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

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[fataman]

Double maduro

[DogRockets]

Well woke up naturally at 4 am on a day off. No need.to waste the morning. Smoking a Pudgy Wolfman now.

[NeverBend]

Double maduro

Anthony, how did you like the Double Maduro? The Sancho Panza (Classic) is a favorite of mine.

2013 Arganese Cafe Dominicana. Coffee light. Birds starting to chirp.

[fataman]

I always have these in the humi. Construction and draw are always flawless. Lovely notes of cocoa, coffee and liquorice.

[fataman]

Anthony, how did you like the Double Maduro? The Sancho Panza (Classic) is a favorite of mine.

2013 Arganese Cafe Dominicana. Coffee light. Birds starting to chirp.

I meant to reply to your post but didn't somehow. See above

[Cardinal]

My first La Paulina, and its really good.

[NeverBend]

I always have these in the humi. Construction and draw are always flawless. Lovely notes of cocoa, coffee and liquorice.

A few years ago my son took me to a local B&M and insisted on buying me a couple of cigars. I was a B&M and would like to support them but the State Tax makes prices prohibitive but my son wouldn't leave until I'd selected a La Aroma de Cuba Monarch (~$10.50) and a Sancho Panza Glorioso (~$8).

The La Aroma was good, very well made, nice notes but the flavor wasn't crisp enough to be exceptional.

I knew the Sancho Panza well, had smoked many boxes of them but the proprietor claimed that they were better because he'd aged them for 3 years. He kept all of his cigars spanish style. I believe him because it was a wonderful cigar, very retro-cubanesque (did I invent a term?), rich, saturated leather with a touch of earth, consistent throughout with a complex core of cocoa and white pepper and a long and even burn.

I bought a couple more boxes of the Gloriosos, I admit on the Devil Sight, and though intended to have them age 3 years, someone removed them, one by one from my humidors before that time. With the Sancho Panza the store was able to give added value to offset the price but it pains me to see how much these oppressive taxes hurt these businesses. I have enough money to afford cigars but not the tax.

I'll try the double maduro, thanks.

[fataman]

A few years ago my son took me to a local B&M and insisted on buying me a couple of cigars. I was a B&M and would like to support them but the State Tax makes prices prohibitive but my son wouldn't leave until I'd selected a La Aroma de Cuba Monarch (~$10.50) and a Sancho Panza Glorioso (~$8).

The La Aroma was good, very well made, nice notes but the flavor wasn't crisp enough to be exceptional.

I knew the Sancho Panza well, had smoked many boxes of them but the proprietor claimed that they were better because he'd aged them for 3 years. He kept all of his cigars spanish style. I believe him because it was a wonderful cigar, very retro-cubanesque (did I invent a term?), rich, saturated leather with a touch of earth, consistent throughout with a complex core of cocoa and white pepper and a long and even burn.

I bought a couple more boxes of the Gloriosos, I admit on the Devil Sight, and though intended to have them age 3 years, someone removed them, one by one from my humidors before that time. With the Sancho Panza the store was able to give added value to offset the price but it pains me to see how much these oppressive taxes hurt these businesses. I have enough money to afford cigars but not the tax.

I'll try the double maduro, thanks.

Pete, can you expand on the Spanish style storage? I googled it but got no hits. Thanks.

[greige matter]

San Lotano Habano


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