

[Emperor Zurg]

Guerrilla warfare petit corona while throwing the ball for the dog.

Dog looks tired. I can read his thoughts: "Hey, why don't you chase that damn ball while I sit and smoke for a bit?"

[Sprouthog]

Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo Poderoso Torpedo

[Gunther7912]

Dog looks tired. I can read his thoughts: "Hey, why don't you chase that damn ball while I sit and smoke for a bit?"

Ya he was pretty well worn out by then. Throwing the ball for him is usually split equally between him actually bringing it back and me going to get it so I can throw it again

He came over and laid down next to me on the patio and passed out shortly after that picture was taken.

[Emperor Zurg]

Ya he was pretty well worn out by then. Throwing the ball for him is usually split equally between him actually bringing it back and me going to get it so I can throw it again

See? He's making you go get it That's what he's doing.
Dog to his buddies: " now watch... I'll make him get it this time! "
And you thought HE was the one who was 'trained'.

[NeverBend]

2013 Rocky Patel Connecticut Toro.

[tonyzoc]

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